Kirsten Gillibrand Will Not Face Health-Care Mobs

2/12/2025

early and often

McConnell Finally Defies Trump, Now That He’s Irrelevant

By Ed Kilgore

The former Senate majority leader voted against two Trump Cabinet picks, Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard. It’s too little, too late.

2/12/2025

politics

Musk Inspires FEMA to Revoke $80 Million Intended for NYC

By Nia Prater

The sudden seizure of previously appropriated funds comes after Elon Musk alleged the payment violated one of President Trump’s executive orders.

2/12/2025

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.

2/12/2025

early and often

Trump Cabinet Confirmation Hearings: Schedule & How to Watch

By Margaret Hartmann and Chas Danner

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like RFK Jr. and Linda McMahon? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of who’s been confirmed.

2/12/2025

early and often

GOP Likely to Hold Senate, No Matter What Trump Does

By Ed Kilgore

A Trump backlash could help Democrats retake the House in 2026, but the Senate landscape is too pro-Republican.

2/12/2025

politics

Almost Nobody Wants to Call It the ‘Gulf of America’

By Nia Prater

President Trump is going hard on this name change. Voters, not so much.

2/12/2025

tremendous content

Why Does Trump Want Greenland? His Imperialistic Threats, Explained.

By Margaret Hartmann

Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others are just idiotic.

2/12/2025

early and often

How Trump Will Try to Justify His Power Grabs in Court

By Ed Kilgore

Trump may ultimately defy judges and the rule of law, but at first he’ll bid for Supreme Court recognition of vastly expanded presidential powers.

2/12/2025

christian nationalism

When Trump, Not Jesus, Is the Savior

By Sarah Jones

As Trump retakes power, so does his state Christianity.

2/12/2025

the city politic

After a Little Help From Trump, Eric Adams Thinks He Can Win

By David Freedlander

Watch out, Andrew Cuomo.

2/11/2025

conspiracy

When Will the Declassified JFK Files Be Released Publicly?

By Matt Stieb

The president has ordered their disclosure with a timeline that suggests it might actually happen this time.

2/11/2025

tremendous content

Is Trump’s Paper-Straw Ban Really About His Shark Phobia?

By Margaret Hartmann

The president claimed plastic straws won’t “affect a shark very much.” But he’d previously declared, “I hope all the sharks die.”

2/11/2025

early and often

Pope Informs J.D. Vance He’s Wrong About Migrants, Christianity

By Ed Kilgore

The Catholic VP offered a theological defense of his “America First” immigration policies. Pope Francis had some notes.

2/11/2025

the city politic

Federal Prosecutors Told to Drop Charges Against Eric Adams: Live Updates

By Intelligencer Staff

Looks like the mayor’s Trump outreach might have paid off. Here are the latest developments and reactions.

2/11/2025

the city politic

Trump Now Has Eric Adams on a Short Leash

By Errol Louis

Expect more of the mayor’s feverish, embarrassing efforts to curry favor with the president.

2/11/2025

mysteries

My Secret Landlord and Me

By Clio Chang

The accidental way I found out who I was really writing my checks to, and why it’s usually so hard to tell.

2/11/2025

the law

The Ominous Legal Logic of Dropping the Eric Adams Case

By Elie Honig

The Department of Justice isn’t even pretending to have good reasons.

2/11/2025

screen time

Big Tech’s Other Big Battle Is for the Box

By John Herrman

The tech giants all say they’re chasing AGI, but they’re also fighting over something we all use that’s already here.

2/11/2025

just asking questions

Ron Wyden Isn’t Shy About Calling It a Coup

By Benjamin Hart

The veteran Oregon senator says Americans should be “damn concerned” about Elon Musk’s incursions into the federal bureaucracy.

2/11/2025

disunion

Escaping Trump’s First Days

By Torrey Peters

Traveling in Colombia, I realized I couldn’t outrun the new regime.

2/10/2025

early and often

Asked If Vance Is His Successor, Trump Says ‘No!’

By Ed Kilgore

He also equivocated, but Trump’s immediate rejection of the idea that J.D. is a cinch for 2028 should bother the veep a lot.

2/10/2025

early and often

White South Africans Are the Only Refugees Trump Welcomes

By Ed Kilgore

At the same time he’s slamming doors on refugees from “shithole countries,” Trump is offering asylum to a foreign white-identity group.

2/10/2025

what we know

How to Make Sense of Trump’s Plan to Stop Making Cents

By Chas Danner

Here are answers to all your questions about the U.S. potentially going penniless.

2/10/2025

what we know

What Federal Agencies Has DOGE Gotten Into?

By Chas Danner

From the NOAA to OPM to the Pentagon, here’s an updated look at where Elon Musk’s DOGE is already operating and what they’re doing.

2/10/2025

politics

Adams Told City Officials Not to Bash Trump or Interfere With ICE

By Nia Prater

The embattled mayor reportedly told his staff not to mess with federal immigration actions and to avoid public conflict with the president.

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