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  1. tremendous content
    Trump Ambassador Picks: Who’s in His ‘Diplomatic Clown Car’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.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. early and often
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    What We Learned From the House Ethics Report on Matt GaetzThe Ethics Committee accused the former congressman and AG pick of spending thousands on illegal drugs and sex, including with a 17-year-old girl.
    By Nia Prater
  3. power
    House Votes July 25
    Ethics Office Says Matt Gaetz Paid a 17-Year-Old for SexGaetz claimed he “often sent funds to women I dated” but denied “sexual contact with someone under 18.”
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  4. what we know
    U.S. President Joe Biden
    Everyone Biden Has Granted Presidential Pardons and CommutationsAn updated list of who Biden has granted clemency before the end of his presidency, including 37 people on federal death row.
    By Chas Danner
  5. early and often
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    Trump Is Threatening to Invade Panama, Take Back CanalHe also reiterated his desire to go get Greenland.
    By Chas Danner
  6. early and often
    Rep. Kay Granger in October 2023.
    What Happened to Texas Congresswoman Kay Granger?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.
    By Chas Danner
  7. magalopolis
    Who Is Lara Trump and What’s With the Quashed Senate Rumors?Everything to know about Eric’s wife, and why she publicly turned down a Senate appointment she hadn’t been offered.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. early and often
    House Passes Plan To Fund Government As Shutdown Deadline Nears
    The Republican Party Is Out of ControlMike Johnson can’t keep his conference together and Trump can’t scare them into submission. Can the GOP be governed?
    By Ben Jacobs
  9. we’ll do it live
    The U.S. Capitol
    Congress Averts Government Shutdown: How It HappenedThe shutdown was averted on Friday after the House voted to back a new CR without the debt-ceiling increase Trump demanded.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  10. early and often
    Scenes on Capitol Hill after U.S. President-elect Trump called on U.S. lawmakers to reject a stopgap bill to keep the government funded in Washington, U.S.
    Government Shutdown Canceled As Democrats Support Pared-Down Spending BillBut there’s more trouble down the road.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. politics
    Former President Donald Trump Attends Alfred E. Smith Dinner In New York
    Cheryl Hines Does Not Sound Thrilled About Moving to D.C.Asked about relocating for RFK Jr.’s new Trump administration job, she said “one day at a time.”
    By Danielle Cohen
  12. politics
    Musk Pauses Torment of GOP to Praise German ExtremistsOn Friday, Musk wrote on social media that only AfD, the country’s most prominent extreme-right party, “can save Germany.”
    By Nia Prater
  13. early and often
    What Democrats Should Demand to Help the GOP Escape a Shutdown CrisisDemocrats share Trump’s interest in getting rid of debt-limit politics. But they should drive a bargain as good as the discarded stopgap bill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. podcasts
    What If the ‘Liberal Joe Rogan’ Is … Kylie Kelce?The new hit podcaster’s views “aggressively lean” left.
    By Justin Curto
  15. politics
    Top Adams Adviser Lewis-Martin Indicted in Bribery SchemeManhattan prosecutors allege that she helped to expedite applications for business owners in exchange for perks for her son. He even bought a Porsche.
    By Nia Prater
  16. running for office?
    Paris Hilton On Capitol Hill To Urge Lawmakers To Pass The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act
    Paris Hilton Can See Herself Running for OfficeShe was asked about her political ambitions after the House passed the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act.
    By Emily Leibert
  17. early and often
    Mike Johnson’s Speakership Has Crashed and BurnedHe 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.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. tremendous content
    These Photos Prove Trump’s ‘New Haircut’ Was Just Hat HairFootage from Trump’s dinner with Jeff Bezos shows his signature orange coif isn’t going anywhere.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. early and often
    Trump’s Shutdown Threat Is a Loyalty Test for GOP LawmakersAfter 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.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. making new friends
    Jeff Bezos Finally Scored a Date With TrumpHe and Lauren Sánchez were seen dining at Mar-a-Lago Wednesday night.
    By Danielle Cohen
  21. early and often
    Elon Musk Is Trying to Force a Government ShutdownMike Johnson carefully negotiated a bill to keep the government funded past December 20. It collapsed instantly when Musk attacked it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. politics
    Trump Found Another Disgraced Politician to NominateRemember Herschel Walker? He’s Trump’s choice for ambassador to the Bahamas.
    By Danielle Cohen
  23. disease
    California Has Declared a State of Emergency Over Bird FluGovernor Gavin Newsom is taking “proactive action” after more cases were reported in cows in Southern California.
    By Olivia Craighead
  24. early and often
    Trump Claims Nonexistent Youth-Vote LandslideThe president-elect’s habit of wild exaggerations about his election performance is getting worse.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. early and often
    Johnson Grovels Before Musk to Save His Stopgap Spending BillConservative critics of the bill the speaker built to avoid a government shutdown have been joined by the edgelord leading DOGE.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. politics
    Could Liz Cheney Actually Face Criminal Charges Over January 6?A Republican-led House committee calls for Cheney to be investigated by the FBI, but Biden could make her legal problems disappear.
    By Nia Prater
  27. early and often
    Swing state Pennsylvania on the eve of the 2024 Presidential elections
    Backlash to Trump Agenda Could Begin in His Rural BaseTariffs, mass deportations, health-care cuts, and school vouchers could all undercut Trump’s support where he might least expect losses.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. power
    What South Korea’s ‘Queen of 4B’ Wants Americans to KnowSeoul-based graduate student Ji Yeon, 27, has been practicing 4B since 2018. Since Trump’s win, questions from women in the U.S. have been pouring in.
    As told to Meera Choi and Anna Louie Sussman
  29. tremendous content
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    Trump (Jokingly?) Insists Canada Should Be 51st StateHe keeps taunting “Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada.” It sounds like a stupid joke, but he did try to buy Greenland.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. the system
    Trump Already Tried to Kill Michelle Obama’s Version of MAHAWhich may be bad news for RFK Jr.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  31. early and often
    ERA Ratification Is Now Up to Trump’s Supreme CourtCongressional Democrats had asked Joe Biden to recognize the landmark women’s-rights measure as already ratified. But courts will have the final say.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. life after roe
    Why Texas Is Suing an Abortion Provider From New YorkThe case could determine whether doctors can send abortion pills to out-of-state patients.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  33. parenting
    Elon Musk’s Mom Has Advice on How to Afford Kids“You don’t have to go to the movies, you don’t have to go out for dinner.”
    By Olivia Craighead
  34. fit boy
    RFK Jr. Is Causing a Stir at the Hudson Yards EquinoxHis go-to workout fit — tight jeans and hiking boots — apparently draws a lot of attention at the upscale fitness club.
    By Danielle Cohen
  35. early and often
    Trump Sues Iowa Pollster Who Annoyed HimIn an alarming escalation of his litigious habits, he cast Ann Selzer’s polling miss as intentional “election interference.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the city politic
    Mayor Eric Adams
    How Desperate Will Eric Adams Become to Woo Trump and Get a Pardon?A look back at all the weird and notable moments in the pair’s odd political courtship.
    By Chas Danner
  37. early and often
    Kamala Harris Can Aim for Governor or President — But Not BothIf she wants to be governor of California, that prize is within her grasp. But it’s not an ideal way to set up another presidential run.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. what we know
    Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
    Will Trump and RFK Jr. Try to Ban or Restrict Any Vaccines?Trump is insisting he isn’t against vaccines while also echoing Kennedy’s unfounded concerns. Here’s the latest on their comments and plans.
    By Chas Danner
  39. early and often
    Democrats’ Five Strategies for Coping With Trump 2.0Elected Democrats are trying various tactics from cozying up to Trump to seeking deals to mitigate the damage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. politics
    Trump Dangles Possible Pardon for Eric AdamsDuring a Mar-a-Lago press conference Monday, Trump said he thought New York’s mayor had been “treated pretty unfairly.”
    By Nia Prater
  41. politics
    Already Embattled Eric Adams Faces Two More SetbacksA longtime aide resigned, and Adams’s mayoral run looks cloudier than ever. But Trump may come through for him.
    By Nia Prater
  42. celebrity breakups
    President Trump campaign rally Orlando
    Don Jr. Wants People to Stop Taking ‘Cheap Shots’ at His ExHe may have dumped Kimberly Guilfoyle, but they still have a “special bond.”
    By Olivia Craighead
  43. what is maha?
    The Siblings With RFK Jr.’s EarMeet best-selling authors Calley and Casey Means.
    By E.J. Dickson
  44. what is maha?
    What Can Secretary Kennedy Actually Do in Office?And will Trump let him?
    By Matt Stieb
  45. what is maha?
    What Is MAHA?How wellness culture with legitimate concerns (and some conspiratorial beliefs) became a movement poised to take Washington.
    By The Editors
  46. early and often
    How Fast Can Trump Enact His 2025 Agenda?Trump has an ambitious day-one agenda, and the GOP-controlled Congress seems ready to give him much of what he wants by the end of the year.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. free country
    MAGA Misfits vs. Nationalists vs. Reaganites vs. DorksThe battle of the Trump transition.
    By Sam Adler-Bell
  48. power
    Black Tie Affair For Quality Control's CEO Pierre "Pee" Thomas
    All of the Allegations Against DiddyJay-Z has been pulled into the legal drama, with a Jane Doe alleging he raped her alongside Diddy when she was 13. The rapper denies her claims.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez and Tariro Mzezewa
  49. early and often
    Democrats Will Look Weak If They Boycott Trump’s InaugurationThe peaceful transition of power he did not respect four years ago is precious. The opposition can wait until he actually takes office.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. what we know
    Donald Trump Watches SpaceX Launch Its Sixth Test Flight Of Starship Spacecraft
    What Is the Net Worth of Trump’s New Cabinet?Break out the White House caviar because here come the billionaires.
    By Chas Danner
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