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
Trump orders cause whiplash in Washington
What next?
Thousands arrested in immigration crackdown
Senators grill Kennedy, confirm Hegseth
Trump vs. DEI: The start of a civil rights rollback?
Only in America
Good week/bad week
In other news
The U.S. at a glance
The world at a glance
Matlin’s fight for recognition
A divorce lawyer’s hard lessons
Shields’ long strange trip
In the news
The dispute over the H-1B
Why Musk’s Nazi salute matters
Make Russia pay for Ukraine arms
The obvious reason for the wildfires
Viewpoint
It must be true… • I read it in the tabloids
Americans are abetting the ‘terrorists’
The scammers are really from China
Gaza: The mammoth task of rebuilding a wasteland
Denmark: Can it hold onto Greenland?
The country that mooches off NATO
Goodbye to outdated idea of marital duty
Noted
Resistance: A strangely silent opposition
Impunity: MAGA violence is A-OK
Disaster aid: Trump’s ultimatum to California
Birthright citizenship: The courts will decide
Wit & Wisdom
Poll watch
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Stargate: Massive spending meets massive egos
Innovation of the week
Bytes: What’s new in tech
Is Ozempic really a miracle drug?
A new understanding of the cell
How alpha-gal affects meds
‘Forever chemicals’ in fertilizer
The snake that becomes a bowl
Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People • Book of the week
Death of the Author • Novel of the week
Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the World
Best books…chosen by John Sayles
Also of interest…in messy private lives
Grady Hendrix • Author of the week
Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica • Exhibit of the week
FKA Twigs • Eusexua
Teddy Swims • I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2)
Larkin Poe • Bloom
Companion
Flight Risk
English • Todd Haimes Theatre, New York City
Streaming tips • The extraordinary David Lynch
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
The Åre Murders • Show of the week
Critics’ choice: Three comeback stories
Southern-fried shrimp • Recipe of the week
Amaro: Going global
The 2025 Chrysler Pacifica PHEV: What the critics say
The best of…your valentine’s other passions
How to make cut flowers last • Tip of the week…
For (kind of) replacing TikTok • Best apps…
This week: Homes for wine lovers
The bottom line
Economy: Fed ‘not in a hurry’ to cut rates
Tariff: Trump singles out drugs, chips for new levies
Yahoo! All aboard for a nostalgia trip!
Labor: Employers flex their revived power
What the experts say
Charity of the week
DeepSeek: A Chinese upstart terrifies Silicon Valley
The American home, a 3-act tragedy
Trump’s oil obsession will hurt investors
The political scion who fought for abortion • Cecile Richards 1957–2025
The musical polymath who elevated the Band • Garth Hudson 1937–2025
The radical cartoonist who illustrated ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ • JulesFeiffer 1929-2025
A deadly mountain lion attack
The Week Contest