The Week makes sense of the news by curating the best of the U.S. and international media into a succinct, lively digest.
Editor’s letter
House in turmoil as McCarthy voted out
What next?
Trump clashes with judge in fraud trial
It wasn’t all bad
Supreme Court: Will it dismantle the ‘administrative state?’
Only in America
Good week/bad week
In other news
The U.S. at a glance
The world at a glance
Abramovic’s embrace of pain
A billionaire’s lucky breaks
Caine’s closing act
In the news
Crossing the Darién Gap
The challenge of covering Trump
The false promises of ‘anti-racism’
‘Medicines’ that waste your money
Viewpoint
It must be true… • I read it in the tabloids
Sometimes, police need to carry a gun
Loosening Corsica’s leash
Slovakia: Will the new populist leader abandon Ukraine?
Israel: How a Saudi deal with the U.S. could bring peace
Where doctors are driven like donkeys
Once-beloved sport is in a death spiral
Noted
GOP: Seeking a new Trump challenger
Feinstein: A trailblazer’s complicated legacy
Swift and Kelce: Rocking the NFL’s world
Impeachment: The GOP’s botched inquiry
Wit & Wisdom
Poll watch
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Workplace AI: The chatty new colleague
Innovation of the week
Bytes: What’s new in tech
What NASA can learn from asteroid rubble
New hope for heart transplants
Does fast food make you sad?
Carbon on Europa
A new pangolin in Asia
American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 • Book of the week
Wellness • Novel of the week
Enough
Best books…chosen by Ben Fountain
Also of interest…in the dramas of parenting
Caitlin Moran • Author of the week
Barkley L. Hendricks: Portraits at the Frick • Exhibit of the week
Falling or Flying • Jorja Smith
Cousin • Wilco
Softscars • Yeule
The Creator
The Royal Hotel
Purlie Victorious
Streaming tips • Erotic thrillers by the decade
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
The Fall of the House of Usher • Show of the week
Critics’ choice: New directions in Japanese cuisine
Cheese-crisped pinto bean quesadillas • Recipe of the week
Cocktails: Bottled negronis
Fall getaways: Six idyllic American towns
This week: Homes in apartments abroad
The bottom line
Crypto: Fraud trial starts for Bankman-Fried
Employment: Surprise jump in job openings
The AI future is being built by pod people
Kicking back: New calls for a four-day workweek
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Amazon: The ‘everything store’ goes to court
Ukraine’s vibrant Etsy economy
How much cash can this truck burn?
The steely centrist who was the longest-serving female senator • Dianne Feinstein 1933–2023
The Baltimore legend who set the standard at third base • Brooks Robinson 1937–2023
Anything but death
The Week Contest