| | | The Daily Brief | October 20, 2026 |
| |
| | |
| October Flash Sale $10 for your first year Access our largest-ever collection of Member Exclusives. $49/year Save 80% on membership. | Claim Offer → | Auto-renews at $49. |
| | | | | How Long Would You Last Working for Donald Trump? |
| |
|
| | | | | | | | | | The French Habit of Self-Destruction |
| |
|
| | | | On Saturday, the bell tower of Limoges’ beautiful 19th-century city hall collapsed in a tragic inferno. The building was ravaged by a fire officials say was set deliberately as a wave of violent disorder swept through French towns and cities. Ah oui, plus ça change. | |
| |
|
| | | | | | Trump Endorsed Netanyahu. Israelis Must Prepare for What’s Next | Opinion |
| |
|
| | | | Trump has now done what Benjamin Netanyahu desperately needed: He has endorsed the Israeli prime minister a week before an election that could determine whether Israel remains a prosperous liberal democracy or continues its slide toward an elected autocracy. | Israeli voters should ignore him. And they should prepare for something potentially more consequential: Trump may not accept Netanyahu's removal even if the Israeli electorate votes for change. | | |
| |
|
| | | | | | What America Can Build After McConnell’s Era Is the Real Question | Opinion |
| |
|
| | | | Mitch McConnell was first elected to represent Kentucky in the United States Senate the year I was born. For my entire life, one man has been one of my state's two voices in the Senate. And in just a few weeks, Kentuckians will go to the polls and choose his successor. | | |
| |
|
| | | | | Trump is Already a Lame-Duck President |
| |
|
| | | | Trump has spent a decade demonstrating the extraordinary power of political spectacle. He has won two terms in office, reshaped an entire party, and achieved feats his opponents believed impossible. Whatever his critics thought of him, the effectiveness of his methods couldn't be dismissed. | Ahead of the midterms, things are not looking good for the president or his party. | | |
| |
|
| | | | Qaddafi’s Ghost Haunts the White House’s War With Iran |
|
| | | | | | As President Trump presses on with a war against Iran, another intervention that led to the death of an adversarial leader 15 years ago Tuesday looms heavily over the White House. | In some ways, the chaos and conflict mismanagement that followed the slaying of Libya's Muammar el-Qaddafi in October 2011 at the hands of a rebellion backed by NATO airpower helped pave Trump's path to power. | |
| |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Bari Weiss Revolt Is an Inside Job | While CBS journalists are openly fighting Weiss' changes, there is little evidence that viewers are abandoning the network in protest. Turns out, the battle (and, to some, resistance) over centrism is happening among a smaller group. | Find out here. |
|
|
| |
| | |
| | | | | | | | Why Ilhan Omar Is MAGA’s Defining Battle | To Donald Trump’s MAGA movement, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is the perfect distillation of American decay. | Read more. |
|
|
| |
| | |
| | | | | | | | In Putin’s Head, It’s Always the Summer of ’69 | The man who sent his tanks, missiles and drones into another sovereign state as part of a "special military operation" has made it clear that said state’s leader will have no say in how his operation will come to a close. | Here’s what it might mean. |
|
|
| |
| | |
| | | | | | | | The Palestinian Cause Has Never Been Freer | On Saturday, October 17, protesters climbed the statue of Marianne in Paris's Place de la République. Below them, demonstrators railed against soaring living costs and expensive fuel, while elsewhere in the capital, cars burned and riot police fired tear gas. Above the crowd, two flags fluttered side-by-side: the French tricolor and the Palestinian flag. | Read more. |
|
|
| |
| | |
| | | |
|
