This Week’s Issue: A Close Look at the Accusations Against Al Franken

Jane Mayer profiles the former senator. Plus: growing up next door to an assassin. 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 Personal History The Assassin Next Door My family’s immigrant journey and James Earl Ray’s path to targeting Martin Luther King, Jr., intersected at an unglamorous corner of East Hollywood. By Héctor Tobar Dept. of Motor Vehicles Was the Automotive Era a Terrible Mistake? For a century, we’ve loved our cars. They haven’t loved us back. By Nathan Heller Comment Donald Trump’s Idea of Selective Citizenship Last week, the President wasn’t just attacking four congresswomen of color; he was reanimating ideas whose prevalence wreaked havoc in the nation’s past. By Jelani Cobb Life and Letters Herman Melville at Home The novelist drew on far-flung voyages to create his masterpiece. But he could finish it only at his beloved Berkshire farm. By Jill Lepore Humor from The New Yorker Shouts & Murmurs Phone Calls from All Over Most of my robocalls are coming from Slovenia. Yes, I’m aware that Melania Trump is from there, but I’m not blaming her. She has enough on her plate as it is. By Calvin Trillin Cartoons From The Issue Cartoons from the Issue Drawings and drollery from this week’s magazine. 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.