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Matt Stieb

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Matt Stieb has been a staff writer for Intelligencer since 2019.

  1. trump indictment
    Trump Is Going on Trial for Election Interference During the ElectionThe trial will begin on March 4, 2024, a day before Super Tuesday.
  2. trump indictment
    From Columbine to the CoupHow a former police chaplain wound up getting charged in Georgia alongside Donald Trump.
  3. memes
    Ron DeSantis’s Smile Meme Is Going SupernovaThe haunting image of his forced smile at the debate is still in everyone’s head.
  4. politics
    Yevgeny Prigozhin Has Met a Predictable EndA plane carrying the Wagner Group leader has been downed near Moscow, killing everyone aboard.
  5. say cheese
    This Is Exactly How Trump Will Get His Mug ShotA rundown of the infamous picture that is about to be taken at the Fulton County Jail.
  6. counterprogramming
    The Craziest Moments From Trump’s Tucker Carlson InterviewInstead of debating, Trump discussed Jeffrey Epstein, the Panama Canal, and Joe Biden’s health: “I think he looks terrible on the beach.”
  7. ratf*cking
    James O’Keefe Is Now Under Criminal InvestigationNew York authorities are looking into how he spent donations to Project Veritas before he was exiled.
  8. trump indictments
    Threats From Trump Supporters Are Piling Up Against the AuthoritiesHis supporters have made racist threats and death threats against most of those involved in the prosecutions against the former president.
  9. apocalypse wow
    A Hurricane Might Actually Hit Southern California and ArizonaThe unlikely Hurricane Hilary will bring flash-flood potential for much of the Southwest — and more rain than its deserts get in a year.
  10. conservatorship
    The Battle Over The Blind Side Is Getting MessyMichael Oher claimed the Tuohys took his share of the profits from movie, while the wealthy family says there wasn’t much money to begin with.
  11. after tucker
    Fox News’ Ratings Are Bouncing Back After Tucker CarlsonAfter a huge post-Carlson slump, the network’s prime-time audience is slowly coming back.
  12. trump indictment
    Jack Smith Has Trump’s DMsWho was the former president messaging on Twitter?
  13. vanity
    What We Know About Musk and Zuck’s Stupid (and Probably Pretend) FightA full rundown of the unlikely but highly entertaining billionaire cage match.
  14. what we know
    Maui Wildfires Reach Grim Milestone: Live UpdatesThe still-rising death toll has reached 96, making the disaster the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in more than a century.
  15. just asking questions
    There Will Be More MauisClimatologist Nick Bond explains how the combination of high winds and dry grasslands makes for a dangerous wildfire formula, and not just in Hawaii.
  16. crypto
    Sam Bankman-Fried Jailed for Leaking His Ex-Girlfriend’s DiaryHis bail was revoked for sharing Caroline Ellison’s writings with the press, considered probable cause for witness tampering.
  17. early and often
    Judge Warns Trump of Earlier Trial If He Makes ‘Inflammatory Statements’The judge denied prosecutors’ request for a strict protective order but warned Trump that “inflammatory” comments could result in an earlier trial.
  18. trump indictment
    Twitter Fought Jack Smith’s Warrant for Trump’s AccountElon Musk’s company delayed the request for “data and records” related to Trump’s account, resulting in a $350,000 fine.
  19. gerontocracy
    Dianne Feinstein Briefly Hospitalized After Fall at HomeThe 90-year-old senator’s team said that her “scans were clear.”
  20. ftx fallout
    Sam Bankman-Fried Will Be Charged With Illegal Campaign Contributions After AllProsecutors intend to pursue the allegations of illegal campaign donations as part of the money-laundering and wire-fraud charges he faces in October.
  21. after fox
    Peter Thiel Might Be Getting Into the Tucker Carlson BusinessCarlson’s post-Fox show might be getting some big-name investors, including the PayPal co-founder and Rebekah Mercer.
  22. politics
    Trump Is Already at War With the Judge in the January 6 CaseThe former president is calling for her removal from the case as she considers a protective order barring him from sharing evidence.
  23. politics
    Is AP Psychology ‘Banned’ in Florida Due to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law?The College Board had announced it was pulling the class rather than modify it to fit Florida’s restrictive rules.
  24. razzlekhan
    An Unexpected Twist in the Saga of the Rapping Crypto CoupleIn their separate guilty pleas for money laundering, Razzlekhan and her husband admitted to the 2016 Bitfinex hack — the largest-ever crypto heist.
  25. trump indictment
    Trump Did Not Luck Out With the Judge in His January 6 CaseJudge Tanya Chutkan has issued severe sentences for Capitol rioters and once ruled against Trump’s attempt to keep info from the House inquiry.
  26. just asking questions
    January 6 Was ‘Right Out of the Giuliani Playbook’Rudy Giuliani’s biographer on the sordid new revelations about “co-conspirator 1” in the latest Trump indictment.
  27. trump indictment
    The Craziest Details From the Trump January 6 IndictmentPence’s team believed he was in danger as Trump pressured him to join the plot and Giuliani leaned on senators to slow the election certification.
  28. ftx fallout
    Feds Say They Want Sam Bankman-Fried in Jail for Intimidating WitnessesProsecutors claim Bankman-Fried tried to “discredit” the reputation of his ex-girlfriend, who is cooperating in the case against him.
  29. ufos
    What Is Going to Be in NASA’s Next UFO ReportNASA head Bill Nelson said their report on UFOs in August could involve using “scientific sensors in space” to help find out what’s out there.
  30. politics
    GOP Congressman Defends Cursing Out No-Good Teens at CapitolThey were Senate pages, and both Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell are calling him out for refusing to apologize.
  31. live blog
    What UFO Whistleblower David Grusch Told CongressUnder oath, former intelligence officer David Grusch stood by his bold allegations that the Pentagon is hiding evidence of alien technology.
  32. nepotism
    Hunter Biden Sold a Painting to One of His Dad’s DonorsDepending on when the purchase was made, it could constitute a conflict of interest.
  33. climate change
    8 Eye-popping Numbers From the Worldwide Heat WavePhoenix is still melting as a massive U.S. heat dome shifts eastward.
  34. irl
    The Catfished TerroristEthan Melzer plotted to attack his platoon with a group of strangers online. But he might have been the only conspirator who was real.
  35. early and often
    Trump May Be on Trial During the 2024 General ElectionIn a loss for the president, Judge Aileen Cannon announced that proceedings in the classified-documents case will begin on May 20.
  36. crypto
    Caroline Ellison Was Having a Bad Time in the FTX EmpireNewly obtained diary entries reveal her struggles working with ex-boyfriend Sam Bankman-Fried as their crypto fraud went down.
  37. ufos
    Chuck Schumer’s UFO Bill Is Not Messing Around About AliensThe Senate majority leader really wants the public to know what’s out there.
  38. neighborhood news
    The Decadelong Battle Over the Elizabeth Street Garden Nears Its EndUnless the garden’s supporters can figure out how to overturn a universal court ruling handed down in June, a developer will raze the grounds.
  39. canada wildfires
    The Wildfire Haze Is Coming Back to New YorkAir quality is plummeting in upstate and western New York, and the city’s will follow later on Monday — though not to last month’s levels.
  40. ufos
    Chuck Schumer Wants You to Know More About UFOsThe senator has proposed a nine-person review board that would release scores of classified documents to the public.
  41. just asking questions
    How Much Hotter Can It Get in the Near Future?Science writer Jeff Goodell on how unprepared humanity is for record-breaking temperatures.
  42. the talented mr. santos
    George Santos Tries to Compare Himself to Rosa ParksThe politician accused of habitual fraud is really stretching it in his attempt to rebrand as a civil-rights figure.
  43. bag talk
    The Most Likely Suspects for Bringing Cocaine to the White HouseAn extremely unofficial investigation.
  44. it’s her. she’s the problem.
    Taylor Swift Wasn’t a Savvy Crypto Investor After AllAn attorney suing FTX walked back his claim that Swift shut down an endorsement deal because she was concerned about the crypto exchange.
  45. sports
    ESPN Layoffs Target On-Air Talent, Including Announcer Jeff Van GundySay good-bye to Van Gundy, Keyshawn Johnson, and Steve Young, as part of parent company Disney’s massive layoffs this year.
  46. ufos
    Some Members of Congress Can’t Stop Thinking About UFOsMarco Rubio, Josh Hawley, and others are ready to hear more about an intelligence whistleblower’s bold allegations on alien technology.
  47. scams
    Trump SPAC Investors Charged With Insider TradingWho could imagine that an opaque process to take a Trump-adjacent company public would involved some alleged impropriety?
  48. after tucker
    Who Is Jesse Watters, the Fox News Host Taking Over for Tucker Carlson?He has been around at the network for two decades and is currently hosting two of its top programs. But is he ready for the big show?
  49. jeffrey epstein
    DOJ Says Jeffrey Epstein Was Given Every ’Opportunity to Take His Own Life’A new Justice Department report states that more guards could have been charged and that Epstein was given extra linen he then used to hang himself.
  50. hunter biden
    IRS Whistleblower: Hunter Biden Used Dad’s Name in Business DealsHunter Biden allegedly told a Chinese colleague in 2017 that his father “and every person he knows” would hold a “grudge” if a deal didn’t go through.
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