The Week Magazine

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

Outrage erupts over Trump’s ‘slush fund’ for allies

It wasn’t all bad

Trump sweeps out more Republican foes

Congress demands answers on Iran

Trump in China: American ‘decline’ on display?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Bardem’s feminine inspirations

Krakauer’s Everest guilt

Why Frampton plays on

In the news

Destination unknown

Education’s reckless AI experiment

Ignoring the will of the voters

Trump never cared about inflation

Viewpoint

It must be true… • I read it in the tabloids

Indisputable evidence of Hamas rapes

No refuge here for Russians

Cuba: Barely holding on as Trump turns out the lights

Eurovision: A spectacle of camp that can’t shake politics

Can film survive the far right?

A Nazi scar that still feels sore

Noted

Religion: Christian nationalism on the Mall

Abortion: The battle over mifepristone

Cuba: Trump’s next takeover target

Israel: Did prison guards rape Palestinians?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

AI music: The fake artists filling up playlists

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

The underfunded fight against hantavirus

When two stars get the blues

A volcano scrubs the atmosphere

Unconscious, but still learning

Secrets of the singing mice

This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History • Book of the week

The Hill • Novel of the week

Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health

Best books…chosen by Manil Suri

Also of interest…in fateful love affairs

Kimberlé Crenshaw • Author of the week

Drake’s three-album barrage: A chart king demands homage

Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds • Exhibit of the week

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

I Love Boosters

Obsession

Streaming tips • Travels in deep space

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Star City • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Vietnamese three ways

Quick paratha • Recipe of the week

Beer: Alcohol-free pilsners

The 2026 Jeep Cherokee: What the critics say

The best of…go-anywhere style for men

Tip of the week… • How to shop TJ Maxx

And for those who have everything…

Tech support… • ‘Fixes’ for your iPhone keyboard

This week: Log homes

The bottom line

Stocks: Trump’s astonishing trading spree

Honda: Carmaker reports first loss in nearly 70 years

Tech bros have to learn their manners

Startups: How AI lowers the barrier to launch

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Fed: Inflation tests a new chairman

Altman beats Musk, but it will cost him

How to get booed at graduation

The film critic who loved a good takedown • Rex Reed 1938–2026

The adman who asked ‘Where’s the beef?’ • Joe Sedelmaier 1933–2026

The NBA player who had the courage to come out • Jason Collins 1978–2026

The doomed dive to the Titanic

The Week Contest