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Roger Bennett, an English sports commentator who loves American soccer, explains why he’s feeling a little abashed by his team’s ignominious failure to qualify for the World Cup. Evan Osnos interviews a high-ranking civil servant who was “turkey-farmed” by the Trump Administration. We visit Tangier Island, in Virginia, where every hurricane season is an existential threat. And Bob Odenkirk, who played a newsman in “The Post,” reminds you of some headlines you may have missed.

In the Civil Service, Loyalty Now Comes Before Expertise

Evan Osnos reports on a new kind of partisanship in the formerly nonpolitical civil service.

Headlines You May Have Missed

The actor Bob Odenkirk has been catching up on the news. Some of it you might find surprising.

Another Fiasco for American Soccer

Roger Bennett, an English fan of American soccer, keeps his faith in the U.S. team despite its failure to qualify for this year’s World Cup.

Tangier Island, on the Front Lines of Climate Change

Tangier Island is washing out to sea, and its residents may be among the first American refugees of climate change. But that’s not how they see the loss of their island.