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1 day ago | nytimes.com | Megan K. Stack |Derek Arthur

David French and Megan K. Stack on why Trump's many promises to end the conflict "in 24 hours" was a fantasy. After speaking with President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Wednesday, President Trump said Moscow plans to retaliate against Ukraine for the country's drone strike over the weekend. Despite Trump's ambitious campaign promises, an end to the war still seems far away. On this episode of "The Opinions," the columnist David French joins Megan K.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Krista Mahr |Nicholas Kristof |Lydia Polgreen |Derek Arthur

Lydia Polgreen and Nicholas Kristof discuss why other nations are picking up what the president is punching down. With President Trump meeting with heads of state in the Middle East this week, the Times Opinion senior international editor Krista Mahr sat down with the columnists Lydia Polgreen and Nick Kristof to talk about how the president is emboldening leaders of all kinds worldwide, and what relationships they're most worried about.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Gail Collins |Bret Stephens |Aaron Retica |Derek Arthur

After eight years of weekly chats, one more for the road. The Conversation has been a staple of The Times's Opinion pages since 2017. But after eight years, the weekly dialogue between the liberal columnist Gail Collins and her conservative colleague Bret Stephens has come to an end. The editor Aaron Retica joins Gail and Bret to answer reader questions and discuss how they've managed years of civil conversations - for the first and last time in audio.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Michelle Cottle |Jamelle Bouie |Derek Arthur

Another week, another show of contempt for the rule of law. Last week, the Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man deported because of an "administrative error," back to his home in Maryland. But, so far, the administration has not complied.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Lawrence Summers |Derek Arthur

The former treasury secretary on the president's chaotic trade war. On this episode of "The Opinions," the former president of Harvard University and former U.S. Treasury secretary explains the dangers of President Trump's economic policies, and why we should expect more instability ahead. Larry Summers on Trump: 'The First Rule of Holes Is Stop Digging'The former treasury secretary on the president's chaotic trade war.