How the Coronavirus Swept Through the Texas Panhandle

Plus: President Winning-by-Losing; Trump’s dinner with Mexico’s President; and hurling in Ireland. View in browser | Update your preferences Dispatch How the Coronavirus Swept Through the Texas Panhandle No matter what, the meatpacking plants had to stay open. The rest of the world was distanced, but workers kept coming in. By Lauren Hilgers Daily Comment The Supreme Court Teaches Trump the Limits of His Presidency In a pair of rulings on Thursday, the Court showed that the Presidency does not give Trump the “absolute immunity” he claims it does. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Letter from Trump’s Washington President Winning-by-Losing Is, in Fact, Losing Donald Trump has made a career of turning bad news into good, but the virus has already defeated him. By Susan B. Glasser Daily Comment Why Mexico’s Left-of-Center President Went to Dinner with Trump Is Andrés Manuel López Obrador playing Trump or being played by him? By Jon Lee Anderson Our Columnists Trump’s Impeachment Revenge: Alexander Vindman Is Bullied Into Retiring The Army lieutenant colonel’s patriotism cost him his career. By Robin Wright PAID POST Dig into this delectable journey of dark, sensual and ravishing poetry Ruminate the searing to the sultry as you absorb this haunting lilt of burning carnality. The poems ignite rapid and surprising shifts in focus and perspective as they twist and turn your preconceptions, allowing the implications to linger in your thoughts. Culture and More Photo Booth A Visitor to Ireland Finds Ballet in the Ancient Sport of Hurling In a new book, “People of the Mud,” the photographer Luis Alberto Rodriguez creates a choreography of bodies at work and at play. By Brian Dillon The Front Row Warriors Who Can Never Die in “The Old Guard” Gina Prince-Bythewood’s occasionally poignant drama, on Netflix, seems interested in its characters’ inner lives only as a pretext for advancing the action. By Richard Brody Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Announcement: My Birthday Is Cancelled This Year I’ll still be doing a small family FaceTime, immediately followed by a larger Zoom with my college friends and three work friends, but that’s really going to be it. By Cara Devins and Andrew Jaico Daily Cartoon Friday, July 10th By Yasin Osman This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To insure delivery, we recommend adding newyorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your contacts, while noting that it is a no-reply address. Please send all newsletter feedback to tnyinbox@newyorker.com. For more from The New Yorker, sign up for our newsletters, shop the store, and sign in to newyorker.com, where subscribers always have unlimited access. Contact us with questions. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.