The G.O.P. Plan to Keep Impeachment Partisan

Plus: A young girl’s immigration journey, a candid look at L.A. drivers, and Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story.” View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Trump’s Washington The G.O.P. Plan to Keep Impeachment Partisan The hearings open with diplomatic gravitas—and nutty conspiracy theories. By Susan B. Glasser Our Columnists The Irreconcilable Realities of the Impeachment Hearings In one, political power is governed by values, norms, history, procedure, and law. In the other, it aims to be absolute. By Masha Gessen Daily Comment Jim Jordan Tries to Recast Trump as the Hero of the Ukraine Scandal This is the Republican defense of Trump in its most brazen form. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Our Columnists After Six Decades, Turkey Is Now a U.S. Ally in Name Only President Trump’s Oval Office meeting with the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was another foreign-policy flop. By Robin Wright PAID POST “I did a dangerous thing for a man in my position. I decided to tell the truth.” —EDWARD SNOWDEN Critics call PERMANENT RECORD: “gripping” (The Washington Post), “full of surprises” (The Nation), and “riveting...reads like a literary thriller” (The New York Times). Culture and More The Front Row What’s Missing from the Brilliant “Marriage Story” Canny and intricate, it’s Noah Baumbach’s most developed and original film. By Richard Brody Photo Booth A Candid Look at the Drivers of Los Angeles Jonathan Castillo’s photographs show the contemporary car as a high-tech cocoon. By Peter C. Baker Culture Desk Can Film Save Indigenous Languages? Films like “SG̲aawaay Ḵ’uuna,” the first to capture the language and culture of the indigenous peoples of Haida Gwaii, are giving new life to dying tongues. By Julian Brave NoiseCat The New Yorker Documentary A Young Girl’s Immigration Journey in “A Line Birds Cannot See” E.L. was twelve years old when a smuggler who was helping her family cross the border suggested that it would be easier if they separated. By Sarah Larson Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Dear Pepper: Single for the Holidays and a Media Misfit Make a list of organized steps you can take to find your people. By Liana Finck Daily Cartoon Thursday, November 14th By Emily Flake 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.