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Mamdani Loses a Fight He Shouldn’t Have Joined

The mayor’s inability to sway a City Council race is far from disastrous. But it does show he needs to pick his battles. By Ross Barkan

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The Serious Implications of Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling

By Intelligencer Staff From partisan gerrymandering to upcoming elections to reversing racial justice, here’s collected commentary and analysis about the likely impact.

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I Miss My Old Life

By Mahmoud Khalil One year after my abduction by ICE, I still watch my back. When someone falls in step behind me, I stop, tie my shoe, and wait until they pass.

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The Many Serious Implications of the Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling

By Intelligencer Staff

From partisan gerrymandering to upcoming elections to reversing racial justice, here’s collected commentary and analysis about the likely impact.

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Republicans Are ‘Frothing’ for More Pre-Midterm Gerrymanders

The Supreme Court just blew up the Voting Rights Act, and now some Republicans say they can’t wait until next year for more pro-GOP maps.

The Most Explosive Moments From Pete Hegseth’s House Hearing

The Defense secretary belligerently defended the firing of top military leaders and Trump’s Iran war, which has cost the U.S. $25 billion so far.

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Supreme Court Deals Crushing Blow to the Voting Rights Act

The Callais decision gives Republicans a green light to decimate minority representation in Congress. The gerrymandering push could start immediately.

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AI Gun-Toting Trump Threatens Iran: ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’

By Margaret Hartmann

Now that King Charles has left Washington, Trump’s idiotic meme war is back on.

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american affairs

Mamdani Loses a Fight He Shouldn’t Have Joined

The mayor’s inability to sway a City Council race is far from disastrous. But it does show he needs to pick his battles.

Bill Ackman Can Still Get Rich People to Give Him Money

The billionaire finally managed to take his hedge fund public in the U.S. with a rare buy-five, get-one stock deal for two companies.

I Miss My Old Life

By Mahmoud Khalil

One year after my abduction by ICE, I still watch my back. When someone falls in step behind me, I stop, tie my shoe, and wait until they pass.

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royal rumblings

King Charles Charms Congress After Trump Visit: Live Updates

By Margaret Hartmann

With American Revolution jokes and subtle nudges to Trump, he made an elegant attempt to patch up Anglo-American relations in his address to Congress.

You Can Finally Get a Passport With Trump’s Face on It

The State Department plans to roll out limited-edition passports featuring the president’s visage. But don’t panic: They won’t be randomly assigned.

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GOP Thinks Its Base Is Enough to Win the Midterms. It’s Not.

After the close results in Virginia, Republicans want to believe they just need to turn out their voters in 2026. But they need swing voters, too.

Hegseth Rewarded Kid Rock’s Apache Enthusiasm With Joyride

What good is a U.S. attack helicopter if it can’t be used to look cool and make liberals cry?

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WHCD Shooting Makes House GOP Even More Dysfunctional

The security breach could have spurred Republicans to reopen DHS. Instead, they’re issuing new demands, like funding Trump’s ballroom.

ABC Shows No Sign of Caving to Trump Over Kimmel This Time

As the late-night host defends another contested punch line, his network seems wary of creating the kind of backlash it did last year.

My Adventures With ‘The AI That Actually Does Things’

By John Herrman

OpenClaw agents have been touted as the most important software product ever. I have some questions.

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Trump’s Gerrymander Gambit Has (Mostly) Failed

Republicans might make meager gains when all is said and done. But Democrats thwarted Trump’s effort to give his party a huge House advantage.

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Trump Called for Unity After WHCD. It Didn’t Last Long.

Despite the post-shooting “Kumbaya” moment, Trump and his allies are already weaponizing the attempted assassination against the opposition.

New Details Emerge About WHCD Shooter’s Path to Violence

Cole Tomas Allen, who railed against Trump in a manifesto, has been charged with attempting to assassinate the president and faces a life sentence.

‘I’m Not Happy. Buyers Are Not Happy.’

The pied-à-terre tax has caused quite a stir among brokers who deal in eight-figure listings.

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just asking questions

‘I’m Not Sure When I’m Ever Not Going to Be Angry Anymore’

By Benjamin Hart

USAID whistleblower Nicholas Enrich recalls how Elon Musk’s “incompetent buffoons” destroyed a lifesaving agency.

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american affairs

We Can Stop Pretending Trump Was Ever Pro-worker

His recently departed Labor secretary will be remembered more for misconduct allegations than doing anything for unions.

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WHCD Shooting and Aftermath: As It Happened

By Intelligencer Staff

Our running account of the shocking attempted attack.

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The Strange Aftermath of the WHCD Shooting

By Charlotte Klein

Sean Spicer, flamenco dancers, and a tequila cart.

What I Saw and Felt Inside the Ballroom During the WHCD Shooting

Security did its job — and the instant collective response of other guests was more rattling than the chaos itself.

Why Can’t We Treat GLP-1’s Like Medicine?

Last summer, I was prescribed Mounjaro for my diabetes and entered a debate I never asked for.