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A Good Night for Democrats

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A Good Night for Democrats Podcast Episode ∙ Daily News ∙ 2025 ∙ 29 minutes, 58 seconds The Daily The New York Times In the first big elections of the new Trump era, Democrats triumphed in New York City , Virginia and New Jersey . They also won up and down the ballot across the country. Shane Goldmacher , a national political correspondent, explains what the voting tells us about President Trump’s status and discusses whether Democrats have finally found their footing. Guest: Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times. Background reading:  Read six takeaways from the elections.Here are results from key races.In New York, Zohran Mamdani became the city’s first Muslim mayor and its youngest in more than a century.Photo: Bryan Anselm 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 o...

Democrats' Shutdown Pressure, SNAP Deadline, Nuclear Testing

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Democrats' Shutdown Pressure, SNAP Deadline, Nuclear Testing Podcast Episode ∙ Daily News ∙ 2025 ∙ 12 minutes, 50 seconds Up First from NPR NPR Democrats are facing growing pressure to end the government shutdown as millions brace to lose food aid and health care costs surge. A federal judge weighs whether to force the Trump administration to keep SNAP benefits flowing for 42 million Americans as funding runs out. And President Trump says the U.S. should resume nuclear weapons testing for the first time in decades, a move experts warn could reignite a global arms race . Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter .Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Catherine Laidlaw, Kelsey Snell, Brett Neely, Mohamad ElBardicy and Ally Schweitzer.It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher ThomasWe get engineering support from David Greenberg. And our technical director is Carleig...