1. under renovation
    US-POLITICS-TRUMP-CULTURE
    Why the Kennedy Center Was an Easy Target for TrumpFew loved the building, even as it became D.C.’s defining cultural institution.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  2. tremendous content
    Turning Point Halftime Got Big Ratings (If You Round Way Up)TPUSA is proudly touting its 20 million–plus viewers across various social channels. It’s just a tad shy of Bad Bunny’s estimated 135 million viewers.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. politics
    Former US Special Counsel Jack Smith Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee
    It’s Nadler vs. Pelosi on the Upper West SideOutgoing Representative Nadler endorsed his handpicked successor to replace him in the district, while former Speaker Pelosi is backing a Kennedy.
    By Nia Prater
  4. tremendous content
    Trump White House
    Trump’s Bad Bunny Halftime Review: ‘Absolutely Terrible’So much for watching his pal Kid Rock at the Turning Point halftime show.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. early and often
    AMFOOT-SUPERBOWL-PATRIOTS-SEAHAWKS-HALFTIME-SHOW
    Little Boy in Bad Bunny Halftime Show Wasn’t Liam RamosPeople thought Bad Bunny gave his Grammy to the 5-year-old in a bunny hat who was detained by ICE. But it was actually a child actor.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    The Bad Bunny Super Bowl 2026 Controversy, ExplainedDid Bad Bunny sing about Trump? Will ICE be at the game? Who’s playing the Turning Point show? Here’s a guide to the halftime show and MAGA backlash.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. early and often
    How Political Parties DieThe parties that have dominated European politics for decades are collapsing. Does the same fate await the Democrats and the GOP?
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. early and often
    Georgia Gubernatorial Ad Bashes ‘Judas’ Who Betrayed TrumpA late entry into the Georgia governor’s race may split the MAGA vote and help Brad “Judas” Raffensperger, who defied Trump in 2020, win.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. olympics
    OLY-2026-MILANO CORTINA-OPENING
    J.D. Vance Got Aggressively Booed at the Olympics“Eh, those are a lot of boos for him.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. early and often
    Feds ‘Expedite’ Deportation of 5-Year-Old in Viral Bunny Hat PhotoTrump said we must rid Minneapolis of “really hard criminals.” Apparently, that means preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. early and often
    GOP Ignoring Spike in Health-Care Costs Won’t Make It Go AwayAs Republicans fail to address rising Obamacare premium costs for 20 million Americans, it’s becoming a more and more potent midterms issue.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. early and often
    White House Defends Trump’s Wildly Racist Obamas Post Before Deleting ItKaroline Leavitt slammed the “fake outrage” over depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys in Trump’s now-deleted post.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. the law
    Attorney General Pam Bondi
    6 Big Questions for Pam Bondi on Epstein and ICEThe attorney general has been very quiet lately, but next week Congress will have a chance to grill her.
    By Elie Honig
  15. power
    How the Epstein Files Turned Everyone Into ConspiracistsIt turns out we really are governed by an overclass of degenerate elites. And now anyone can investigate them.
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  16. early and often
    DHS Shutdown Even Likelier After Dems Issue ICE DemandsImmigration negotiations seem to be going nowhere, with Democrats calling for ICE reforms that Republicans refuse to consider.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. politics
    What’s Going on With Texas’s Democratic-Primary Mess?Racism allegations have made the already tough primary between James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett into something else.
    By Nia Prater
  18. politics
    The Mamdani-Hochul Lovefest Continues ApaceThe mayor endorsed the governor’s reelection on Thursday, while touting their ability to work together.
    By Nia Prater
  19. tremendous content
    Melania Promotes Movie at White House, Says It’s ‘Not Promotion’The First Lady insisted her meeting with freed Israeli hostages wasn’t an ad; her film just happened to come up five times in ten minutes.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. politics
    How Big Is the Minnesota ICE Drawdown?Border czar Tom Homan says 700 federal agents are leaving. State and local leaders say the Trump administration needs to go further.
    By Nia Prater
  21. the christian right
    Two Paths for American ChristianityThe Cities Church protest reveals a deepening theological war between the religious right and left.
    By Sarah Jones
  22. early and often
    Democrats Got Less Than Nothing by Shutting Down GovernmentWe’re now headed toward a DHS shutdown that won’t affect ICE or the Border Patrol.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. crime
    The Body-Cam HustleHow YouTubers weaponized Freedom of Information laws to embarrass young women for clicks.
    By Michael Shorris
  24. early and often
    2026 Government Shutdown: Latest News and Impact on ICEThe partial shutdown has ended, and now difficult negotiations can begin about reforms on immigration enforcement.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. early and often
    What Trump’s Call for ‘Nationalizing Elections’ Really MeansHis renewed focus on specious 2020 fraud claims and talk of a Republican “take over” are a pretext for further attempts at election interference.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. politics
    Kathy Hochul Is Living Her Best Political LifeA new poll finds that the governor is at peak popularity and crushing her Republican challenger for the governorship.
    By Nia Prater
  27. politics
    DoJ Makes Appalling Mistakes in Release of New Epstein FilesThe government included nude photos and failed to redact the names of some victims in its latest document drop.
    By Nia Prater
  28. review roundup
    Melania Trump at the Melania movie premiere.
    What Critics Are Saying About the Melania DocumentaryThe brutal reviews are in. Here’s an updating roundup highlighting the sharpest (and meanest) commentary about Melania Trump’s new film.
    By Chas Danner
  29. early and often
    Texas Special-Election Shocker Signals Big Trouble for GOPA Democrat trounced a Republican in a deep-red state legislative district, raising hopes for a blue midterm wave.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. tremendous content
    Trump May Want to Rethink Threat to Sue Trevor NoahTrump has just shown that Noah’s Grammys joke hit a nerve, and he may not want a suit that digs into his Epstein connections.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. early and often
    Maybe Republican Candidates Don’t Really Want Trump AroundTrump’s midterm strategy doesn’t take into account swing-voter backlash.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. early and often
    Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) walks out after a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
    Nancy Mace Is Not Okay“Something’s broken. The motherboard’s fried. We’re short-circuiting somewhere.”
    By Jake Lahut
  33. tremendous content
    Movie Review: Does Melania Dream of AI-Generated Sheep?The First Lady’s weirdly soulless MAGA lullaby is going to put a lot of Amazon Prime viewers to sleep.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. early and often
    Is Don Lemon a Threat to Religious Liberty?The journalist’s arrest was really about showing conservative Evangelicals Team Trump is on their side.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. politics
    Don Lemon Indicted on Federal Civil Rights ChargesProsecutors allege Lemon and others interfered with worshippers’ religious freedom in relation to an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church.
    By Nia Prater
  36. ice protests
    The Year That Led to the Anti-ICE General StrikeTrump’s brutal immigration crackdown has proved incredibly unpopular.
    By The Editors
  37. early and often
    Why Is Tulsi Gabbard Investigating the 2020 Elections?The director of National Intelligence has apparently been working on election conspiracy theories for months instead of, you know, doing her job.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. early and often
    Will There Be a Government Shutdown? Odds and Latest Updates.The clash over ICE tactics and DHS funding has Trump and Senate leaders scrambling to avoid a partial shutdown that would start at midnight Friday.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. timeline
    How the Trump Team’s Botched Shooting Response and Blame Game Played OutFrom the false initial claims about Alex Pretti to the leaked infighting and attempts to shift blame, here’s a complete timeline.
    By Chas Danner and Nia Prater
  40. minneapolis
    An Idea Worth Dying forAlex Pretti was fighting to preserve a kind of national creed. He was killed in the name of another.
    By Sarah Jones
  41. tremendous content
    First Lady Melania Trump Rings Opening Bell At NYSE
    Melania Movie Pulled From South Africa Due to … Racism?MAGA podcaster Katie Miller claimed the First Lady is a victim of anti-white bias. But President Trump’s policies may be the real issue.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. early and often
    Klobuchar Steps Into a Minnesota Maelstrom With Gubernatorial RunThe veteran senator should be just what Minnesota Democrats need, if she can strike the right balance between fighting Trump and fixing fraud.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. politics
    Susan Collins Claims ICE Is Ending Maine SurgeThe Maine senator said she discussed the matter with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
    By Nia Prater
  44. american affairs
    Will RFK Jr. Run for President in 2028?He has said he won’t. There are some good reasons not to believe him.
    By Ross Barkan
  45. early and often
    US-VENEZUELA-CONFLICT-TRUMP
    Trump’s ‘Best Issue’ Has Turned Into a Huge WeaknessThe backlash to Trump’s brutal immigration-enforcement tactics is so bad that even he wants to shift the conversation back to affordability.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. early and often
    Representative Omar Holds Town Hall As Trump Signals Minnesota Strategy Shift After Public Outcry
    Trump Responds to Ilhan Omar Attack With Admittedly Evidence-Free SmearAfter a man sprayed liquid on the Minnesota Democrat, Trump accused her of staging the attack — while acknowledging he hadn’t watched the video.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. early and often
    All the Trump Allies Turning Against His ICE TacticsAfter the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, Trump is getting rare pushback from the WSJ, gun-rights groups, and some Republican lawmakers.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  48. intelligencer chats
    The Unsettling Experience of Reporting on Trump’s HealthChatting with Intelligencer’s Ben Terris about presidential hand bruises and White House sycophancy.
    By Benjamin Hart and Ben Terris
  49. tremendous content
    Making the Melania Movie Sounds Like a NightmareCrew members say they did not love the “propaganda element,” but the “worst part” was Brett Ratner’s gross behavior.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. early and often
    Republicans Beg Trump to Curb ICE and Avert ShutdownCongressional Republicans can’t find a legislative solution, so they need Trump to offer ICE reforms that might appease Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. early and often
    Why ‘TACO Trump’ Can’t Really Chicken Out on Mass DeportationDespite talk of a pivot, the reality is Trump has invested too much in violent immigration rhetoric and tactics to turn back now.
    By Ed Kilgore
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