The Republicans’ Post-Midterm Reckoning with Trump

Plus: Democrats hold the Senate; Jon Fosse’s search for peace; and a guided tour by Art Spiegelman. View in browser | Update your preferences Sunday, November 13, 2022 Comment The Republicans’ Post-Midterm Reckoning with Donald Trump Will the era of Stop the Steal—and the G.O.P.’s overt challenges to democracy—finally start to recede? By Benjamin Wallace-Wells From the News Desk Our Columnists Democrats Hold the Senate, and Republicans Face a Fissure in Their Party Catherine Cortez Masto’s win in Nevada secured Democratic control of the chamber, after the midterm elections highlighted division between the G.O.P. establishment and its MAGA wing. By John Cassidy Election 2022 Live Results: Democrats Retain Control of the Senate The latest vote counts, news, and updates from the U.S. House, Senate, and gubernatorial races. Editor’s Picks The New Yorker Interview Jon Fosse’s Search for Peace The Norwegian author has spent decades producing a strange, revered body of work. But he still doesn’t know where the writing comes from. By Merve Emre \ Culture Desk Another Round for “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” The reissue of “Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*!” includes an analysis of a comic strip that feels as fresh now as it did decades ago. By Françoise Mouly and Art Spiegelman Culture Dept. Photo Booth Roe Ethridge’s Slippery Art and Commerce In a new career survey, “American Polychronic,” two sides of the photographer’s career inform, spark, and subvert each other. By Vince Aletti The Theatre The Destabilizing, Electrifying Perfection of “Catch as Catch Can” Mia Chung’s drama, by turns comedic, bitter, and ineffable, shows how racism soaks through an American family. By Helen Shaw Poems “Hush” “At night the sea’s surface is the penetrable onyx of deep sleep.” By Timothy Donnelly Poems “Your Card Is the King of Rats” “We were the lawyers from Legal Aid, ready to state our case at the luncheon / of the Bar Association, the white-shoe law firms, the last of the Boston / Brahmins.” By Martín Espada Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Matt Jackson Cryptic Crossword The Cryptic Puzzle Builds up a coast, by the sound of it: seven letters. By Stella Zawistowski Daily Shouts The Eyes Are the Windows to the Soul It’s pretty dark inside the soul, on account of there being only two windows. By Talia Argondezzi Cartoons from the Issue Cartoons from the Issue Funny drawings from this week’s magazine. \ 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.