What We Can Expect from Impeachment Hearings

Plus: witch houses, the World Series, and the time Patti LuPone haunted a laundromat. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Columnists What Can We Expect from Televised Impeachment Hearings? We are in for high political drama as the Democrats seek to make the case for Trump’s removal from office, and the President and his allies fight back with everything they have. By John Cassidy Dispatch After ICE Came to Morton, Mississippi About one in ten of the city’s residents was jailed or fired after raids at local chicken plants. But, for most, Morton is still home. By Charles Bethea California Chronicles L.A.’s Fire Zone Prepares for the Blaze Forced out of my house, I caught a glimmer of what the fire refugees I’ve interviewed over the years knew fully—that eerie slip from normalcy. By Dana Goodyear Our Columnists How Trump’s Supporters Distort Alexander Vindman’s Origin Story For some, the fact that the Army lieutenant colonel is an immigrant is enough for him to be painted as a double agent. By Masha Gessen Daily Comment A Civil-Rights Challenge to Testing Joins the College-Admissions Battle A threatened lawsuit in California points the way to a different solution for achieving racial diversity at universities: a ban on the consideration of test scores. By Nicholas Lemann Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Movie Club Newsletter Reviews of the current cinema, plus recommendations for classics and underrated treasures available on streaming services, every Friday. Culture and More The Sporting Scene The Nationals Won the Most Memorable World Series in Years We’re better than ever at predicting baseball. But, as Howie Kendrick’s Game Seven home run against the Astros showed, we still know next to nothing. By Zach Helfand Haunted House Dept. Who’s Afraid of the Lesbian Haunted House? Killjoy’s Kastle mines the culture’s worst fears about feminists, with a cast of “Polyamorous Vampiric Grannies,” “Ball Bustas,” and “demented women’s-studies professors.” By Ariel Levy Culture Desk When Patti LuPone Haunted a Laundromat In the pilot for an absurd, pun-filled series that never aired, LuPone steals socks and haunts an ex-lover. By Michael Schulman Culture Desk Witch Houses of the Hudson Valley Architectural historians, looking behind walls and beneath floorboards, find evidence of an occult past. By Geoff Manaugh Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Trick or Treat: Something to Eat Help yourself to low-FODMAP sweets. By Lisa Hanawalt Daily Cartoon Thursday, October 31st By Karen Sneider 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.