The Sunday Read: ‘A Republican Election Clerk vs. Trump Die-Hards in a World of Lies’
14 July 2024 - 29 minsCindy Elgan glanced into the lobby of her office and saw a sheriff’s deputy waiting at the front counter. “Let’s start a video recording, just in case this goes sideways,” Elgan, 65, told one of her employees in the Esmeralda County clerk’s office. She had come to expect skepticism, conspiracy theories and even threats related to her job as an election administrator. She grabbed her annotated booklet of Nevada state laws, said a prayer for patience and walked into the lobby to confront the latest challenge to America’s electoral process.
The deputy was standing alongside a woman that Elgan recognized as Mary Jane Zakas, 77, a longtime elementary schoolteacher and a leader in the local Repub...
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Boos, Rivalries and Records: Inside the 2026 Olympics
In this episode of “The Sunday Daily,” the host Rachel Abrams is joined by her New York Times colleagues Motoko Rich, Shawna Richer and Juliet Macur, who are all covering this year’s Olympic Games. They discuss how the geopolitical climate may or may not be influencing the competition, and talk about some of the extraordinary athletes who are pushing the limits of physical achievements.
43 mins
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'The Interview': The Woman at the Center of the French Rape Trial That Shocked the World
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The Government Shutdown Fight Over Immigration
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21 mins
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The Secret Plan to End U.S. Climate Regulations
The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is expected on Thursday to repeal a scientific finding that requires the federal government to fight global warming. The move is the latest push by the Trump administration to wipe out climate regulations in the United States. Lisa Friedman, a New York Times reporter who covers climate policy, has spent the past few weeks piecing together the inside story of how a small group of activists turned its goal of rolling back environmental protections into reality.
30 mins
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TrumpRx Opens for Business
Last week, the Trump administration unveiled TrumpRx to try to counteract the high cost of prescription drugs. The president hailed the website as a “transformative” health care initiative. Margot Sanger-Katz, who covers health care policy, explains how the site works, and whether it will actually save Americans money.
23 mins
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Deception and Dependency: Inside the Latest Epstein Files
The latest release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has revealed deep and intense relationships with the global elite, long after he became a convicted sex offender. Debra Kamin, Nicholas Confessore and Matthew Goldstein, Times reporters who have been covering the release of the documents, discuss their findings.
40 mins
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