Our Biggest Political Stories of 2019

A secret effort to influence elections, Hunter Biden, and the unimaginable reality of American concentration camps. View in browser | Update your preferences Annals of Covert Action Private Mossad for Hire Inside an effort to influence American elections, starting with one small-town race. By Adam Entous and Ronan Farrow Persons of Interest The Political Scene Nancy Pelosi: An Extremely Stable Genius When asked if impeachment might backfire, the Speaker of the House insisted that politics has nothing to do with it. “It doesn’t matter,” she said. “He has given us no choice.” By David Remnick A Reporter at Large Will Hunter Biden Jeopardize His Father’s Campaign? Joe Biden’s son is under scrutiny for his business dealings and tumultuous personal life. By Adam Entous Under Review David Brooks’s Conversion Story In recent years, the conservative columnist has divorced, remarried, broken with Republicans over Trump, and explored Christianity. How deep was his transformation? By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Essay Clarence Thomas’s Radical Vision of Race Thomas has moved from black nationalism to the right. But his beliefs about racism, and our ability to solve it, remain the same. By Corey Robin The Trump Administration A Reporter at Large The Making of the Fox News White House Fox News has always been partisan. But has it become propaganda? By Jane Mayer Dept. of Justice Michael Cohen’s Last Days of Freedom These days, the President’s former lawyer, and the fall guy in his web of misconduct, looks like a victim as well as a perpetrator. By Jeffrey Toobin Newsletters Sign Up for John Cassidy’s Newsletter Get the latest on politics and the economy. International Politics Letter from the U.K. How Brexit Will End Until recently, it was possible to believe that there was a middle way, or to be in denial that a decisive moment would come. That’s no longer the case. By Sam Knight A Reporter at Large Blood and Soil in Narendra Modi’s India The Prime Minister’s Hindu-nationalist government has cast two hundred million Muslims as internal enemies. By Dexter Filkins In the News Our Columnists The Unimaginable Reality of American Concentration Camps The debate over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s use of the term “concentration camp” is not about language or facts. It is about how we perceive history, ourselves, and ourselves in history. By Masha Gessen A Reporter at Large Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret The U.S. military prison’s leadership considered Mohamedou Salahi to be its highest-value detainee. But his guard suspected otherwise. By Ben Taub 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.