The Case of Al Franken

Plus: how Illinois became an abortion-rights haven, and the National Conservatism Conference’s brand of Trumpism. View in browser | Update your preferences A Reporter at Large The Case of Al Franken A close look at the accusations against the former senator. By Jane Mayer Dispatch How Illinois Became an Abortion-Rights Haven As many state legislatures are restricting access to abortion, the Prairie State is removing financial and legal barriers and welcoming “refugees” from across state lines. By Peter Slevin Our Columnists Conservative Nationalism Is Trumpism for Intellectuals At the National Conservatism Conference, there were signals that the old conservative consensus has been broken. By Osita Nwanevu Q. & A. Why Mark Sanford Might Challenge Donald Trump The former South Carolina governor and congressman discusses why he wants to run as a single-issue candidate and his feelings about Trump’s racism. By Isaac Chotiner More in Culture Culture Desk Should There Be an Emoji for Everything? As emojis come to represent the world more specifically and fully, they collide with the thorny reality that they reduce to a pictograph. By Sophie Haigney This Week in Fiction Salman Rushdie on Corruption and the Opioid Crisis The author discusses “The Little King,” his story from this week’s issue. By Deborah Treisman Cover Story Joost Swarte’s “Power Trip” The artist talks about the inspiration behind his cover for the July 29, 2019, issue. By Françoise Mouly Puzzles Dept. The Weekday Crossword Duration for “Firefly” or “Freaks and Geeks”: nine letters. By Natan Last Photo Booth Photo Booth Jack Davison’s Throwback to a Golden Age of Editorial Portraiture Davison’s work seems to have been ripped out of the pages of glossy magazines from an era when Irving Penn and Richard Avedon were still huddled underneath their dark cloths. By Chris Wiley Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Cognitive Dissonances I’m Comfortable With Perpetuating the cycle of toxic Instagram envy, and other live-withable contradictions. By Irving Ruan and Katie Zhu Daily Cartoon Monday, July 22nd Things are getting too hot to handle. By Brendan Loper Sign up for more newsletters from The New Yorker. Visit The New Yorker shop. Question about your subscription? Contact Customer Care. New Yorker digital subscribers get unlimited access to everything on newyorker.com. Log in to your account here. We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions to TNYinbox@newyorker.com. This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, NewYorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.