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They’re the Heat on ICE

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Sanya Mansoor

MLK Day Out, Trump’s Birthday In? All His Holiday Changes.

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Margaret Hartmann

How Will the Fight to Grab Warner Bros. Play Out Politically?

How Will the Fight to Grab Warner Bros. Play Out Politically?

Netflix’s pending megadeal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery is getting a lot of pushback in and outside of Hollywood, with a number of critics and...

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Chas Danner

Does Kamala Harris Believe She’s Entitled to Lead Democrats?

Does Kamala Harris Believe She’s Entitled to Lead Democrats?

The subheadline of a gauzy new update on the life and political career of Kamala Harris in the New York Times is a question that demands an honest...

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Ed Kilgore

A Big Win in Miami Shows Democrats May Ride a Midterm Wave

A Big Win in Miami Shows Democrats May Ride a Midterm Wave

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: A Democratic woman wins a major post in a place that had been trending toward the GOP by campaigning on...

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Ed Kilgore

Nobody But Trump Thinks This Is an ‘A-Plus’ Economy

If you think about it, Donald Trump’s unparalleled high regard for himself gives him certain advantages in politics. Unlike most humans, he appears...

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Ed Kilgore

While Trump Got the ‘FIFA Peace Prize,’ Something Truly Great Happened

While Trump Got the ‘FIFA Peace Prize,’ Something Truly Great Happened

The FIFA World Cup Draw at the Kennedy Center last week was the sort of surrealist spectacle that can take a few days to truly absorb. (FIFA...

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Will Leitch

The Messy Politics of the Fight for Warner Bros.

The Messy Politics of the Fight for Warner Bros.

Netflix’s pending megadeal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery is getting a lot of pushback in and outside of Hollywood, with a number of critics and...

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Chas Danner

While Trump Got a ‘FIFA Peace Prize,’ USMNT Got a Big Break

While Trump Got a ‘FIFA Peace Prize,’ USMNT Got a Big Break

The FIFA World Cup Draw at the Kennedy Center last week was the sort of surrealist spectacle that can take a few days to truly absorb. (FIFA...

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Will Leitch

10 Stupid Moments From Trump’s Pennsylvania Rally

10 Stupid Moments From Trump’s Pennsylvania Rally

Donald Trump kicked off his so-called affordability tour on Tuesday night with a rally at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in the Pocono Mountains....

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Margaret Hartmann

Now the Trump Administration Is Coming After Our Fonts

Now the Trump Administration Is Coming After Our Fonts

If I had to pick a word to describe Calibri, the sans-serif typeface that was the default font for Microsoft apps from 2007 to 2024, it would...

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Chas Danner

The Messy New York GOP Fight Trump Tried and Failed to Avoid

The Messy New York GOP Fight Trump Tried and Failed to Avoid

Bruce Blakeman’s announcement that he is running for governor against fellow Republican Elise Stefanik caught many by surprise, not least of which...

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Ben Jacobs

GOP Chooses to Ignore Reality, Let Obamacare Costs Skyrocket

GOP Chooses to Ignore Reality, Let Obamacare Costs Skyrocket

When a few Senate Democrats voted to end the longest government shutdown in history last month, the one concession they secured from Republican...

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Ed Kilgore

Can Zohran Mamdani Get a Democratic Socialist Elected to Congress?

Can Zohran Mamdani Get a Democratic Socialist Elected to Congress?

For a variety of reasons, 2026 will be especially fascinating in New York City. A 34-year-old Muslim socialist will be the mayor, grappling with...

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Ross Barkan

Can Mamdani Get a Democratic Socialist Elected to Congress?

Can Mamdani Get a Democratic Socialist Elected to Congress?

For a variety of reasons, 2026 will be especially fascinating in New York City. A 34-year-old Muslim socialist will be the mayor, grappling with...

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Ross Barkan

Trump Fumes at Pardoned Democrat for Lack of Corruption

Trump Fumes at Pardoned Democrat for Lack of Corruption

When Donald Trump abruptly pardoned indicted TexasDemocratic congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife last week, it seems he didn’t bother to consult...

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Ed Kilgore

How Do You Sell a War to Isolationists? Make It ‘America First.’

How Do You Sell a War to Isolationists? Make It ‘America First.’

One of the genuine surprises of Donald Trump’s second term has been his recent fixation on foreign policy. He always claimed he would be an...

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Ed Kilgore

How to Sell a War to Isolationists? Make It ‘America First.’

How to Sell a War to Isolationists? Make It ‘America First.’

One of the genuine surprises of Donald Trump’s second term has been his recent fixation on foreign policy. He always claimed he would be an...

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Ed Kilgore

A Texas Shocker Upends the 2026 Senate Race

A Texas Shocker Upends the 2026 Senate Race

The 2026 congressional races have barely begun, but in Texas the midterms start now. Since the state has an early March 3 primary, the filing date...

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Ed Kilgore

Mamdani Is Moving to a Mansion

Mamdani Is Moving to a Mansion

Zohran Mamdani is on the move. On Monday, the mayor-elect confirmed that he and his wife will be moving into Gracie Mansion, leaving their rent-...

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Nia Prater

Trump Is Guilty of Mortgage Fraud, According to Trump

Trump Is Guilty of Mortgage Fraud, According to Trump

Throughout his second term, the Trump administration has attempted to pursue legal action against many of the president’s perceived political...

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Nia Prater

I Wanted to Surprise My Family on Thanksgiving. ICE Deported Me Instead.

I Wanted to Surprise My Family on Thanksgiving. ICE Deported Me Instead.

Any Lucía López Belloza was trying to board a flight from Boston to Austin when immigration enforcement agents arrested her on November 20. The...

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As Told To Andrea González-Ramírez

The Updated Epstein List: Who Is Named in All of the Files?

The Updated Epstein List: Who Is Named in All of the Files?

All these years later, the list of prominent people who were somehow connected to Jeffrey Epstein continues to grow — including some whose ties to...

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Chas Danner, Benjamin Hart, And Matt Stieb