Juxtaposition of the Day

4/15/2024

trump on trial

What Happened in the Trump Trial Today: Some Sleep, No Jury

By Intelligencer Staff

A running recap of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial.

4/15/2024

tremendous content

Trump’s Gettysburg Address Featured a Pirate Impression

By Margaret Hartmann

He claimed that during the battle, Robert E. Lee exclaimed, “Never fight uphill, me boys!” like a Confederate Captain Jack Sparrow.

4/15/2024

the national interest

Marjorie Taylor Greene Attempts Trump Legal Defense, Fails Very Badly

By Jonathan Chait

Do not hire the space laser congresswoman as your criminal attorney.

4/15/2024

trump on trial

‘Sleepy Don’: Trump Falls Asleep During Hush-Money Trial

By Margaret Hartmann

Courtroom reporters saw Trump “dozing off” during the first day of his Manhattan criminal trial.

4/15/2024

encounter

The Woman Who Ate Eric Adams for Breakfast

By Angelina Chapin

Activist Olayemi Olurin channeled a whole city’s frustration to grill the mayor on morning radio.

4/15/2024

encounter

Salman Rushdie Parties Again

By Simon van Zuylen-Wood

A defiant celebration of Knife caps a physical (and reputational) comeback.

4/15/2024

the money game

Trump Media’s Stock Price Is Plummeting. His Election Odds Aren’t.

By Kevin T. Dugan

There’s more going on here than Trump fans betting on the ex-president to win.

4/15/2024

trump on trial

Free the Trump Trial Transcripts

By Errol Louis

The New York court system’s maddening lack of transparency is about to be a national embarrassment — unless the state’s chief judges intervene.

4/15/2024

the city politic

On Patrol With the New York City Rat Czar

By Mark Chiusano

Kathleen Corradi has several million furry problems on her hands and a bureaucracy to navigate.

4/15/2024

just asking questions

The Reporter Behind the Trump Hush-Money Trial

By Nia Prater

The Wall Street Journal’s Joe Palazzolo, who broke the story that started it all, on what he’s looking for in court this week and beyond.

4/14/2024

liveblog

What Will Iran’s Attack on Israel Mean? Live Updates.

By Chas Danner

Iran’s air assault on Israel, and how Israel now responds, could prompt a regional war. Here’s the latest reaction, commentary, and analysis.

4/14/2024

early and often

Who’s the Trump VP Pick? Latest Odds for Every Shortlist Candidate.

By Margaret Hartmann

Does Stefanik have “the look”? Is Scott loyal enough? Is Tulsi Gabbard out? Here are each VP candidate’s odds in the race to be Trump’s running mate.

4/14/2024

the national interest

What Is Donald Trump’s Stance on Seizing Russian Assets?

By Jonathan Chait

Trump loves taking other countries’ money, but maybe not all countries.

4/13/2024

poll position

Biden Has All But Caught Up With Trump in Polls

By Ed Kilgore

There are many variables at play, including RFK Jr. and whose voters turn out.

4/12/2024

early and often

Why Trump and Mike Johnson Are Promoting a Redundant Ban on Noncitizen Voting

By Ed Kilgore

In an effort to win Trump’s protection, the Speaker is abetting a preemptive attack on the legitimacy of the 2024 election.

4/12/2024

early and often

Trump Boots Anti-Abortion Extremists From His VP Shortlist

By Ed Kilgore

Potential running mates like Kristi Noem and Tim Scott may be out now that Trump is embracing “states’ rights” to downplay the issue.

4/12/2024

what we know

What to Know About the New Student-Loan-Forgiveness Plans

By Lynnley Browning, Nia Prater, and Chas Danner

Biden’s relief measures and proposals are good news for borrowers — if you can figure out their looming deadlines and complexity.

4/12/2024

first person

What I Knew About O.J. Simpson’s Gloves

By Robin Sayers

I’d held them many times. But was I ready to testify about it?

4/12/2024

noem trespassing

Noem, Potential Trump VP Pick, Banned From 15 Percent of Her State

By Matt Stieb

Thanks to her unsubstantiated claims about cartel activity on reservation land, South Dakota’s governor isn’t welcome in a vast swath of South Dakota.

4/12/2024

the law

Donald Trump’s Trial Is a Rorschach Test

By Elie Honig

Is it criminal accountability or prosecutorial overreach? That’s in the eye of the beholder.

4/12/2024

life after roe

The Best Way to Protect Abortion Rights Is by State Constitution

By Ed Kilgore

State by state, pro-choice voters are recreating Roe’s protections, and there’s nothing Republican lawmakers can do about it. Arizona may be next.

4/11/2024

oj simpson

Thankfully, O.J. Simpson Was One of a Kind

By Will Leitch

Only someone who straddled the fault lines of race, culture, and sports could have produced such a frenzied media spectacle.

4/11/2024

sports gambling

Feds Say Translator Lost $40 Million Gambling Shohei Ohtani’s Money

By Matt Stieb

Ippei Mizuhara was charged with bank fraud for allegedly stealing from his boss to make 19,000 bets — and prosecutors say Ohtani was a victim.

4/11/2024

from the archives

O.J. and the Untouchables: Getting Away With It

By Tad Friend

White or Black, if you’ve got the bucks, you can duck the heat. Notes on a modern-day rite of passage.

4/11/2024

israel-hamas war

Biden’s Leverage Campaign Against Bibi Isn’t Producing Dramatic Results

By Matt Stieb

The U.N. claims Israel is still not letting in nearly enough aid trucks as Samantha Power says famine has already arrived in northern Gaza.

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