Newsweek Magazine

September 14, 2018 Issue

Features

Cover story U.S.

Will Brett Kavanaugh Answer the Supreme Question?

Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings will ignore the power grab that has turned the court into our government's most dangerous branch. But all the senators have to do is ask about one case—and it's not Roe v. Wade.

World

Can Macron Defend Europe From the Nationalist Right?

With nationalism spreading in Europe and allies weakened or gone, France's Emmanuel Macron is the only leader fighting freely for the ideals that established the European Union. Will the same threats undo him too?

In Focus

Heaven-Sent

Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, France—White balloons float skyward on August 27 after being released at the end of a march paying tribute to Maëlys de Araujo, an 8-year-old French schoolgirl abducted at a wedding and murdered a year earlier. Maëlys’s body was found in February, six months after she went missing; that month, Nordahl Lelandais, a former soldier, admitted to the murder.

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U.S.

Why Donald Trump Is the Key to Paul Manafort's Defense

Manafort's first trial offers the prosecution and defense teams a guide for picking jurors for his second, which began today.

World

Syrians Depending on Israel to Combat Assad, Russia

After years under siege by their own government, wounded Syrians found unlikely aid from a longtime foe: Israel.

Opinion

Trump Winning Trade War With China—Time for a Deal

President Trump has put himself in a strong position to get the right trade deal from China, and he should take it.

Horizons

Health

TMS to Treat ADHD May Be Too Controversial

TMS, or transcranial magnetic stimulation, has not been scientifically proved, but the technique has helped ADHD patients. Should doctors sacrifice their ethics if they believe it works?