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Trump Is on the Verge of Losing Everything

He leaves twice impeached, on the brink of bankruptcy, and criminally exposed.

By Jonathan Chait

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How BidenWorld Is Scrambling to Prepare for January 21

His much-needed recovery agenda will have to weave its way through a Washington that is about to be increasingly distracted by Trump’s re-impeachment.

By Gabriel Debenedetti

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What Madison Cawthorn Saw at the Insurrection

The youngest member of Congress is invigorated by the mob he helped incite

By Olivia Nuzzi

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The Key Takeaways From Trump’s Deplatforming

Between San Francisco and Washington, the power shifts by the day.

By Scott Galloway and James D. Walsh

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Even the Guy MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Wants for a Coup Is Confused

The mattress mogul might have handed Trump a plan for holding onto power. One of the people he named has no idea what’s going on.
Will We Get a Third Round of Stimulus Checks?

With Democrats controlling Congress and the White House, odds are high for more stimulus and a third check. But timing will be tricky.
The Vaccine Stockpile the White House Released This Week Doesn’t Exist: Report

The Trump administration had already depleted it, sowing more confusion for state and local authorities.
Andrew Yang, Who Is Absolutely a New Yorker, Went to His New York Deli

“I love bodegas.”
4 Public Radio Stations Have Dropped The Daily

The move stems from the fallout at the New York Times surrounding the Caliphate controversy.
The Last Man Set to Be Executed by the Trump Administration

What to know about Dustin Higgs, the final person scheduled to be killed in Trump’s cruel and unprecedented execution spree.
What Is in Joe Biden’s Stimulus Package Plan?

The $1.9 trillion proposal includes $1,400 checks for most Americans and $400 federal weekly unemployment benefits though September.
Joanne Rogers, Widow of Fred Rogers, Dies at the Age of 92

The pair were married for fifty years prior to the television legend’s death in 2003.
Joe Biden’s Amtrak Trip to His Inauguration Has Been Derailed

The inauguration itinerary has changed to protect the president-elect from Trump’s legacy.
High-School Therapist Arrested for Storming the Capitol

In a resignation letter, she said she was “switching paths to expose the global evil of human trafficking and pedophilia.”
Siegfried Fischbacher, Magician of Siegfried & Roy, Dies at 81

His partner, Roy Horn, died just eight months ago due to COVID-19.
Trump Faces Senate Trial After Second Impeachment: Live Updates

The House impeached Trump for inciting insurrection, with the support of 10 Republicans. The trial will take place during Biden’s administration.
Olympic Gold Medalist Klete Keller Charged in Capitol Riot

The swimmer was identified by his “Team USA” jacket and 6 foot 6 inch frame.
Andrew Yang Enters NYC Mayor’s Race With Darren Aronofsky Directed Campaign Vid

His first order of business? Bring Tik Tok Hype Houses to NYC.
Ex-Michigan Governor Charged With Willful Neglect of Duty for Flint Water Crisis

Rick Snyder’s offense stems back to the 2014 decision to switch Flint’s water source and contaminate the city’s drinking supply with lead.
A Lox on Both Your Houses: Jerry Nadler Brought a Zabar’s Bag to the Impeachment

He’s on the Upper West Side of the aisle.
Election Star Jessica Campbell Dead at 38

Later a naturopathic physician, she died “unexpectedly” last month.
With Democrats in Control of Congress, Hope Rises for Restaurant Relief

“We feel pretty good that we can get the bill passed.”
America’s Dad Will Host America’s Inauguration Special

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AOC: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’ During Capitol Siege

The Congresswoman also said she worried Republicans would put her in danger during the riots.

1:45 P.M. Even the Guy Mike Lindell Wants for a Coup Is Confused The mattress mogul might have handed Trump a plan for holding onto power. One of the people named has no idea what’s going on.
10:18 A.M. How BidenWorld Is Scrambling to Prepare for January 21 His much-needed recovery agenda will have to weave its way through a Washington that is about to be increasingly distracted by Trump’s re-impeachment.
10:00 A.M. The Most Important Takeaways From Trump’s Deplatforming Between San Francisco and Washington, the power shifts by the day.
10:00 A.M. What Madison Cawthorn Saw at the Insurrection The youngest member of Congress is invigorated by the mob he helped incite
Jan. 15, 2021 Capitol Rioters Aimed to ‘Assassinate’ Lawmakers: Updates Federal prosecutors in Phoenix said rioters intended to harm government officials, pointing to a note the “QAnon Shaman” left for Mike Pence.
Jan. 15, 2021 Trump Is on the Verge of Losing Everything A broken president leaves the White House twice impeached, on the brink of bankruptcy, and criminally exposed.
Jan. 15, 2021 Will We Get a Third Round of Stimulus Checks? With Democrats controlling Congress and the White House, odds are high for more stimulus and a third check. But timing will be tricky.
Jan. 15, 2021 Vaccine Reserves White House Released Don’t Exist: Report The Trump administration had already depleted the vaccine stockpile it said it would release, sowing more confusion for state and local authorities.
Jan. 15, 2021 The Biggest Hopes and Fears for Biden’s Early Days A chat about our post–January 20 future.
Jan. 15, 2021 The Good, the Bad, and the Odd in Biden’s Stimulus Plan Uncle Joe is turning the money printer up to 11 — at least, if 10 Senate Republicans let him.
Jan. 15, 2021 All of President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet Nominees A running list of Biden’s announcements and reported picks as the incoming administration begins to take shape.
Jan. 15, 2021 How to Sign Up for a COVID Vaccine in New York After a sluggish start, New York is ramping up vaccination efforts, making more people eligible for the shot and opening new mass vaccination sites.
Jan. 15, 2021 Who Will Be in Charge of Trump’s Impeachment Trial? Why it may not be Chief Justice John Roberts this time around.
Jan. 14, 2021 Trump Faces Trial After Second Impeachment The House impeached Trump for inciting insurrection, with the support of 10 Republicans. The trial will take place during Biden’s administration.
Jan. 14, 2021 Cruz’s Former Staffers ‘Disgusted’ by His New Low for Trump “I could have never imagined that he could have gone down this road.”
Jan. 14, 2021 What Is in Joe Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package Plan? The proposal includes $1,400 checks for most Americans and $400 federal weekly unemployment benefits through September.
Jan. 14, 2021 New York Attorney General Sues NYPD for ‘Pattern of Abuse’ The state attorney general asserts that cops illegally used “excessive force and [made] false arrests” during last summer’s demonstrations.
Jan. 14, 2021 Everything We Know About Joe Biden’s Inauguration Biden’s inauguration was already set to look drastically different due to COVID, and after the Capitol riot, security concerns have skyrocketed.
Jan. 14, 2021 Why Deplatforming Might Be Bad Answer to Right-Wing Violence The science isn’t clear yet — but there might be a moderating effect to more public forums like Facebook and Twitter
Jan. 14, 2021 A History of the Trump Era Through Stories About Toilets Trump’s motive was right in front of us all along.

Jan. 15, 2021 Bling Empire Is Selling Sunset With More Billionaires The year’s first reality hit follows a group of wealthy Asian and Asian American people living in L.A.
Jan. 15, 2021 Jason Wu Is Ready to Dress Faces Now Talking to the designer about his new beauty brand.
Jan. 15, 2021 A New Dawn for Bodycon And other trends I’ve noticed in my feed this week.
Jan. 15, 2021 Everything You Need to Know About Inauguration Day On January 20, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will become president and vice-president. Here’s how to watch the ceremony and what to expect.
Jan. 15, 2021 I Tried to Get a ‘Leftover Dose’ of the Vaccine Last Night Hundreds of other New Yorkers did, too.
Jan. 15, 2021 How This Drag Race Star Sourced Her Jaw-Dropping Wardrobe Kahmora Hall’s Bob Mackie collection would make Cher proud.
Jan. 15, 2021 Andrew Yang Is the Ultimate Alt Dad Of course he got a Very Serious Director to do his campaign video.
Jan. 15, 2021 Young Man Gets His Own Bowl Congratulations, Shawn Mendes, on your very own bowl.
Jan. 15, 2021 22 Things On Sale You’ll Want: From the North Face to Ganni Including lots of on-sale cashmere.
Jan. 15, 2021 I Know Too Much About This Disney Love Triangle Now Everyone on TikTok has a theory about the song “drivers license,” allegedly about a breakup between the stars of the High School Musical TV show.
Jan. 15, 2021 The Last Man Set to Be Executed by the Trump Administration What to know about Dustin Higgs, the final person scheduled to be killed in Trump’s cruel and unprecedented execution spree.
Jan. 15, 2021 You Don’t Have to Commit There’s no point to sticking with an exercise routine if you don’t actually like it.
Jan. 15, 2021 The Fashion Editor Who Just Went Solo Karissa Mitchell launched her own clothing line this past November. video
Jan. 14, 2021 They’ve Been Calling for Bloodshed the Whole Time It’s not just Trump — some on the right have supported violence for years now; the party has built its power on them.
Jan. 14, 2021 Ivanka and Jared Don’t Let Just Anyone Use Their Toilets They apparently forced their Secret Service detail to go to extraordinary lengths to heed nature’s call.
Jan. 14, 2021 Every Coffee-Shop Writer Had a Chance Riz Ahmed is secretly married (!) to someone he met in a coffee shop (!!!).
Jan. 14, 2021 High-School Therapist Arrested for Storming the Capitol In a resignation letter, she said she was “switching paths to expose the global evil of human trafficking and pedophilia.”
Jan. 14, 2021 How to Look (and Feel) a Little Less Gray Instant glow for only $15.
Jan. 14, 2021 Simone Rocha Has a Surprise for You Hint: It’s going to be highly affordable.
Jan. 14, 2021 Sephora Has a Plan to Tackle Racial Bias New protocol, fewer security guards, and more Black-owned beauty brands.

1:03 P.M. The True Events That Inspired One Night in Miami Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown really did meet up in a Florida motel in 1964. Here’s what we know about that historic night.
12:17 P.M. Jennifer Lopez Is a Mermaid-Angel-Snowman in New Music Video It’s giving me Rise of the Guardians Tumblr culture.
11:15 A.M. Ben Schwartz Threatens Kate Hudson in Sia’s Music Trailer Sonic himself.
10:30 A.M. Dr. Dre Now Recovering From Brain Aneurysm Meanwhile, his L.A. home was the target of a burglary while he was in the hospital.
10:00 A.M. New on Netflix: January 2021 Pieces of a Woman, A Monster Calls, Pretend It’s a City, and more.
Jan. 15, 2021 Oscars Bump Best International Feature Shortlist Up to 15 And removes the three “saves” typically incorporated into the selection process.
Jan. 15, 2021 Jennifer Coolidge Could Never Replace ‘Perfect’ Kim Cattrall In case you were thinking she’d make a great replacement Sam Jones.
Jan. 15, 2021 RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Tamisha Said I Had Potential Episode one’s “losing” team mount an impressive production number that surpasses last Friday’s installment from the “winners.”
Jan. 15, 2021 Netflix to Adapt Three Ibram X. Kendi Anti-Racism Books Specifically Stamped From the Beginning, STAMPED: Racism, Antiracism and You, and Antiracist Baby.
Jan. 15, 2021 The 50 Best Action Movies on Netflix Right Now The Old Guard, Snowpiercer, Enola Holmes, and more.
Jan. 15, 2021 John Wick Creator to Turn Your D&D TV Fantasy Into a Reality Another Hasbro game gets the live-action series treatment.
Jan. 15, 2021 Anne Hathaway Rebranding as ‘Annie’ Won Late Night This Week And Jimmy Kimmel reconnects with an old, incredibly stoned friend.
Jan. 15, 2021 Who’s Been Lie Lie Lying to Joshua Bassett? An Investigation What does “Lie Lie Lie” tell us about the current HSMTMTS drama?
Jan. 15, 2021 In The Marksman, Liam Neeson Idles in Place He only kicks a moderate amount of ass in this one.
Jan. 15, 2021 Ethan Hawke to Play Villain in Marvel Moon Knight Series Because we guess someone has to antagonize Oscar Isaac.
Jan. 15, 2021 Dickinson Recap: Not All Who Wander Are Lost I am blinded by the red flags as Em probably should be blinded by the sun she has been shouting at all afternoon.
Jan. 15, 2021 Acasa, My Home: The Poetry and Peril of a Life Off the Grid A beautiful, bittersweet documentary from Romania.
Jan. 15, 2021 What to Expect From Bridgerton Season 2, Based on the Novels It’s (probably) Anthony’s time to shine.
Jan. 15, 2021 Yes, That Is Elizabeth Smart As the Moth on Masked Dancer Why?
Jan. 15, 2021 Soup Is Objectively Funny to Annabel and Sabina Meschke Why chat with one comedian on Instagram Live when you can chat with two?

Jan. 15, 2021 What Camila Alves McConaughey Can’t Live Without “I got Matthew to wear them, too, because he has long hair now.”
Jan. 15, 2021 The Speaker 3 of Our Writers Take Everywhere Okay, Wonderboom-er.
Jan. 15, 2021 22 Things on Sale You’ll Want: From the North Face to Ganni Including lots of on-sale cashmere.
Jan. 15, 2021 Our Favorite Do-It-All (Diminutive) Oven Is On Sale It only takes minutes to prepare a meal.
Jan. 15, 2021 34 Artificial Plants and Trees That Don’t Look Fake They’re faux, and they’re spectacular.
Jan. 14, 2021 This $5 Concealer Is a Spot-on Dupe for YSL’s Touche Éclat In a blind test, I’m not sure I’d be able to tell the difference.
Jan. 14, 2021 The Best Bitters, According to Bartenders An option for every cocktail (including ones without alcohol).
Jan. 14, 2021 A Gift for Every Type of Wife Including a sophisticated stuffed ostrich, fuzzy slippers, and a status workout sneaker.
Jan. 14, 2021 These Fast-to-Sell-Out Spin Bikes Are Worthy Peloton Dupes And are just as good as the real thing.
Jan. 14, 2021 58 Valentine’s Day Gifts for Every Type of Boyfriend Whether he’s a coffee snob, a plant guy, or in need of a loungewear upgrade.
Jan. 14, 2021 This Lip Balm Is Just $1 Thanks to UO’s Very Good Sale Hundreds of already-discounted products are an extra 40 percent off.
Jan. 14, 2021 Some Truly Excellent (Under $25) Skin-Care Products Skincare doesn’t have to be expensive to be good.
Jan. 14, 2021 10 Things On Sale You’ll Want: From Filson to Everlane Including a bunch of warm-weather gear for him and her and a deeply discounted duvet set.
Jan. 14, 2021 Here Are All of Our Favorite Clogs in One Place From high-heeled status clogs to clogs you can perform surgery in.
Jan. 13, 2021 11 Things That’ll Definitely Sell Out: From Telfar to Target Including a Loewe x Totoro collection that’s equal parts nostalgia and fashion.
Jan. 13, 2021 The Best Face Mask Cases (That Are Actually Worth Buying) “We know that a clean dry mask does the best job of filtering particles.”
Jan. 13, 2021 Is There Any Good Biden-Harris Merch? We asked around and came back with tees, sweatshirts, masks, mugs, and more.
Jan. 13, 2021 What’s the Best Waffle Clothing for Women? Including leggings and turtlenecks.
Jan. 13, 2021 This $32 Candle Smells Exactly Like Diptyque’s Figuier Its notes include olive leaves, polar, and fig, and to my average nose, it smells identical to Figuier. Except it costs $32.
Jan. 13, 2021 This Costume Designer–Approved Bra Doesn’t Stop at a D Cup “It’s become the Commando thong of bras.”

Jan. 15, 2021 I Knew The Vessel Was Going To Have a Suicide Problem How a private design process created a public space that is dangerous, even deadly.
Jan. 15, 2021 Andrew Yang, Who Is Absolutely a New Yorker, Went to a Deli “I love bodegas.”
Jan. 15, 2021 The Listings Catfish Host Kamie Crawford Likes to Stare At “You gotta manifest positivity in your home-buying process.”
Jan. 14, 2021 Being a Trump Is a Liability Now, Even If You’ve Sued Donald Fred Trump III was asked to leave his position at Cushman & Wakefield.
Jan. 14, 2021 Joe Biden’s Amtrak Trip to D.C. Has Been Derailed The inauguration itinerary has changed to protect the president-elect from Trump’s legacy.
Jan. 14, 2021 We Unearthed the 46 Best Rent Deals in NYC Right Now Several especially cool apartments in Greenwich Village, a quirky Red Hook apartment, and more.
Jan. 13, 2021 Jerry Nadler Brought a Zabar’s Bag to the Impeachment He’s on the Upper West Side of the aisle.
Jan. 13, 2021 Can an Armored Capitol Still Be the People’s House? The protesters shouted “This is our house!” as they sacked it.
Jan. 13, 2021 This Streetery is Going to Clobber Bicyclists Its many doors open directly into a bike lane.
Jan. 13, 2021 A $310K Clinton Hill Studio and a Huge Lenox Hill Apartment Plus, a $560K West Village studio that feels kind of like a full-size apartment.
Jan. 13, 2021 A Florida Family Bought the Viral Shag-Carpet House It’ll soon be a vacation rental, but without all of the wall-to-wall carpeting.
Jan. 13, 2021 NYC Ends the Skating-Rink Contract That Built Trump’s Myth The rink was a minor success that Trump blew out of proportion.
Jan. 13, 2021 5 Things to Buy from Crosby Studios’ New Home-Goods Line Designer Harry Nuriev wants to make it easier for people to reinvent their homes in his image.
Jan. 12, 2021 The Vessel Closes Indefinitely After a Third Suicide Calls to raise the structure’s railings have previously been ignored.
Jan. 12, 2021 No One Is Selling New York Harder Than This TikTok Couple And, against all odds, we find it … slightly charming?
Jan. 12, 2021 A Waterfall Wall in a Lower East Side Carriage House The owners transformed a vintage platform elevator shaft into a stairway with the waterfall as backdrop.
Jan. 12, 2021 First Look: Ace Hotel Brooklyn Is Opening this Spring Downtown Brooklyn finally gets a destination hotel.
Jan. 12, 2021 A 1796 Townhouse With a Skylit Copper Tub The 25-foot-wide brick townhouse on Harriston Street also has the biggest private backyard on the block.
Jan. 11, 2021 How Do We Preserve Artifacts From the Capitol Attacks? And where do we show them to the world — in the building or at the Smithsonian?
Jan. 11, 2021 Broker Backs Out of Effort to Sell Trump’s D.C. Hotel Bids for the hotel were coming in at less than half the asking price.

Jan. 15, 2021 Andrew Yang Walks Into a Bodega — or Does He? Where, exactly, did the mayoral candidate buy his green tea this morning?
Jan. 15, 2021 Sign Up for a Meal Subscription and Save a Restaurant Summerlong Supper Club and Table22 aim to turn brand loyalty into reliable revenue streams.
Jan. 15, 2021 Comedian Steven Phillips-Horst’s Grub Street Diet “My boyfriend is a brilliant chef, but left to my own devices I’m a ’90s sitcom widower cliché.”
Jan. 14, 2021 The Instagram Account Holding Restaurants Accountable He broke Sqirl’s mold scandal wide open and revealed racism at a popular pizza shop. But who is Joe Rosenthal, really?
Jan. 14, 2021 Potatoes Will Make a Triumphant Return to Taco Bell’s Menu Now do Mexican Pizza.
Jan. 13, 2021 Hope Is Rising for Real Restaurant Relief “We feel pretty good that we can get the bill passed.”
Jan. 12, 2021 Inside the Food Feud at Rockaway Beach The boardwalk could look quite different this summer.
Jan. 11, 2021 Edy Massih Wants to Be ‘the Middle Eastern Martha Stewart’ At Edy’s Grocer, the chef is ready to go big.
Jan. 8, 2021 City Councilmember Carlina Rivera’s Grub Street Diet “I made a wish.”
Jan. 7, 2021 La Newyorkina, Fany Gerson’s Passion Project, Is Closing “We were doing numbers that we do in the dead of winter some days during the summer, which is crazy.”
Jan. 6, 2021 Dani Luv’s Next Act? Maybe Mayor. Sammy’s Roumanian’s house musician talks about the restaurant’s closing.
Jan. 6, 2021 The Random Restaurant Conversations We Can’t Have Right Now “It’s kind of an invisible thread in the fabric of a New Yorker’s daily existence.”
Jan. 5, 2021 Washington, D.C., Sets Date to Vaccinate Restaurant Workers Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, food-industry workers have been among those who have borne the brunt of the pandemic.
Jan. 5, 2021 Good-bye to Sammy’s Roumanian and Its Glorious Schmaltz New York’s favorite “Jewish disco” has closed its doors for good.
Jan. 4, 2021 When Can New York’s Grocery Store Workers Get Vaccinated? According to current projections, the state’s grocery workers will be eligible by the end of the month.
Jan. 4, 2021 The Case for Double Dinner We could all use some soup dumplings with a side of cheese fries right now.
Dec. 30, 2020 The Extraordinary Power of Soup Joumou It’s time for bowls filled to the brim with strength and courage.
Dec. 29, 2020 A Full Taxonomy of New York’s Winter Streeteries Bundle up and dig in.
Dec. 28, 2020 The Very Real, Totally Bizarre Bucatini Shortage of 2020 What the hole is going on?
Dec. 23, 2020 2020 Is the Year of Sidewalk Fatigue When will we be able to take the indoors for granted again?

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