The Week in Audio: Trump 2.0 and Thomas Friedman on Minneapolis
Plus, “Marty Supreme” and our Grammys preview.
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January 30, 2026
President Trump, wearing a suit and a red tie, stands behind a lectern and speaks into a microphone. A blue screen is behind him.
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THE DAILY

Trump 2.0: The President’s Affordability Problem

A majority of Americans disapprove of how the president has handled top issues, including the economy, a new poll found. Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst at The Times, explains the findings.

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THE OPINIONS

Thomas L. Friedman: America Is at a Boiling Point

Watching the response to ICE in his hometown has the columnist navigating “a mixture of pride and anguish.”

A blue-and-yellow photo illustration of an ICE badge.
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HARD FORK

Tech Grapples With ICE

In Minneapolis, it has become a battle of phone versus phone.

Jay Bhattacharya in a sepia-tinted photograph.
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INTERESTING TIMES WITH ROSS DOUTHAT

A ‘Fringe Epidemiologist’ on What’s Wrong With Public Health

Jay Bhattacharya, the N.I.H. director, says that medical authorities broke the public’s trust in the Covid era. Now it’s up to outsiders to restore it.

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CANNONBALL WITH WESLEY MORRIS

Dear Haters of ‘Marty Supreme’ …

Wesley and his editor Sasha Weiss have a difference of opinion. And a couple of things for you to consider.

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POPCAST

Bad Bunny vs. Kendrick Lamar vs. Lady Gaga! Who Should Win at the Grammys.

Joe Coscarelli and Jon Caramanica make their picks.

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