Helen Haines: independent MP in critical condition in Melbourne’s Alfred hospital after being struck by car in Wangaratta – follow updates (www.theguardian.com)
The campaign of Republican David Flippo, who faces an unexpectedly tough race to fill a red House seat in Nevada, credited a dead woman from a prominent Nevada family for a donation (on.wsj.com)
The president’s push to move ahead quickly to overhaul the East Potomac Golf Links has put his administration in the hot seat with a frustrated judge (on.wsj.com)
President Trump said he was open to talking denuclearization with Russia and China, Elon Musk pledged a Space X share to every child in America and Saudi Arabia postponed its “Davos in the Desert” as conflict escalates in the region. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
With two weeks to go until voters determine control of Congress for President Trump’s final two years in office, he is trying to shore up GOP Senate seats. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
Trump administration officials are lawyering up, preparing for the possibility that Democrats could launch probes if the party takes back Congress (on.wsj.com)
I landed my dream internship by posting a TikTok to get the founder''s attention. It turned into a full-time job after graduation. (www.businessinsider.com)
Behind the Settler Attack on Palestinians and a Washington Post Journalist - Jasper Nathaniel, an independent journalist who filmed the attack, describes the significant increase in West Bank violence on the eve of the Israeli election. (www.newyorker.com)
Everyone Can Be Migos Now - The viral “Hotel Lobby” meme, which lets users inhabit the bodies of Quavo and Takeoff using A.I., resembles a kind of digital blackface, but also speaks to a technology that makes appropriation the default. (www.newyorker.com)
Computer Chips Are the Most Magnificent Things Humanity Has Ever Made - They power our phones, cars, dishwashers—and the A.I. systems that prop up the economy. They’re also at the heart of fierce geopolitical rivalry. (www.newyorker.com)
Josh Safdie’s Top Ten (or So) N.Y.C. Films - The director stops by the Two Palms studio to sign prints of a list of his favorite New York movies—“Taxi Driver,” “Do the Right Thing,” and some you wouldn’t expect. (www.newyorker.com)
When God Is Another Addiction - A remarkable memoir recounts a writer’s struggles with alcoholism and religious faith—and the unsettling ways in which each has fed her longing for the other. (www.newyorker.com)
The Furry Prima Donna of “La Bohème” - Wanda the Donkey regularly steals the show at the Met’s most popular production. Here’s an inside look at her creative process. (www.newyorker.com)
The New Age of Reading - Alarm about declining interest in books is perpetual. But, as bookselling reaches unexpected heights, James Daunt, the chief executive of Barnes & Noble, thinks a different future is at hand. (www.newyorker.com)
Frank Capra’s Mythmaking Magic - A new biography of the great director inspires wonder at his irresistible vision of America and his immigrant journey. (www.newyorker.com)
Bill Irwin Is the O.G. Clown - Fresh from playing the Cyclops in Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” the rubber-limbed actor chats about reviving and starring in Molière’s “The Imaginary Invalid” on Broadway. (www.newyorker.com)
The Danger of Getting Too Close to a Source - Richard Darman was my source in the Reagan and Bush Administrations—and my best friend. (www.newyorker.com)
“The Brightness,” Reviewed: Chad Harbach’s Sequel to “The Art of Fielding” - In his sweeping new novel, Chad Harbach studies the crisis of being a college student in 2015—and of being a writer trying to redeem realist fiction. (www.newyorker.com)
Restaurant Review: Faux - With the opening of Faux, in Tribeca, Keith McNally’s son steps into the family business. Is it ambition or hubris? (www.newyorker.com)
What John Goodman Knows About Fear - The actor discusses Tom Cruise, the Coen brothers, and his lifelong quest to feel at ease in his own skin. (www.newyorker.com)
How the D.S.A. Learned to Love Elections - Members of the Democratic Socialists of America believe deeply in the possibility of a class revolution. Meanwhile, they’re running for office—and winning. (www.newyorker.com)
The Bari Weiss Effect on “60 Minutes” - CBS News’ editor-in-chief has pledged to “speak for the seventy-five per cent” of people on the center right and the center left; the reality is different. (www.newyorker.com)