President Donald J. Trump participates in a welcome ceremony and bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People''s Republic of China (news.google.com)
Warren Buffett''s Successor, Greg Abel, Dumped Amazon and Domino''s, and More Than Tripled Berkshire''s Stake in a Virtual Monopoly in a Massive Portfolio Overhaul (news.google.com)
Stock Market on May 15, 2026: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq close sharply lower on inflation jitters as U.S. oil prices climb to 105 a barrel and Treasury yields jump; Tech stocks under pressure (news.google.com)
With under six months to go before the midterm elections, Trump’s allies are counting on massive financial resources and closer coordination on a strategy to flip the economy on Democrats (on.wsj.com)
The History Wars and America at 250, with the Historian Jill Lepore - Three prominent historians discuss a national milestone arriving in the midst of a politically charged conflict over how Americans see the past. It’s a “goat rodeo,” Lepore says. (www.newyorker.com)
America at 250: A View from the Streets - We asked Americans what they’re thinking and feeling about the nation’s two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary. (www.newyorker.com)
How a New Israeli Policy Cuts Off Humanitarian Aid in Gaza - Months into the ceasefire, Israeli officials barred thirty-seven international N.G.O.s. A Doctors Without Borders clinic is carrying on without antibiotics, or even chairs for patients. (www.newyorker.com)
The Surrealist Blues Poet aja monet’s Jazzy New Album - Also: Joan Semmel’s revolutionary nudes, Aleshea Harris’s film adaptation of “Is God Is,” Rachel Syme on thrift markets galore, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
Rostam Batmanglij Wanders to the Edges of American Sound - The polymath musician, formerly of Vampire Weekend, likes to push our idea of what a pop song can be. (www.newyorker.com)
What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028 - Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, on whether the Democrats can match the G.O.P. in the fight over redistricting. (www.newyorker.com)
The Confessions of Isaiah Rashad - The Chattanooga rapper was anointed by Kendrick Lamar at the age of twenty-two. Then his life got more complicated. (www.newyorker.com)
While Donald Trump Adventures in China, D.C. Entertains Itself - The President swept off to Beijing to court Xi Jinping. Back Stateside, it was non-Presidential motorcades, video games, and a languid vibe at the White House. (www.newyorker.com)
Keir Starmer Won’t Survive This - After a disastrous set of election results, the British Prime Minister’s authority is in tatters. (www.newyorker.com)
The Looming Disaster of the Border Wall in Big Bend, Texas - The wall is opposed by environmental groups, local sheriffs, and a pro-gun YouTuber running for Congress. It’s happening anyway. (www.newyorker.com)
Will Donald Trump Be Allowed to Destroy His Records? - A law passed after Watergate makes Presidential records government property. The Trump Administration has declared it unconstitutional. (www.newyorker.com)
Your Friendly Neighborhood Newsletter - Local newsletters from “The Boerum Bulletin” in Brooklyn to “The Eastside Rag” in L.A. are providing a sense of community that’s missing from our algorithmic feeds. (www.newyorker.com)
Brandy (a Fine Girl) in Couples Therapy - “Brandy,” Dr. Feldman says, carefully, “when he says that the sea is his lady, what do you hear?” (www.newyorker.com)
Hungary Avoided Democratic Collapse. Can We? - After years of corruption and democratic erosion under Viktor Orbán, Hungary must rebuild its institutions. Its new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, faces questions about how he’ll do it. (www.newyorker.com)
The Hollow Trickery of “The Wizard of the Kremlin” - Olivier Assayas’s adaptation of a novel about a fictionalized adviser to Vladimir Putin reduces politics to personalities and atrocities to anecdotes. (www.newyorker.com)
Olivier Assayas’s Coming of Political Age - The director—whose newest film, “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” examines the ascent of Vladimir Putin—discusses a few of the books that have helped to shape his ideals. (www.newyorker.com)
Why Spain Is Standing Up to Donald Trump - Pedro Sánchez, the Socialist Prime Minister, has led the European opposition to the Iran war from the start. (www.newyorker.com)
Buddy Bradley’s Legacy of Dance - Maureen Footer’s new biography, “Feel the Floor,” shows how a little-known Black choreographer taught white stars all the latest moves. (www.newyorker.com)