Michael Jordan Donates $5 Million to Smithsonian

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Memphis Police Disband Controversial SCORPION Unit: Updates

By Chas Danner

One day after the city released footage of Tyre Nichols’s arrest and beating, the police department deactivated its embattled violent crimes unit.

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Tyre Nichols and the End of Police Reform

By Zak Cheney-Rice

His death is evidence that cosmetic change can’t excise the rot of American law enforcement.

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Phone, Keys, Wallet, Test Strip

By Kyra Breslin

Checking for fentanyl is becoming a necessary ritual of nightlife.

1/27/2023

early and often

Republicans Want Surrender, Not a Deal, on the Debt Ceiling

By Ed Kilgore

There can be no “bipartisan” solution to the debt-ceiling crisis when one party refuses to talk about the revenue side of the ledger.

1/27/2023

the talented mr. santos

George Santos Commemorates Holocaust After Lying About It

By Nia Prater

The U.S. representative, who doesn’t actually have Jewish heritage but may have made antisemitic remarks, gave a speech on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

1/27/2023

early and often

McDaniel Hangs Onto RNC Gavel Despite DeSantis Defection

By Ed Kilgore

Harmeet Dhillon threw a scare into the chair of the RNC, but even late support from DeSantis didn’t convince party voters away from backing McDaniel.

1/27/2023

early and often

Judge Orders Release of Video Showing Attack on Paul Pelosi

By Matt Stieb

The body-cam footage of the responding officer shows Pelosi and assailant David DePape struggling over a hammer before the assault.

1/27/2023

early and often

Republicans Are Already Burying Their Kooky National Sales-Tax Plan

By Ed Kilgore

McCarthy promised a floor vote on the Fair Tax, which would create a 30 percent national sales tax and abolish the IRS. Now, it may die in committee.

1/27/2023

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.

1/27/2023

the national interest

The Durham Probe Was Barr’s Witch Hunt

By Jonathan Chait

A shockingly unethical crusade to vindicate Trump.

1/27/2023

just asking questions

How an 18-Year-Old Got His Crossword Puzzle Into the Sunday Times

By Benjamin Hart

High-school senior Garrett Chalfin on winning over the editors — and the jocks at summer camp — with wordplay.

1/27/2023

guns

Coming Soon to Stores: The AR-15 for Kids

By Matt Stieb

Next month, an assault-style rifle could wind up in the hands of children unless regulators step in.

1/27/2023

early and often

The Data-Driven Strategy Behind Democrats’ State-Level Success in 2022

By Eric Levitz

The president’s party almost always loses state-level power in midterm elections. Here’s how Democrats bucked that trend last year.

1/26/2023

early and often

Brian Kemp for President Makes a Lot of Sense

By Ed Kilgore

Georgia’s governor doesn’t have the warmest personality. But in trouncing both Donald Trump and Stacey Abrams, he showed world-class political chops.

1/26/2023

master of the garden

James Dolan on Blacklisting His Enemies: I Have Rights, Too

By Matt Stieb

The MSG owner defended his use of facial recognition to ban lawyers who have sued him in a highly entertaining local-TV rant.

1/26/2023

screen time

How Much Does Unbanning Trump Really Matter?

By John Herrman

On the internet, you can never really go back home.

1/26/2023

2024 senate races

Adam Schiff Runs for Senate on the Enemies He’s Made

By Ed Kilgore

Trump and Republicans inadvertently elevated a mild-mannered moderate who is taking his shot at Dianne Feinstein’s seat.

1/26/2023

just asking questions

Why the College Rankings Are Getting Less and Less Relevant

By Benjamin Hart

Former college president and longtime rankings critic Colin Diver on U.S. News & World Report’s moment of reckoning.

1/26/2023

the national interest

Ron DeSantis’s Long War on Black Political Power

By Jonathan Chait

It’s not just a “culture war” — it’s about political representation.

1/26/2023

chinese democracy

The Radical, Lonely, Suddenly Shocking Life of Wang Juntao

By Christopher Beam

After half a century of resisting the Chinese Communist Party, a dissident confronts murder and espionage in Queens.

1/25/2023

early and often

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Desperate Plan to Be Trump’s Vice-President

By Ed Kilgore

MTG just got her first committee assignments and can’t control her mouth, but she might be on Trump’s shortlist. He’d be nuts to pick her.

1/25/2023

tremendous content

Why Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Are Relationship Goals

By Margaret Hartmann

Think they’re just disgustingly wealthy? Think again! Sánchez’s ‘Wall Street Journal’ Q&A reveals they’re hardworking, humble, and totally adorable!

1/25/2023

early and often

Trump’s Terrified 2024 Rivals Show It’s His Race to Lose

By Ed Kilgore

Republicans’ reluctance to enter the presidential race is telling, and the longer they wait, the more likely Trump’s renomination becomes.

1/25/2023

wyd

Trump Has Reportedly Discovered the Modern Magic of Texting

By Matt Stieb

Welcome to 2023, sir.

1/25/2023

sports

Something’s Still Not Quite Right at the Baseball Hall of Fame

By Ben Jacobs

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are finally off the ballot, but the steroid era’s influence lingers.

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