The Daily Review

My fourth podcast is The Daily. It was number four when I listened to it but it is number five now. The daily is a daily political podcast from the New York Times. Annie Karni and Shane Goldmacher discussed the 2026 Battle for Control of Congress. They seemed to think the most likely outcome of the 2026 election was for Democrats to gain the House and Republicans to keep the Senate. They said the best Democrats could do in the Senate is get 50/50 with J.D. Vance being the tiebreaker. It was nice to listen to a serious political podcast that was fact based and well-informed. I find the horserace politics interesting, though I think the media does too much of it over covering other things. But it is definitely acceptable for a daily podcast to address this especially when I look at the topics they cover on other days. Even though I disagree with Democrats, I am rooting for them this mid-term to bring some accountability to Trump who is acting with unrestrained power. Though as long as Republicans are complicit, his power won't be significantly restrained. I don't believe he will ever be held accountable for anything but others below him will. I'd like the Democrats to be doing investigations and exposing all illegal activity in the Trump administration. I give The Daily 5/5 for its informed analysis of the upcoming election.