How the Trump Administration Is Stigmatizing Abortion

Plus: Mike Pompeo’s journey to Trump’s Cabinet, and the story behind an obscure and beloved recording. View in browser | Update your preferences Daily Comment How the Trump Administration Is Stigmatizing Abortion A new rule governing Title X, the federal program that funds reproductive-health services for low-income women, will forbid health-care workers’ from referring patients to abortion clinics. By Margaret Talbot Persons of Interest Félix Auger-Aliassime Is Trying to Stay Calm Can the nineteen-year-old Canadian tennis phenom bring a new story to the men’s game? By Louisa Thomas Politics and More Podcast Mike Pompeo’s Circuitous Journey to Trump’s Cabinet Susan B. Glasser joins Eric Lach to discuss how Pompeo’s transformation from Trump critic to Trump ally mirrors the story of the greater Republican Party. Culture and More Culture Desk Stephen Cheng Sounded Like No One Else. But Who Was He? The story behind an obscure and beloved rocksteady recording and a singer who tried to bring worlds together in his music. By Hua Hsu Fiction “The Loop” “Bev had it in her, here in the truck, to pretend that what had just happened hadn’t: that the metal bed frame had not, in fact, mysteriously vanished.” By J. Robert Lennon Read “The Quick and the Dead,” a Prescient Ode to Political Hopelessness In this novel by Joy Williams, activism is all performance, but the world is in such a state of wreckage that it’s hard to say whether that’s a bad thing. By Jeanie Riess Puzzles Dept. The Weekend Crossword ​T​wo or three in a Coco Gauff match​: four letters.​ By Erik Agard Culture Desk Tanya Tucker’s New Album Might Be the Best of Her Career The country singer’s new studio album, “While I’m Livin’,” is full of gut-punch numbers, single-size story songs that somehow assume universal proportions. By David Cantwell Culture Desk The Summer of Shark Politics on Cape Cod The right-wing side blames the presence of sharks on liberal efforts to protect the seals they feed on; the left-wing side makes a vague claim that climate change is responsible. By Adam Gopnik On This Day Fiction “The Gospel According to Mark” In this short story, published in 1971, the Argentinian author, who was born a hundred and twenty years ago today, explores the rifts among Argentina’s social classes and questions the nature of sacrifice. By Jorge Luis Borges Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Avant-Garde Wedding Concepts for Your Totally Original Nuptials Suggestions for lovers who wish to take an artistic approach to tying the knot. By Max Wittert Blitt’s Kvetchbook Donald Trump Dreams of Golf in Greenland Playing through, with an occasional ice hazard and tundra trap. By Barry Blitt 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.