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Charles Kushner and the MAGA Ambassador’s Playbook
Charles Kushner, Trump’s ambassador to France, uses MAGA tactics to provoke French officials while avoiding diplomatic norms.
Lauren Collins · 1m
A vampire seeks love beyond the kill
Renzo Cozza's dark comedy follows a gay vampire tired of murder and dating apps, searching for authentic connection.
The New Yorker · 1m
Jim Morrison Skied Down Everest After Losing Family
Jim Morrison completed the first ski descent of Everest's north face after his children's deaths, scattering their ashes at the summit.
Nick Paumgarten · 2m
Did an Alternative-Medicine Guru Accidentally Kill Patients?
Swiss doctor Rau’s alternative treatments led to two deaths after alpha-lipoic acid infusions.
D. T. Max · 2m
Two unknowns may decide Israel's election
Less than a week before voting, two new right-wing parties could hold the balance of power between Netanyahu and his centrist challenger.
Ruth Margalit · 3m
Gina Hinojosa’s Populism for Democrats
Texas Democratic governor candidate Gina Hinojosa uses populist tactics to challenge Republican incumbent Greg Abbott.
Stephania Taladrid · 2m
Thousands of Israelis fly home to vote
Overseas citizens are spending thousands to return for an election that could reshape their country's future.
Daniel Brook · 3m
How Macron destabilized France
Riots after student protests have radicalized French politics, strengthening both Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon while paralyzing centrists.
Isaac Chotiner · 3m
Gina Hinojosa thinks Texas is different this time
The Democratic gubernatorial candidate believes a convergence of issues, school closures, data centers, corruption, has created an opening to flip Texas blue for the first time in over thirty years.
David Remnick · 4m
ICE Targets 2026 Midterms
ICE agents target U.S. citizens ahead of 2026 elections.
Jonathan Blitzer · 2m
Lula's last dance: Brazil votes on democracy
The Brazilian president faces a career-ending defeat as voters choose between defending democracy or swinging right.
Ishaan Tharoor · 3m
Settler Attack on Palestinians and Journalist
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian olive harvesters, beat Washington Post journalist.
Isaac Chotiner · 2m
Child Abuse Case Unveiled
Los Angeles couple arrested for child abuse in home of 27 children.
Ava Kofman · 2m
The Danger of Getting Too Close to a Source
A journalist and White House insider reveal the risks of overreliance on a trusted source.
Bob Woodward · 1m
Computer Chips Are the Most Magnificent Things Humanity Has Ever Made
Microchips, the tiny cities of silicon, power AI and global economies while Taiwan's semiconductor hub faces geopolitical threats.
Gideon Lewis-Kraus · 2m
James Daunt's bookstore empire
The man who runs Barnes & Noble and Waterstones is reversing the decline of brick-and-mortar bookselling by treating books as singular objects, not interchangeable stuff.
Nathan Heller · 4m
How the D.S.A. Learned to Love Elections
D.S.A. members in Los Angeles endorse Nithya Raman for mayor after internal debate over socialist ideology.
Benjamin Wallace-Wells · 2m
Trump's immigration crackdown reshapes Florida's Twenty-seventh District
María Elvira Salazar's attempt to distance herself from Trump over immigration enforcement signals a dramatic shift in a heavily Latino congressional district.
Daniel Castro · 4m
Katie Zacharia sets record for shortest press secretary tenure
The White House press secretary lasted fourteen minutes before resigning, breaking Anthony Scaramucci's previous record of ten days.
David Remnick · 2m
MAGA fracturing as Trump loses base trust
Rich Baris, a prominent right-wing pollster, says the movement that elected Trump is breaking apart over the mayhem since his return to office.
The New Yorker · 1m
Trump pivots to Putin weeks before midterms
As his party struggles and approval ratings crater, Trump waives Russia sanctions, attacks Zelensky, and declares a ceasefire Putin immediately breaks.
Susan B. Glasser · 2m
America's death penalty spectacle
Two botched executions expose the brutality of capital punishment and the dangers of turning it into public entertainment.
Amy Davidson Sorkin · 2m
The ankle monitor that broke a young Haitian's will
Pierre Damas Bel, a college student with temporary legal status, walked into traffic after ICE fitted him with a monitoring device. His family blames a system that made him feel like a criminal.
Edwidge Danticat · 3m
The Doxing of Jane Doe
Jane Doe faces threats after her Cornell rape case identity leaks online.
Ruby Cramer · 2m
Rubio's West is not Obama's West
The Secretary of State rewrites ancient Greece as a foundation for Western supremacy, not universal democracy.
Ishaan Tharoor · 4m
The Secretary of Defense plans a public execution
Pete Hegseth announced that convicted murderer Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad on live stream, prompting a journalist's memory of a Taliban execution in Kabul.
Dexter Filkins · 3m
Trump dumps Guilfoyle after her grift goes public
Kimberly Guilfoyle, once a Trump campaign star, was forced out as Ambassador to Greece after reports of financial impropriety. Trump's response: cold dismissal.
Ruth Marcus · 3m
India's mass voter purge sparks democracy fears
Massive protests erupt over removal of over 100 million voters from rolls, signalling deep anxiety about electoral integrity under Modi.
Isaac Chotiner · 3m
Trump's face on the new U.S. passport
The State Department is redesigning the passport with a flip-book eagle and, apparently, a permanent presidential portrait.
Adam Gopnik · 3m
A Prison Swiftie's Path to Freedom
A documentarian films an incarcerated man's journey from prison to parole, capturing how writing about Taylor Swift changed everything.
The New Yorker · 2m
We're Learning to Live with Waymos. It's Going Weird
Waymo's autonomous cars create both comfort and chaos as riders navigate a world of self-driving vehicles.
Molly Fischer · 2m
The First Social Network
A radio program in rural Argentina connects isolated communities through handwritten messages.
Jordan Salama · 1m
My Education on the Border of the Syrian War
A journalist meets a Syrian hacker who claims to save lives with robots but is accused of scamming women online.
Ben Taub · 2m
Lee Chang-dong returns with a film about labor
The South Korean director makes his first feature in eight years, drawing on a real factory strike that devastated workers and their families.
E. Tammy Kim · 4m
Trump's unravelling presidency after midterm losses
As voters recognize Trump's uniqueness as a threat, his second term descends into grift, cruelty and the erosion of democratic norms.
David Remnick · 2m
The Jameis Winston Experience
The Giants' backup quarterback defies easy judgment: brilliant and reckless, faithful and baffling, winning games while throwing interceptions.
Louisa Thomas · 2m
The redistricting wars heat up across America
Republicans and Democrats are locked in an escalating battle to redraw congressional districts, with the Supreme Court's latest decision supercharging the conflict.
Jon Allsop · 4m
French students demand schools that work
Hundreds of thousands of French students are blockading schools to protest crumbling buildings, massive class sizes, and staff shortages. The government is scrambling to respond.
Lauren Collins · 3m
Trump's hollow victory lap as midterms loom
Trump spent seven hours campaigning in safely Republican states, boasting of achievements while his party faces potential losses in both chambers.
Susan B. Glasser · 3m
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Opioid settlement money flows to police, not treatment
West Virginia and other states are spending billions meant to fight addiction on law enforcement instead of recovery programs.
Oliver Whang · 5m
Back to School in Gaza
Gaza children attend tent schools amid rubble after Israeli strikes.
Mosab Abu Toha · 2m
Netanyahu's gamble to survive his reckoning
Israel's Prime Minister faces an election on October 27th despite the October 7th disaster. He is betting voters will forget his failures and reward his military response instead.
David Remnick · 3m
Ethiopia's war draws in the Middle East
Fighting in Ethiopia is part of a wider regional conflict shaped by outside powers competing for influence and resources.
Ishaan Tharoor · 3m
Inside Johannesburg's private security world
A documentary follows armed guards patrolling wealthy enclaves in South Africa, raising questions about who feels safe.
The New Yorker · 1m
Manchester United Fans' Shift to Community Football
Manchester United fans turn to community football after years of exclusion.
Vanda Mayer · 2m
Year of the Horse
Romanch's death sparks New York's carriage ban debate.
Michael Schulman · 2m
A Woman with a Past
A woman with a past: a trans woman's life of bondage, dolls, and suicide.
Judith Thurman · 2m
Heritage's battle for the post-Trump right
Kevin Roberts tries to hold together a fractured conservative movement as young populists clash with establishment figures over the future of the Republican Party.
Emma Green · 4m
Gray's gamble: when data beats trust
A Red Sox pitcher pulled mid-game sparks a debate about whether baseball has lost something vital to analytics.
Louisa Thomas · 5m
The Battle to Pass a Billionaire Tax
California voters will decide if a billionaire wealth tax passes in November 2026.
Nicholas Lemann · 1m
Ice Agents Act with Impunity
ICE officers kill and evade accountability in record numbers.
Jonathan Blitzer · 1m
Christa Pike and the absurdity of humane execution
Tennessee's botched execution of death row inmate Christa Pike exposes the contradictions at the heart of capital punishment.
Doreen St. Félix · 4m
The quiet unravelling of a Haitian life in America
As Temporary Protected Status ends for Haitians, one woman faces deportation to a country she barely remembers.
Ruby Cramer · 5m
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The Koch-backed fight for Latino Republican voters
Libre Initiative spends millions turning out Hispanic voters for Republicans, even as Trump's deportation agenda alienates the community.
Jesús Rodríguez · 4m
Iran's war with US and Israel set to escalate
Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz again, but analysts warn Iran will likely strike other energy targets as desperation grows.
Isaac Chotiner · 4m
Hegseth's culture war blinds Pentagon to real threats
The Defense Secretary declares victory over 'woke' enemies while ignoring Middle East conflict, Iran's advances, and bipartisan calls for his removal.
Susan B. Glasser · 3m
Cornell's hidden assault and the cost of silence
A young woman's rape complaint exposes how elite universities protect accused students while punishing protesters.
Jessica Winter · 5m
Trump delays cancelling Salvadoran legal status
The administration paused its plan to end Temporary Protected Status for over 170,000 Salvadorans, apparently due to pressure from construction industry lobbyists and El Salvador's government.
Jonathan Blitzer · 4m
Mayors defending democracy
As nationalism rises globally, city leaders are emerging as defenders of liberal values and pragmatic governance.
Ishaan Tharoor · 4m
Hannah-Jones’ School Choice Crisis
A journalist’s decade-long school journey reveals why individual choices can’t fix public schools.
Jay Caspian Kang · 1m