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The Epic Disaster of Operation Epic Fury
Robin Wright, The New Yorker
Robin Wright on Donald Trump’s attempts to negotiate an end to the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran, including issues such as the nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz.
May 26, 2026, 7:38 PM
How Problematic Is Patriotism?
Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker
Arthur Krystal explores what it means to be patriotic when American patriotism has become associated with diehard, Trump-inspired nationalism.
May 25, 2026, 10:00 AM
Can Anything Stop Donald Trump’s Corruption?
John Cassidy, The New Yorker
The President’s stock dealing, $1.8-billion “anti-weaponization” slush fund, and grant of immunity from the I.R.S. demonstrate the need for major ethics reforms. John Cassidy reports.
May 25, 2026, 10:00 AM
How Trump Created a Slush Fund for His Allies
Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker
Ruth Marcus reports on Donald Trump’s mobilization of what the President calls an Anti-Weaponization Fund to reward his allies, and on Republican lawmakers’ growing distaste for the maneuver.
May 24, 2026, 11:42 PM
How Prepared Are We for a Public-Health Emergency?
Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker
Dhruv Khullar on how the recent outbreaks of hantavirus and Ebola expose the shortsightedness of the United States’ retreat, under the Trump Administration, from its role as a global-health leader.
May 24, 2026, 10:00 AM
What Thomas Massie’s Race Says About Trump’s Influence
Jon Allsop, The New Yorker
Jon Allsop on why a Republican congressional race in Kentucky has become the most expensive House primary of all time.
May 18, 2026, 10:55 PM
The History Wars and America at 250, with the Historian Jill Lepore
The New Yorker
Three prominent historians discuss a national milestone arriving in the midst of a politically charged conflict over how Americans see the past. It’s a “goat rodeo,” Lepore says.
May 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
The End of Refugee Resettlement
Annie Hylton, The New Yorker
Annie Hylton writes about the people affected by the Trump Administration’s refugee policies.
May 14, 2026, 10:00 AM
Will Donald Trump Be Allowed to Destroy His Records?
Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker
A law passed after Watergate makes Presidential records government property. The Trump Administration has declared it unconstitutional.
May 14, 2026, 10:00 AM
The Art of the Ceasefire
Sudarsan Raghavan, The New Yorker
How President Trump’s approach to the war in Iran is turning endless conflict, interrupted by fleeting pauses, into the status quo. Sudarsan Raghavan reports.
May 12, 2026, 10:00 AM
Barack Obama in the Trump Era
The New Yorker
The reporter Peter Slevin asks the former President the question on many Democrats’ minds: Why isn’t he doing more in a time of crisis?
May 8, 2026, 6:00 PM
All The President’s Contractors
Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker
Antonia Hitchens writes about Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for construction projects his Administration is undertaking in Washington, D.C., to bolster his legacy.
May 7, 2026, 10:04 PM
Ohio Primary Elections Map: Live Results
The New Yorker
Sherrod Brown is running in the Democratic primary for J. D. Vance’s Senate seat; Vivek Ramaswamy looks to win the Republican primary for governor.
May 5, 2026, 10:00 AM
Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump
Peter Slevin, The New Yorker
The former President remains one of the most popular politicians in the country. What are his obligations to it? Peter Slevin reports on Obama’s role—and its limits.
May 4, 2026, 10:00 AM
Is the Twenty-fifth Amendment Really an Option?
Diego Lasarte, The New Yorker
After J.F.K.’s assassination, a neophyte lawyer named John Feerick was summoned to Washington to draft the provision. Now everyone wants him to weigh in on booting Trump from office. Diego Lasarte writes.
May 4, 2026, 10:00 AM
Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Complicated Commemorations
Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker
Jelani Cobb on observing the Declaration of Independence on previous landmark anniversaries—in the wake of the Civil War, the Vietnam War, Watergate—and why we are unlikely to see Donald Trump presiding over nuanced celebrations of our history this July 4th.
May 4, 2026, 10:00 AM
How Americans Caught Gold Fever Again
Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker
Soaring gold prices, viral panning influencers, gold-rush shows on Discovery TV, and Trump’s gold obsession have ignited a craze for prospecting not seen since the forty-niners headed West. Jennifer Wilson reports.
May 4, 2026, 10:00 AM
An Assassination Attempt and a Royal Visit to Washington
The New Yorker
On The Political Scene Podcast, Antonia Hitchens joins Tyler Foggatt to contrast the scene at the White House Correspondents’ dinner with King Charles and Queen Camilla’s trip amid strained U.S.-U.K. relations.
Apr 30, 2026, 4:00 PM
The Lessons from Jerome Powell’s Defiance of Donald Trump
John Cassidy, The New Yorker
An independent Fed needs an independent leader. Is Kevin Warsh up to the job? John Cassidy writes.
Apr 27, 2026, 10:00 AM
Donald Trump’s Pardon Economy
Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker
Clemency is big business under Trump, who has pardoned Rod Blagojevich, George Santos, the reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, the crypto billionaire Changpeng Zhao, and hundreds of others. Ruth Marcus reports.
Apr 27, 2026, 10:00 AM
Kash Patel’s Implausible Lawsuit Against The Atlantic
Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker
Fabio Bertoni on the legal hurdles facing the F.B.I. director Kash Patel in his defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic for publishing a story about Patel’s alleged excessive drinking.
Apr 27, 2026, 10:00 AM
Donald Trump’s Spring Cleaning
Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker
The exact reasons are often left vague and the successors to be determined, but people are leaving the Administration—including three Cabinet secretaries.
Apr 26, 2026, 10:00 AM
What the U.S.-Iran War Means for China
Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker
Isaac Chotiner interviews Jonathan Czin, a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s China Center, about how the ties between China and Iran have been overstated, and what the conflict might mean for the future of Taiwan.
Apr 23, 2026, 10:00 AM
Corruption Toppled Viktor Orbán. Could Donald Trump Be Next?
The New Yorker
On The Political Scene Podcast: “Corruption is the Achilles’ heel of autocrats. It’s not a bug in the system. It’s the model,” the New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer says.
Apr 18, 2026, 12:00 AM
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