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The Georgia Election Raid Was Even Worse Than It Seemed

 Newly unsealed documents reveal just how far the Justice Department is willing to go to will Trump’s election fraud fantasies into existence. By Elie Honig
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The Singularity Is Going Viral

 By John Herrman AI insiders and outsiders are both feeling helpless about the same thing.
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The 5 Wildest Anecdotes From the WSJ Report on Kristi Noem

 By Nia Prater A new report revealed new details of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s chaotic tenure, including a claim that she fired a pilot over a missing blanket.
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early and often
Revoking Climate-Change Regulation May Be the Worst Thing Trump Has Done
By Ed Kilgore
Climate-change denialism used to be a fringe right-wing tendency. Now it’s the law of the land, and we’ll all suffer from it.
american affairs
american affairs
The Cold Has Been Mamdani’s First Serious Test. The Results Have Been Mixed.
By Ross Barkan
The logistics have been smooth, but 19 deaths suggests some serious problems that need to be addressed.
politics
politics
USAID’s Remaining Funds Are Paying for Vought’s Security Detail
By Nia Prater
The Project 2025 architect helped gut the agency and has now repurposed its money to protect himself.

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The DHS Shutdown Is On. Don’t Expect It to End Anytime Soon.
By Ed Kilgore
Ironically, the shutdown over ICE won’t impact immigration enforcement, but it will hurt FEMA, TSA, and the Coast Guard.
politics
politics
The 5 Wildest Anecdotes From the WSJ Report on Kristi Noem and DHS
By Nia Prater
A new report revealed new details of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s chaotic tenure, including a claim that she fired a pilot over a missing blanket.
the law
the law
The Georgia Election Raid Was Even Worse Than It Seemed
By Elie Honig
Newly unsealed documents reveal just how far the Justice Department is willing to go to will Trump’s election fraud fantasies into existence.
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The Singularity Is Going Viral
By John Herrman
AI insiders and outsiders are both feeling helpless about the same thing.
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The Bleak Scene at Polymarket’s ‘Free Grocery Store’
By Adriane Quinlan
People waited up to 11 hours for socks and Barilla pasta. Most had never heard of the crypto betting platform.
politics
politics
When Are Federal Immigration Agents Leaving Minnesota?
By Nia Prater
Border czar Tom Homan announced the end of Operation Metro Surge, saying that an ongoing drawdown of immigration officers will continue next week.
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The Prediction-Market Scandals Are Getting Bleaker
By Matt Stieb
An arrest of an IDF reservist for allegedly using insider information on a military wager on Polymarket shows the dark side of betting on everything.
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just asking questions
The Guy Who Wrote the Viral AI Post Wasn’t Trying to Scare You
By Benjamin Hart
Matt Shumer on the overwhelming reaction to his artificial-intelligence cri de coeur.
politics
politics
Did Bondi Spy on Lawmakers’ Epstein Search History?
By Nia Prater
At her congressional hearing, the attorney general was seen with a document listing a Democrat’s searches of the DoJ’s Epstein files.
tremendous content
tremendous content
The Melania Movie, Explained: Box Office, Reviews, and What She Made
By Margaret Hartmann
Why did the notoriously private First Lady film a Brett Ratner–directed documentary? It might have something to do with the $28 million paycheck.
higher education
higher education
The Homeschooling Hack
By Lauren Hilgers
Looking for an edge in college admissions? Just pull your kid from school.
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poll position
How Much Ground Has Trump Lost on Immigration in the Polls?
By Ed Kilgore
Surveys taken in the aftermath of the Minnesota killings show a complicated picture.
epstein files
epstein files
Pam Bondi Refuses to Apologize to Epstein Victims at House Hearing
By Matt Stieb
The attorney general shouted and insulted lawmakers during her House testimony on the DOJ’s botched Epstein-files rollout. Here, the wildest moments.
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aviation
Why Did the FAA Suddenly Close El Paso’s Airspace?
By Nia Prater
According to reports, the closure stemmed from the military’s plan to move ahead with the testing of anti-drone technology without consulting the FAA.
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What the New Epstein Files Say About Trump: Updates
By Margaret Hartmann
Did Trump call the police on Epstein? Are there new Trump sexual assault claims? Did he visit the island? Here’s everything we’ve learned.
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The Most Important Thing Democrats Can Do to Stop Trump
By Ross Barkan
The party needs to think hard and creatively about the single best bulwark to halting MAGA in its tracks.
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neighborhoods
I Miss My Black Brooklyn
By Naomi Jackson
A notable number of Black residents are leaving the city — no longer able to afford it. I might be one of them.
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DHS Shutdown Will Spare ICE, Punish Everyone Else
By Ed Kilgore
Odds of a Homeland Security shutdown are high with Congress at an impasse on ICE reform. Yet mainly FEMA, TSA, and the Coast Guard will suffer.
epstein files
epstein files
The Updated Epstein List: Who Is Named in All of the Files?
By Chas Danner, Benjamin Hart, and Matt Stieb
The list of prominent people associated with Epstein keeps growing and growing.
politics
politics
Outrage Builds Over Pride-Flag Removal at Stonewall Monument
By Nia Prater
Another Trump-administration directive has altered the birthplace of the LGBTQ+ movement.
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Susan Collins’s Luck Could Finally Run Out in 2026
By Ed Kilgore
After three decades in the Senate, the Maine Republican’s tricks may be getting old. Could she be the key to Democrats flipping the Senate?
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trump epstein files
Trump Told Police Chief ‘Everyone’ Knew About Epstein Abuse
By Margaret Hartmann
The Trump administration said a 2006 call is fake, or maybe real, but somehow it “corroborates” the president’s claims of innocence either way.