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

Trump’s MAGA administration takes shape

What next?

Trump legal cases wither as he vows revenge

Ukraine readies for drastic change in U.S. alliance

Democrats: Where does the party go from here?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

Evans’ religious exile

How Bruce Willis’ family copes with his decline

Springsteen’s long journey home

In the news

The new threat from North Korea

The alternate reality of new media

Why polls missed Trump voters—again

A Trump SCOTUS until 2045?

Viewpoint

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

What to do with too much wealth

Making a mockery of diversity

How they see us: Europe braces for Trump’s second term

Australia: Yanking kids off social media

How to whip your cabinet into shape

Killing our own people on purpose

Election 2024: How Trump won

Noted

Climate: The return of the denier-in-chief

Sexism: Did it cost Harris the election?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

Salt Typhoon: China’s backdoor espionage

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

The worrying cause of a methane spike

Why young kids should eat less sugar

An inebriated animal kingdom

How ERs are failing children

Meet a truly teensy ‘toadlet’

Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn • Book of the week

Lazarus Man • Novel of the week

Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures

Best books…chosen by Ed Park

Also of interest…in perseverance

Bethany Joy Lenz • Author of the week

Tamara de Lempicka • Exhibit of the week

A Wonderful World

The Other Americans

Small Things Like These

Heretic

Bird

Streaming tips • New documentaries

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Piano Lesson • Show of the week

Salt-crusted turkey: The end of dry breast meat • Recipe of the week

Road trip: Texas’ best ‘New Tejano’ tacos

Wine: Zero-alcohol sparklers

This week’s dream: The paths less traveled in Nepal

Regent Santa Monica Beach • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

The rising cost of easy travel

This week: Homes in Columbus, Ohio

The bottom line

Bitcoin: Trump win drives crypto dreams

Markets: Stock surge for Trump-friendly companies

The dying business of copying homework

The Fed: Not giving ground to Trump

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Payback: The United States of Elon Musk

Why is Buffett sitting on his cash hoard?

This election the bettors chose right

The NASCAR great who was hit by tragedy • Bobby Allison 1937–2024

The dancer who saved a legendary company • Judith Jamison 1943–2024

The JanSport designer who took backpacks from hiking to schools • Murray McCory 1944–2024

The fast and the furious

The Week Contest