Members of the UAW rejected an offer from Deere to extend its contract with the union by two years, setting up what will likely be a contentious negotiation for a new contract next year (on.wsj.com)
Kevin Warsh’s reluctance to signal where interest rates are headed has left the world unsure how he thinks about the economy or inflation. Fortunately, there’s a trove of evidence on exactly how he thinks. (on.wsj.com)
America’s housing affordability crisis is leading more home buyers and flippers to give abandoned and dilapidated homes in Baltimore a fresh look (on.wsj.com)
A Journal review of disclosures by nine major tech companies found massive spending commitments for data-center leases and chips that aren’t shown on their balance sheets (on.wsj.com)
Dozens of IndyCars will blaze through the heart of Washington, D.C., at triple-digit speeds as part of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on Sunday (on.wsj.com)
Walmart is launching a new clothing brand aimed at younger, trendier shoppers—the retailer’s latest attempt to become a fashion destination for more Americans (on.wsj.com)
Ukrainian intelligence units will not help: Analyst warns that once Russia breaks into Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, reinforcing them only delays inevitable (news.google.com)
Drake’s “Janice STFU” on Every Corner - With his new album, “Iceman,” the master of the summer banger is not done airing his grievances. (www.newyorker.com)
Sean Duffy in the Real World - Donald Trump’s Transportation Secretary got his big break on reality TV, and is now out with a six-part YouTube show about a family road trip. How bad could it be? (www.newyorker.com)
Meg Stalter Commits to the Bit - The “Hacks” actress and comedian on her red-carpet-outfit stunts, her star turn in “Oh Mary!,” and why she believes that God loves gays. (www.newyorker.com)
What Natalie Harp Carries - Trump’s devoted aide, who is said to follow the President around with a printer, does not seem to be driven by the conventional desires for wealth and power. (www.newyorker.com)
Why People Want to Believe the Lindsay Clancy Conspiracy Theories - Mistrust about the case stems from understandable anger and sorrow at the ways women in extremis aren’t believed. (www.newyorker.com)
Melissa Auf der Maur’s Chronicle of Nineties Rock - The photographer, who played bass for Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins, captured a moment in which one generation’s subculture became the next generation’s mainstream. (www.newyorker.com)
General David Petraeus on the New Rules of War - How drones and asymmetric warfare are upending the battlefield and what the U.S. military can do to adapt. (www.newyorker.com)
Jessica Tarlov, a Lonely Liberal on Fox News’ “The Five” - Tarlov occupies the hot seat on a panel of diehard conservatives, arguing for liberal values and rousing the ire of the President, who has encouraged Fox to fire her. (www.newyorker.com)
Jon Lovett Answers Your Questions - The “Pod Save America” host answers listeners’ questions about the 2026 midterm elections and what they tell us about the 2028 Presidential race. (www.newyorker.com)
A Political Awakening in Arab America - A Midwestern Muslim family’s story of immigration, assimilation, and how one year changed the life of its youngest son. (www.newyorker.com)
Should You Believe in Fate? - We’d be happier, perhaps, if we found meaning not through abstractions but through the physical things around us. (www.newyorker.com)
The Boom of the Sex-Recession Movie - In films like “One Night Only” and “I Want Your Sex,” our prudish age becomes the scene of a crime. (www.newyorker.com)
Is the Smithsonian Really Trying to Destroy America? - Trump claims that the institution has fallen into the hands of Marxist radicals. A stroll through the exhibitions suggests otherwise. (www.newyorker.com)
A “12 Inch Pianist” Walks Into a Bar - Lucas Ansel’s stop-motion short reveals a few fellow-drinkers’ deepest desires in this reimagined Shouts & Murmurs classic. (www.newyorker.com)
After Six Months of War, Trump Is Still Losing to Iran - The conflict marks a “precipitous collapse of American power and American prestige.” (www.newyorker.com)
The Podcast That’s Charting a Post-Trump Future - “America, Actually,” a new offering from Vox, is trying to talk about politics without talking about the President. Is that even possible? (www.newyorker.com)
What Your Swimwear Says About You - Yellow polka-dot bikini: you were deeply affected by a Yoplait Light commercial as a youth and consider this suit to be the physical manifestation of confidence. (www.newyorker.com)