HARPER’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Why Don’t We Trust The Media?’
Anatomy of a credibility crisis by Jelani Cobb, Taylor Lorenz, Jack Shafer, Max Tani
Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation by Daniel Kolitz
On the last days of Gene Hackman by Joy Williams
The back-and-forth was the latest example of President Trump teasing a breakthrough, only to be pulled back by President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
Activists welcome the truce. But the backlash to their demonstrations, some said, offered sobering lessons about power and politics.
Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for President Trump and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout.
The brazen robbery on Sunday has put a spotlight on security protocols in the sprawling museum, which have been tested over the years by break-ins and thefts.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The New Tools of Power’
And the End of Rising Powers by Michael Beckley
How to Build an Economic and Security Order That Works for America by Oren Cass
Fortress America Is Not a Safer America by Shannon K. O’Neil
An Old Tool Creating New Dangers Jason Bordoff and Meghan L. O’Sullivan
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest cover features Christoph Niemann’s “Market Shift” – How the wealthy sleep at night.
As a long-overdue ceasefire takes hold amid the ruins of Gaza, the President’s visit to Jerusalem is more about transactional politics than transformative peace. By David Remnick
With its standout deals and generous employment practices, the warehouse chain became a feel-good American institution. In a fraught time, it can be hard to remain beloved. By Molly Fischer
Russell Vought is using the White House budget office to lay waste to the federal bureaucracy—firing workers, decimating agencies, and testing the rule of law. By Andy Kroll
Sunday’s violence was short-lived, but analysts expect more clashes between Israel and Palestinian militants to put the truce under strain.
Amazon Disruption Forces Hundreds of Websites Offline for Hours
Amazon Web Services, a cloud service provider, said most services were back up. Hulu, Snapchat and the British government’s official site were among those affected.
President Gustavo Petro said a U.S. strike in the Caribbean had killed a fisherman. President Trump said he would cut aid and impose new tariffs on Colombia.
Xi Jinping seems to believe that only his continued rule can secure China’s rise. But as he ages, choosing a successor will become riskier and more difficult.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 10.19.25 Issue features Astead W. Herndon on the mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani; Emily Bazelon on the state of the rule of law in the U.S. under Trump; Andrew Ross Sorkin on 1929 and the rise of crypto investing; Parul Sehgal on Thomas Pynchon’s latest novel; and more.
The conflict over compulsory service for the nation’s ultra-Orthodox has become a stand-in for a larger struggle over the country’s right-wing, religious turn — and could determine its future.
At a moment when other pop stars are flirting with dark spectacle, Gaga’s “Mayhem” tour shows that she has perfected it. By Wesley Morris
A movement born in churches to help vulnerable immigrants has become a constitutional battleground in Chicago and Portland, Ore.
The story of the man most likely to be the next mayor of New York City — and the promise and peril his ascent poses for the Democratic Party.
The showdown has highlighted Republicans’ failure to produce an alternative to Obamacare, which many assail but concede is too politically risky to undo.
Data show a resilient economy. But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.
In New Jersey, Virginia and beyond, voters see ads linking Republican candidates to President Trump. Some Democratic strategists see a missed opportunity.
President Trump backed off selling Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, opting instead for talks with Russia. Still, Ukraine’s negotiating position has strengthened since the summer.
As the shutdown nears a fourth week, President Trump has pushed his political opponents to further dig in.
Gov. Gavin Newson called the plans to fire over Interstate 5 today an “absurd show of force.” The Marine Corps is celebrating its 250th anniversary.
George Santos’s lawyer said the disgraced former congressman was freed from a prison on Friday. He served less than three months on his fraud conviction.
President Trump decided against selling Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, opting instead for talks with Russia. Still, Ukraine’s negotiating position has strengthened.
After Thursday’s phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Trump appeared to express doubts about giving Ukraine more powerful weapons.
Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparred over serious topics like the Israel-Hamas war and President Trump, and more curious ones like parades.
Mr. Bolton, a Trump aide turned critic, is part of a string of Trump foes to become prosecutorial targets. But his case picked up in the Biden administration.
Some former captives have been sent home from the hospital. But a doctor said they all had “endured untold adversity” in their time in Gaza’s tunnels.
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The coming debt emergency‘
Governments are living far beyond their means. Sadly, inflation is the most likely escape
They are more inventive and adaptable than ever
A balance of economic terror is no basis for stability
Lessons from a $10bn panic on the prairie
Forget Greenland; worry about Alaska
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