The Week makes sense of the news by curating the best of the U.S. and international media into a succinct, lively digest.
Editor’s letter
Republicans vow retaliation after Trump conviction
What next?
U.S. launches southern border crackdown
Drugs at center of Hunter Biden gun trial
Election 2024: Will Trump’s guilty verdict matter to voters?
Only in America
Good week/bad week
In other news
The U.S. at a glance
The world at a glance
How Corgan wrestled with depression
The loving insights of Ghost’s writer
McLachlan’s retreat from the spotlight
In the news
Here come the cicadas
Europe’s terror of Trump
Protecting the NRA’s speech rights
A cynical calculation by billionaires
Viewpoint
It must be true… • I read it in the tabloids
Mexico: Will new president be a puppet of AMLO?
Don’t invite the whites into a coalition
Treat divorce as a human rights issue
Forcing people to choose death
Blind to our casual xenophobia
How they see us: Running a felon for president
Trump trial: Why he lost and what comes next
Noted
Baseball: Seeking to rectify its record books
Ukraine: Biden’s costly indecision
Wit &Wisdom
Poll watch
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Right shift: Musk opens tech’s door to Trump
Innovation of the week
Bytes: What’s new in tech
Giving babies peanuts cuts allergy risk
Crows count out loud
Pregnancy’s energy drain
HPV vaccine good for men
Robot speedster
Summer reading: Twisty stories of love and murder
Best books…chosen by Ivy Pochoda
Also of interest…in the great outdoors
Mary Claire Haver • Author of the week
Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective • Exhibit of the week
The Banksy Museum
Dark Times • Vince Staples
Night Reign • Arooj Aftab
News of the Universe • La Luz
Young Woman and the Sea
In a Violent Nature
New and notable podcasts
Streaming tips • Tales of immigrant strivers
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Presumed Innocent • Show of the week
Critics’ choice: New and classic seafood standouts
Grilled flank steak • Recipe of the week
Canned wine: Summer’s best
The 2025 Subaru Forester: What the critics say
The best of…e-bikes for commuters
How to consume fewer pesticides • Tip of the week…
For sending faxes • Best apps…
This week: Homes built of brick
The bottom line
Trading: Clamping down on meme stocks
xAI: Musk shifts Tesla AI chips from Tesla to new firm
The shady business of coaching coaches
Office life: An epidemic of loneliness
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Health care: Wall Street’s bad prescription
Brands find the value of neutrality
Elon Musk’s space-launch monopoly
The basketball giant who beat pain and a stutter • Bill Walton 1952–2024
The producer who made The Godfather • Albert S. Ruddy 1930–2024
The former teacher who revolutionized American parenting • Adele Faber 1928–2024
A too-perfect stone
The Week Contest