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6:00 a.m.

the trump administration

The Trump Administration Chooses Violence

By Sarah Jones

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

5:00 a.m.

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

Trump Is Threatening to Invade Panama, Take Back Canal

By Chas Danner

He also reiterated his desire to go get Greenland.

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.

12/19/2024

politics

Top Adams Adviser Lewis-Martin Indicted in Bribery Scheme

By Nia Prater

Manhattan prosecutors allege that she helped to expedite applications for business owners in exchange for perks for her son. He even bought a Porsche.

12/19/2024

early and often

Mike Johnson’s Speakership Has Crashed and Burned

By Ed Kilgore

He may hang on to his gavel for a bit as Republicans look for an alternative, but the stopgap spending fiasco and Trump’s new demands could doom him.

12/19/2024

tremendous content

These Photos Prove Trump’s ‘New Haircut’ Was Just Hat Hair

By Margaret Hartmann

Footage from Trump’s dinner with Jeff Bezos shows his signature orange coif isn’t going anywhere.

12/19/2024

early and often

Trump’s Shutdown Threat Is a Loyalty Test for GOP Lawmakers

By Ed Kilgore

After blowing up a stopgap spending bill, Trump is now demanding that his supporters back a new spending bill and debt-limit increase they will hate.

12/19/2024

early and often

Elon Musk Is Trying to Force a Government Shutdown

By Ed Kilgore

Mike Johnson carefully negotiated a bill to keep the government funded past December 20. It collapsed instantly when Musk attacked it.

12/19/2024

the city politic

New York City’s Next Mayor Needs You

By Errol Louis

The 2025 mayoral race is already in total flux. That offers a perfect moment to start talking to a candidate.

12/19/2024

trump 2.0

Crypto Sicko Mode Is Here to Stay

By Matt Stieb

The cryptocurrency world isn’t waiting for Donald Trump’s inauguration to make a whole bunch of fast money.

12/18/2024

early and often

Trump Claims Nonexistent Youth-Vote Landslide

By Ed Kilgore

The president-elect’s habit of wild exaggerations about his election performance is getting worse.

12/18/2024

health

What We Know About America’s First ‘Severe’ Bird-Flu Case

By Nia Prater

The C.D.C. said it has confirmed a case of bird flu in Louisiana that resulted in “severe illness” that required hospitalization.

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