The Sycophants in the G.O.P.

Plus: Nancy Pelosi’s reluctance to impeach Trump, and notable absences at the White House social-media summit. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Trump’s Washington Trump and the Co‑opting of the G.O.P. He is a Twitter cry baby, but it’s more calculated than it looks. By Susan B. Glasser Daily Comment Nancy Pelosi, Impeachment, and Places in History The House Speaker has been reluctant to impeach the President, but denying the reality of his transgressions will only enable him politically. By Sean Wilentz News Desk Notable Absences at Trump’s Social-Media Summit Most of the seats at the gathering, which traditional journalists were not allowed to record for posterity, were filled by stalwart MAGA memesmiths. By Andrew Marantz News Desk The Case for Declaring a National Climate Emergency A congressional resolution to declare a national emergency is symbolic for now, but it also reflects the reality of what’s needed, in the face of current facts, to combat climate change. By Carolyn Kormann Dispatch The Causes and Consequences of Berlin’s Rapid Gentrification The city’s reputation as a place where artists and creative types can afford to live as they please is eroding. By Elisabeth Zerofsky PAID POST Start reading the “perfect thriller” by Jo Nesbø (Suspense Magazine) In KNIFE, brilliant, audaciously rogue police officer Harry Hole faces his darkest case yet–tracking the mastermind killer who has haunted his entire career. “Nesbø certainly has the magic touch when it comes to psycho serial killers.” –Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review Culture and More Postscript Jim Bouton Was Baseball’s Misunderstood Evangelist The ballplayer, who died on Wednesday, at the age of eighty, made the game relatable to fans by revealing truths that other players couldn’t risk telling. By Ian Crouch The Current Cinema “The Farewell” Mixes Mourning and Revelry When a merry grandmother welcomes her family to Changchun for a wedding, she’s the only one who doesn’t know that she’s dying. By Anthony Lane Q. & A. The Exemplary Legacy of the Chicago Defender The renowned black newspaper that championed civil rights and helped spark the Great Migration will no longer publish a print edition. By Isaac Chotiner Tables for Two Udon Takes On New Texture at Hanon A Williamsburg outpost of a restaurant in Kamakura gives the oft-neglected Japanese noodle its due. By Jessica Henderson Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Acosta Agonistes Who would have thought such a partner in crime would ascend to the Cabinet? By John Lithgow Daily Cartoon Friday, July 12th By Mort Gerberg 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.