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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

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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?

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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?

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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.

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?

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early and often

The Republican Party Is Out of Control

Mike Johnson can’t keep his conference together and Trump can’t scare them into submission. Can the GOP be governed?

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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.

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.

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Government Shutdown Canceled As Democrats Support Pared-Down Spending Bill

But there’s more trouble down the road.

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.

Musk Pauses Torment of GOP to Praise German Extremists

On Friday, Musk wrote on social media that only AfD, the country’s most prominent extreme-right party, “can save Germany.”

The GOP’s Criminal Case Against Liz Cheney Is a Total Mess

If Trump’s DOJ actually runs with these flimsy accusations, it will be a very bad sign.

Intelligencer’s 20 Most-Read Stories in 2024

By Intelligencer Staff

The articles our readers were most deeply engaged with this year.

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What Democrats Should Demand to Help the GOP Escape a Shutdown Crisis

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.

Feds Reveal Mangione’s Notebook in New Indictment

Authorities charged the suspect in the UnitedHealthcare murder of CEO Brian Thompson, and divulged details on his thought process.

Top Adams Adviser Lewis-Martin Indicted in Bribery Scheme

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

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Mike Johnson’s Speakership Has Crashed and Burned

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.

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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.

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

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.

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Elon Musk Is Trying to Force a Government Shutdown

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

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the city politic

New York City’s Next Mayor Needs You

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

Crypto Sicko Mode Is Here to Stay

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

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Trump Claims Nonexistent Youth-Vote Landslide

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

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

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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Johnson Grovels Before Musk to Save His Stopgap Spending Bill

Conservative critics of the bill the speaker built to avoid a government shutdown have been joined by the edgelord leading DOGE.

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.

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Backlash to Trump Agenda Could Begin in His Rural Base

Tariffs, mass deportations, health-care cuts, and school vouchers could all undercut Trump’s support where he might least expect losses.

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Trump (Jokingly?) Insists Canada Should Be 51st State

By Margaret Hartmann

He keeps taunting “Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada.” It sounds like a stupid joke, but he did try to buy Greenland.