At the start of Trump’s second term, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency dominated the headlines. But DOGE’s efforts to slash spending were guided, more than was previously known, by Russell Vought, @AndyKroll reports. nyer.cm/B6qHe5f Musk bragged about “feeding U.S.A.I.D. into the wood chipper,” but the details of the agency’s downsizing were ironed out by Vought’s Office of Management and Budget. When DOGE took aim at obscure quasi-government nonprofits, O.M.B. veterans saw Vought’s influence at work.

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.@DhruvKhullar reports on how A.I. is transforming drug development, making it possible for scientists to identify and create potentially lifesaving new medicines at an accelerated rate.
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On November 19th, 2005, members of the U.S. Marines killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. What really happened that day—and why was no one held accountable? A new season of In the Dark investigates. Listen here. nyer.cm/jg8uLgw In Episode 1, a man in Haditha has a request for the In the Dark team: Can you investigate how my family was killed? newyorker.com/podcast/in-the…

The #MetGala begins! The artist @bao__haus is on the carpet, drawing all the action live. Follow along to see her illustrations of the star-studded arrivals, beginning with Chloe Fineman and her cat bag, a reference to Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette. Penélope Cruz makes her entrance at the #MetGala.

Inside this week’s issue of The New Yorker: nyer.cm/3LnmUIV .@HeidilBlake reports on Dubai’s runaway princesses, who attempted to flee lives of unimaginable privilege and oppression, and details the brutal measures that Sheikh Mohammed and his allies have taken to quell their rebellions. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

Inside this week’s issue of The New Yorker: nyer.cm/SMN9nxZ Larissa MacFarquhar explores the complexities of adoption in America—and the emotional aftermath for adoptees. nyer.cm/HCEj2gj

.@jiatolentino has won a National Magazine Award for her columns on the political, social, and moral implications of the end of Roe v. Wade. Revisit a selection of her writing on the evolving abortion landscape in the U.S. #ASMEawards In February, 2022, after Roe v. Wade marked its 49th anniversary, Tolentino warned that the legal precedent was unlikely to survive to its 50th.
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Inside this week’s issue of The New Yorker:
nyer.cm/aDe35PJ Burkhard Bilger profiles a neuroscientist-composer who explores what elephants, birds, and flamenco players can teach us about music.
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Inside the Spring Style & Design Issue of The New Yorker: nyer.cm/oy9m44X Jia Tolentino investigates the back-channel purveyors of new weight-loss drugs, and considers how the widespread use of these medications may change the way we think about our bodies. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

Ready for Hollywood’s biggest night? Our critics are covering all the Oscars action on our live blog.
nyer.cm/9Gt8tpB .@rachsyme will be your fashion flight attendant this evening, capturing the most notable looks soaring down the champagne carpet. First up: Jamie Lee Curtis in a Dolce & Gabbana corset gown covered in crystals. nyer.cm/683Fwtc

In a series of vignettes, @mashagessen explores how Ukrainians are navigating life amid war: the performers who reënact experiences from the invasion, an amateur photographer whose drones now locate targets, and more. nyer.cm/VhX2rWX Most theatres in Kharkiv have been shut down since the start of the war. Iryna Lapina, known to most people as Lapa, has been hosting performances at her house. nyer.cm/ccg713x

Inside this week’s issue of The New Yorker: nyer.cm/Xv48l87 Ben Taub chronicles how Wirecard, a multibillion-dollar fintech company, pulled off the largest financial fraud in German history. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

Inside this week’s issue of The New Yorker: nyer.cm/4bT7s13 Ruth Margalit chronicles how Itamar Ben-Gvir—a right-wing extremist with a keen instinct for provocation—rose from the political fringe to become Israel’s national-security minister. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

Our second annual Interviews Issue features one chatbot, a pair of Oscar nominees, and a variety of leading figures in politics, literature, academia, and the arts.

Check back for new conversations each day this week: nyer.cm/73nLKFw In an interview with @MJSchulman, Angela Bassett talks about her student days at Yale, her Oscar nomination for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” and her funny side. newyorker.com/culture/the-ne…

Inside this year’s Anniversary Issue:
nyer.cm/YARCOoN David Remnick profiles the writer Salman Rushdie, who is speaking on the record for the first time since a near-fatal assassination attempt last year. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

Inside this week’s issue of The New Yorker: nyer.cm/HLGl71L .@yaffaesque reports from Izyum, in eastern Ukraine, where some residents face accusations of collaborating with the enemy during the city’s 162-day Russian occupation. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

Five New Yorker shorts—two documentaries, a pair of animated films, and a live-action short—have been nominated for Academy Awards. nyer.cm/idJtRSQ The short documentary “Haulout” follows a scientist on a remote Arctic beach who witnesses the chaotic effects of climate change on Pacific walruses. nyer.cm/6wt3gux

Inside this week’s issue of The New Yorker: nyer.cm/r9KPbud .@jengonnerman delves into the contentious battle over the next UPS union contract, which could have far-reaching implications for the nation’s surging labor movement. newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

We are proud to announce that nine New Yorker films have been shortlisted by @TheAcademy, for its 95th #Oscars. The short documentary “Haulout” follows a scientist on a remote Arctic beach who witnesses the chaotic effects of climate change on Pacific walruses. nyer.cm/hkRMzod

Inside this week’s issue of The New Yorker: nyer.cm/blhav4d .@sheelahk profiles Vivek Ramaswamy, the Peter Thiel-backed entrepreneur and author who is riding a wave of anti-woke sentiment to achieve conservative-media fame. newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…

Each week, our editors and critics recommend the most captivating, thought-provoking, and talked-about books. Now, as 2022 comes to an end, we’ve chosen 24 Essential Reads—a dozen in nonfiction, and a dozen, too, in fiction and poetry. nyer.cm/ehVkfqi “Afterlives,” by Abdulrazak Gurnah
The Nobel Prize winner’s most recent novel is a sweeping origin story of modern Tanzania, and a love story between two young runaways. nyer.cm/yA1YjWh