If the AIG Thing Doesn’t Work Out, Robert Benmosche Has a Backup Plan

6/4/2023

the media

Can Chris Licht Survive at CNN?

By Brian Stelter

Staffers’ confidence is shaken. The CEO is vowing to “fight like hell to win back their trust.”

6/3/2023

early and often

Evangelicals Are Trump’s Firewall Against Primary Losses

By Ed Kilgore

Many Evangelical voters remain grateful for how Trump delivered for them. And a growing subset see him as a key figure in their spiritual warfare.

6/2/2023

early and often

Trump Promises to Hold Yearlong ‘Great American State Fair’ in Iowa

By Ed Kilgore

Maybe it’s just a pander, but Trump is smart to play on Iowa’s love for its annual festival of fried food, big livestock, and butter sculptures.

6/2/2023

jeffrey epstein

Jeffrey Epstein Once Had Chlamydia and Tried to Contact Larry Nassar From Jail

By Matt Stieb

And other revelations from the latest report on the sex criminal’s final days in jail.

6/2/2023

tremendous content

Donald Trump’s Nasty Ron DeSantis Nicknames, Ranked

By Margaret Hartmann

Trump has been workshopping his DeSantis nicknames, floating “Meatball Ron,” “Tiny D,” and “Ron DeSanctimonious.” Here’s some constructive feedback.

6/2/2023

debt limit

Kevin McCarthy Is a Survivor, Not a Strategic Genius

By Ed Kilgore

Once Biden blinked on taxes, the Speaker was playing with house money.

6/2/2023

the approval matrix

Vengeful Orca Pod and Anna Delvey’s Pod…cast

Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.

6/2/2023

the national interest

Centrist Fanatics Go Wild Over Debt-Ceiling Deal

By Jonathan Chait

They just like bipartisan deals, regardless of content.

6/2/2023

the money game

Enjoy Your Last Days of Not Paying Student Loans

By Kevin T. Dugan

It’s been more than three years since they were due. A lot has changed.

6/2/2023

millennials

Millennials Will Not Age Into Voting Like Boomers

By Eric Levitz

Older millennials are getting more conservative as they age, but the generation’s politics are still distinctly left-wing.

6/1/2023

early and often

2024 Presidential Candidates Side With Far Right on Debt Deal

By Ed Kilgore

Trump, DeSantis, Haley, Pence, and Scott all seemed cavalier about risking a debt default to please the most extreme elements of the party base.

6/1/2023

are they out there?

Floating Metallic Orbs Are Everywhere — and 4 Other UFO Revelations From NASA

By Matt Stieb

The space agency is finally getting in on the trend of government investigations into unidentified foreign objects.

6/1/2023

tremendous content

Tape Reveals Trump Doubted His Mental Declassification Powers

By Margaret Hartmann

After the Mar-a-Lago raid, Trump claimed he could declassify “even by thinking about it.” But he didn’t believe this a year earlier.

6/1/2023

politics

The Adams Administration Has a New Policy for Jail Deaths: Cover-up

By Nia Prater

The Department of Correction will no longer alert the media of inmate deaths. The move comes after a report raised questions about deadly incidents.

6/1/2023

tremendous content

Ron DeSantis Can’t Decide How to Pronounce His Own Name

By Margaret Hartmann

For years, the Florida governor has switched from “Dee-Santis” to “Deh-Santis” and back again with no apparent rhyme or reason.

6/1/2023

early and often

MAGA World Dismisses Ken Paxton Impeachment As Political Persecution

By Ed Kilgore

Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Marjorie Taylor Greene say the Texas attorney general’s impeachment on 20 articles was a RINO-led “witch hunt.”

6/1/2023

early and often

Kevin McCarthy Really Did It

By Ben Jacobs

The debt-ceiling deal passed the House by sweeping bipartisan margins, leading the Speaker to dunk on his haters.

6/1/2023

the money game

How to Navigate the Bizarro Economy

By Kevin T. Dugan

Is good news on jobs going to push the Federal Reserve to create a recession?

6/1/2023

screen time

Will Google’s AI Plans Destroy the Media?

By John Herrman

The new bot-generated content is ominous for digital publishers. But the search giant might have a reason to pull back.

5/31/2023

new york

The Plane Crash That Killed an Alleged Monster

By Matt Stieb

A plane without wings fell out of the sky in western New York. Inside was a doctor who allegedly used his sperm for fertility treatments.

5/31/2023

early and often

DeSantis Aims to Convince Voters That Trump Is the Real RINO

By Ed Kilgore

The governor’s strategy may seem strange, but it’s the path to victory in Iowa.

5/31/2023

yeezy season approaching

Adidas Is Ready to Make Money on Yeezys Again

By Matt Stieb

The company is selling off its back stock and giving a “significant amount” of the revenue to charity after cutting ties with Kanye West.

5/31/2023

early and often

Is Trump the New Nixon?

By Ed Kilgore

Analogies between the two presidents liberals love to hate only go so far.

5/31/2023

early and often

The Quirky Conservative Who Saved the Economy and McCarthy

By Ben Jacobs

Thomas Massie broke with fellow far-right Republicans, who are determined to make the House Speaker hurt.

5/31/2023

the capitol

How TikTok Beat the Ban (for Now)

By Andrew Rice

Earlier this spring, Democrats and Republicans came together to call for a crackdown. It was never going to be that easy.

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