This is the first episode of The Daily, a new show from The New York Times.

We're here because this moment demands an explanation.

I'm Michael Barbaro, a reporter at the Times.

Over the past decade, I've covered everything from Walmart, they bug my phone,

to Donald Trump's presidential campaign. He demanded I resign.

So today, Donald Trump picks a Supreme Court justice who could be shaping American law for

decades to come. It's a judge who hasn't publicly shared his views on the big social issues,

but we read between the lines of a little-known book he wrote and found a lot of clues.

And then, we call the man at the center of what maybe this judge is single,

most revealing court case, one that went all the way to possibly his new job at the Supreme Court

if he makes it through the confirmation battle. It's Wednesday, February 1st.

It's 8 p.m. on Tuesday night in the East Room of the White House. You've seen this room before.

There's a red carpet leading to an empty podium with a presidential seal.

We're probably gonna sit on either side of the aisle, the Democrats are boycotting the event.

The media waits. The clock strikes 802 and Outlook's president Trump.

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.

For the first 10 days of this administration, the president and his team have

reveled in breaking Washington's rules. Last night, in filling the Supreme Court seat left vacant

by the death of Justice Anthony and Scalia last year, we saw something different.

We saw Trump acting recognizably presidential, both in his demeanor and in his selection.

By nominating judge Neil Gorsuch. Neil Gorsuch.

Neil Gorsuch. Neil Gorsuch. Okay, it's just like it's spelled. Adam Lipteck is our chief legal

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