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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. By Ed Kilgore

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Trump Tells Weird Lie About Where He Was on 9/11

By Nia Prater At an event honoring first responders, Trump claimed he was carried away from Ground Zero by firefighters, which didn’t happen.

just asking questions

Leon Black Wants Back in After Epstein

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

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Trump Tells Weird Lie About Where He Was on 9/11

At an event honoring first responders, Trump claimed he was carried away from Ground Zero by firefighters, which didn’t happen.

early and often

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.

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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.

early and often

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.

early and often

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.

early and often

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.”

Republican Midterm Odds Are Looking Pretty Grim

Election forecasts show there’s a limited — but still nonzero — possibility of the GOP holding Congress and maintaining Trump’s trifecta.

Inside Trump’s Ballroom Obsession

The president’s bid for architectural immortality is barreling toward completion.

Elon Musk’s Midterms Play: Ken Paxton, Susan Collins, Socialist Scaremongering

The almost-trillionaire is expected to spend upward of $100 million boosting Republicans in 2026.

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tremendous content

Trump’s GOP Midterm Convention Has a Crowd-Size Problem

By Margaret Hartmann

Many GOP candidates don’t want to attend next week’s “Trumpapalooza.” The party’s solution: Add more Trump.

Hegseth Is Extending the Iran War Trump Says Is Over

The Pentagon will reportedly increase the burden on service members and extend troop deployments in the Middle East into 2027.

What We Owe Nolan Wells

By Cristian Farias

As the investigation drags on, and internet sleuthing fills the void, justice requires getting to the truth and nothing but.

The Other Victims of 9/11

By Lukas I. Alpert

Twenty-five years after the attack, tens of thousands of people have gotten sick. I am one of them.

The Unlikely Winner of Trump’s Trade War With Canada? MapQuest.

An executive for the bygone app explains the “surreal” surge of users after it refused to capitulate to Trump’s plan to rename Lake Ontario.

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tremendous content

Trump Renaming Spree Gets Even Stupider With ‘Trump Strait’

By Margaret Hartmann

Turns out he was only scratching the surface with “Lake America.”