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The U.S. government this weekend is expected to find itself in yet another shutdown. This time, it is only one agency shutting down: the Department of Homeland Security. Michael Gold, a congressional reporter for The New York Times, explains why Democrats are once again picking a fight over funding with President Trump. Guest: Michael Gold , a congressional correspondent for The New York Times, based in Washington. Background reading:  Senate Democrats refused to move ahead with a spending bill needed to keep the Department of Homeland Security running. Video: How Democrats are trying to rein in ICE . Photo: Elizabeth Frantz for The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit  nytimes.com/thedaily . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/au...

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. Guest: Lisa Friedman , a reporter covering climate policy and politics at The New York Times. Background reading:  President Trump’s allies are near a “total victory” in wiping out a central U.S. climate regulation . Four Trump allies have been a driving force behind the administration’s efforts to rollback the rule. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters For more information on today’s episode, visit  nytimes.com/thedaily . Transcripts of each episode will be ma...

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. Guest: Lisa Friedman , a reporter covering climate policy and politics at The New York Times. Background reading:  President Trump’s allies are near a “total victory” in wiping out a central U.S. climate regulation . Four Trump allies have been a driving force behind the administration’s efforts to rollback the rule. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters For more information on today’s episode, visit  nytimes.com/thedaily . Transcripts of each episode will be ma...

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. Guest: Margot Sanger-Katz , a reporter for The New York Times who covers health care policy and government spending. Background reading:  President Trump’s online drugstore opened for business last week. Here’s how to tell if you will save money using TrumpRx. Photo: Kenny Holston/The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit  nytimes.com/thedaily . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher . For more ...

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. Guest: Margot Sanger-Katz , a reporter for The New York Times who covers health care policy and government spending. Background reading:  President Trump’s online drugstore opened for business last week. Here’s how to tell if you will save money using TrumpRx. Photo: Kenny Holston/The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit  nytimes.com/thedaily . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher . For more ...

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. Guest: Debra Kamin , an investigative reporter for the The New York Times, focusing on wealth, power and corruption in New York City. Nicholas Confessore , a political and investigative reporter at The New York Times and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. Matthew Goldstein , a New York Times Business reporter focusing on white-collar crime and the financialization of the housing market. Background reading:  Prominent business and political leaders said they weren’t close to Mr. Epstein. The latest documents show otherwise . The new files named Elon Musk, Bill Gates and other powerful men among those who exchanged messages or visited with Mr. E...

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. Guest: Debra Kamin , an investigative reporter for the The New York Times, focusing on wealth, power and corruption in New York City. Nicholas Confessore , a political and investigative reporter at The New York Times and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. Matthew Goldstein , a New York Times Business reporter focusing on white-collar crime and the financialization of the housing market. Background reading:  Prominent business and political leaders said they weren’t close to Mr. Epstein. The latest documents show otherwise . The new files named Elon Musk, Bill Gates and other powerful men among those who exchanged messages or visited with Mr. E...

The question of what to do about undocumented immigrants has long bonded President Trump and his supporters — and an overwhelming majority of them backed his all-out crackdown over the past year. But then came the extraordinary events of the past few weeks in Minneapolis. Since then, some of Mr. Trump’s voters have begun to have misgivings about his agenda. “The Daily” spoke with more than a dozen people who voted for him in the last election about how they are making sense of the recent events in Minneapolis. Background reading:  A conversation with the Minneapolis police chief on ICE and the killing of Renee Good. Photo: David Guttenfelder / The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-acc...

The question of what to do about undocumented immigrants has long bonded President Trump and his supporters — and an overwhelming majority of them backed his all-out crackdown over the past year. But then came the extraordinary events of the past few weeks in Minneapolis. Since then, some of Mr. Trump’s voters have begun to have misgivings about his agenda. “The Daily” spoke with more than a dozen people who voted for him in the last election about how they are making sense of the recent events in Minneapolis. Background reading:  A conversation with the Minneapolis police chief on ICE and the killing of Renee Good. Photo: David Guttenfelder / The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-acc...