2/8/2023

early and often

early and often

Biden’s Shout-outs to Seniors Were a Shot at the GOP

By Ed Kilgore

The president’s frequent mentions of Social Security and Medicare reflect how badly Democrats need to improve their standing with older voters.

2/8/2023

early and often

early and often

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Showed That the GOP Is Truly Not ‘Normal’

By Ed Kilgore

The Arkansas governor’s official State of the Union response was even wilder and more telling than Republicans’ outbursts during Biden’s speech.

2/8/2023

media

media

James O’Keefe Is on Paid Leave From Project Veritas

By Andrew Rice

The organization’s board is considering removing O’Keefe from his leadership position, according to current and former employees.

2/8/2023

what we know

what we know

Death Toll in Turkey and Syria Rises to More Than 11,000: Updates

By Chas Danner and Nia Prater

The powerful earthquakes have flattened thousands of buildings in the region, and the death toll continues to mount.

2/8/2023

old beef

old beef

Trump White House Asked Twitter to Take Down Chrissy Teigen Burn

By Matt Stieb

More proof that the former president can dish out insults but can’t take them.

2/8/2023

early and often

early and often

The GOP’s Heckles Were a Gift to Biden’s Reelection Campaign

By Eric Levitz

Republicans aired a primetime advertisement for their own extremity.

2/8/2023

artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence

Fear Not, Conservatives, the Chatbot Won’t Turn Your Kid Woke

By Eric Levitz

The American right’s problem isn’t that a talking robot is propagating liberal ideology.

2/8/2023

the talented mr. santos

the talented mr. santos

Mitt Romney Confuses George Santos for Person Capable of Shame

By Margaret Hartmann

After Romney confronted Santos at the State of the Union, saying he didn’t belong there, the lying congressman lobbed weak comebacks on Twitter.

2/8/2023

in the capitol

in the capitol

The Hecklers Have Won: The Polite State of the Union Is Dead

By Ben Jacobs

Marjorie Taylor Greene and other vocal Biden detractors turned it into something like a rowdy parliamentary session. Expect that to continue.

2/8/2023

games

games

Why You Should Root for the Eagles This Sunday

By Will Leitch

It’s not only because I don’t want their fans to come after me.

2/8/2023

early and often

early and often

Biden Springs Trap for Republicans in State of the Union

By Ed Kilgore

Biden vowed to “finish the job” in the next two years (or maybe the next term), and expertly used Republicans’ rowdiness against them.

2/7/2023

early and often

early and often

Democrats’ Huge Primary Shake-up Won’t Change the 2024 Race

By Ed Kilgore

Displacing Iowa and New Hampshire will generate a lot of drama. But it won’t matter if Biden is the nominee, and the new schedule may not stick.

2/7/2023

tremendous content

tremendous content

Melania Trump Was Mastermind Behind ‘Hero Dog’ Story

By Margaret Hartmann

Should Melania have been in the Situation Room for the al-Baghdadi raid? No. But her dog idea was no dumber than anything her husband did.

2/7/2023

bird talk

bird talk

Meet Brooklyn’s Newest Power Couple

By Matt Stieb

Recent bald-eagle sightings are delighting human visitors and terrorizing bird residents in Prospect Park.

2/7/2023

police brutality

police brutality

Two of the Cops Who Beat Tyre Nichols Had Records

By Matt Stieb

The Memphis Police Department severely lowered its qualifications for recruits in recent years.

2/7/2023

just asking questions

just asking questions

What Fresh Hell Is the New Bird-Flu Outbreak?

By Benjamin Hart

Epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina on how to think about the virus’s recent worrying trajectory.

2/7/2023

poll position

poll position

Biden Is Trump (When It Comes to Popularity)

By Ed Kilgore

Biden hopes tonight’s State of the Union address will sway voters, but there’s growing evidence that opinions of any president are hard to move.

2/7/2023

early and often

early and often

Trump Wants to Divide Republicans and Conquer DeSantis

By Ed Kilgore

Nikki Haley is no threat to Trump, who would prefer a large field to muddy the track in his real primary race against Florida‘s governor.

2/7/2023

foreign interests

foreign interests

Trump Is Too Tough on Balloons to Be Antiwar

By Eric Levitz

The ex-president is simultaneously slamming Biden for insufficient toughness on China and casting himself as a peace candidate.

2/7/2023

the city politic

the city politic

Are Eric Adams’s Big Plans for the City Still Too Small?

By Errol Louis

As he enters his second year in office, Adams is sticking with his grind-it-out approach to governing.

2/6/2023

what we know

what we know

U.S. Recovery of Alleged Spy Balloon Continues: Updates

By Chas Danner

China claimed on Monday that a second similar balloon seen over Latin America last week was also just a wayward civilian craft.

2/6/2023

tremendous content

tremendous content

Don Jr. Is Ready to Laugh About the ‘Trump Baby’ Balloon

By Margaret Hartmann

While the Chinese spy balloon is no more, its cranky little brother is getting pampered by the Museum of London, giving Trump’s son a chuckle.

2/6/2023

substation attacks

substation attacks

A Pair of Nazis Allegedly Wanted to Blow Up the Baltimore Grid

By Matt Stieb

The alleged plot is part of a surge in far-right extremists looking to take out the electrical grid.

2/6/2023

ftx fallout

ftx fallout

FTX Even Had a Woo-Woo Life Coach

By Matt Stieb

Sam Bankman-Fried hired his own psychiatrist to coach staffers about “happiness” and to encourage them to go on dates.

2/6/2023

the talented mr. santos

the talented mr. santos

Here’s Every Single Lie Told by George Santos

By Matt Stieb

Navigating the many exaggerations and falsehoods of New York’s newest representative.