THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – OCTOBER 20, 2025 PREVIEW

The cover of the October 20 2025 issue of The New Yorker in which a dog cannonballs into a pile of leaves.

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest cover features Harry Bliss’s “Cannonball” – The delights of fall.

The Real Problem Is How Trump Can Legally Use the Military

Congress wrote statutes with the apparent assumption that whoever held the office of the Presidency would use the powers they granted in good faith. By Jeannie Suk Gersen

How Long Will You Live?

Smoking a cig takes twenty minutes off your life. But thinking about Rudy Giuliani’s downfall might add some time back. By Greg Clarke

Inside the Trump Administration’s Assault on Higher Education

How conservatives learned to stop worrying and love federal power. By Emma Green

What Zohran Mamdani Knows About Power

The thirty-three-year-old socialist is rewriting the rules of New York politics. Can he transform the city as mayor? By Eric Lach

THE NEW YORK TIMES – MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025

Israeli Hostages Return Home; Palestinian Detainees Are Freed

Trump and World Leaders Gather in Egypt for Summit on Gaza Cease-Fire

Cheering crowds greet Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel.

Why Ukraine Is Betting on Strikes Deep Inside Russia

The Kremlin will only negotiate if missiles and drones bring the pain of war home to Russians, Ukrainian officials say.