Republicans Trash Trump on Syria—but Not Ukraine

Plus: The danger of the supermajority requirement in an age of impeachment, and the race to break the two-hour marathon. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Trump’s Washington Republicans Trash Trump on Syria—but Not Ukraine The strange politics of speaking out against the President. By Susan B. Glasser The Impeachment Inquiry Our Columnists The Danger of the Supermajority Requirement The hyper-partisanship of American politics has made it increasingly difficult to imagine two-thirds of the Senate voting to convict a President. By Michael Luo Our Columnists What Ed Meese’s Presidential Medal of Freedom Says About the G.O.P. The President has kept his word to movement conservatives, which is why they’re not likely to desert him now. By John Cassidy Dispatch Senator Doug Jones Is Getting Pressure from Both Sides Many constituents want to know where the Alabama Democrat stands on the evolving impeachment inquiry. By Charles Bethea PAID POST Now in paperback from Susan Orlean Susan Orlean’s bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (USA TODAY)—a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. More News Our Columnists The CNN Town Hall on L.G.B.T.Q. Rights Where the Democratic candidates differed was in the sense of being at home with thinking about queer people. By Masha Gessen News Desk Demonstrators in Haiti Are Fighting for an Uncertain Future If President Jovenel Moïse steps down, what sort of government will follow? By Edwidge Danticat More in Culture The Current Cinema “Parasite” Explores What Lies Beneath The unequal world envisioned by Bong Joon-ho could be heading for class war or a brokered peace—for savagery or stillness, or both. By Anthony Lane The Sporting Scene Inside the Race to Break the Two-Hour Marathon The world-record holder, Eliud Kipchoge, will face long-distance running’s most daunting barrier—likely for the last time. By Ed Caesar Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Reviews Are In for “The Female Joker” A consciously self-pitying tale, one that culminates in a scene where the Joker boards the subway with a conspicuous lump under her jacket: “Infinite Jest.” By Riane Konc Daily Cartoon Friday, October 11th By Peter Kuper 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.