Roger Ailes: ‘People Tell Me All the Time It Was Truly Pathetic That I Was the One Who Gave Chris Matthews His Start on Television.’

5:30 p.m.

games

Shohei Ohtani Is My Favorite Athlete, But Paying Him $700 Million Is Bonkers

By Will Leitch

What makes him so special as a baseball player is exactly why it’s unlikely he’ll be able to keep doing it for much longer.

2:37 p.m.

liveblog

Penn’s Liz Magill Resigns Amid Furor Over Campus Antisemitism: Live Updates

By Chas Danner, Nia Prater, and Matt Stieb

The fallout continues after the presidents of Penn, Harvard, and MIT appeared at a contentious congressional hearing on Tuesday.

8:00 a.m.

early and often

Where Will ‘Spiritual, Not Religious’ Americans Lead Us?

By Ed Kilgore

A sizable number of people don’t worship or pray but consider themselves spiritual. Are they engaged enough to help society?

12/9/2023

the money game

A Million Electric Vehicles Were Sold This Year. Here’s Why That’s a Problem.

By Kevin T. Dugan

The Biden administration is pushing for way more on the road.

12/8/2023

tremendous content

Trump Store: Nothing Says ‘Merry Christmas’ Like a Mug Shot

By Margaret Hartmann

Celebrate Jesus’s birth with holiday gear featuring the slogan “NEVER SURRENDER” and a photo of Trump surrendering in a Santa hat.

12/8/2023

sports

Bills Coach Clarifies: You Do Not Have to Hand It to Al Qaeda

By Nia Prater

Sean McDermott apologized for citing the 9/11 hijackers as an example of teamwork during a 2019 meeting.

12/8/2023

scandals

Who Are the Newly Revealed Jeffrey Epstein Contacts?

By Chas Danner, Benjamin Hart, and Matt Stieb

Additional prominent names continue to surface from court filings and reviews of Epstein’s schedules and emails.

12/8/2023

early and often

Indictment: Hunter Biden Spent $683,000 on ‘Various Women’

By Matt Stieb

Prosecutors claim that the president’s son funded his indulgent lifestyle while failing to pay taxes and child support.

12/8/2023

groceries

Who Is Putting Anti-Israel Stickers on Packs of Hummus?

By Andrea Strong

They’ve appeared at Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s in Brooklyn.

12/8/2023

early and often

GOP Debaters Barely Even Tried to Take Down Trump

By Ed Kilgore

After four debates, it’s obvious no one other than a doomed Chris Christie is willing to target the front-runner in any serious way.

12/8/2023

early and often

Why Does No One Trust No Labels?

By David Freedlander

The group says it doesn’t want to elect Trump. The problem is everything else it says.

12/8/2023

the democratic party

No, Democrats Are Not Driving America’s Culture Wars

By Eric Levitz

The party remains more focused on progressive economics than “wokeness.”

12/7/2023

early and often

CNN Iowa Debate Will Be a DeSantis-Haley Cage Match

By Ed Kilgore

With Trump probably sitting out, the two candidates vying for second may be the only people onstage in the next two GOP debates.

12/7/2023

on with kara swisher

Liz Cheney Won’t Run in 2024 If It Could Help Trump

By Intelligencer Staff

The former congresswoman tells Kara Swisher why House Speaker Mike Johnson is dangerous and third-party presidential candidates might be risky.

12/7/2023

tremendous content

Trump Features His Favorite Person on His Phone-Lock Screen

By Margaret Hartmann

Yep, it’s Donald Trump.

12/7/2023

early and often

Nikki Haley’s Gender Trap

By Sarah Jones

Conservative women accept and reject feminism all at once.

12/7/2023

crypto

Crypto’s Biggest Jerk Probably Getting Extradited to New York

By Kevin T. Dugan

Do Kwon blew up $60 billion, then went on the lam, and now he faces SBF’s prosecutors.

12/7/2023

early and often

Trump Is Reportedly Planning a Cabinet From Hell for Term Two

By Matt Stieb

Featuring Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller, and maybe even Tucker Carlson.

12/7/2023

early and often

Trump’s Most Unhinged Plans for His Second Term

By Margaret Hartmann

He’s openly plotting to persecute his enemies, assume kinglike powers, and deport millions of people. But at least we’ll all have flying cars!

12/7/2023

politics

Jamaal Bowman Formally Reprimanded for Pulling That Fire Alarm

By Nia Prater

The House voted 214-191 to censure Bowman, making him the third Democratic member to suffer such punishment this year.

12/7/2023

early and often

DeSantis Refers to Middle Eastern Clothes As ‘Man Dresses’

By Ed Kilgore

Someone should tell him Jesus Christ dressed that way too.

12/7/2023

the national interest

The College Presidents Were Right About Campus Antisemitism

By Jonathan Chait

Schools should regulate conduct, not speech.

12/7/2023

republican debates

Haley Gets Hit More Than Trump in Final Republican Debate

By Ed Kilgore

DeSantis and Ramaswamy pummeled the fast-rising South Carolinian in last night’s debate. Once again, the absent Trump was the winner.

12/7/2023

early and often

The Monumental Special Election to Fill the George Santos Seat

By Nia Prater

He might be out of Congress, but the high drama over his successor is only beginning.

12/7/2023

just asking questions

Why Israel Won’t Forgive Benjamin Netanyahu

By Benjamin Hart

Journalist and Bibi biographer Anshel Pfeffer on the prime minister post- October 7.

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