Congress
The Political Scene Podcast
The TikTok Ban Is “a Vast Overreach, Rooted in Hypocrisy,” Wired’s Katie Drummond says
A prominent tech journalist sees Silicon Valley corporations making policy in Washington—and lawmakers refusing to regulate social media properly.
The Political Scene Podcast
Why Is Marjorie Taylor Greene Trying to Oust House Speaker Mike Johnson?
Even her opponents within the Republican Party stand to profit from the Georgia congresswoman’s latest outburst.
Our Local Correspondents
Migrant-Crisis Fearmongering Wasn’t Enough to Hold George Santos’s Old Seat
On Long Island, Tom Suozzi’s centrism flipped a congressional district back to the Democrats.
By Eric Lach
Letter from Biden’s Washington
The Senate’s False Hope of a Grand Bargain Meets Its Trumpy Demise
Whether folly, hubris, or denial, it was always going to end this way.
By Susan B. Glasser
The Political Scene Podcast
Polling, Money, Trump Fatigue: Your 2024 Election Questions
New Yorker staff writers respond to listeners about the 2024 race for the White House.
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Pramila Jayapal: Biden’s “Coalition Has Fractured”
Can Joe Biden put the Democratic Party back together again in time for the 2024 election? Plus, E. Jean Carroll on her case against Trump.
The Political Scene Podcast
The 2024 Primaries That Weren’t
The 2024 Presidential primary season officially begins with next week’s Iowa caucuses, but the race for the Republican nomination is already in its home stretch.
The Political Scene Podcast
How January 6th Will Shape the 2024 Election
The attack on the U.S. Capitol, in 2021, is set to be a central issue for both the Trump and Biden campaigns in different ways.
The Political Scene Podcast
Was 2023 a Year of Denial?
With an embattled House of Representatives, a four-time indicted former President, and wars raging overseas, 2023 was a year comparable to none.
The Political Scene Podcast
How the American Right Came to Love Putin
Many Republicans are resisting calls for more U.S. aid for Ukraine. Part of the explanation is the right’s affinity for the projects of Viktor Orbán, in Hungary, and Vladimir Putin, in Russia.
Letter from Biden’s Washington
A Congressional Christmas Gift to Putin
Biden’s signature support for Ukraine goes from “as long as it takes” to “as long as we can.”
By Susan B. Glasser
Critics at Large
George Santos and the Art of the Scam
The ex-congressman has already pivoted from politics to pop culture—and become the latest beneficiary of America’s enduring fascination with con artists. Are we the ones being duped?
The Political Scene Podcast
Why Are House Republicans Leaving Congress?
Former Representative Jim Cooper of Tennessee joins The Political Scene to discuss the rush of lawmakers leaving Congress and what’s driving them away.
Letter from Biden’s Washington
The Capital Has a Bad Case of Year-End Panic
Worries about a second Trump term and the end of aid to Ukraine are entirely justified.
By Susan B. Glasser
Our Local Correspondents
What Was the Point of George Santos?
Washington finally rediscovers how to give a grifting congressman the boot.
By Eric Lach
The Political Scene Podcast
Inside the Democratic Party Rift Over Israel and Gaza
Andrew Marantz discusses the divided political response to Hamas’s terror attack and Israel’s counteroffensive.
Letter from Biden’s Washington
Not All of America’s National-Security Threats Are Overseas
Congress’s foreign-aid follies with Israel and Ukraine, and the fear of Trump in 2024.
By Susan B. Glasser
The Political Scene
How Israel Is Splitting the Democrats
The Democratic coalition once seemed united in its staunch, unquestioning support for the country. Today, that consensus seems to be cracking.
By Andrew Marantz
The Political Scene Podcast
Tim Scott, and the Republican Party’s Vexed Relationship with Race
Robert Samuels discusses his recent reporting on the South Carolina senator and Presidential candidate.
The Political Scene Podcast
Mike Johnson and the Power of the Big Lie
In court, Donald Trump’s former associates renounce the fallacy of a stolen 2020 election in order to avoid prison time. But, in Congress, standing by “the Big Lie” can make you Speaker.