Cathie Black Officially Obtains Waiver From State Education Commission

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

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 Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of who’s been confirmed.

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.

2/10/2025

timelines

How Kendrick Lamar Went From BLM Symbol to Super Bowl Star

By Zak Cheney-Rice

The enthusiastic response to his music has been driven in part by the perception that he’s a political vessel. But what exactly are his politics?

2/10/2025

politics

Could Trump Get Rid of Congestion Pricing?

By Nia Prater

In an interview with the New York Post, the president indicated his intentions to “kill” the program but provided few details on his plans.

2/10/2025

early and often

Republicans Let Trump and Musk Roll Right Over Them

By Ed Kilgore

Trump’s party is bending the knee to his most radical steps, but there are some signs of rebellion to watch for.

2/10/2025

tremendous content

Trump Mocks Taylor Swift for Super Bowl Boos, Can’t Help But Lie

By Margaret Hartmann

The president said his pop-star nemesis was “BOOED out of the Stadium” … but he’s the one who left the game early?

2/10/2025

early and often

Does J.D. Vance Have Anything to Do But Post?

By Chris Stanton

During his first few weeks in office, the vice-president has proven just how much free time he has.

2/10/2025

early and often

Trump’s Attack on Military Diversity Is Doomed to Fail

By Errol Louis

Bigotry and backward thinking won’t keep America safe.

2/10/2025

wealth

The Sneaky Ways Parents Transfer Money to Their Adult Children

By Katie Arnold-Ratliff

Low-interest loans, wads of cash, pieds-à-terre, and other strategies that stretch the gift tax limit.

2/10/2025

wealth

People With Parents With Money

As told to Paula Aceves and Julia Edelstein

14 adults come clean about the down payments, allowances, cash infusions, and tuition payments that make their New York lives feasible.

2/10/2025

wealth

How Many Adult New Yorkers Are Secretly Subsidized by Their Parents?

By Madeline Leung Coleman

Parents are slowly transferring trillions of dollars to their New York City children, one down payment and Via Carota tab at a time.

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