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Matt Stieb

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

  1. early and often
    The Hunter Biden Counteroffensive BeginsTired of being a GOP punching bag, he threatened Fox News with a defamation suit and encouraged the DOJ to investigate how his laptop became public.
  2. early and often
    The Latest Hunter Biden Revelation Is a New LowTexts reportedly show he withheld an employee’s pay for sex.
  3. ftx fallout
    The FTX Investigations Are Getting MessyProsecutors say SBF may have engaged in witness tampering. Meanwhile, Caroline Ellison and others aren’t cooperating in the bankruptcy case.
  4. early and often
    Judge Orders Release of Video Showing Attack on Paul PelosiThe body-cam footage of the responding officer shows Pelosi and assailant David DePape struggling over a hammer before the assault.
  5. guns
    Coming Soon to Stores: The AR-15 for KidsNext month, an assault-style rifle could wind up in the hands of children unless regulators step in.
  6. master of the garden
    James Dolan on Blacklisting His Enemies: I Have Rights, TooThe MSG owner defended his use of facial recognition to ban lawyers who have sued him in a highly entertaining local-TV rant.
  7. wyd
    Trump Has Reportedly Discovered the Modern Magic of TextingWelcome to 2023, sir.
  8. war in ukraine
    U.S. Tanks Are on Their Way to Fight Russians in UkraineIt may be Washington’s biggest escalation, though Biden downplayed the move.
  9. everybody wants some
    Mike Pence Also Had Classified Documents at His HouseAt this point, which former executive-branch leaders haven’t done this?
  10. twitter
    Elon Musk Says Plan to Take Tesla Private at $420 a Share Totally Wasn’t a JokeOn trial, he says he had real reasons to use a weed joke as the premium for Tesla going private, not just because his girlfriend thought it was funny.
  11. the talented mr. santos
    Is George Santos Also Kitara Ravache?Old friends say the congressman competed in drag pageants in Brazil but “did not have what it takes to be a professional.” The shade!
  12. into the crypt
    Accused Bitcoin-Heist Rapper Razzlekhan Has a Fancy New Job in MarketingHeather Morgan can leave her house arrest for a marketing job three days a week as prosecutors review her alleged crypto-laundering plot.
  13. santos body count
    George Santos Reportedly Stole From Fund for Disabled Vet’s Dying DogA new low in Santos’s long history of alleged scams.
  14. the group portrait
    The Mammoth Bone Hunters of the East River“We were looking for the big boys and the small stuff, too,” says one fossil hunter. “Any kind of bones.”
  15. early and often
    A Failed GOP Candidate Spouting About Voter Fraud Allegedly Shot at DemocratsAfter losing a New Mexico state house race in the midterms, police say Solomon Peña became the “mastermind” in the high-profile shootings.
  16. unidentified flying objects
    The Pentagon Will Start Looking Back in Time for UFOsUnexplained encounters dating back to 1945, like Roswell, are coming in for an extra look.
  17. gambling
    New Yorkers Really Liked Gambling on Their Phones in 2022The state brought in more than $900 million in mobile sports-gambling revenue in its first full year, almost twice what was anticipated.
  18. ftx fallout
    Sam Bankman-Fried Has a New Defense Strategy: Blogging“I didn’t steal funds, and I certainly didn’t stash billions away,” the FTX founder wrote on Substack.
  19. ftx fallout
    It’s Dismantling Season for FTXSBF’s disgraced company has lost the rights to its Miami arena as it recovers $5 billion in assets to pay back customers.
  20. early and often
    House Republicans Are Launching Their Hunter Biden Investigation ASAPThe Oversight Committee is attempting to prove allegations of corruption between the president and his son.
  21. live blog
    Kevin McCarthy’s Humiliation Finally Ends: Live UpdatesIt took 15 rounds and some messy late-night drama, but McCarthy was finally elected Speaker.
  22. nfl
    Doctors Say Damar Hamlin Is ‘Neurologically Intact’The Buffalo Bills announced that Hamlin, who collapsed Monday night, has shown “remarkable improvement” over the past 24 hours.
  23. facebook
    The E.U.’s Judgment Against Meta Could Be a Big DealThe company was fined over $400 million for violating users’ privacy in a decision with far-reaching implications.
  24. rodent trouble
    Curtis Sliwa Has Solution for Eric Adams’s Rat Problem: Two CatsThe Guardian Angels founder on his offer to set up a small feral-cat colony to fix the rodent problem on the mayor’s block in Bed-Stuy.
  25. natural disasters
    The Bodies and the Blame Pile Up in BuffaloThe death toll from the Christmas storm is now at 37, and some residents are blaming the city for not issuing a travel ban earlier.
  26. cancel culture
    How Did Southwest Airlines Screw Up This Bad?The storm is over, but the canceled flights keep coming.
  27. ftx
    The Feds Flipped Two of SBF’s Top LieutenantsAlameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang pleaded guilty to wire fraud, putting Sam Bankman-Fried in an even deeper hole.
  28. ftx fallout
    Who Gets FTX’s and Sam Bankman-Fried’s Money Now?Customers, politicans, and media organizations all received the fruits of a massive fraud.
  29. headhunting
    Who Could Be the Next CEO of Twitter?A handful of options for a possible post-Musk era.
  30. crime
    How Sam Bankman-Fried Spent His First Week Behind BarsAfter a week watching movies in prison in Nassau, the FTX founder has dropped his extradition fight.
  31. feuds
    What It’s Like to Be Banned by Elon MuskTwitter’s Thursday-night massacre, by those who lived it.
  32. los angeles
    L.A. Councilman Calls Guy He Fought Last Week ‘Hostile Individual’Kevin de León, who was caught making racist remarks on a recording earlier this year, did not apologize after a scuffle with a protester on Friday.
  33. brittney griner
    The 7 Craziest Facts About Arms Trafficker Viktor Bout’s CareerGetting to know the “merchant of death” the U.S. just sent to Russia in a prisoner swap for basketball star Brittney Griner.
  34. the far right
    German QAnon Spinoff Plotted Coup to Put Fake Prince in ChargePolice arrested 25 people involved in an alleged plan to overthrow the government and install a disgraced aristocrat as head of state.
  35. whodunnit
    Somebody Shot Up a Power Station in North CarolinaThe identity and motives of the culprits remain a mystery as thousands struggle without electricity.
  36. ‘i can do my time’
    Why Was Eric Adams Really in Qatar?The mayor went to some World Cup matches, met investors, and didn’t appear to say much about the tournament’s alleged abuses.
  37. reasons to love new york
    This Awkward Office Limbo Might Be Remembered As a Golden EraLet’s enjoy this moment while we have it.
  38. encounter
    Roger Bennett Is U.S. Soccer’s Biggest FanHe may speak with an English accent, but he has distinctly American ingenuity.
  39. the money game
    13 More Disturbing Revelations About Sam Bankman-FriedIt’s been weeks since the dramatic crumbling of his crypto empire, and we’re still learning about the mess left behind by Bankman-Fried.
  40. early and often
    The DOJ Wants to Know What Mike Pence Knows About January 6Prosecutors investigating Trump’s attempt to stay in office reportedly want Pence to testify, which could spell big trouble for his former boss.
  41. a most volatile year
    Tesla Is Down Bad Right NowThe company has lost more than $500 billion off its market cap since Elon Musk announced his Twitter purchase.
  42. early and often
    Trump Might Be Back in Hot Water With Manhattan DA’s OfficeAlvin Bragg is reportedly looking at Trump’s hush payments to Stormy Daniels again, hoping that he can finally flip his former CFO.
  43. cryptocurrency
    The 5 Craziest and Most Telling Videos of Sam Bankman-FriedMaybe he was leaving clues all along.
  44. ftx
    Sam Bankman-Fried Hired the Go-to Lawyer for Financial FraudstersHis reported personal attorney Martin Flumenbaum has been a counsel in some of the great financial messes of our time, from Madoff to Michael Milken.
  45. early and often
    Ron DeSantis Is Straight Up Ignoring Donald TrumpThe Florida governor didn’t even mention the ex-president by name as he touted his own record in a speech on the night of Trump’s 2024 announcement.
  46. early and often
    How Did the Election Deniers Supported by Democrats Do?An accounting of the controversial practice of boosting Republicans in primaries.
  47. old beef
    It Sure Looks Like Trump Sicced the IRS on His EnemiesA Trump aide says he wanted to “get the IRS on” his political opponents — which is exactly what happened to James Comey.
  48. early and often
    DeSantis Talks Like He’s the Republican ProphetIn his victory speech, he likened himself to Churchill and Moses — and conservative media is following along.
  49. bedlam at barclays
    Kyrie Irving Was Finally Suspended. What’s Next?It’s unlikely the Nets will cut him anytime soon.
  50. 2022 midterms
    Stephen Miller Is Taking Over Your TVVeterans of Trump’s war on immigration have been funding the most hostile ads of the midterms, and they have bigger plans.
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