The Recklessness of Trump’s Return to the White House

Plus: Jane Mayer on Amy Coney Barrett; Anthony Fauci on a coronavirus vaccine; and how James Beard invented American cooking. View in browser | Update your preferences Medical Dispatch The Recklessness of Trump’s Return to the White House The President will probably get good care. But, by attempting to spin his own illness, he puts the rest of us at risk. By Dhruv Khullar News Desk Could the Coronavirus Stop Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation? Senate Republicans still hold almost every advantage, but they are up against two forces of nature: time and COVID-19. By Jane Mayer Our Columnists Just How Disastrous Are the Latest Polls for Donald Trump? Two veteran polling experts, one Democrat and one Republican, analyze the most recent surveys. By John Cassidy Campaign Chronicles Does Door-Knocking Matter? Republicans have been going door to door for months; Democrats start this week. Will it affect the election? By Eliza Griswold A Reporter at Large Nine Days in Wuhan, the Ground Zero of the Pandemic There’s no other country where the coronavirus’s effects have been so concentrated in a single city. By Peter Hessler PAID POST A life no one will remember. A story you will never forget. “For someone damned to be forgettable, Addie LaRue is a most delightfully unforgettable character, and her story is the most joyous evocation of unlikely immortality.” ―Neil Gaiman, on “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by V. E. Schwab The New Yorker Festival Video Dept. Anthony Fauci on the Coronavirus and the Prospects for a Vaccine On the first night of the 2020 New Yorker Festival, the infectious-disease specialist spoke about COVID-19, superspreaders, and a possible vaccine. By Rachel Riederer Culture Books How James Beard Invented American Cooking The gourmet’s real genius wasn’t in his recipes but in his packaging. He knew how to serve up the authenticity that his audiences craved. By Adam Gopnik Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts How to Update Your Wardrobe for the Fall Every so often, I’ll decide it’s time to retire my old Target wardrobe and replace it with a new Target wardrobe. By Danielle Kraese Daily Cartoon Tuesday, October 6th By Zoe Si 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.