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stop the presses

Why Journalists Love a Push Alert

In an age of traffic scarcity, competition is fierce to reach readers via a smartphone notification. By Charlotte Klein

the law

Trump’s Canada Tariffs Could Be Stopped By a Lawsuit. Why Has Nobody Filed One?

By Elie Honig The tariffs are legally vulnerable, and many businesses are hurt by them. There’s an opportunity for a brave plaintiff.

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Ben Shelton Summited the Mountain at 3:33 a.m.

By Owen Lewis The young American needed every tool in his arsenal to beat Carlos Alcaraz in an instant U.S. Open classic.

THE FEED

Hunter Biden’s Meme Coin Imploded Immediately

The summer’s most eligible podcast guest just burned much of his good will in a huge crypto collapse.

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early and often

New Hampshire Could Be the GOP’s Sleeper Senate Win

Chris Pappas and John E. Sununu won in Tuesday’s primaries, setting up a close race for a blue Senate seat the GOP would love to flip.

Trump Repeats Disputed Yarn About His 9/11 Role

By Nia Prater and Chas Danner

He’s doubling down on his dubious story that firefighters carried him away from an at-risk building near ground zero.

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early and often

It’s Not Just the Left That Wants New Democratic Leadership

Widespread dissatisfaction with Jeffries and Schumer isn’t helping Democrats’ effort to become the party of change and reform.

Ben Shelton Summited the Mountain at 3:33 a.m.

The young American needed every tool in his arsenal to beat Carlos Alcaraz in an instant U.S. Open classic.

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tremendous content

Trump Is Wasting the Name ‘New America’ on New Mexico

By Margaret Hartmann

If he can’t come up with anything more clever than renaming things “Trump” and “America,” he’s going to need to pace himself.

stop the presses

stop the presses

Why Journalists Love a Push Alert

By Charlotte Klein

In an age of traffic scarcity, competition is fierce to reach readers via a smartphone notification.

This Could Be the Year for Another Tortured New York Franchise

And five other things to know about the coming NFL season.

Trump’s Canada Tariffs Could Be Stopped By a Lawsuit. Why Has Nobody Filed One?

The tariffs are legally vulnerable, and many businesses are hurt by them. There’s an opportunity for a brave plaintiff.

kids these days

kids these days

The College Students Finding New Ways to Cheat With AI

By Alex Bronzini-Vender

Colleges are testing new ways to catch AI use. It isn’t working.

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early and often

Midterm Convention Gives GOP More of What It Needs Least

It’s about more money and more Trump, though Republicans have a huge cash advantage and voters don’t want more of the president.

Hunter Biden’s ‘No Effs’ Media Blitz Leads to Meme-Coin Launch

The former First Son is taking a page from Trump with his new $LAPTOP meme coin.

Lewandowski Tried to Slide Into Foreign Side Deals at DHS

A new report alleges Lewandowski pitched Qatar and the UAE about hiring him on thew sly while he worked for Kristi Noem.

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early and often

A Democratic Blue Wave Could Hit Governors’ Races, Too

Democrats hope anti-Trump sentiment will extend downballot, giving them the edge in November’s nine competitive gubernatorial races.

just asking questions

just asking questions

Leon Black Wants Back in After Epstein

Author William D. Cohan on the private-equity billionaire’s rise, fall, and last stab at image rehab.

Meta’s Reckoning

By John Herrman

Like its users, the company is stuck in an endless, unhappy doomscroll.

Marta Kostyuk Is Becoming a Star. Her City Is Under Attack.

By Caira Conner

The Ukrainian sensation is trying to focus on tennis, but embattled Kyiv is always on her mind.

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early and often

Three Ways the 2026 Midterms Could Reshape Washington

Just a few small shifts could dramatically change the balance of power in Congress — and how the rest of Trump’s term plays out.

I Saw Eala-mania Up Close at the U.S. Open

By Ashish Malhotra

The Filipino phenomenon is drawing a new tennis crowd to Flushing Meadows.

This Was Supposed to Be the Normal College-Football Season

Eligibility lawsuits have injected more chaos to a sport that has already changed beyond recognition.

Fetterman Quiet Quits: 6 Wildest Takeaways From The Wall Street Journal’s Story

A stunning new report alleges the Pennsylvania senator rebuffed meetings with veterans and children’s hospital officials while making time for Fox.

Maria Bartiromo Is Suddenly Out at Fox and No One’s Sure Why

The network abruptly announced Bartiromo’s departure on Thursday, but her lawyer says reports that she no longer works for Fox are false.

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early and often

GOP Congress Is Bailing on Trump’s Unfinished Business

The watchword for congressional Republicans in 2026 was mañana. Now time has run out.

the approval matrix

the approval matrix

The Approval Matrix: Putting the ‘Bi’ in Biden

Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

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tremendous content

7 Reasons Republicans Dread Trump’s Midterm Convention

By Margaret Hartmann

GOP candidates and operatives have a lot of complaints about this expensive, poorly planned, and likely counterproductive “Trumpapalooza.”