US press and publishing

Sean Spicer claims press treats Jen Psaki better: ‘I walked into the lion’s den’

Trump’s former press secretary makes remark to New York Times, saying Psaki ‘walks into a bunch of kittens’

Martin Pengelly in New York

18, Sep, 2021 @1:24 PM

Duke and Duchess of Sussex are cover stars of Time’s most influential list

Meghan and Harry named among top 100 people globally, with the honour unveiled on the duke’s 37th birthday

Caroline Davies

15, Sep, 2021 @4:05 PM

New York gossip queen Cindy Adams: ‘My loyalty is to anyone who’ll give me the best quote’

The 91-year-old tabloid columnist, the star of a new Showtime documentary, on Murdoch, Trump – and why New York is the capital of the world

Edward Helmore in New York

12, Sep, 2021 @5:30 AM

The media is lambasting Biden over Afghanistan. But he should stand firm | Bhaskar Sunkara

The president was right to withdraw the US from Afghanistan – and he’s being skewered for it

Bhaskar Sunkara

29, Aug, 2021 @12:11 PM

‘The trashy stuff connects to the bigger picture’: the gossip-ification of America

Gossip, a four-part docuseries, traces the culture-shaping influence of the New York Post, Cindy Adams, and Rupert Murdoch’s transformation of American media

Adrian Horton

23, Aug, 2021 @6:33 AM

Bob Woodward’s third book in Trump trilogy to cover handling of pandemic

New book Peril follows Fear and Rage, and is based on hundreds of interviews as well as diaries, secret orders and phone transcripts

Martin Pengelly in New York

16, Aug, 2021 @6:18 PM

I Alone Can Fix It: Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker on their Trump bestseller

The Washington Post reporters have unleashed a second startling story of incompetence and malevolence in the White House

David Smith in Washington

25, Jul, 2021 @6:00 AM

Tennessee radio host doubted and mocked vaccines – now he has Covid

Phil Valentine sang ‘Vaxman’ Beatles parody and touted personal choice but now family urges hospitalised host’s fans to get the shot

Martin Pengelly in New York

24, Jul, 2021 @12:12 PM

Leyna Bloom is Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue’s first trans cover star

Model, who is black and Filipino, is also the first ever trans woman of color to be featured in the magazine

Priya Elan

19, Jul, 2021 @5:24 PM

‘I’ve outlasted them all’: the spectacular life of the world’s most powerful crossword editor

The New York Times’ Will Shortz has appeared on The Simpsons, written riddles for a Batman villain and sold over 1.2m copies of a sudoku book. He talks hate mail, controversial clues and why puzzles are like drugs

J Oliver Conroy

15, Jul, 2021 @7:00 AM