News & Politics
The Lede
Immigration Protests Threaten to Boil Over in Los Angeles
Over the weekend, Donald Trumpâs deportation agenda met its fiercest resistance yet as federal officials conducted worksite raids and clashed with residents.
By E. Tammy Kim

Reporting & Essays
Annals of Hollywood
How I Learned to Become an Intimacy Coördinator
At a sex-choreography workshop, a writer discovered a world of Instant Chemistry exercises, penis pouches, and nudity riders to train for Hollywoodâs most controversial job.
By Jennifer Wilson
Letter from Israel
A Palestinian Doctor in Israel Helps People on Both Sides
Lina Qasem Hassan treated victims of October 7th. She also publicly condemned the war in Gaza—a stance that imperilled her job.
By Eyal Press
American Chronicles
The Forgotten Inventor of the Sitcom
Gertrude Bergâs âThe Goldbergsâ was a bold, beloved portrait of a Jewish family. Then the blacklist obliterated her legacy.
By Emily Nussbaum
Profiles
Jenny Saville, the Body Artist
The British painter has dedicated her career to depicting human flesh, especially that of women, with deep empathy.
By Rebecca Mead
Commentary
The Lede
The Farmers Harmed by the Trump Administration
Four months ago, the government cut funding to agricultural labs. Kansas farmers and researchers say they can see the damage.
By Peter Slevin
Comment
The Victims of the Trump Administrationâs China-Bashing
A Cold War-era report is a reminder of how long suspicion has trailed people of Chinese descent in the U.S.
By Michael Luo
The Lede
The Sublime Spectacle of Donald Trump and Elon Muskâs Social-Media Slap Fight
The President has kept the upper hand so far, partly because of his bully pulpit, and partly because he has remained relatively understated.
By Jessica Winter
The Lede
The Private Citizens Who Want to Help Trump Deport Migrants
For years, right-wing civilians have eagerly patrolled the border. Tom Homan, Trumpâs border czar, has hinted that he might enlist their help.
By Jessica Pishko
Conversations
Q. & A.
Why Ehud Olmert Thinks His Country Is Committing War Crimes
The former Israeli Prime Minister explains how his view of the conflict in Gaza has shifted.
By Isaac Chotiner
Q. & A.
What Could End the War in Ukraine?
An analyst of the conflict argues that there is still a path to peace.
By Isaac Chotiner
Q. & A.
What Israeli Officials Are Privately Saying About Starvation in Gaza
And how the humanitarian response intersects with Netanyahuâs ability to continue waging war.
By Isaac Chotiner
Q. & A.
Donald Trumpâs Culture of Corruption
How right-wing populism fights graft at the bottom and nurtures it at the top.
By Isaac Chotiner
From Our Columnists
The Financial Page
How a Family Toy Business Is Fighting Donald Trumpâs Tariffs
Despite securing an important court victory against the Administration, the Illinois businessman Rick Woldenberg knows that his battle with the White House is far from over.
By John Cassidy
The Sporting Scene
The Oklahoma City Thunderâs Good Vibes Are Being Put to the Test
The young teamâs rise has been fuelled by a happy chemistry. But, after a Game One loss in the N.B.A. Finals, will it be enough?
By Louisa Thomas
Fault Lines
Can Public Media Survive Trump?
Government-backed institutions sometimes stand up more strongly to authoritarianism than their commercial counterparts.
By Jon Allsop
The Sporting Scene
Peace Out, Knicks
Watching the New York Knickerbockers this season felt like being on a rollercoaster whose entire path was a vertiginous drop.
By Vinson Cunningham
More News
The New Yorker Interview
Brian Lehrer and Errol Louis Take the Pulse of New York City
Two local news stalwarts discuss Andrew Cuomoâs evasion of the press, whether ranked-choice voting has made elections worse, and Curtis Sliwaâs chances of becoming mayor.
By Eric Lach
Letter from Trumpâs Washington
The Musk-Trump Divorce Is as Messy as You Thought It Would Be
The worldâs richest man and its most powerful leader channel their inner middle schooler in a breakup for the ages.
By Susan B. Glasser
The Lede
Trumpâs De-legalization Campaign
After a Supreme Court decision, hundreds of thousands of immigrants who followed the law are among the easiest to deport.
By Jack Herrera
The Lede
Democracy Wins a Referendum in South Korea
The newly elected President defeated an increasingly authoritarian rival party. Can he bring the country back together?
By E. Tammy Kim
The Lede
The Uncertain Future of a Chinese Student at Harvard
Amid escalating threats from the Trump Administration, a student assesses whom he can turn to.
By Peter Hessler
The Lede
Who Gets the Guns in Lebanon?
As the Lebanese Army tries to assert its authority in the war-torn south, calls to disarm Hezbollah are rising.
By Rania Abouzeid
Comment
Trump Makes Americaâs Refugee Program a Tool of White Racial Grievance
The Presidentâs interest in the plight of Afrikaners seems to have begun with—what else?—segments on Fox News.
By Jonathan Blitzer
The New Yorker Interview
Trumpâs Playbook to Cripple â60 Minutesâ and the Press
The veteran journalist Lesley Stahl on the pressures at CBS News, the history of Presidential attacks on the news media, and how journalists today should respond.
By David Remnick