The U.S., once Denmark’s closest ally, is threatening to steal Greenland and attacking the country’s wind-power industry. Is this a permanent breakup?https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/01/19/denmark-is-sick-of-being-bullied-by-trump
The Justices are heading into a busy, contentious season. The mood seems brittle.https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-supreme-court-gets-back-to-work
With demonstrations in dozens of cities across Iran, Ali Khamenei and his regime are faced with a dilemma.https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-bloody-lesson-the-ayatollah-took-from-the-shah
In the most conservative state in the U.S., libertarianism can lead in surprising directions.https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-an-attack-on-obamacare-saved-abortion-in-wyoming
He once defied the G.O.P. by blasting military interventions. But what looked like anti-interventionism is really a preference for power freed from the pretense of principle.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/01/19/donald-trump-was-never-an-isolationist
Unrest has spread across the Islamic Republic as it faces economic disaster at home and a profound weakening of its network of regional allies.https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/what-makes-the-iranian-protests-different-this-time
Silicon Valley envisions artificial intelligence ushering in an era of economic plenty. But what if the benefits are largely confined to corporations and investors that own the technology itself?https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/the-dangerous-paradox-of-ai-abundance
The Pittsburgh Steelers gambled on the forty-two-year-old, one of the N.F.L.’s most polarizing players, to try to end their playoff disappointments. Will it pay off?https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/aaron-rodgers-footballs-rorschach-quarterback
The city where George Floyd was murdered finds itself again at the epicenter of a national crisis.https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/an-ice-killing-puts-minneapolis-on-the-brink
There’s no Trump Doctrine, just a map of the world that the President wants to write his name on in big gold letters.https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/why-donald-trump-wants-greenland-and-everything-else
After his assault on Venezuela, the President is turning his attention to the rest of the Western Hemisphere.https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-aggressive-ambitions-of-trumps-donroe-doctrine
The corner of the Upper East Side the Mayor will call home is both far and not so far from Astoria.https://www.newyorker.com/news/new-york-journal/mr-mamdanis-new-neighborhood
The president has privately criticized his attorney general as weak and ineffective in recent weeks.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-has-complained-about-pam-bondi-repeatedly-to-aides-fd424df3
The Democratic senator said the Pentagon chief’s move to punish him for calling on troops to resist unlawful orders was unconstitutional.https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/sen-mark-kelly-sues-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-over-censure-for-video-da57cce0
The former congresswoman announces she will challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan in the state.https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/mary-peltolas-alaska-bid-lifts-democrats-long-shot-senate-chances-33103908
The proposal, backed by party leaders, would prohibit members of Congress from making new purchases of individual stocks.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/gop-lawmakers-back-stock-trading-crackdown-f6047293
Plus, U.S. prosecutors are investigating Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and House Democrats see a path to win back the chamber.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-the-u-s-and-iran-went-back-to-the-brink-of-war-1f28f25c
Powell said the criminal probe is part of President Trump’s campaign to pressure the Fed to lower interest rates.https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/jerome-powell-justice-department-investigation-e9e3f84d
The president said he didn’t like comments from the company’s CEO during a meeting Friday at the White House.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-inclined-to-keep-exxon-out-of-venezuela-39ea78c7
Corporate and foreign interests pour money into getting pro-Trump social-media stars to push their causes.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/washington-lobbyists-paid-online-influencers-few-rules-69eccd13