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

‘Signalgate’ fiasco shows officials flouting security

What next?

Trump expands immigration crackdown

It wasn’t all bad

Rule of law: Are we in a constitutional crisis?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

Mulvaney’s Bud Light hangover

Wolf’s close encounters

Paltrow’s intimacy lessons

In the news

Saving the post office

Medicaid isn’t just for the poor

Bipartisan denial on the debt

Kennedy’s amnesia on microplastics

Viewpoint

It must be true…

First Nations can show us the way

God save us from the king

Turkey: Last vestiges of democracy slip away

United Kingdom: Heathrow fire reveals vulnerabilities

Our turn to pony up for freedom

Why foreign aid was a racket

Noted

JFK: The original conspiracy theory

Schools: Ending the Education Department

Venezuelan deportees: Locked up for tattoos?

Law firms: Caving to White House pressure

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

Not there yet: The frustrations of the pocket AI

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

This is the hottest it’s been in human history

The iguanas that crossed the sea

Back pain? You’re out of luck

When a bot gets depressed

A bubble of sound

Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America • Book of the week

The Antidote • Novel of the week

How to End a Story: Collected Diaries, 1978–1998

Best books…chosen by Max Allan Collins

Also of interest…in new beginnings

Laura Delano • Author of the week

Jack Whitten: The Messenger • Exhibit of the week

Othello

Vanya

Snow White

Death of a Unicorn

The Alto Knights

Streaming tips • The lives of great performers

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Restaurants worthy of their buzz

San Francisco–style garlic noodles • Recipe of the week

Tasmania: A wine upstart

2025 Acura ADX: What the critics say

Best of…portable 12-volt refrigerators

How to fold a fitted sheet • Tip of the week…

For longer battery use on a laptop • Tech support…

This week: Homes with chef’s kitchens

The bottom line

Bankruptcy: 23andMe’s genetic legacy

Next-gen fighter: Boeing wins F-47 contract

Buying a lawsuit in just a few clicks

Entitlements: Social Security faces DOGE’s axe

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Antitrust: Will Trump gut the FTC?

Trump’s big and shadowy digital fortune

The market is shakier than you think

The boxing champ who reinvented home grills • George Foreman 1949–2025

The political spouse who faced her demons • Kitty Dukakis 1936–2025

The Black Republican congresswoman who stood up for Haitians • Mia Love 1975–2025

The victory of the Giant White House

The Week Contest