The Trials of Alejandro Mayorkas

Plus: the death of Alexey Navalny; our favorite bookstores in New York City; and how David Cronenberg’s work complicates our traditional notions of consent. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, February 17, 2024 The Political Scene The Trials of Alejandro Mayorkas The Secretary of Homeland Security has been forced to respond to an unprecedented flow of migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border. Why are Republicans in Congress impeaching him for it? By Jonathan Blitzer From the News Desk Postscript The Death of Alexey Navalny, Putin’s Most Formidable Opponent The opposition leader, who died in prison, had been persecuted for years by the Russian state. He remained defiant to the very end. By Masha Gessen Our Columnists Judge Engoron Lowers the Boom on Donald Trump On Friday, the New York judge ordered the former President and his companies to pay more than three hundred and fifty million dollars in a civil fraud case. By John Cassidy Daily Comment Trump’s Wild Pursuit of Presidential Immunity The former President has already lost the immunity case twice, but he has also won something. By Amy Davidson Sorkin Editor’s Pick The Weekend Essay All Good Sex Is Body Horror The work of the director David Cronenberg proposes that transformation can attend disgust and that our desires might be elevated only when we are torn apart. By Becca Rothfeld Culture Dept. Page-Turner Our Favorite Bookstores in New York City Where we shop for books in the Big Apple. By The New Yorker Listening Booth What Jennifer Lopez Has to Say About Bennifer Lopez’s new album and accompanying film promise an “odyssey” into her heart, but the love story featured is only coyly, obliquely her own. By Lauren Michele Jackson Annals of Artificial Intelligence When A.I. Can Make a Movie, What Does “Video” Even Mean? Sora, the new text-to-video system from OpenAI, doesn’t make recordings—it renders ideas. By Joshua Rothman Fun & Games Dept. Shouts & Murmurs Love Poems for Married People “Did I say orgy? / Sorry, my mind wandered. / I meant yard work.” By John Kenney Name Drop: Can you guess the identity of a notable person—contemporary or historical—in six clues? Play our trivia game » Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for the daily newsletter from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.