Yesterday, we went inside Donald Trump’s campaign for president, to understand how he’s trying to turn a mountain of legal trouble into a political advantage. Today, we turn to the re-election campaign of President Biden.
Reid Epstein, who covers politics for The Times, explains why what looks like a record of accomplishment on paper, is turning out to be so difficult to campaign on.
Guest: Reid J. Epstein, a politics correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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How This World Cup Changed Soccer
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Scenes from a Russian Draft Office
The Unexpected Ways the Left is Winning in the Abortion Fight
The Far-Right Plot to Overthrow Germany’s Government
How Layoff News Is Hiding a Hot Job Market
The Sunday Read: ‘Ukraine’s 15,000-Mile Lifeline’
A Court Case That Could Transform Elections
Why Haiti Asked for an Intervention
When Book Bans Came to Small Town New Jersey
The Last Senate Seat
Life in Ukraine as Russia Weaponizes Winter
The Sunday Read: ‘How Noah Baumbach Made “White Noise” a Disaster Movie for Our Moment’
Who Pays the Bill for Climate Change?
A Landmark Jan. 6 Verdict
What It’s Like Inside One of China’s Protests
A Secret Campaign to Influence the Supreme Court
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