Facts Still Matter

Facts Still Matter

Up next

The Bulwark of Liberty

Last week, the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's expansive tariffs, ruling that they exceeded the authority given to him by Congress. The 6-3 decision saw conservative Justices Gorsuch, Coney Barrett, and Chief Justice Roberts align with the court’s three liberal justic ...  Show more

“Horsefeathers!”

Last week, a grand jury refused to indict six Democratic lawmakers over a video they made addressing service members’ duty to refuse illegal orders. Mary and Andrew hold little back as they discuss the government’s attempt to chill free speech and persecute political foes. In an ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

Trump’s Case for Total Immunity
The Daily

Donald Trump has consistently argued that as a former president, he is immune from being charged with a crime for things he did while he was in office.

Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times, explains what happened when Trump’s lawyers made that case in ...

  Show more

Kick Trump Off the Ballot? Even Liberal Justices Are Skeptical
The Daily

In December, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a bombshell ruling that said Donald Trump was ineligible to be on the state’s ballot for the Republican presidential primary, saying he was disqualified under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution because he had engaged in insurr ...

  Show more

How Trump’s Conviction Could Reshape the Election
The Daily

Last week, Donald J. Trump became the first U.S. former president to be convicted of a crime when a jury found that he had falsified business records to conceal a sex scandal.

Maggie Haberman, a senior political correspondent for The Times, and Reid J. Epstein, who also ...

  Show more

A Crisis of Ethics at the Supreme Court
The Daily

Debate about ethical standards for Supreme Court justices has intensified after a series of revelations about undisclosed gifts, luxury travel and property deals. 

Adam Liptak, who covers the court for The Times, reviews the allegations of misconduct and the growing call ...

  Show more