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2/7/2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

what we know

Horrifying Scenes of Quake Damage From Turkey, Syria Emerge

By Chas Danner

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

2/7/2023

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

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

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

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

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 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

Here’s Every Single Lie Told by George Santos

By Matt Stieb

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

2/6/2023

the national interest

Michael Lind, Case Study in the Perils of Discourse-Poisoning

By Jonathan Chait

How an intellectual talks himself into believing the GOP is the left-wing party.

2/6/2023

just asking questions

Should a 13-Year-Old Have Bariatric Surgery?

By Benjamin Hart

Sandra Hassink on what the new pediatric obesity guidelines she co-wrote do and don’t say.

2/6/2023

the economy

America’s Labor Shortages Are Good, Actually

By Eric Levitz

The upside of longer lines and faltering customer service.

2/5/2023

early and often

Has Pete Buttigieg’s Dream Job Turned Into a Nightmare?

By Ed Kilgore

It turns out Transportation secretary won’t be a quick and easy layover on the way to higher office for Mayor Pete.

2/4/2023

early and often

The Democrat Who Could Take Down Kyrsten Sinema

By Ben Jacobs

Ruben Gallego will try to fulfill the left’s dreams by challenging Arizona’s newly independent U.S. senator.

2/3/2023

early and often

House Republicans’ Assault-Weapon Pins Aren’t Just a Taunt

By Ed Kilgore

Owning the libs may be an added bonus, but Second Amendment absolutists clearly intend them as a threat against those who challenge gun rights.

2/3/2023

creature capers

The Hunt Is on to Find the Dallas Zoo Bandit

By Matt Stieb

A suspect was arrested after police received a tip that the alleged bandit was visiting the aquarium.

2/3/2023

just asking questions

What Could a Chinese Spy Balloon Over the U.S. Do, Exactly?

By Matt Stieb

Arms-control expert Jeffrey Lewis examines whether the Chinese spy ship over the West is an accident or a geopolitical middle finger.

2/3/2023

poll position

Trump’s Lead in 2024 Polls May Be Thinner Than We Thought

By Ed Kilgore

The ex-president looks weaker against Ron DeSantis and other likely Republican rivals in the polls that were most reliable last year.

2/3/2023

tremendous content

Trump Knows How to End Ukraine War ‘Immediately,’ But It’s a Secret

By Margaret Hartmann

Trump revealed there’s something he could say that would “guarantee” that the fighting ends now. Sadly, he won’t tell unless we reelect him.

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