A federal judge overseeing litigation challenging Trump’s plan to overhaul a Washington, D.C. public golf course said the administration violated her instructions by cutting down trees (on.wsj.com)
While pushback against data centers is well-known nationwide, the controversy over the facilities has become arguably the top issue in high-stakes midterm races across Ohio and Michigan (on.wsj.com)
AI has a God problem that religious leaders are weighing in on, creating a new political risk for the creators of the technology, WSJ columnist @timkhiggins writes (on.wsj.com)
Federal agents searched the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a criminal investigation, people familiar with the matter said (on.wsj.com)
President Trump has hinted that there’s a big announcement coming soon from his budget director, Russell Vought. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has long opposed a ballot measure that would tax billionaires’ wealth. Now he’s endorsing a different measure aimed at prohibiting wealth taxes. (on.wsj.com)
The high price of oil as the midterms grow near has constrained the White House as it faces two foreign- policy crises. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Special Edition of the Politics Newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to halt any further airing of taxpayer-funded television ads touting the president, ruling they are likely illegal (on.wsj.com)
President Trump called on Ukraine to replace Volodymyr Zelensky as its leader and piled pressure on Kyiv to stop airstrikes against Russian oil refineries (on.wsj.com)
I''m a working parent who''s built over 150 AI agents to help run my life. I get digital overload, but I''m getting more time back. (www.businessinsider.com)
How Tree Rings Challenged the Myth of American Wilderness - By studying fire scars in ancient wood, many scientists have become convinced that Indigenous people transformed North America long before Christopher Columbus arrived. (www.newyorker.com)
How a Canadian TV Show May Have Helped Foil the FlyDubai Terrorist Attack - The documentary series “Air Crash Investigations” has attracted a cult following by obsessively dissecting historic plane crashes. Then a fan of the show found himself aboard a hijacked plane headed for Israel. (www.newyorker.com)
Hollywood’s Tech-Founder Fixation Takes a Dark Turn - Tech-entrepreneur bio-pics used to give us flawed men who built great products. But the latest wave of movies, from “The Social Reckoning” to “Artificial,” recast Silicon Valley titans as unambiguous villains, and suggest that the products themselves are the threat. (www.newyorker.com)
My Education on the Border of the Syrian War - In the last Turkish town on the road to Aleppo, jihadis and spies mixed with reporters trying to prove themselves. (www.newyorker.com)
Deana Lawson’s Subjects of Surveillance - In a new series featuring security-camera stills of suspected shoplifters, the photographer seems more interested in the surface than in the soul. (www.newyorker.com)
The First Candid - In 1838, Louis Daguerre snapped a photo of a Parisian street, empty but for a shoeshine boy and his client. Now that some sleuths have zeroed in on the location, the city is marking it with a plaque. (www.newyorker.com)
Around the World in Explorer Names - The American Geographical Society has long invited big-name adventurers—Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong—to sign its ceremonial globe. The latest? Astronaut Kathryn Sullivan. (www.newyorker.com)
Kramer and Fauci—Enemies to Friends to Protagonists - The playwright and the immunologist famously argued about AIDs live on C-SPAN, in 1993. Their heated exchange now unfolds in a new play that almost included a “Guys and Dolls” song break. (www.newyorker.com)
Cinema of Wayward Souls - The director Lee Chang-dong excavates the traumas of contemporary Korean history in starkly personal terms. (www.newyorker.com)
Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “The Occidental Book of the Dead,” “Luna, Phoenix, Queen,” “The Minimalist,” and “The Decadent Movement.” (www.newyorker.com)
The Yakuza and the Way of the Would-Be Warrior - For generations, Japanese gangsters have styled themselves as heirs to the samurai—a mystique that helped them prosper in league with politicians, police, and big business. (www.newyorker.com)
In Argentina, Rural Residents Send Messages Over the Radio - In rural Argentina, isolated residents exchange messages over AM radio. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump After the Midterms - If the coming election does result in a blue wave, Trump will be faced with the fact of his diminishment. The rest of us will be faced with the wreckage. (www.newyorker.com)
Restaurant Review: Creola - At Creola, the chef Lana Lagomarsini puts French technique to work exploring Black American foodways—and overhauls her prix-fixe menu every few weeks. (www.newyorker.com)
Betty Gilpin Is Having a Moment - On the heels of her Emmy win for “Widow’s Bay,” the “GLOW” star reflects on her slew of new projects, growing up with actor parents, taking on Cole Escola’s role in “Oh, Mary!,” and the importance of performing with your whole heart. (www.newyorker.com)
“Chuck Murphy’s Last Run,” by Kevin Barry - How could you give up the throb of urgent throttle and the surge of roaring power that take you through the gates of fear to a state of nerveless bliss? (www.newyorker.com)
How “Oscar” Stages the Sad, Sordid Decline of Oscar Wilde - The ballet, on now at New York City Center, imagines the renowned writer enclosed in a cell, tortured by images from his own works about the relationship between life and art. (www.newyorker.com)