The Bolton Bombshell

Plus: a new backlash to gun control in Virginia, James Corden’s do-over, and the Kobe Bryant Grammys. View in browser | Update your preferences Letter from Trump’s Washington The Bolton Bombshell and the Unwaveringly Pro-Trump G.O.P. On Monday, the only words that mattered at Trump’s impeachment trial were two that his lawyer Kenneth Starr never said: John Bolton. By Susan B. Glasser Dispatch A New Backlash to Gun Control Begins in Virginia Activists at a gun-rights rally in Richmond last week called Virginia, a state with a pro-gun tradition now on the brink of passing restrictions, “the canary in the coal mine.” By Emily Witt Campaign Chronicles Elizabeth Warren’s Final Pitch in Iowa With less than a week to go before caucus night, Warren is not so much campaigning as counselling, making the case to the state’s moderates that she’s a better option than Biden. By Rob Fischer PAID POST Shocking new reporting by Pulitzer-winning Washington Post journalists “This taut and terrifying book is among the most closely observed accounts of Donald J. Trump’s shambolic tenure in office to date.” —Dwight Garner, The New York Times Letters from the U.K. Letter from the U.K. Mapping Northern Ireland’s Post-Brexit Future In the town of Lurgan, Catholic and Protestant students are working together to chart how safe they feel on either side of an invisible line. By Anna Russell Letter from the U.K. The Hacker Connecting Luanda Leaks to Corruption in European Soccer Rui Pinto, the Portuguese hacker behind Luanda Leaks, “is the Snowden of international corruption now,” his lawyer says. By Sam Knight From the Magazine Profiles James Corden’s Do-Over The late-night TV host discusses fat-shaming, the intoxicating effect of fame, and “Cats,” which he still hasn’t watched. By Michael Schulman Dispatches from the Grammys Culture Desk Billie Eilish and the New Musical Consensus at the Grammys The ceremony, which opened with Alicia Keys praising the unifying power of music, was a coronation of the young avant-pop star. By Carrie Battan Culture Desk The Kobe Bryant Grammys Brought a Lesson in Grief The show arrived with a peculiar kind of duality—immense sorrow juxtaposed against the hard-earned wins of artists hoping to leave the kind of mark that Bryant did. By Briana Younger Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts My Postpartum Intimates As described by Victoria’s Secret. By Anika Burgess Daily Cartoon Tuesday, January 28th By Kim Warp 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 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.