Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high as central bankers fight inflation; retail sales rise in Great Britain – business live (www.theguardian.com)
The trillion-dollar question: Did Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh really seek Trump’s blessing to hike rates? Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, who represents a red-leaning South Florida district, rolled out a straight-to-camera ad breaking with Trump on his immigration enforcement tactics (on.wsj.com)
House lawmakers are heading home until after the elections, getting an early dismissal despite concerns about gas prices and AI—and criticism that Congress just isn’t doing its job (on.wsj.com)
President Trump said he was standing by Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh and that he spoke to him just before the central bank unanimously voted to raise interest rates (on.wsj.com)
Patriots owner Robert Kraft made it clear to Ed Sheeran that he would cancel his tour dates at Gillette Stadium unless Macklemore was dropped from the bill (on.wsj.com)
What We Lost When Big Tech Took Over the Classroom - Natasha Singer’s book “Coding Kids” tracks how public schools were bewitched by private corporations, setting the stage for the ed-tech backlash of today. (www.newyorker.com)
Is Beef the Next Internal-Combustion Engine? - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., eats it every day, but more Americans, faced with rising prices and another climate warning, might want something else for dinner. (www.newyorker.com)
The New Yorker’s Coverage of the 2026 National Book Award Fiction Nominees - Marlon James, Louise Erdrich, Edwidge Danticat, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
That Back-to-School Feeling - With teachers and students returning to the classroom, the hosts of Critics at Large reflect on the art of education itself. (www.newyorker.com)
Your Parents’ Fall TV Preview - Have you considered “Six Hours a Day of MSNBC” on MS NOW (or Fox News, depending on your specific parents)? (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump Returns to the U.N. Amid the Collapse of the Old Order - Trump is at the heart of this geopolitical moment, catalytic in his alliance-fraying bullying, unprovoked warmongering, and protectionist demagoguery. (www.newyorker.com)
How, Exactly, Could A.I. Kill Us? - Employees of A.I. companies are increasingly sounding the alarm. What should we make of their warnings? (www.newyorker.com)
The Unsettling Ambiguity of Early Pregnancy - Binary tests offer an illusion of certainty, but pregnancy is a nonlinear experience, and confirming one is a process of slowly ruling out all other possibilities. (www.newyorker.com)
“The History of Concrete” Humanizes the Material World - John Wilson’s whimsical first documentary feature reveals the social essence, and the political stakes, of the ubiquitous stuff of construction. (www.newyorker.com)
My Weekend with an A.I. Agent - What agentic A.I. is best at is optimizing processes that, not too long ago, were presented as the already maximally optimized version of a once analog experience. (www.newyorker.com)
The Long Doomsday of A.I. - After industry-wide calls for regulation, what’s concerning isn’t that the problems are real. It’s that there are no guaranteed solutions. (www.newyorker.com)
Bob Mackie Was Serious About Sequins - The designer, known for dressing Carol Burnett, Cher, and Elton John in feathers and fringe, excelled at Old Hollywood craftsmanship. (www.newyorker.com)
The 2026 National Book Awards Longlist - The New Yorker presents the longlists for Young People’s Literature, Translated Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction. (www.newyorker.com)
“The Journey,” Episode 5: The Children - Will the children be returned to the couple’s mansion? As the judge reaches a decision, Ava examines a confidential court file and makes a startling discovery. (www.newyorker.com)
“The Journey,” Episode 4: The Courts - One of the surrogates secretly takes home the baby she carried. And, in an unprecedented circumstance, it seems like she might have the chance to keep her. (www.newyorker.com)
“The Journey,” Episode 3: The Industry - It takes a village to create such a large family. Ava uncovers how the stunning lack of regulation in the surrogacy industry enabled the couple’s plans. (www.newyorker.com)
“The Journey,” Episode 2: Intended Parents - Ava investigates what is going on inside the Arcadia mansion. What is the couple actually up to? And why do they want so many kids? (www.newyorker.com)
Arrangements I Would Accept - Marriage is hard; an arrangement is sexy, bold, mature. Getting married says, “I’m a romantic.” Having an arrangement says, “I know how the world works.” (www.newyorker.com)