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Paxton Crushes Cornyn As Texas GOP Embraces MAGA Extremism

The Texas GOP took a hard swing to the right in Tuesday’s primary. It could give Democrats like James Talarico an opening in November. By Ed Kilgore

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Todd Blanche Is in a Tricky Spot

By Elie Honig He needs to appease Trump to be nominated as attorney general. But doing that may turn the Senate against him.

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Can Democrats Seize the Anti-Interventionist Vote?

By Jasper Craven The party has a chance to win back disaffected voters. But realignment is “messy.” podcast

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The JPMorgan ‘Sex Slave’ Accuser Needs a New Lawyer (Because His Quit)

The judge also ruled that Chirayu Rana must refile his lawsuit under his own name

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early and often

Paxton Crushes Cornyn As Texas GOP Embraces MAGA Extremism

The Texas GOP took a hard swing to the right in Tuesday’s primary. It could give Democrats like James Talarico an opening in November.

Todd Blanche Is in a Tricky Spot

He needs to appease Trump to be nominated as attorney general. But doing that may turn the Senate against him.

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Can Democrats Seize the Anti-Interventionist Vote?

By Jasper Craven

The party has a chance to win back disaffected voters. But realignment is “messy.”

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we'll do it live

Iran War Reaches Yet Another Confusing Endgame, Maybe: Live Updates

By Intelligencer Staff

We’re trying to make sense of it, too.

Pope Leo’s AI Warning Struck a Nerve With Some Tech Leaders

Though J.D. Vance found the “bits and pieces” he read to be “very profound.”

$3,600 for Nosebleeds? Knicks Finals Tickets Are Already Crazy Expensive.

Tickets to see the New York Knicks chase their championship dreams at Madison Square Garden are expected to be the most expensive on record.

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GOP’s Callais-Fueled Gerrymander Blitz Hits Two Speed Bumps

Plans to wipe out majority-Black congressional districts failed in South Carolina and were put on hold by a court in Alabama.

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tremendous content

Don Jr. & Bettina Anderson’s Wedding: The Biggest Snubs & Surprises

By Margaret Hartmann

Savage Melania gossip? Ivanka beach photos? Les Misérables? Here’s what you (and President Trump) missed from Don Jr. and Bettina’s Bahamas wedding.

The Pope’s AI Warning Comes at Just the Right Time

By John Herrman

After a lot of tech-CEO pontificating, the actual pontiff weighs in.

New Jersey’s Missing Congressman Is Back, Sort Of

Tom Kean, Jr. has been calling party officials and signaling his imminent return as a report claims he was making stock trades during his absence.

All the Pain Was Worth It

Twenty-seven years of utter futility have ended with this glorious Knicks moment.

Republicans Are Lost in the AI Wilderness

By John Herrman

The Trump administration went all in on artificial intelligence. Then the public started hating it.

The Big Little Penis Panic

By Brock Colyar

In the age of looksmaxxing, Trump, and “catching print,” men have seized on an enduring anxiety with new energy.

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just asking questions

How Ukraine Put Russia on the Back Foot in Year 5 of the War

By Benjamin Hart

Military analyst Michael Kofman says “time is increasingly not on Russia’s side.”

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The Texas GOP Primary Is a Test of the Limits of Far-Right Extremism

Ken Paxton’s Trump-backed purge of John Cornyn is just the tip of the iceberg of Lone Star Republican craziness.

The World’s First Work-From-Home Football Coach

Max Campbell is leading his Italian team to victory — from Oregon.

The SpaceX IPO Reveals What Really Happened to Twitter

By John Herrman

Where is the X in SpaceX?

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early and often

Trump Is Becoming the Un-Populist

From the ballroom to Iran to blatant self-dealing, he’s ignoring the will of the people — to his party’s peril.

Everyone Trying to Cash In on Trump’s Slush Fund

From former Trump fixer Michael Cohen to the gun-toting McCloskeys to seditionist Enrique Tarrio, here are the people vying for a payout.

Tulsi Gabbard Resigns As Trump’s Intelligence Chief

In her resignation letter, Gabbard says she is leaving her post as director of national intelligence following her husband’s cancer diagnosis.

Death by Manhole

By Christopher Bonanos

Donike Gocaj’s fall and the anatomy of an urban nightmare.

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early and often

California Governor’s Race Is Turning Into a 3-Way Fight

After a surprisingly chaotic race, we’re finally getting a clearer picture of who’s likely to be the next governor of California.

JPMorgan ‘Sex Slave’ Saga Takes Another Twist

By Michael Calderone

Accuser Chirayu Rana gave an interview about his life and the lawsuit before allegedly blocking the reporter’s number.

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just asking questions

Trump’s Weaponization Slush Fund Is ‘Completely Insane’

Former New Jersey attorney general Matt Platkin on the legality of the controversial fund created by President Trump’s IRS settlement.