Trump said his administration has reached an agreement with Russia’s Vladimir Putin for Russia to supply hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel fuel in the coming months (on.wsj.com)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance had different reactions to the WSJ’s explosive article about Kimberly Guilfoyle. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers clashed Thursday evening over policies involving the Middle East, healthcare, immigration and more in their first debate in the race for Senate in Michigan (on.wsj.com)
In his first interview on the job, Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg, a private-equity billionaire, defends his unconventional approach to solving the U.S. missile problem (on.wsj.com)
The Reporter Nicholas Lemann on California’s Battle to Pass a Billionaire Tax - A measure to tax the ultra-wealthy in California is a bellwether progressive issue. Why are so many Democrats skeptical? (www.newyorker.com)
Canada’s Plans for Donald Trump - Canadians think America “is toxic and broken and can never be trusted again,” Chrystia Freeland, the former Deputy Prime Minister, tells David Remnick, and they’re seeking allies abroad. (www.newyorker.com)
In the Dark: Season 2 - The investigative podcast In the Dark examines why Curtis Flowers, a Black man in Mississippi, was tried six times for the same crime, revealing a town divided by race and a conviction supported by questionable evidence. (www.newyorker.com)
What’s Driving the French Student Protests - A movement born in the Paris banlieues has mobilized young people against diminished school conditions and accumulating problems at home and beyond. (www.newyorker.com)
The Vertiginous Revelations of “You Can See Everything” - Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s interrogation of Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced Theranos founder, is a compelling spectacle of manipulation, suspicion, and apparent sincerity. (www.newyorker.com)
“Lincoln in the Bardo” Gets an Opera at the Met - Also: an Animal Collective reunion, the reverent art of Malcolm Peacock, a new jazz documentary from 1972, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
In “Musk,” Alex Gibney Punctures Elon’s Self-Mythology - “To make this film, I set out to solve a mystery,” Gibney says in the documentary. “How could Musk assume so much power, and why had we given it to him?” (www.newyorker.com)
How Rick Bragg Became His Generation’s Bard of the South - The Alabamian writer has published multiple acclaimed memoirs about his humble roots and is at work on another, which may be his last. His writing has also been dogged by controversy. (www.newyorker.com)
“Fjord” Keeps the Faith - In Cristian Mungiu’s drama, a family of conservative Christian immigrants in Norway collide with the progressive values of the European welfare state. (www.newyorker.com)
The Dumocrats Are Coming for Trump, and All He Can Do Is Call Them Names - A report from the President’s campaign tour through the formerly safe precincts of red America. (www.newyorker.com)
“The Social Reckoning” Leaves Out the Human Element - In Aaron Sorkin’s overwritten sequel to “The Social Network,” inspired performances by Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White can’t bring the main characters to life. (www.newyorker.com)
“Degenerates” Is Funny, Pervy, and Startling - Else Went’s new play dares to display some empathy for the troubled denizens of the manosphere. (www.newyorker.com)
“The Social Reckoning” Shows How It All Went Wrong - Mark Zuckerberg, the C.E.O. of Meta, urged his employees to “move fast and break things.” Aaron Sorkin’s new film depicts the aftermath. (www.newyorker.com)
Why Donald Trump Is Pausing His Crackdown on Salvadoran Immigrants - The President’s delay in ending Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans highlights a tension between his nativist agenda and the industries that rely on immigrant labor. (www.newyorker.com)
Back to School, in Gaza - My nephews study in a big tent surrounded by bombed-out houses. They have no access to chairs or tables, so they sit on the dirt. (www.newyorker.com)
Will Netanyahu Escape His Reckoning? - In his bid for reëlection, the Israeli Prime Minister is doing everything in his power to smear his opponents and evade blame for the security fiasco of October 7th. (www.newyorker.com)