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New York Times
16-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Birthright Citizenship Reaches the Supreme Court
Hosted by Michael Barbaro Featuring Adam Liptak Produced by Mooj ZadieAlex SternWill ReidEric KrupkeMichael Simon Johnson and Alexandra Leigh Young Edited by Liz O. Baylen and Devon Taylor Engineered by Chris Wood Original music by Marion Lozano and Pat McCusker On Thursday, the Trump administration's effort to limit birthright citizenship ended up in front of the Supreme Court. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, discusses the White House's unusual legal strategy for defending its plan, and what it might mean for the future of presidential power. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Adam Liptak, covers the Supreme Court. A graduate of Yale Law School, he practiced law for 14 years before joining The Times in 2002. Mr. Liptak wrote about the unusual features of the birthright citizenship case. He also wrote about the Supreme Court justices across the ideological spectrum who have been critical of nationwide injunctions, which apply to everyone affected by a challenged law, regulation or executive action. Charlie Savage and Alan Feuer shared four takeaways from the birthright citizenship case. There are a lot of ways to listen to 'The Daily.' Here's how. We aim to make transcripts available the next workday after an episode's publication. You can find them at the top of the page. 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, Will Reid, Carlos Prieto, Ben Calhoun, Susan Lee, Lexie Diao, Mary Wilson, Alex Stern, Sophia Lanman, Shannon 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.
New York Times
25-04-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Children's Books Go Before the Supreme Court
Hosted by Rachel Abrams Featuring Adam Liptak Produced by Will ReidAnna Foley and Eric Krupke Edited by Devon Taylor and Dan Powell Engineered by Chris Wood On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard a case that could hand parents with religious objections a lot more control over what their kids learn in the classroom. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court, explains how a case about children's picture books with titles like 'Pride Puppy' and 'Uncle Bobby's Wedding' has broad implications for schools across the country. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments, for The New York Times. In a lively and sometimes heated argument, the Supreme Court's conservative majority appeared set to allow opt-outs from L.G.B.T.Q. stories in schools. There are a lot of ways to listen to The Daily. Here's how. We aim to make transcripts available the next workday after an episode's publication. You can find them at the top of the page. 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, Will Reid, Carlos Prieto, Ben Calhoun, Susan Lee, Lexie Diao, Mary Wilson, Alex Stern, Sophia Lanman, Shannon Lin, Diane Wong, Devon Taylor, Alyssa Moxley, Olivia Natt, Daniel Ramirez, Brendan Klinkenberg and Chris Haxel. 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 and Nick Pitman.
New York Times
15-04-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Trapped Abroad: The Man at the Center of a Constitutional Standoff
Hosted by Michael Barbaro Featuring Adam Liptak Produced by Sydney HarperMooj Zadie and Rob Szypko Edited by Lexie Diao Original music by Marion LozanoDiane WongElisheba Ittoop and Pat McCusker Engineered by Chris Wood When President Trump met with El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, at the White House, the fate of one man was hanging in the balance. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court, discusses the Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to a notoriously brutal prison in El Salvador, and what his case means for the limits of presidential power and the rule of law. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments, for The New York Times. The Supreme Court sided with the wrongly deported man. El Salvador's leader said on Monday that he would not return the man. There are a lot of ways to listen to The Daily. Here's how. We aim to make transcripts available the next workday after an episode's publication. You can find them at the top of the page. 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, Will Reid, Carlos Prieto, Ben Calhoun, Susan Lee, Lexie Diao, Mary Wilson, Alex Stern, Sophia Lanman, Shannon Lin, Diane Wong, Devon Taylor, Alyssa Moxley, Olivia Natt, Daniel Ramirez, Brendan Klinkenberg and Chris Haxel. 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 and Nick Pitman.
New York Times
06-03-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Judges vs. Trump
Yesterday, the Supreme Court reminded President Trump that at least one branch of government would not bend the knee. The justices, in a 5-4 vote, rejected Trump's request to freeze $2 billion in foreign aid, a part of his effort to slash government spending and dismantle the 'deep state.' 'A bare majority of the court ruled against Mr. Trump on one of his signature projects,' my colleague Adam Liptak wrote. 'The president's many programs and plans, the order suggested, will face close scrutiny from a deeply divided court.' That's the second time the Supreme Court has stopped Trump in his second term, although lower courts have blocked many more parts of his agenda. With Republicans in control of Congress, the courts remain the only serious obstacle to the president. Today's newsletter looks at the tangle of cases — and at what may happen if Trump ignores the rulings they produce. The court battles The Times is tracking dozens of lawsuits against the Trump administration. The legal challenges, in federal courts around the country, fit into four categories: Government overhaul: With the help of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, Trump is trying to downsize the federal government. His administration has tried to fire tens of thousands of civilian employees and dismantle entire agencies. The legal challenges contend that Trump didn't follow rules for firing certain employees, that he can't shut down agencies established by law without congressional approval and that DOGE has gone beyond what laws allow it to do. Immigration: Trump has pushed his administration to end birthright citizenship, deport many more migrants, restrict asylum and withhold funds from cities that resist his policies. His critics say many of these moves violate laws or constitutional standards that protect immigrants' rights. Reversing liberal policies: Trump has tried to curtail a host of liberal policies, including environmental rules, legal protections for transgender people, congestion pricing in New York and D.E.I. initiatives. Some of the lawsuits seek to overturn Trump's orders and resurrect these policies. Others focus more narrowly on restoring access to government data, such as information about climate change and H.I.V. treatments, that officials have taken offline. Press freedom: Trump has blocked Associated Press reporters from official events because the A.P. style guide uses Gulf of Mexico instead of Gulf of America. The news service says this violates the First Amendment and the right to due process. These cases start in district courts, which can pause a policy. Then both sides argue their positions in court, and the losing side can appeal the ruling to appeals courts and eventually the Supreme Court. So far, 41 rulings have paused Trump's initiatives, at least temporarily. (Look at the whole list here.) Eventually, the Supreme Court could uphold or reverse Trump's actions permanently. But that process often takes years. The Trump administration could take advantage of that slowness to fire workers and reshape the government before the courts could react. Will Trump listen? Scholars argue about whether the country is in the midst of a constitutional crisis. But most experts, both liberal and conservative, agree that one thing will cross a line: if Trump ignores a Supreme Court ruling. At that point, the checks and balances that the constitutional system relies on could collapse. The administration has already failed to comply with some lower court orders, such as one revoking a broad federal funding freeze. And some of Trump's supporters, including Vice President JD Vance, argue that the president should not listen to orders that constrain him. 'Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power,' Vance posted on social media. Vance has also adapted an apocryphal Andrew Jackson line: 'The chief justice has made his ruling; now let him enforce it.' The implication is that courts have power only if people obey them. Judges don't have police officers or soldiers they can dispatch to enforce their rulings. Trump so far has not written off judicial authority. In the instances when the administration hasn't followed court orders, it has pointed to alternate legal justifications for its actions. Previous presidents did similar things, such as when Joe Biden cited other legal avenues for student loan forgiveness after the Supreme Court ruled against his initial attempt. Still, Trump doesn't like being told no. He has already stretched the powers of the presidency. He might believe that, in defying the courts, he can do it again. Government Overhaul More on the Trump Administration Sanctuary City Hearing More on Politics War in Ukraine China More International News Other Big Stories Opinions Trump fired 16 inspector generals at the start of his term. Times Opinion spoke to seven of them about how his move could introduce more fraud in the government. Andrew Tate's prominence creates a culture that devalues young women, Jessica Grose writes. Here's a column by Thomas Friedman on lessons from the Iraq war. Yellow Bittern: The most divisive restaurant in London is open only for lunch. The wizard of vinyl: In a sprawling Kansas factory, Chad Kassem is 'saving the world from bad sound.' Ask Well: My partner snores. What should we do? Lives Lived: Juan Hamilton was an aimless young ceramist when he turned up on the doorstep of the octogenarian painter Georgia O'Keeffe. He would become her caretaker, confidant and the object of sensational accusations as virtually the sole beneficiary of her will. He died at 79. N.H.L.: The Washington Capitals' winger Alex Ovechkin is nine goals from Wayne Gretzky's record after scoring in the team's win over the New York Rangers. N.F.L.: Players are on the move before free agency begins. The Chargers released Joey Bosa after nine seasons and the Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf requested a trade. Men's college basketball: Connecticut, the two-time defending champions, defeated No. 20 Marquette, but there's arduous work ahead. Gen Z fans pay much more for tickets than previous generations of concertgoers. In 1996, the average cost of a ticket to the year's biggest tours was $26 — adjusting for inflation, that's about $52 today. Last year's average was $136. How do 20-somethings afford live music? Some save; others go into debt. More on culture Sip a bone-warming carrot and cauliflower soup. Stay balanced and injury-free as you age. Try these fantasy sports apps. Turn an iPad into a laptop with these keyboard cases. Here is today's Spelling Bee. Yesterday's pangrams were awarding, drawing and warding. And here are today's Mini Crossword, Wordle, Sudoku, Connections and Strands. Thanks for spending part of your morning with The Times. See you tomorrow. — German Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. Reach our team at themorning@
New York Times
12-02-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
A Constitutional Crisis
Hosted by Michael Barbaro Featuring Adam Liptak Produced by Will ReidCarlos Prieto and Mary Wilson Edited by Maria Byrne Original music by Elisheba IttoopAlyssa Moxley and Dan Powell Engineered by Alyssa Moxley As President Trump issues executive orders that encroach on the powers of Congress — and in some cases fly in the face of established law — a debate has begun about whether he's merely testing the boundaries of his power or triggering a full-blown constitutional crisis. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times, walks us through the debate. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments, for The New York Times. President Trump's actions have created a constitutional crisis, scholars say. Sidebar: Is Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship 'Dred Scott II'? There are a lot of ways to listen to The Daily. Here's how. We aim to make transcripts available the next workday after an episode's publication. You can find them at the top of the page. 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, Will Reid, Carlos Prieto, Ben Calhoun, Susan Lee, Lexie Diao, Mary Wilson, Alex Stern, Sophia Lanman, Shannon Lin, Diane Wong, Devon Taylor, Alyssa Moxley, Olivia Natt, Daniel Ramirez, Brendan Klinkenberg and Chris Haxel. 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 and Nick Pitman.
