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the city politic

The Miracle of Universal Pre-K

By Bryce Covert

Ten years in, Bill de Blasio and his allies explain how they did it — and what future mayors could learn from their success.

12/25/2024

the approval matrix

The Approval Matrix: Good Luck in 2025, Babe!

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

12/24/2024

neighborhood news

The World’s Largest Stegosaurus Comes to New York City

By Christopher Bonanos

The $44.6 million mega-Stegosaurus has gone on view (if only temporarily) at the American Museum of Natural History.

12/24/2024

games

The 7 Most Important Athletes of 2024

By Will Leitch

Clark ascends, Ohtani loosens up, and Rodgers falls flat.

12/23/2024

tremendous content

Trump Ambassador Picks: Who’s in His ‘Diplomatic Clown Car’

By Margaret Hartmann

His team includes Ivanka’s ex-con father-in-law, Don Jr.’s ex-fiancée, several billionaire pals, and lots of people with no diplomatic experience.

12/23/2024

early and often

What We Learned From the House Ethics Report on Matt Gaetz

By Nia Prater

The Ethics Committee accused the former congressman and AG pick of spending thousands on illegal drugs and sex, including with a 17-year-old girl.

12/23/2024

the law

Joe Biden’s Big Reversal on the Death Penalty

By Elie Honig

Quite unexpectedly, the president has made good on a campaign pledge he seemed to have abandoned.

12/23/2024

trump 2.0

Trump Wants to Make Greenland America Again

By Matt Stieb

He’s already playing the first-term hits, like posting about his desire to take over the big cold Danish island.

12/23/2024

what we know

Everyone Biden Has Granted Presidential Pardons and Commutations

By Chas Danner

An updated list of who Biden has granted clemency before the end of his presidency, including 37 people on federal death row.

12/23/2024

early and often

Trump Is Threatening to Invade Panama, Take Back Canal

By Chas Danner

He also reiterated his desire to go get Greenland.

12/23/2024

the trump administration

The Trump Administration Chooses Violence

By Sarah Jones

Pete Hegseth and Daniel Penny represent the authoritarianism of the right.

12/23/2024

tomorrow

Rolling the Dice on Bird Flu

By Choire Sicha

We may be more equipped for another pandemic than you think. Still, cross your fingers.

12/22/2024

early and often

What Happened to Texas Congresswoman Kay Granger?

By Chas Danner

The retiring representative, whose last House vote was in July, is suffering from dementia and her son says she moved to a senior living facility.

12/22/2024

magalopolis

Who Is Lara Trump and What’s With the Quashed Senate Rumors?

By Margaret Hartmann

Everything to know about Eric’s wife, and why she publicly turned down a Senate appointment she hadn’t been offered.

12/21/2024

screen time

Why YouTube Should Cut Off Its Thumbnails

By John Herrman

The platform is testing a ban on “egregious” clickbait titles and thumbnails. Why not go all the way?

12/21/2024

early and often

The Republican Party Is Out of Control

By Ben Jacobs

Mike Johnson can’t keep his conference together and Trump can’t scare them into submission. Can the GOP be governed?

12/21/2024

we'll do it live

Congress Averts Government Shutdown: How It Happened

By Intelligencer Staff

The shutdown was averted on Friday after the House voted to back a new CR without the debt-ceiling increase Trump demanded.

12/21/2024

infinite jets

Why Does the New Aaron Rodgers Documentary Exist?

By Gabriel Debenedetti and Simon van Zuylen-Wood

Two miserable Jets fans take in a three-plus-hour exercise in image management.

12/20/2024

early and often

Government Shutdown Canceled As Democrats Support Pared-Down Spending Bill

By Ed Kilgore

But there’s more trouble down the road.

12/20/2024

royals

How Are King Charles & Kate Middleton Doing? Latest Health Updates.

By Margaret Hartmann

Here’s the latest on Charles and Kate’s cancer battles, and how the royals are coping.

12/20/2024

politics

Musk Pauses Torment of GOP to Praise German Extremists

By Nia Prater

On Friday, Musk wrote on social media that only AfD, the country’s most prominent extreme-right party, “can save Germany.”

12/20/2024

the law

The GOP’s Criminal Case Against Liz Cheney Is a Total Mess

By Elie Honig

If Trump’s DOJ actually runs with these flimsy accusations, it will be a very bad sign.

12/20/2024

year in review

Intelligencer’s 20 Most-Read Stories in 2024

By Intelligencer Staff

The articles our readers were most deeply engaged with this year.

12/19/2024

early and often

What Democrats Should Demand to Help the GOP Escape a Shutdown Crisis

By Ed Kilgore

Democrats share Trump’s interest in getting rid of debt-limit politics. But they should drive a bargain as good as the discarded stopgap bill.

12/19/2024

crime

Feds Reveal Mangione’s Notebook in New Indictment

By Nia Prater

Authorities charged the suspect in the UnitedHealthcare murder of CEO Brian Thompson, and divulged details on his thought process.

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