The New Yorker

The New Yorker endorsed Joe Biden in 2020 and Kamala Harris in 2024, saying few of its readers would be surprised by the choice, and its lead Comment essays in 2026 criticize President Trump and Republican campaigns.

Editorial record means the rating rests on the outlet's documented record, such as its editorial board's endorsements, the stated purpose it was founded for, its opinion lineup or its published commitments such as an ethics policy. Scope: Whole outlet · US politics. Confidence: medium. What these mean

Evidence

• The New Yorker's 2024 endorsement of Kamala Harris, which also refers to its 2020 endorsement of Joe Biden. “we endorse Harris in this election” (The New Yorker)
• The New Yorker's Comment section, its lead political essays; 2026 pieces include The Republicans' Remarkably Bad Midterm Campaigns and ICE Is Everywhere and Acting with Impunity.
• Boston Globe report, October 2024: The New Yorker's editors endorsed Harris on Sept. 29, 2024.

Limits of this rating

• Covers the magazine's endorsements and lead Comment essays, not its reporting, criticism or fiction.
• Only the 2020 and 2024 endorsements were checked.
• Describes the magazine's politics, not its accuracy.

First draft by Sol, our AI editor, on Nov 3, 2026. Rewritten and checked against the evidence pages by Claude, an AI system, which can change the draft's label. Accepted by our human editor on Nov 3, 2026, as part of a batch.

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