Trump Faces Impeachment

Plus: the parallels between Watergate and the current White House scandal, and a new documentary about the infamous lawyer and fixer Roy Cohn. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Columnists Trump, Impeachment, and What Happens Between Elections The inquiry gains additional urgency because it concerns the 2020 Presidential election, and yet the event that finally got Pelosi to launch impeachment proceedings is just the last of many straws. By Masha Gessen Our Columnists Nancy Pelosi Finally Goes All In on Impeachment For all the apparent inevitability of the Speaker’s announcement of a formal impeachment inquiry, it still represents a gamble with the very highest stakes. By John Cassidy Daily Comment The Worst Day of Trump’s Presidency House Democrats opened a formal inquiry as the President dissembled at the United Nations General Assembly. By Robin Wright Q. & A. Watergate and the Trump Impeachment Inquiry A Yale professor discusses parallels with the current White House scandal and why impeachment is never a comprehensive response to bad Presidential behavior. By Isaac Chotiner Campaign Chronicles The Mob Mentality of the Iowa Caucuses Seventeen Democratic-primary candidates were on hand at the Polk County Steak Fry, as Iowans judged who had the largest crowds and the loudest applause. By Eren Orbey PAID POST CROSSFIRE HURRICANE: A Must-Read Book for Every American Former FBI special agent Josh Campbell gives readers an unprecedented look behind the scenes of the Russia investigation—code name: Crossfire Hurricane—with his firsthand knowledge and keen reporting. “One of the most important books of the year.” —Dan Rather More in News Our Columnists Greta Thunberg Is the Anti-Trump The climate activist’s world view is the opposite of the President’s: she sees the universe as moral, he believes that it is rotten. By Masha Gessen Daily Comment Jair Bolsonaro’s Surreal Defense of His Amazon Policies At the U.N., the Brazilian President blamed a “lying and sensationalist media” for propagating fake news about the rain forest’s destruction. By Jon Lee Anderson Culture and More Cultural Comment Roy Cohn and the Making of a Winner-Take-All America A new documentary about the infamous lawyer and fixer reveals a man whose will to power was a reflection of the society he operated in. By Naomi Fry On Television “The Politician” Satirizes the So-Called Meritocracy Ryan Murphy’s timely comedy mocks modern privilege with a mix of campiness, creepiness, and biting wit. By Troy Patterson Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts The Seven Emojis of Grief Your rebirth begins. Of course, you still feel remnants of all the emojis that came before. By Emily Winter Daily Cartoon Wednesday, September 25th By Lila Ash 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 insure delivery to your in-box (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.