Did President Trump Self-Impeach?

Plus: Todd Phillips’s "Joker" is numbing, and Trump shows how far he will go to protect himself. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Trump’s Washington Did Donald Trump Just Self-Impeach? On Thursday, Trump didn’t bother to contest the charge that he leaned on Ukraine to investigate Biden and his son. In fact, he did it again, live on camera, from the White House lawn. By Susan B. Glasser Daily Comment A Dim Future for Asylum at the Southern Border Under the new safe-third-country agreements, the U.S. will be sending asylum seekers to the same countries that many of the migrants are already fleeing. By Jonathan Blitzer Our Columnists Trump Shows How Far He’ll Go to Save Himself Rather than denying the central charge against him—abuse of Presidential power—Trump is now embracing it, giving it his public imprimatur. By John Cassidy PAID POST JILL LEPORE delivers the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades. Newly in paperback from the acclaimed historian and New Yorker writer. “Essential reading for everyone who cares about this country’s future” (Robert Dallek). The New York Times says, “We need this book.” Culture and More The Front Row “Joker” Is a Viewing Experience of Rare, Numbing Emptiness “Joker” is the comic-book “Green Book,” twisting history for the sake of a yarn. By Richard Brody Page-Turner How Seamus Heaney Became a Poet of Happiness As the author’s job and reputation became secure, he began to share with his readers confidence, lightness, and the ability to stay pleased. By Stephanie Burt Postscript The Shimmering Magnificence of Jessye Norman The opera singer, who died this week, is an object of disbelieving awe—a phenomenon over which singers of the future can wonder and weep. By Alex Ross Culture Desk Cas Holman’s Search for the Ideal Playground “The reason I design for children is I’m designing for people,” Holman, who is featured in the second season of the Netflix series “Abstract: The Art of Design,” said. “Good toys make good people.” By Alexandra Lange Tables for Two Tables for Two At Mo’s Original, It Pays to Be Open-Minded In Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, a pair of talented chefs have found success in the unexpected intersection of Caribbean food and ramen noodles. By Hannah Goldfield Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts We’re Raising Our Child to Get Plenty of Screen Time We’re living in a world where screens are ubiquitous, and you can’t prepare a child for that early enough. By David Guzman Daily Cartoon Daily Cartoon: Friday, October 4th Leaf-peeping during the fall of civilization. By Brooke Bourgeois 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.