“He Obstructed, He Lied, He Bullied”: Cuomo’s War Against a Federal Prosecutor

Plus: the attorney general’s report that led to the Governor’s resignation; and Teju Cole reviews “Eyimofe.” View in browser | Update your preferences Tuesday, August 10, 2021 News Desk Andrew Cuomo’s War Against a Federal Prosecutor “He obstructed, he lied, he bullied, he threatened”: how Governor Cuomo used increasingly heavy-handed tactics to direct the Moreland Commission to limit inquiries that might implicate him or his allies. By Ronan Farrow Our Local Correspondents Is This Finally It for Andrew Cuomo? Andrew Cuomo has resigned after the release of a damning report. The Governor “created an atmosphere in which citizens are afraid to speak openly,” Eric Lach wrote last week. By Eric Lach Daily Comment How Joe Biden Could Save Tens of Thousands of Afghan Allies Before the fall of Saigon, two American diplomats risked their careers to save Vietnamese imperilled by a slow-moving bureaucracy. By Kirk Wallace Johnson Annals of Technology There’s an Earthquake Coming! The newest warning systems give users ten seconds’ notice. What can be done in that time? By Zoey Poll The Sporting Scene The World’s Greatest Soccer Player Moves On The reason Lionel Messi has no team right now is ultimately not about sports at all. By Daniel Alarcón From the Magazine The Control of Nature The Lost Canyon Under Lake Powell Drought is shrinking one of the country’s largest reservoirs, revealing a hidden Eden. By Elizabeth Kolbert Culture and More Cultural Comment The Good People of “Eyimofe” The film possesses a rare moral vision, in which goodness emerges not because of suffering but in spite of it. By Teju Cole Home-Town Kid Is Managing a City Like Managing the Mets? Bobby Valentine—whose most significant policy decisions as the Mets skipper included whether to bench Benny Agbayani—launches his campaign for mayor of Stamford, Connecticut. By Dan Greene Humor and Games Name Drop Today’s Quiz The fewer clues you need, the more points you receive. By Liz Maynes-Aminzade Daily Shouts Is It the Delta Variant or That Guy on Your Twitter Thread? Each is depicted by a cartoonish avatar that really minimizes the degree of danger at play. By Alicia Oltuski Daily Cartoon Tuesday, August 10th By Ed Himelblau You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Sign up. Unsubscribe | Manage your e-mail preferences | Send newsletter feedback | View our Privacy Policy Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.