The First Post-Trump Republican Race

Plus: a dark-money group targeting Biden’s nominees; Michael R. Jackson on his Pulitzer-winning musical; and new fiction by Sheila Heti. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, April 16, 2022 The Political Scene The First Post-Trump Republican Race In Ohio’s raucous Senate primary, conservatives are competing for the ex-President’s favor—and to define what Trumpism still means. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells From the News Desk A Reporter at Large The Slime Machine A new dark-money group has systematically attacked dozens of Biden nominees. By Jane Mayer The New Yorker Radio Hour Michael R. Jackson’s “A Strange Loop,” and an Internet Horror Story The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright speaks with Hilton Als, and the director Jane Schoenbrun discusses “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair.” Brussels Postcard The Ukrainian Officials Leading Double Lives Over Dinner In Brussels, visiting members of the Zelensky administration are feted with rosé and squid pasta. In Ukraine, they’re internally displaced people. By Annie Hylton Fiction “Just a Little Fever” “She was always racing for the end of the story. She always wanted to get started on the next thing.” By Sheila Heti Culture Dept. This Week in Fiction Sheila Heti on the Rush and the Fear of Youth The author discusses her story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Cressida Leyshon The Front Row It Is Hard to Do a Sex Scene Right, and “Paris, 13th District” Doesn’t Really Try The director Jacques Audiard leers at his actresses rather than imagining their lives. By Richard Brody Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Will Nediger Daily Shouts Elon Musk’s Twitter-Poll Draft Folder Is Twitter dead? By Ginny Hogan Shouts & Murmurs Things I Don’t Have Room for as a Mother Harry Styles, waiting in line for brunch, and TikTok. By Jessi Klein Blitt’s Kvetchbook Baseball Scrapbook, Part 1 Some unreliable memories of seasons past. By Barry Blitt \ Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up for The Daily. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.