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From the moment Donald Trump and Kamala Harris walked off the debate stage, both their campaigns have argued about who won the showdown.But the real question is what the debate meant to a small sliver of voters in a handful of swing states.Campbell Robertson, a reporter on The Times’s National desk, and Stella Tan, a producer on “The Daily,” speak to three undecided voters about what they saw during the debate, and how much closer it brought them to a decision.Guest: ​​Campbell Robertson, a reporter for the National desk at The New York Times, who has been tracking undecided voters in Pennsylvania.Stella Tan, an audio producer for “The Daily,” who spoke to an undecided voter in Wisconsin.Background reading: Voters said the vice president talked about a sweeping vision to fix the country’s most stubborn problems. But they wanted to hear more.“The Run-Up”: Here’s what undecided voters are thinking.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made avail

If Próspera were a normal town, Jorge Colindres, a freshly cologned and shaven lawyer, would be considered its mayor. His title here is “technical secretary.” Looking out over a clearing in the trees in February, he pointed to the small office complex where he works collecting taxes and managing public finances for the city’s 2,000 or so physical residents and e-residents, many of whom have paid a fee for the option of living in Próspera, on the Honduran island of Roatán, or remotely incorporating a business there.Nearby is a manufacturing plant that is slated to build modular houses along the coast. About a mile in the other direction are some of the city’s businesses: a Bitcoin cafe and education center, a genetics clinic, a scuba shop. A delivery service for food and medical supplies will deploy its drones from this rooftop.Próspera was built in a semiautonomous jurisdiction known as a ZEDE (a Spanish acronym for Zone for Employment and Economic Development). It is a private, for-profit city, with its own

The actress discusses how her relationship to her body and fame has changed after decades in the public eye.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

At this week’s presidential debate, Donald J. Trump went into an unprompted digression about immigrants eating people’s pets. While the claims were debunked, the topic was left unexplained.Miriam Jordan, who covers the impact of immigration policies for The Times, explains the story behind the shocking claims and the tragedy that gave rise to them.Guest: Miriam Jordan, a national immigration correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading: A local official said there was “absolutely no evidence” for the outlandish claim about Haitian migrants that Mr. Trump and his campaign have amplified.How an Ohio town landed in the middle of the immigration debate.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

In a highly unusual move, the Biden administration signaled last week that it would block a Japanese company from buying an iconic American company in a critical swing state.Alan Rappeport, who covers the Treasury Department for The Times, discusses the politics that could doom the multibillion-dollar deal, and what it says about the new power of American labor.Guest: Alan Rappeport, an economic policy reporter for The New York Times.Background reading: President Biden is expected to block Nippon Steel’s takeover of U.S. Steel.How swing-state politics are sinking a global steel deal.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

In their first and possibly only presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris dominated and enraged former President Donald J. Trump.Jonathan Swan, who covers politics and the Trump campaign for The Times, explains how a night that could have been about Ms. Harris’s record instead became about Mr. Trump’s temperament.Guest: Jonathan Swan, a political correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading: Read The Times’s live coverage of the debate as it happened.Who won? Here’s a sampling of the reaction.And here’s a fact-check on Mr. Trump and Ms. Harris.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Last week, a judge in Manhattan announced that he was delaying the sentencing of Donald J. Trump until after the election. It is the only one of the four criminal cases against the former president that will have gone to trial before voters go to the polls.Ben Protess, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, discusses Mr. Trump’s remarkable legal win and its limits.Guest: Ben Protess, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.Background reading: Judge Juan M. Merchan delayed Trump’s sentencing until Nov. 26, after Election Day.Mr. Trump owes the delay in part to his legal resources and political status. It raised a question: Is he above the law?For more information on today’s episode, visit  nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Is Kamala Harris’s surge beginning to ebb? That’s the question raised by the recent New York Times/Siena College poll, which finds Donald J. Trump narrowly ahead of Ms. Harris among likely voters nationwide.Nate Cohn, who covers American politics, explains why some of Ms. Harris’s strengths from just a few weeks ago are now becoming her weaknesses, and the opening that’s creating for the former president.Guest: Nate Cohn, who covers American politics, explains why some of Ms. Harris’s strengths from just a few weeks ago are now becoming her weaknesses, and the opening that’s creating for the former president.Background reading: Both candidates have scant opportunity to shift the electorate, but for Mr. Trump, opinions are largely fixed. Ms. Harris is still unknown to many.How the fight to define Ms. Harris will shape Tuesday’s presidential debate.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to Ne

The superstar comedian and his best friend and collaborator discuss the journey that deepened their friendship.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The Supreme Court’s decision to ban affirmative action last summer was expected to drastically change the demographics of college campuses around the country.David Leonhardt, who has written about affirmative action for The Times, explains the extent and nature of that change as the new academic year gets underway.Guest: David Leonhardt, a senior writer who runs The Morning, The Times’s flagship daily newsletter.Background reading: Two elite colleges have seen shifts in racial makeup after the affirmative action ban.The Supreme Court decision last year rejected affirmative action programs at Harvard and North Carolina.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

As Vice President Kamala Harris moves into the final stretch of her campaign, one of the biggest issues both for voters and for Republicans attacking her is the surge of migrants crossing the southern border over the past four years.Zolan Kanno-Youngs, who covers the White House for The Times, discusses Ms. Harris’s record on border policy.Guest: Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading: As Republicans attack Ms. Harris on immigration, here’s what her record shows.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The American company Nvidia has created one of the world’s most sought-after inventions: a computer chip that powers artificial intelligence.Amid concerns that the technology could help China modernize its military, however, the United States has tried to control the export of the chips.Ana Swanson, who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times, discusses her investigation into the escalating war over the technology.Guest: Ana Swanson, who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times.Background reading: With smugglers and front companies, China is skirting American A.I. restrictions.Read takeaways from our investigation into the trade in the chips.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

As students around the United States head back to school, many are encountering a new reality: bans on their use of cellphones.Natasha Singer, a technology reporter for The New York Times, discusses the restrictions and the contentious debate they have prompted.Guest: Natasha Singer, a technology reporter for The New York Times.Background reading: So far this year, at least eight states have passed laws, issued orders or adopted rules to curb phone use among students during school hours.This Florida school district banned cellphones. Here’s what happened.How has tech changed your school experience? We want to hear about it.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Phil Donahue, the game-changing daytime television host, died last week at 88. Mr. Donahue turned “The Phil Donahue Show” into a participation event, soliciting questions and comments on topics as varied as human rights and orgies.Michael Barbaro explains what Phil Donahue meant to him.Background reading: An obituary for Mr. Donahue, who died last week at 88.Here are 3 episodes that explain Mr. Donahue’s daytime dominance.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Tipping, once contained to certain corners of the economy, has exploded, creating confusion and angst. Now, it is even becoming an issue in the U.S. presidential campaign.Ben Casselman, who covers the U.S. economy for The New York Times, cracks open the mystery of this new era of tipping.Guest: Ben Casselman, a reporter covering the U.S. economy for The New York Times.Background reading: How to deal with the many requests for tips.Former President Donald J. Trump called Vice President Kamala Harris a “copycat” over her “no tax on tips” plan.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

It’s been nearly a year since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks in Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza.Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, explains why the war is still going, and what it would take to end it.Guest: Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times.Background reading: Here’s a look at the twists and turns over months of talks and what the main sticking points have been recently.Cease-fire talks will continue in Cairo, officials said.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The U.S. authorities have repeatedly warned that foreign governments would seek to meddle in the upcoming presidential election. It now appears they were right.David E. Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, tells the story of the first major cyberattack of the 2024 campaign.Guest: David E. Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading: The hacking of presidential campaigns has started, with the usual fog of motives.The finding that Iran had breached the campaign of former President Donald J. Trump was widely expected.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

As the 2024 presidential race enters the homestretch, former President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are putting economic policy at the center of their pitches to voters.Jim Tankersley, who covers economic policy for The New York Times, evaluates both of their plans.Guest: Jim Tankersley, an economic policy reporter for The New York Times.Background reading: Analysis: Both candidates embrace expansions of government power to steer economic outcomes — but in vastly different areas.Analysis: Harris’s price-gouging ban plan does not appear to amount to government price controls. It also might not bring down grocery bills anytime soon.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

In the very first episode of The Wirecutter Show, which launched on Aug. 21, the team goes deep on laundry—what you’re probably doing wrong, how to actually pretreat stains, and the tips and tricks to make it all easier.Find more episodes wherever you get your podcasts. And follow The Wirecutter Show to get new episodes right away. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The actress talks to Lulu Garcia-Navarro about learning to protect herself and the hard lessons of early fame.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.