THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – NOVEMBER 10, 2025

New Yorkers walk by a tree on a rainy day.

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest cover features ‘Sudden Shower’ by Sergio-Garcia Sanchez.

The Case That A.I. Is Thinking

ChatGPT does not have an inner life. Yet it seems to know what it’s talking about. By James Somers

Voting Rights and Immigration Under Attack

The President’s goals were clear on the first day of his term, when he issued an executive order overruling the Fourteenth Amendment’s birthright-citizenship clause. By Jelani Cobb

Mobsters We Have Seen on High

The jewel heist at the Louvre reminded Brooklynites of the time, in 1952, when two bejewelled crowns were swiped from a beloved local church—the one with a Mob boss on the ceiling. By Susan Mulcahy

THE NEW YORK TIMES – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2025

Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power

The justices face a so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with President Trump, who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult.

With an Eye on the Midterms, Trump Fuels a Nationwide Scramble for Power

President Trump is imploring lawmakers to redraw their congressional maps, but the debate over redistricting has revealed fissures within both parties.

Elections on Tuesday Offer Democrats a Chance to Get Off the Mat

Governors’ races, mayoral contests and referendums will provide a critical update on the party’s rebuilding project, and a preview of the 2026 midterms.

N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates Make Final Push Before Election Day

In Israel, an Unfamiliar Word Is Heard: Peace

A new kind of Mideast peace process is underway, as a determined Trump administration and its allies in the Muslim world seek to broaden a tenuous cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.