How Republican Senators Account for Trump

Plus: the state of the Presidential race; Moxie Marlinspike on taking back our privacy; and Jennifer Walshe. View in browser | Update your preferences Our Columnists How Republican Senators Account for the Trump Presidency For five years, Republicans have been wearily answering (or dodging) the question of whether they support President Trump. But voters are now asking them something deeper—about what they have actually delivered. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells Our Columnists What’s the State of the Presidential Race Two Weeks Out? Polls show Joe Biden maintaining a strong lead as the campaign enters the homestretch, but many Democrats remain wary that the debacle of 2016 could be repeated. By John Cassidy U.S. Journal The Montana Voters Who Could Decide Control of the Senate In a race that may end with a vanishingly thin margin of victory, the state’s Native Americans and union members are playing a central role. By E. Tammy Kim Campaign Chronicles Trump Strikes a Doubtful Note in Pennsylvania During a rally on an airport tarmac in Erie, the President built out a whole excuse for his potential electoral defeat, even as he continued to call defeat an impossibility. By Eric Lach PAID POST “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” | NEW from The Folio Society Maya Angelou’s powerful memoir is now available as a beautiful collector’s edition from The Folio Society. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” features vivid artwork by Shabazz Larkin and a new introduction from award-winning novelist Tayari Jones. Profiles Profiles Taking Back Our Privacy Moxie Marlinspike, the founder of the end-to-end encrypted messaging service Signal, is “trying to bring normality to the Internet.” By Anna Wiener Culture and More Musical Events Jennifer Walshe’s Sublime Chaos The Irish composer and vocalist gives emotional shape to the barrage of information that attends online life. By Alex Ross The Front Row A Slick and Hollow Adaptation of Jack London’s Novel Though the story is a warning to intellectuals, the film “Martin Eden” merely decorates the underlying heap of history like an artificially sweetened cherry. By Richard Brody Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Unexpected Benefits of Universal Health Care For one thing, you’ll be able to marry not only to get coverage but for authentic reasons, like wanting to appear on ​“90 Day Fiancé.” By Ginny Hogan, Randall Otis, and Jason Adam Katzenstein Daily Cartoon Wednesday, October 21st By John Klossner 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.