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 tries to contain backlash over Pretti shooting
What next?
Democrats refusing to fund DHS without changes
It wasn’t all bad
Greenland: The lasting damage of Trump’s tantrum
Only in America
Good week/bad week
In other news
The U.S. at a glance
The world at a glance
Martin’s morbid fans
How Mellencamp’s Hoosier loyalty paid off
Seyfried’s wild menagerie
In the news
The price of forgiveness • President Trump’s unprecedented use of pardons has turned clemency into a big business.
Trump’s enduring impact
An Orwellian federal database
Newsom’s weighty baggage
Viewpoint
It must be true… • I read it in the tabloids
A deal with China that’s not a big deal
A textbook attack on government
Gaza: Abandoned by Trump’s Board of Peace?
How they see us: An empire in crisis
Gifting China a spy haven in London
We’ve let our railways fall apart
Noted
Alex Pretti: Killed for carrying a gun?
Epstein: Holding the Clintons in contempt
Minneapolis: The power of a boy’s photo
Board of Peace: Trump vanity project?
Wit & Wisdom
Poll watch
Pick of the Week’s Cartoons
AI: Dr. ChatGPT will see you now
Innovation of the week
Bytes: What’s new in tech
Is measles now endemic in the U.S.?
How prehistoric humans did math
No Tylenol link to autism
A worrying seaweed invasion
A bovine with a back scratcher
Vigil: A Novel • Book of the week
Call Me Ishmaelle
Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage
Best books…chosen by Alan Allport
Also of interest…in unusual relationships
Jennette McCurdy • Author of the week
Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream • Exhibit of the week
Ari Lennox • Vacancy
Lucinda Williams • World’s Gone Wrong
A$AP Rocky • Don’t Be Dumb
Send Help
A Private Life
An Ark
Streaming tips • Striving for music stardom
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
The 2026 Winter Olympics • Show of the week
Critics’ choice: Three perspectives on Italian
Hot-and-sour soup • Recipe of the week
Coffee liqueur: Italian classics
The 2026 CLA250+ EV: What the critics say
The best of…valentine gifts for the two of you
Four targets for midwinter decluttering • Tip of the week…
RSS readers worth using • Best apps…
This week: Homes with incredible balconies
The bottom line
Social media: Mental-health reckoning begins
Federal Reserve: Holding steady on interest rates
Pack your bags, we are going to Costco
Markets: The end of ‘American exceptionalism’?
What the experts say
Charity of the week
TikTok: New owners, same risks
JPMorgan is not a woke bank
Musk gets schooled by an Irish troll
The intrepid doctor who defeated smallpox • William H. Foege 1936–2026
The Sega boss who was serious about play • David Rosen 1930–2025
The unbreakable goaltender who reshaped hockey • Glenn Hall 1931–2026
Facing the ICE storm
The Week Contest