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.
The Ozempic Era of Weight Loss
The Sunday Read: ‘The Inheritance Case That Could Unravel an Art Dynasty’
The Republican Attempt to Impeach President Biden
An Armored Train and a Dangerous New Alliance
A New Covid Shot for a New Covid Era
A Breaking Point for the U.S. Auto Industry
U.S. v. Google
The Sunday Read: ‘Wikipedia’s Moment of Truth’
A Tragic Fire and Broken Promises in South Africa
Why One Drug Company Held Back a Better Drug
How 100,000 Migrants Became a Political Crisis in New York
Passenger Planes Nearly Collide Far More Than You Know
Arizona’s Pipe Dream
A Major Overhaul of Prescription Drug Prices
A Breakout Moment for Vivek Ramaswamy
A Marriage, a Secret and a Crackdown in China
A New Race to the Moon
The Sunday Read: ‘The Fight for the Right to Trespass’
A Plane Crash, 10 Dead People and a Question: Was This Putin’s Revenge?
A Fiery First Republican Debate — Without Trump
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