Listen as two #NYT journos giddily extrude a web page and shrug off its glaring hallucination before remembering to feign empathy for knowledge workers--all without so much as a nod to the tech's externalities.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/podcasts/the-daily/ai-vibecoding-claude-code.html

I'd been meaning to check out Hard Fork; that's obviously no longer in the cards, but this performance also makes me question #TheDaily's acumen more generally :/

Can Trump Force Blue Cities to Cooperate With ICE?

Feb. 2, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET

Hosted by Michael Barbaro, Featuring Hamed Aleaziz and Ernesto Londoño, Produced by Anna FoleyAlex SternRikki Novetsky and Mooj Zadie, Edited by Michael Benoist and Liz O. Baylen, Contains music by Rowan Niemisto Elisheba Ittoop and Dan Powell, Engineered by Chris Wood.

Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, traveled to Minneapolis a few days ago with a message: the faster local officials cooperate with federal immigration agents, the faster those agents will leave.

Hamed Aleaziz and Ernesto Londoño, New York Times reporters, explain why that kind of cooperation is so difficult to pull off.

On Today’s Episode

Hamed Aleaziz, who covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy in the United States for The New York Times.

Ernesto Londoño, a reporter for The New York Times based in Minnesota.

Background Reading

• Can Mr. Homan de-escalate tensions in Minnesota?
• Minneapolis police officers caught between the Trump administration and city residents face difficult choices.

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The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh Young, Lisa Chow, Eric Krupke, Marc Georges, M.J. Davis Lin, Dan Powell, Sydney Harper, Michael Benoist, Liz O. Baylen, Asthaa Chaturvedi, Rachelle Bonja, Diana Nguyen, Marion Lozano, Rob Szypko, Elisheba Ittoop, Mooj Zadie, Patricia Willens, Rowan Niemisto, Jody Becker, Rikki Novetsky, Nina Feldman, Carlos Prieto, Ben Calhoun, Susan Lee, Lexie Diao, Mary Wilson, Alex Stern, Sophia Lanman, Shannon M. Lin, Diane Wong, Devon Taylor, Alyssa Moxley, Olivia Natt, Daniel Ramirez, Brendan Klinkenberg, Chris Haxel, Maria Byrne, Anna Foley and Caitlin O’Keefe.

Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk of Wonderly. Special thanks to Sam Dolnick, Paula Szuchman, Lisa Tobin, Larissa Anderson, Julia Simon, Mahima Chablani, Elizabeth Davis-Moorer, Jeffrey Miranda, Maddy Masiello, Isabella Anderson, Nina Lassam, Nick Pitman and Kathleen O’Brien.

We aim to make transcripts available the next workday after an episode’s publication. You can find them at the top of the page.

Editors’ Picks

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• A Family of Three in a SoHo Loft Without Walls

Hamed Aleaziz covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy for The Times.

Ernesto Londoño is a Times reporter based in Minnesota, covering news in the Midwest and drug use and counternarcotics policy. He welcomes tips and can be reached at elondono.81 on Signal.

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10 Shots: Federal Agents Kill Another Person in Minnesota – The Daily – The New York Times

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The Daily

Jan. 26, 2026, Updated 9:10 a.m. ET

Hosted by Rachel Abrams, Featuring Devon Lum and Ernesto Londoño, Edited by Liz O. Baylen and Lisa Chow, Original music by Pat McCusker, Rowan Niemisto, Dan Powell and Diane Wong. Engineered by Chris Wood. Produced by Diana Nguyen and Nina Feldman.

Warning: This episode contains strong language.

Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Minneapolis resident, on Saturday. It was the second fatal shooting by federal agents in the city during protests against a ramped-up immigration enforcement effort by the Trump administration.

Devon Lum, from the Visual Investigations team, and Ernesto Londoño, who covers the Midwest, explain how the shooting unfolded and what may come next.

On Today’s Episode

Devon Lum, a New York Times reporter working on the Visual Investigations team.

Ernesto Londoño, a reporter for The New York Times based in Minnesota, covering news in the Midwest.

Background Reading

• Timeline: A moment-by-moment look at the shooting Mr. Pretti.
• Here’s what we know about the shooting.

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Tune in, and tell us what you think at [email protected]. For corrections, email: [email protected]. Follow our hosts on X: Michael Barbaro @mikiebarb, Rachel Abrams @RachelAbramsNY and Natalie Kitroeff @Nataliekitro

The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh Young, Lisa Chow, Eric Krupke, Marc Georges, M.J. Davis Lin, Dan Powell, Sydney Harper, Michael Benoist, Liz O. Baylen, Asthaa Chaturvedi, Rachelle Bonja, Diana Nguyen, Marion Lozano, Rob Szypko, Elisheba Ittoop, Mooj Zadie, Patricia Willens, Rowan Niemisto, Jody Becker, Rikki Novetsky, Nina Feldman, Carlos Prieto, Ben Calhoun, Susan Lee, Lexie Diao, Mary Wilson, Alex Stern, Sophia Lanman, Shannon M. Lin, Diane Wong, Devon Taylor, Alyssa Moxley, Olivia Natt, Daniel Ramirez, Brendan Klinkenberg, Chris Haxel, Maria Byrne, Anna Foley and Caitlin O’Keefe.

Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk of Wonderly. Special thanks to Sam Dolnick, Paula Szuchman, Lisa Tobin, Larissa Anderson, Julia Simon, Mahima Chablani, Elizabeth Davis-Moorer, Jeffrey Miranda, Maddy Masiello, Isabella Anderson, Nina Lassam, Nick Pitman and Kathleen O’Brien.

We aim to make transcripts available the next workday after an episode’s publication. You can find them at the top of the page.

Continue/Read Original Article: https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily

Trump’s Investigator Breaks His Silence – The New York Times

https://open.spotify.com/episode/40B6pujzxOqMK3Ap35pKzc?si=3a645e6425e34190

Jan. 23, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET

Hosted by Michael Barbaro, Featuring Glenn Thrush, Produced by Alex SternStella TanMary Wilson and Mooj Zadie, Edited by Brendan Klinkenberg and Michael Benoist. Contains music by Rowan NiemistoDan Powell and Pat McCusker. Engineered by Alyssa Moxley.

Three years after his appointment as special counsel, Jack Smith finally delivered the legal argument against President Trump on Thursday that he was never allowed to make in court.

Glenn Thrush, who reports on the Justice Department, explains what Mr. Smith told Congress and why his message is likely to make him Mr. Trump’s next target.

On Today’s Episode

By Glenn Thrush, who reports on the Justice Department for The New York Times.

Background Reading

• In his testimony, Jack Smith defended the decision to prosecute Mr. Trump.
• Here are four takeaways from what he said to a House committee.

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On the Front Line of Minnesota’s Fight With ICE – The New York Times

For weeks, protests around Minneapolis have caught nationwide attention as the city shows open defiance to a federal immigration crackdown.

But behind the scenes, a quieter organized resistance has taken shape.

Anna Foley and Michael Simon Johnson, producers for “The “Daily,” go on the ground in Minneapolis to capture that effort, and Charles Homans, a New York Times reporter, explains why the city has become ground zero in the fight over the government’s deportation strategy. Guest: Charles Homans, a reporter for The New York Times and The Times Magazine, covering national politics.Background reading: In Minneapolis, an intense cat-and-mouse game is putting enraged residents face to face with heavily armed federal agents.

President Trump’s fight with Minnesota is about more than immigration.

Editor’s Note: This episode below is embedded from Spotify. –DrWeb

Photo: Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times
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Reflecting on today's #TheDaily: If a Democrat wins the next presidential election, should they work to restore checks & balances (limiting their own power), or follow the current precedent and use full executive reach to bypass Congress and push forward a democratic agenda?

Should they take the "high road" idealism, fight fire with fire, or a pragmatic approach somewhere in between?

Poll Below

#Politics #USPolitics #Democracy

The Origins of Jeffrey Epstein – The New York Times – The Daily – December 23, 2025

The latest release of files related to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein left key questions unanswered about his rise to power and his connections to the president.

David Enrich, an investigations editor at The New York Times, explains how he worked with a team of reporters to fill in those mysteries and reveal the truth about Mr. Epstein’s origins.

Guest: David Enrich, a deputy investigations editor for The New York Times.

Background reading: The release of the Epstein files revealed new photos, but many files were withheld.

This is the untold story of how Mr. Epstein got rich.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

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