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November 20, 2025
Representative Thomas Massie stands outside the Capitol building surrounded by reporters. He stands behind a red sign that reads, “Epstein Files Transparency Act.”
Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

THE DAILY

Congress Orders Trump to Release the Epstein Files

How a small rebellion became a partywide mutiny.

A black and white photo of Patti Smith singing at a microphone with her arms outstretched. She wears a T-shirt. There is a rust, blue and gray geometric pattern on the left side of the image.
Gus Stewart/Redferns, via Getty Images

THE EZRA KLEIN SHOW

Patti Smith on the One Desire That Lasts Forever

Life lessons from the “godmother of punk.”

A couple hugs in an airport.
Erin Schaff/The New York Times

REPORTER READS

A Transgender Trailblazer Seeks Refuge Abroad

Robyn McCutcheon, the first American diplomat to come out as transgender, on why the U.S. no longer feels like home.

A black-and-white photograph of Tina Brown wearing a light-colored coat against a blank wall.
Philip Montgomery for The New York Times

THE INTERVIEW

Tina Brown Thinks the Über-Rich Have It Coming

The longtime editor and chronicler of the elite says she’s liberated and letting it rip.

A photograph of Ramit Sethi on a red background inset into a circle, on a background of black and white lines.
Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Background: Brian Rea; Inset: Photo by Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

MODERN LOVE

There’s a Better Way for Couples to Talk About Money

A conversation with Ramit Sethi about money and relationships: “A rich life is not lived in a spreadsheet, and that is so important for all of us to understand.”

A view over the shoulder of a person with a large tattoo on his forearm, pushing a skinny metal tool into a black ziptie that is binding his wrists together.
Maurizio Fiorino for The New York Times

REPORTER READS

How to Not Get Kidnapped for Your Bitcoin

Escaping zipties, hiring bodyguards and other practical lessons in self-defense for cryptocurrency traders, after a series of gruesome crimes spooked the community.

Image of the movie poster for the film “The Perfect Neighbor” showing a foreboding nighttime scene of a house surrounded by trees.
Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Image: Netflix

CANNONBALL WITH WESLEY MORRIS

‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Is an American Nightmare

Should we be allowed to see it? Wesley discusses the chilling documentary with the critic Parul Sehgal.

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