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Trump’s Texas Endorsement Is Great for Paxton — and Talarico

The president let incumbent John Cornyn spend a small fortune before administering a last-minute coup de grâce. By Ed Kilgore

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Meta Employees Brace for the Ax to Fall in AI Pivot

By Matt Stieb Roughly 8,000 employees will be laid off and another 7,000 reassigned as Meta tries to keep pace in the AI race.

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Trump Says Ballroom Is His ‘Gift’ While Demanding $1 Billion

By Margaret Hartmann The ballroom is somehow both a generous present from Trump to American taxpayers and a necessary security project we must pay for.

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What We Know About the San Diego Mosque Shooters’ Motives

Authorities discovered anti-Islamic writings in the suspects’ car and a weapon with the words “hate speech” written on it.

All the GOP Anger and Angst Over Trump’s Paxton Endorsement

By Chas Danner and Nia Prater

From disappointment to annoyance to pointed silence to calling Paxton a felon, here’s how Congressional Republicans reacted to Trump’s announcement.

charm offensive

charm offensive

Mamdani Tries to Make Nice With Wall Street After ‘Tax the Rich’ Video Debacle

The mayor’s charm offensive has included meetings with the heads of JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Blackstone.

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unlearn to code

unlearn to code

Meta Employees Brace for the Ax to Fall in Mark Zuckerberg’s Latest AI Pivot

Roughly 8,000 employees will be laid off and another 7,000 reassigned as Meta tries to keep pace in the AI race.

tremendous content

tremendous content

Trump Says Ballroom Is His ‘Gift’ While Demanding $1 Billion

By Margaret Hartmann

The ballroom is somehow both a generous present from Trump to American taxpayers and a necessary security project we must pay for.

early and often

early and often

Trump’s Texas Endorsement Is Great for Paxton — and Talarico

The president let incumbent John Cornyn spend a small fortune before administering a last-minute coup de grâce.

early and often

early and often

At Last, a Promising New Health Care Idea for Democrats

Democrats could benefit from new something to say on health care policy, and free primary care would help a lot of people, too.

Trump DOJ Settles Trump Lawsuit With $1.8B Slush Fund for Trump Allies

President Trump’s supporters have won Donald Trump’s legal fight against the Trump-controlled Justice Department. Congrats to everyone.

Polls Show Democrats Have a Great Shot at Flipping the House

Democrats’ midterms polling lead now seems big enough to overcome Republicans’ recent gerrymandering gains.

the culture business

the culture business

Why the Metropolitan Opera Needed a Saudi Lifeline

By Rachel Corbett

“In spite of repressive aspects of the Saudi regime,” accepting up to $200 million from the kingdom was not a difficult decision, says Peter Gelb.

The Relentless Fantasy of the Tradwife

She’s romanticized by the right and feared by the left. Does she actually exist?

The SpaceX IPO Could Make Elon Musk a Trillionaire — and Essentially Unfireable

Investor skepticism isn’t slowing down Musk’s rocket ride to the NASDAQ and maybe Mars

The Billionaire Who Wired San Francisco

By Lauren Smiley

The city, post-COVID, is tougher on crime, more surveilled, and more moderate. No citizen has shaped it more than Chris Larsen.

ICE Agent Faces Rare Charges Over Shooting of Immigrant

State prosecutors acted months after an incident colored by Kristi Noem’s misleading account.

Poof! Elon Musk’s Case Against Sam Altman Meets an Abrupt End.

By Michael Calderone

Jurors found that Musk waited too long to file his $134 billion suit.

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tremendous content

Why Did Trump Post a Sexy Captured-Alien Image? 4 Theories.

By Margaret Hartmann

Is the president trying to tell us aliens are real by posting inscrutable AI-generated memes to Truth Social? The truth is (possibly) in here.

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early and often

After Purging Cassidy, Trump Sets His Sights on Massie

In the most expensive House primary ever, Trump continues his efforts to crush intraparty opposition despite his general problems with the electorate.

pomp and circumstance

pomp and circumstance

Booing Commencement Speakers Over AI Is Becoming a Trend

Apparently, students don’t love cheering on a technology that might prevent them from getting jobs.

just asking questions

just asking questions

Kamala Harris Didn’t Lose Because of Rogan or Gaza

By Benjamin Hart

Harris’s deputy campaign manager, Rob Flaherty, discusses his widely read opus on Democrats’ 2024 problems and 2028 opportunities.

the city politic

the city politic

Mamdani’s Enemies Find Their Talking Point

By David Freedlander

How a video outside a billionaire’s house led to the mayor’s first real mini-scandal.

early and often

early and often

This Big Idea Could Fix America’s Gerrymandering Madness

The Callais decision put us in a redistricting doom loop. Embracing proportional representation may be the only way out.

The Good News About Extortionary World Cup Ticket Prices

FIFA is trying to make Americans pay through the nose, but its plan has an expiration date.

Why Amazon Put Down Rufus, Its Loyal AI Assistant

By John Herrman

Like countless other tacked-on AI chatbots, it repeatedly offered help few people wanted that it was barely equipped to provide.

Vague Comments Add to Puzzle Over Congressman’s Absence

Representative Tom Kean Jr. hasn’t voted on Capitol Hill since March as he deals with an unspecified medical issue.

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tremendous content

No One Loves This 22-Foot Gold Statue As Much As Trump Does

By Margaret Hartmann

People at Trump’s Doral golf course better assume a more worshipful attitude, lest he move this thing to his D.C. sculpture garden.