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DOGE Officially Dies After Brief and Useless Existence

The Elon Musk initiative was done in by his feud with Trump and left a legacy of failure and destruction. By Ed Kilgore

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Trump’s Latest Power Grab: Reviving the Rush Hour Movies?

By Margaret Hartmann The president is reportedly pressuring Paramount to bring back his favorite buddy-cop action-comedy franchise.

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What Harvard Is Whispering About Larry Summers

By Irin Carmon A jerk, yes. But a creep? The mood, post-Epstein emails.

THE FEED

Turns Out Prosecuting People Purely out of Rage Isn’t a Good Legal Strategy

By Cristian Farias

There’s one big reason the government screwed up the James Comey and Letita James cases.

What Happened After the Mamdani-Trump Meeting?

Trump seems less inclined to send the National Guard to New York, Mamdani is doubling down, and Republicans are scratching their heads.

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early and often

DOGE Officially Dies After Brief and Useless Existence

The Elon Musk initiative was done in by his feud with Trump and left a legacy of failure and destruction.

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tremendous content

tremendous content

Trump’s Latest Power Grab: Reviving the Rush Hour Movies?

By Margaret Hartmann

The president is reportedly pressuring Paramount to bring back his favorite buddy-cop action-comedy franchise.

Lindsey Halligan Gets Sunk

A judge ruled that Lindsey Halligan’s U.S. Attorney appointment was “invalid” and her indictments of Comey and James “unlawful.”

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early and often

Trump-Epstein Relationship Timeline: What the Files Reveal

By Margaret Hartmann

What do Epstein’s emails say about Trump? Did he visit the island? What’s in the flight logs? Here’s a guide to their friendship and falling-out.

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early and often

MTG Quits Her Lousy House Gig But Not the Spotlight

The former MAGA icon is retiring from Congress, but it certainly won’t be the last we see of her.

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tremendous content

The ‘Impossible’ Trump Mobile T1 Phone: Everything We Know

By Margaret Hartmann

Why is the Trump Mobile phone so delayed? Is it really made in the USA? Here’s what we’ve pieced together from the typo-ridden website and odd specs.

Donald Trump Just Got His Own Personal Crypto Crash

The president has lost $1 billion of paper money as confidence in cryptocurrencies takes a tumble.

What Harvard Is Whispering About Larry Summers

A jerk, yes. But a creep? The mood, post-Epstein emails.

The Droids Taking Over One of England’s Strangest Towns

By Joanna Kavenna

Want a glimpse of our robot-filled future? Just go to Milton Keynes.

just asking questions

just asking questions

What Larry Summers Has in Common With Donald Trump

By Allison Quinn

The Harvard economist faced many controversies before the greatest one of all involving Jeffrey Epstein.

the city politic

the city politic

Zohran Mamdani’s Next Act

The chorus of critics and fearmongers is still loud. Can the new mayor silence them?

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we'll do it live

Trump Gushes Over Mamdani at White House: As It Happened

By Intelligencer Staff

It was a weird, shockingly friendly meetup, during which Trump seemed totally bowled over by the mayor-elect. Here are the highlights.

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early and often

Only the Supreme Court Can Save Trump’s Gerrymandering Drive

As Democratic and Republican gerrymanders cancel each other, SCOTUS could give the GOP a big edge in cases on Texas and on the Voting Rights Act.

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Trump Could Save Himself by Saving Obamacare

His ego, and his party, need a deal to restore subsidies in order to avoid an electoral disaster next year.

Trump’s Low Approval Rating Is Hurting Republicans in Polls

The president’s numbers keep sliding, the GOP seems lost on affordability, and Democrats are gaining on the 2026 question.

How Rookie Mistakes Could Sink the Comey Prosecution

When political operatives playact as prosecutors, it’s all fun and games until cases fall apart.

the city politic

the city politic

What Mamdani’s Staffing Choices Say About How He’ll Govern

So far it seems like the mayor-elect is looking to add age, experience, and opposing views.

Inside the AI Bubble

By John Herrman

How big tech’s big bets became everybody’s problem.

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A Bipartisan Idea for Congress: Fewer Stupid Censure Wars

As rebukes and counter-rebukes escalate in the House, there’s a move to make it harder to point fingers and virtue signal.

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early and often

Trump Shares Call to ‘Hang’ Democratic Lawmakers

By Margaret Hartmann

In a Truth Social posting spree, Trump said Democrats urging servicemembers to obey the Constitution is “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”

Barron Trump: A Short Guide to the President’s ‘Very Tall Son’

By Margaret Hartmann

Why is Barron moving back to the White House? Exactly how tall is he? Does he have a beautiful singing voice? Here’s what we know about the First Son.

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Treasury Secretary Hopes You Don’t Cash Trump’s $2,000 Checks

None of this is going to happen, but it’s amazing that Trump’s top economic adviser thinks his big idea is inflationary.

When Will the Epstein Files Be Released?

The 30-day countdown is on, but what the Justice Department will actually make public and when remains to be seen. Here’s what we know.