The Intelligence: Coming to a Nikki end

From impasse in Iran to still-unresolved conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, a trend is clear: President Donald Trump’s scant, early plans for peace do not actually forge a path to it. Our correspondent says that in the driverless-car future, it will often be Chinese AI behind the whe ...  Show more

A dive into the data reveals that, despite dire past predictions, the prevalence of dementia is actually waning. We take a look at Pix, a beloved Brazilian digital-payments system, and why it so bothers President Donald Trump. And we attend one of the concerts that reveals how th ...  Show more

First, Nikki Haley takes advantage of fresh momentum, but does she have the time and strategy in place to overcome the clear frontrunner, Donald Trump? Next, House Republicans find their narrow majority getting even narrower amidst the resignation of US Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Will ...  Show more

Nikki Haley is gunning for second place in the Iowa Republican caucuses. In New Hampshire polls, she’s gaining on Donald Trump. Vox’s Andrew Prokop and Republican strategist Scott Jennings explain Haley’s rise. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fa ...  Show more

Nikki Haley, a former governor of South Carolina and UN ambassador, has <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/02/14/nikki-haleys-bid-illustrates-the-problems-of-the-republican-party?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_co ...

First: The special election to replace Republican congressman George Santos is on. We look at what this race means for a House that's nearly evenly divided and the tea leaves to be reading ahead of November.  Plus: An election denier and his daughter-in-law. That's who Donald Tru ...  Show more