News & Politics
The Lede
Why Is the Riverside Church’s Century-Old Preschool Facing Closure?
Despite a venerable history—and a citywide child-care crunch—the Weekday School is on the chopping block.
By Jessica Winter

Reporting & Essays
A Reporter at Large
How Religious Schools Became a Billion-Dollar Drain on Public Education
A nationwide movement has funnelled taxpayer money to private institutions, eroding the separation between church and state.
By Alec MacGillis
Letter from Israel
Netanyahu’s Media Poison Machine
The talk-show host Yinon Magal is at the center of a campaign to protect the Prime Minister and destroy the opposition.
By Ruth Margalit
Profiles
Lorne Michaels Is the Real Star of “Saturday Night Live”
He’s ruled with absolute power for five decades, forever adding to his list of oracular pronouncements—about producing TV, making comedy, and living the good life.
By Susan Morrison
Commentary
The Lede
The Dangerous Work of Clearing Russia’s Deadly Mines from Ukrainian Lands
Donald Trump has promised to bring a swift end to the war in Ukraine, but Russian troops have already booby-trapped the country with thousands of mines that will take years to remove.
By Michael Holtz
The Lede
“An Oligarchy Is Taking Shape”
In his farewell address, a weary President Biden issues an essential warning.
By David Remnick
The Lede
How Much of the Government Can Donald Trump Dismantle?
His war on the “deep state” ties into a long debate about the power of bureaucrats to thwart the President’s agenda.
By Jeannie Suk Gersen
The Lede
The Shock of a Gaza Ceasefire Deal
In Israel, grief and frustration about a long, brutal war is mixed with joy that some hostages may soon return.
By Ruth Margalit
Conversations
Q. & A.
Why the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Is Happening Now
After months of frustrating the Biden Administration, Benjamin Netanyahu seems poised to accept a deal on the eve of Trump’s return to the White House.
By Isaac Chotiner
Q. & A.
How Did the Los Angeles Fires Get So Out of Control?
A climate scientist discusses how to think about and weigh the variables that led to the current disaster.
By Isaac Chotiner
Q. & A.
Tracking the Threats to German Democracy
With elections looming, Germany faces a weak economy, a rising far right, and a faltering political class.
By Isaac Chotiner
Q. & A.
How Widening Israel’s War Saved Benjamin Netanyahu
The Prime Minister’s domestic popularity has rebounded to pre-October 7th levels, despite his refusal to prioritize a hostage deal in Gaza.
By Isaac Chotiner
From Our Columnists
Fault Lines
The Victims of the L.A. Fires Have Nowhere to Turn
In the age of social media, every politician who has to stand in front of a camera after a tragedy turns into just another battle site in an endless culture war.
By Jay Caspian Kang
The Financial Page
What Imperialist Game Is Donald Trump Playing with Greenland?
The President-elect’s brand of America First isolationism has always sat awkwardly with his Napoleonic tendencies.
By John Cassidy
The Sporting Scene
Coco Gauff Edits Her Game
Will the tennis star’s small technical adjustments deliver big at the Australian Open?
By Louisa Thomas
The Financial Page
Why the MAGA Fight Over H-1B Visas Is Crossing Party Lines
Critics from the left and the right say Big Tech companies are exploiting the visa system for high-skilled workers to reduce labor costs and boost profits.
By John Cassidy
More News
Annals of Communications
Is the TikTok Ban a Chance to Rethink the Whole Internet?
The billionaire Frank McCourt is launching a “people’s bid” to buy the app, replace its addictive algorithm, and give users greater control of their data. Is it a publicity stunt or a sincere attempt to reform the digital age?
By Clare Malone
Dispatch
Will L.A.’s Fires Permanently Disperse the Black Families of Altadena?
In a Los Angeles suburb, multigenerational families like the Benns found affordable housing and a deep sense of connection. After the devastating fires, many wonder whether they’ll be able to rebuild what they’ve lost.
By Emily Witt
Letter from Trump’s Washington
“The Trump Effect”: On Deal-Making and Credit-Claiming in Trump 2.0
The once and future President is back to wielding leverage like a club, in the Middle East and on Capitol Hill.
By Susan B. Glasser
The Lede
The New Combustible Age
The Los Angeles fires hark to the nineteenth-century blazes that ravaged our cities—and point toward an even more flammable future.
By Daniel Immerwahr
The Lede
The Pressure Campaign to Get Pete Hegseth Confirmed as Defense Secretary
Supporters of Donald Trump’s nominee have intimidated potential witnesses and suppressed the F.B.I. background check of the former Fox News host in the run-up to his Senate hearing.
By Jane Mayer
Comment
The Inauguration of Trump’s Oligarchy
Certain business titans have made Mar-a-Lago a scene of such flagrant self-abnegation, ring-kissing, and genuflection that it would embarrass a medieval Pope.
By David Remnick
The Lede
Could Other Countries Prosecute Soldiers in Gaza?
A growing legal movement has turned to the principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows national courts to take on war-crimes cases, regardless of where those crimes were committed or the nationality of the perpetrator.
By Annie Hylton
The Weekend Essay
What’s a Fact, Anyway?
Journalists put more stress on accuracy than ever before. The problem is, accuracy is a slippery idea.
By Fergus McIntosh