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Matt Stieb

Staff Writer, Intelligencer

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

  1. trump on trial
    US-POLITICS-JUSTICE-COURT-TRUMP
    A Trump Juror Has Been OutedA woman has been dismissed from serving after she told the court friends warned her that identifying information had been made public.
  2. fog of war
    GOP Senate Candidate Has a Mystery Bullet in His ArmEx-Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy says the bullet is a war wound, but he once told law enforcement he accidentally shot himself.
  3. sports betting
    Lakers v. Raptors at Crypto.com
    The NBA Is Facing a Blockbuster Gambling ScandalJontay Porter was banned for life after gambling on his own games — an act that the league commissioner called a “cardinal sin.”
  4. early and often
    House Republicans Meet To Discuss Iran's Attack On Israel
    The House’s Anti-Mike Johnson Club Gets a Loud New MemberMarjorie Taylor Greene has gained a lone ally in Thomas Massie, but their efforts aren’t going anywhere for now.
  5. noem trespassing
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-TRUMP
    Noem, Potential Trump VP Pick, Banned From 15 Percent of Her StateThanks to her unsubstantiated claims about cartel activity on reservation land, South Dakota’s governor isn’t welcome in a vast swath of South Dakota.
  6. sports gambling
    Chicago White Sox v Los Angeles Dodgers
    Feds Say Translator Lost $40 Million Gambling Shohei Ohtani’s MoneyIppei Mizuhara was charged with bank fraud for allegedly stealing from his boss to make 19,000 bets — and prosecutors say Ohtani was a victim.
  7. israel-hamas war
    Biden’s Leverage Campaign Against Bibi Isn’t Producing Dramatic ResultsThe U.N. claims Israel is still not letting in nearly enough aid trucks as Samantha Power says famine has already arrived in northern Gaza.
  8. that happened
    The Time Trump Thought Americans Needed ID to Buy CerealHe may like cheap food, but he doesn’t know how people obtain it.
  9. boeing
    US-aerospace-aviation
    New Boeing Whistleblower Alleges Another Plane May Also Be FaultyA quality manager claims that Boeing improperly fastened 787 Dreamliners togethers, which could lead to a second blown fuselage.
  10. overserved
    House To Vote On Bill That Would Ban TikTok In U.S. Unless Its Chinese Owner ByteDance Sells
    Lauren Boebert Is Still on Her Worst BehaviorWaiters reportedly cut the congresswoman off at a MAGA holiday party in Manhattan, where she wouldn’t stop taking selfies with Donald Trump.
  11. early and often
    CUBA-US-DIPLOMACY-EMBASSY
    Has the Havana Syndrome Mystery Finally Been Solved?A 60 Minutes report alleges a connection between mysterious symptoms experienced by American diplomats and a Russian directed-energy weapon.
  12. israel-hamas war
    World Central Kitchen Chef Jose Andres Meets With Lawmakers On Capitol Hill
    José Andrés Is Furious About Killing of Aid Workers in GazaThe celebrity chef and founder of World Central Kitchen is calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war.
  13. road trip
    POLAND-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-US-CONFLICT-WAR-DIPLOMACY
    Antony Blinken Stranded by Boeing AgainMonths after getting stuck at Davos, the secretary of State had to drive from Paris to Brussels after unexpected issues with his 737.
  14. early and often
    Truth Social As Trump's Social Media Company Approved To Go Public
    Truth Social Is a Mess, But It Could Still Enrich TrumpOn Monday, the company revealed major financial losses from 2023
  15. money trouble
    Ruling Expected In Former President Donald Trump's New York Civil Fraud Trial
    Trump Got His $175 Million Bond. Now What?A billionaire supporter bailed Trump out of a difficult situation in New York, but the ex-president’s finances are still ugly.
  16. what we know
    Donald Trump
    Absolutely Everything We Know About the Trump SneakersThere’s a shady Wyoming LLC behind the effort and nobody knows who the manufacturer is, but it’s already pretty clear these aren’t quality kicks.
  17. more money more problems
    How Did a College Hooper Become Diddy’s Alleged Drug Mule?Brendan Paul went from playing D-II basketball in West Virginia to being the only member of Diddy’s entourage arrested on the day of the federal raid.
  18. scandals
    Jeffrey Epstein
    Who Are the Newly Revealed Jeffrey Epstein Contacts? A new report linked location data from mobile phones used by visitors to Epstein’s notorious Caribbean island to various homes and businesses.
  19. behind the scenes
    Who Is Jeff Yass, the GOP’s Billionaire Donor Dominating 2024?His firm owns a part of TikTok and a stake in Truth Social, and he’s donated more than any other American this cycle.
  20. what we know
    Invest Fest 2023
    Homeland Security Raids Diddy’s Mansions: What We KnowThe rap mogul’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided as part of a federal investigation reportedly focused on sex trafficking.
  21. ground control to major cash
    Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun Meets With Lawmakers On Capitol Hill
    CEO Dave Calhoun Leaps From Boeing, Saved by Golden ParachuteThe company is shaking up much of its C-suite amid the ongoing fallout from the Alaska Airlines flight’s midair blowout.
  22. early and often
    TOPSHOT-US-POLITICS-JUSTICE-TRUMP
    Trump Gets Huge Break, Now Needs $175 Million to Post BondAn appellate court ruled that Trump has ten more days to secure a bond in the business-fraud case and no longer needs to post the full $454 million.
  23. another one bites the dust
    House Votes On TikTok Legislation
    The Republican House Majority Is Dwindling to Almost NothingThanks to another imminent resignation, Speaker Johnson will soon be handing on by a thread.
  24. it’s too much winning
    Donald Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Rome, GA
    Trump Is About to Get $3 Billion Richer Thanks to Truth SocialThe company’s public offering is a huge financial win for Trump, but it doesn’t immediately solve his big bond problem.
  25. california split
    New Orleans Saints v Los Angeles Rams
    The Ohtani Interpreter Gambling Scandal Is Big Trouble for MLBThe Dodger superstar’s interpreter was fired for illegal betting, raising questions about baseball’s gambling connections and Ohtani’s involvement.
  26. zero bond
    Closing Arguments Delivered In Trump's Civil Fraud Trial In NYC
    Trump Says He Can’t Get a $464 Million Bond. Now What?Trump’s lawyers want some leniency from the appeals court as Attorney General Letitia James gears up to possibly seize assets as early as next week.
  27. politics
    BRITAIN-US-COURT-ASSANGE-EXTRADITION
    Surprisingly, Julian Assange Might Be a Free Man SoonThe WikiLeaks founder is reportedly in talks with the DOJ about a plea deal.
  28. my bad
    Katie Porter
    Katie Porter Takes Two Weeks to Apologize for Calling Primary ‘Rigged’After calling out crypto execs for running ads against her in the California Senate primary, Porter said, “I wish I had chosen a different word.”
  29. early and often
    House Lawmakers Work Towards Electing New Speaker On Capitol Hill
    26 Not-Fun Facts About Speaker Mike JohnsonThere’s not much to like unless you’re an election denier who blames most of America’s problems on abortion and homosexuality.
  30. just asking questions
    Surge of violence take over Port-au-Prince
    The Gang Crisis in Haiti Is Only BeginningHaiti expert Robert Fatton on the international efforts to retake control of the country when heavily armed gangs have the upper hand.
  31. dirty jersey
    US Senator Bob Menendez Indicted Again in US Bribery Case
    Not Only Will Bob Menendez Refuse to Quit, He Might Run As an IndependentFederal charges and the Democratic Party be damned.
  32. early and often
    AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - Round One
    Aaron Rodgers Only Kind of Denies Sandy Hook ConspiracyThe quarterback has not aced his tryout as a politician.
  33. lemon dropped
    Tesla boss Musk visits factory after attack
    Elon Musk Killed Don Lemon’s Show on X After Ugly InterviewMusk dropped their deal after a tense interview in which Lemon reportedly asked about his alleged ketamine use.
  34. early and often
    Special Counsel Robert Hur Testifies On Biden's Classified Documents Investigation
    Robert Hur Spars With Skeptical Dems Over Biden’s Memory: Key MomentsThe special counsel got flak from House Judiciary Democrats for stating Biden had a “faulty memory” — and got hit by Republicans for not charging him.
  35. just asking questions
    The Struggle to Help Gaza’s Starving ChildrenUNICEF regional director Adele Khodr on trying to deliver food into a bombed-out war zone.
  36. longshot bets
    President Trump Golfs In Sterling, Virginia On Thanksgiving Day
    Trump Is Closer Than Ever to a Giant Truth Social PaydayThe ex-president’s social network has been a joke for years, but it might be on the verge of an unlikely turnaround.
  37. the talented mr. santos
    House And Senate Convene For The 118th Congress On Capitol Hill
    Here’s Every Single Lie Told by George SantosA guide to the many exaggerations and falsehoods from the former New York congressman, whose seat will now be occupied by Democrat Tom Suozzi.
  38. israel-hamas war
    AOC Rattled by Protesters Demanding She Call Gaza a Genocide“You’re not helping these people,” Ocasio-Cortez replied, in a tense encounter at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
  39. what we know
    What We Know About the Man Who Self-Immolated in Front of the Israeli EmbassyThe 25-year-old Air Force service member shouted “Free Palestine” as he burned to death in protest of the Israel-Hamas war.
  40. early and often
    President Biden Meets With Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles At The White House
    Joe Biden Was Worried the Kids Weren’t Having Enough SexThe president has reportedly been advising his aides on the importance of “making love.”
  41. just asking questions
    Supreme Court
    Did the Supreme Court Fight Over Delaying Trump’s Trial?Law professor Steve Vladeck suggests what may have happened behind the scenes of the decision to hear Trump’s immunity case.
  42. close calls
    Court Hearing In Donald Trump's Hush-Money Criminal Case
    Trump Might Not Have to Sell Off His Properties Just YetAn appeals judge ruled that the former president can apply for a bank loan to pay the bond on his $464 million fine.
  43. more marianne
    US-POLITICS-VOTE-WILLIAMSON
    Marianne Williamson Is Back in the Race, by Not-Very-Popular DemandThe self-help author unsuspended her campaign three weeks after calling it quits.
  44. just asking questions
    Why This Is the Tensest Nuclear Moment in 60 YearsFormer White House adviser Matthew Bunn on the unusual array of nuclear threats facing the world, from Russia to China to North Korea.
  45. rip
    Vice Is Basically DeadCEO Bruce Dixon told staffers that the company will lay off hundreds of employees and stop publishing stories on its flagship site.
  46. the raw intelligence
    Hunter Biden In House Oversight
    Was the Biden Crime Family Informant a Russian Asset?Prosecutors say that Alexander Smirnov — the man accused of lying about the Bidens taking bribes — was in contact with Russian intelligence.
  47. florida
    How Ron DeSantis Could Reveal More About Jeffrey EpsteinThe Florida governor plans to sign a bill that would disclose transcripts from controversial grand-jury proceedings into the alleged sex trafficker.
  48. zonies
    Meghan McCain Calls Kari Lake a ‘Bitch’ for Insulting Her DadA snapshot of Arizona Republican politics in 2024.
  49. wikileaks
    Will Julian Assange Finally Be Extradited to America?If his lawyers can’t extend his appeal, the WikiLeaks founder will face espionage charges in the U.S.
  50. early and often
    The Millionaire LimeWire Founder Behind RFK Jr.Mark Gorton has done his own research on JFK, LBJ, vaccines, and the 2024 election.
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