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Trump Drags America Deep Down the Rabbit Hole

For six long years, Donald Trump has regularly alleged that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, despite the thorough debunking of his...

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Ed Kilgore

Fetterman Reveals What Would Make Him Leave the Democratic Party

Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman has long downplayed the Beltway chatter that he’s considering leaving the Democratic Party, even as he...

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Nia Prater

The Reflecting Pool Is a Bad Paint Job, Not a Crime Scene

If the new and MAGA-approved CBS is planning a season of CSI: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the writers are really going to need their...

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Chas Danner

Republicans Are Dreading Trump’s Speech — With Good Reason

Donald Trump is a huge proponent of election conspiracy theories, and his fixation on the 2020 election specifically feels pathological. After the...

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Ed Kilgore

OpenAI’s First Device Will Want to Know Everything About You

Last year, OpenAI announced it would be working with iPhone designer Jony Ive on a range of physical devices. Rumors swirled about various surveillant...

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John Herrman

What Does It Mean to Be a Working-Class Candidate?

Last spring, my mother and I looked for her childhood home on Zillow. She grew up on the Mid-Coast of Maine in a two-bedroom house without a view of...

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Sarah Jones

MAGA Won’t Stand for Limits on ICE Brutality

If you get your information from mainstream media or progressive political outlets, the recent debate over ICE tactics and mass-deportation policies...

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Ed Kilgore

The Democrats Have an ICE Problem

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Rebecca Traister

As Maine Goes, So Goes the Senate? Not Necessarily.

Now that Graham Platner has withdrawn his Senate candidacy, his supporters in Maine seem equally furious at their former nominee and at national...

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Ed Kilgore

Kalshi’s Core Business May Already Be in Serious Trouble

Good news for people who dislike the gambling-ification of seemingly everything in America: Kalshi could be in trouble. Last week, a federal judge...

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Matt Stieb

How Vandy Bested the Ivies

When I heard Vanderbilt University was opening a campus in New York, my first thought was, Well, I hope KA moved its cannon. For decades, the...

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Claire Suddath

What We Know About the Deadly ICE Shooting in Maine

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian man, in Biddeford, Maine, Monday...

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Nia Prater

Trump to Deliver Fireside Rant to the Nation This Week

When presidents deliver rare prime-time addresses to the nation, there is usually an obvious topic and some news (or at least spin) that the White...

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Ed Kilgore

Todd Blanche Has Run Wild With DoJ. Now He Must Answer for It.

If you had told me 20 years ago, when I first met Todd Blanche, that he’d be up for confirmation as attorney general of the United States, I would...

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Elie Honig

The Republicans’ Congressional Mess Just Got Even Worse

The Republican Congress is facing an uphill struggle to meet its obligations prior to the midterm elections. As chairman of the Senate Budget...

13.07.2026 3

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Ed Kilgore

Was Lindsey Graham an Opportunist, Operator, Failure, or Disgrace?

The sudden death of South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham over the weekend unsurprisingly has triggered a debate about his legacy as a lawmaker and...

13.07.2026 2

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Chas Danner

Of Course Nancy Mace Is Weighing Running for Graham’s Seat

Nancy Mace’s political career appeared to be over last month following a demoralizing Republican gubernatorial primary loss with the three-term...

13.07.2026 3

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Nia Prater

Zohran Mamdani Means Business

For a socialist who once opined that New York would be better off without billionaires, Zohran Mamdani — the mayor of a city with more billionaires...

13.07.2026 4

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Errol Louis

The New Prime Minister’s Incredibly Difficult Job

Unlike one of his recent predecessors, Keir Starmer lasted considerably longer than a head of lettuce. Still, his tenure as prime minister can still...

13.07.2026 4

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Benjamin Hart

Mitch McConnell Shares Very Normal Proof of Life Photo

Many people were surprised to learn this morning that a U.S. senator had died and it was not Mitch McConnell. Wild rumors have been swirling about the...

12.07.2026 3

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Margaret Hartmann

Lindsey Graham’s Death Leaves Two Power Vacuums

Four-term South Carolina U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly over the weekend at the age of 71, with no evident warning. His abrupt departure...

12.07.2026 4

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Ed Kilgore

Things to Know About the (Shocking) Death of Lindsey Graham

Very early Sunday morning, reports confirmed that Lindsey Graham, the well known longtime Republican U.S. Senator from South Carolina, had suddenly...

12.07.2026 7

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Chas Danner

Southern Black Democrats See a Familiar Betrayal

Many view this year’s gerrymandering battles as merely another skirmish between Democrats and Republicans for control of the U.S. House of...

12.07.2026 10

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Ed Kilgore

Why Argentina Has Become the Surprise Villain of the World Cup

Sports are inevitably full of perceived saviors and scoundrels, but Argentina’s soccer team often seems to occupy both roles at the same time. No...

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Adam Elder

New Mitch McConnell Ambulance Video Adds to Health Mystery

Mitch McConnell’s health status has become such a big mystery that even Republican elected officials and MAGA influencers are asking for proof that...

10.07.2026 3

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Margaret Hartmann

How Trump’s Polling Lies Fuel His Election Denial

Donald Trump suffers from chronic election denialism that goes well beyond his well-known insistence, against all evidence, that he won the 2020...

10.07.2026 7

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Ed Kilgore

This May Be the Best World Cup of All Time

It was as if Donald Trump had forgotten a World Cup was being played on American soil. With the glaring exception of the administration’s...

10.07.2026 6

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Ryu Spaeth

The MAGA Party Is Over

Hours before Donald Trump addressed the nation on its 250th anniversary, the National Mall was in chaos. A storm was on the way, and law enforcement...

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Sarah Jones

What Women Saw in Graham Platner

In June, just before Maine’s primary and the day after the New York Times reported Graham Platner had behaved abominably with two former romantic...

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Rebecca Traister

In AI, Nothing Ever Happens. Wait, It’s Happening!

Earlier this year, the prevailing tone emanating from the AI industry was one of patronizing triumphalism. Anxiety about a bubble had been hushed by...

09.07.2026 6

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John Herrman

CNN Boss Warns Against ‘Messing’ With Network

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09.07.2026 7

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Tom Kludt

McConnell’s Wife Makes Health Mystery Even Weirder

It’s clear that Mitch McConnell’s allies would really like to shut down the wild rumors about his health — especially Laura Loomer’s claim...

08.07.2026 7

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Margaret Hartmann

Why Hasn’t Platner Dropped Out Yet? Live Updates

Maine oyster farmer Graham Platner’s insurgent campaign to defeat Republican incumbent Susan Collins is now on death watch after credible...

08.07.2026 4

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Intelligencer Staff

The Best Player of the World Cup Just Might Be Michael Olise

In the 88th minute of the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid earlier this year, Luis Díaz scored a...

08.07.2026 10

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Tara Menon

A Close Read of the Reflecting Pool Prosecution

The Reflecting Pool saga encapsulates so much about the politics of the moment: President Donald Trump’s fixation on local vanity projects over...

08.07.2026 9

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Elie Honig

Jared Kushner’s Albania Albatross

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Matt Stieb

What’s Really Going on With Mitch McConnell’s Health?

Mitch McConnell has been in the hospital since June 14. Over the past three weeks, the Kentucky senator’s office has provided few health updates....

07.07.2026 8

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Margaret Hartmann

Why the Vetting of Graham Platner Failed

Graham Platner’s once-powerful campaign against Senator Susan Collins is currently imploding. On Monday, Politico published a credible accusation of...

07.07.2026 10

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Ed Kilgore

The U.S. Team Crumbled Under the Weight of the Soccer World

Before Monday night’s World Cup Round of 16 game, Belgium coach Rudi Garcia was asked about the importance of the event. This is not a difficult...

07.07.2026 10

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Will Leitch

The Effective Altruism Comeback

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Andrew Fedorov

The Young Catholic Elite Poised to Take Over MAGA

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Nate Weisberg

It Turns Out Banning Teens From Social Media Is Hard

In 2024, Australia passed a new law called the Online Safety Amendment. Its primary purpose was simple: to introduce “an obligation on certain...

06.07.2026 10

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John Herrman

The U.S. Lost to Belgium in 2014. Things Have Changed.

This Fourth of July weekend, if you are looking for a brief timewarp back to a moment in your lifetime when America felt almost normal, may I direct...

05.07.2026 10

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Will Leitch

Karl Ove Knausgaard ‘Can’t Enjoy When Norway Is Playing’

Norway is not a traditional soccer power, but its arrival at the World Cup’s Round of 16 feels entirely expected. That is largely because of the...

04.07.2026 10

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Ryu Spaeth

Guess What Kind of Man Is Running Freedom 250?

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04.07.2026 9

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James D. Walsh

When It Comes to Anniversaries, Trump Is No Gerald Ford

America’s 250th birthday party is here at last. It’s a strange moment to be valorizing the United States, and the general mood of pessimism...

04.07.2026 10

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Benjamin Hart

Trump’s State Fair Arch Gets Sad and Sloppy Renovation

The most iconic attraction at the Great American State Fair, the 16-day event currently happening on the National Mall, is a replica of Donald...

02.07.2026 10

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Margaret Hartmann

Is Mamdani’s 78 Degrees Too Much Collective Warmth?

You may have noticed that there is a big nasty wave of heat overwhelming New York City right now, with temperatures potentially reaching...

02.07.2026 10

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Chas Danner

What Is Going on With Mitch McConnell’s Health?

In mid-June, Mitch McConnell was admitted to the hospital for an undisclosed reason, marking the latest health concern for Kentucky’s senior senator...

02.07.2026 10

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Nia Prater

Trump’s Ranting Could Push D.C. Fireworks Show to July 5

Donald Trump is facing quite the conundrum. Last month, he announced that rather than hosting a unifying celebration of America’s 250th birthday on...

02.07.2026 10

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Margaret Hartmann