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- The American public has been inundated with news of the Trump family’s self-enrichment for so long that many of their dealings now barely create a stir. But Trump’s crypto dealings may be the most naked profiteering we’ve seen yet.
- “No city is more celebratory of the individual. No city depends more, for its soul, and its survival, on the collective.” For our New York-themed centenary issue, Alexandra Schwartz writes an ode to N.Y.C. #NewYorker100
- What the public saw of Joe Biden’s functioning was concerning. What was going on in private was worse. @jaketapper.bsky.social and Alex Thompson report on a fateful event that revealed Biden’s diminished abilities—and his decision to continue campaigning.
- George Clooney helped throw the biggest fund-raiser in the history of the Democratic Party for Joe Biden’s reëlection campaign. At the event, Biden seemed to not recognize the movie star, @jaketapper.bsky.social and Alex Thompson report. nyer.cm/oXokv5E
- The lawyer Brian Steel helped Young Thug walk free after a two-year murder trial. This week, his career takes on a new chapter: he is representing Sean Combs, better known as Diddy, in his criminal trial, which started on Monday.
- Donald Trump has named Brandon Beach, a former Georgia state senator and election denier, the next head of the U.S. Treasury. Beach tells @charlesbethea.bsky.social what qualifies him for the job.
- In “Spotlight: Snitch City,” the Boston Globe skillfully reveals how police abused confidential informants in a Massachusetts port town. Sarah Larson reviews the six-episode series.
- In the Trump Administration’s view, the only good court is a compliant court. “That is not the way the Constitution works,” Ruth Marcus writes.
- In the days of Woodward and Bernstein, the Washington Post held the nation’s most powerful officials to account. Now it's facing an identity crisis.
- Democrats need to adopt some “alpha energy” and force Donald Trump to “own” his policies, Senator Elissa Slotkin tells David Remnick. Read the interview: nyer.cm/V7Ym0za
