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New York Magazine - US News

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The Eric Adams Crypto Scandal Is Getting Messier

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early and often -- Why Newsom Really Wants to Kill California's 'Billionaire Tax' -- Ed Kilgore -- The proposal is a problem for the governor's presidential ambitions. So he's trying to cut a deal to keep it off the ballot.

5 hours ago

poll position -- Trump's Job-Approval Ratings Are Plummeting -- Ed Kilgore -- The president's modest gains on the economy aren't enough to counter a huge public backlash to his imperial threats and ICE's brutal tactics.

6 hours ago

tremendous content -- All of Trump's Tacky and Trollish White House Renovations -- Margaret Hartmann -- From demolishing the East Wing to build a ballroom to paving the Rose Garden, the changes reflect Trump's second-term quest for dominance and revenge.

9 hours ago

early and often -- Trump Gets Nobel Peace Prize in Saddest Way Possible -- Margaret Hartmann -- Machado "presented" her award to Trump ... but there was no dramatic made-for-TV reveal, and the Nobel Institute said he's still no winner.

10 hours ago

early and often -- Republican Independence From Trump Is an Illusion -- Ed Kilgore -- In the past week, congressional Republicans stood up to the president on Venezuela and health care. Their rebellion has already fizzled.

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politics -- Trump Remark on Midterms Shows How Nervous He Is About Them -- Nia Prater -- The president mused that he's been such a great president "we shouldn't even have" 2026 elections.

1 day ago

early and often -- Trump Repackages Random Ideas Into 'Great Healthcare Plan' -- Ed Kilgore -- Unfortunately, the vague "plan" Trump unexpectedly dropped will probably just kill off bipartisan health-care efforts in Congress.

1 day ago

politics -- Kyrsten Sinema Accused of Having Affair With Ex-Bodyguard -- Matt Stieb -- The former senator also allegedly encouraged her beau to take MDMA on a Senate work trip so she could guide him through it.

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early and often -- Trump Can Invoke the Insurrection Act, But It's a Terrible Idea -- Ed Kilgore -- While his Truth Social post wasn't an empty threat, sending troops to Minneapolis would inflame the situation and set a dangerous precedent.

1 day ago

crime -- Will Trump Pardon Diddy or Commute His Prison Sentence? -- Margaret Hartmann -- Trump said he's rejected Diddy's pardon request, but he's been saying contradictory things about his old pal for months.

1 day ago

poll position -- Polls Show Trump on Thin Ice With Interventionist Threats -- Ed Kilgore -- Support for Trump's Venezuela raid is mixed. But surveys show little enthusiasm for deeper involvement or military strikes on Iran and Greenland.

1 day ago

screen time -- Apple Didn't Have an AI Strategy. So It's Buying One From Google. -- John Herrman -- Cupertino finally threw its weight into the AI race — behind a familiar name.

1 day ago

just asking questions -- 'The Only Way Out ... Is Killing' -- Benjamin Hart -- War correspondent Scott Anderson thinks the Iranian regime is brutal enough to survive its biggest challenge yet.

1 day ago

early and often -- States Are Jostling for 2028 Presidential-Primary Spots -- Ed Kilgore -- The Iowa–New Hampshire duopoly is gone. Now Democrats are trying to hammer out a new early-state lineup that will shape the presidential race.

2 days ago

politics -- Trump FBI's Search of Reporter's Home Alarms Journalists -- Nia Prater -- On Wednesday, the FBI seized devices from a Washington Post reporter, sparking widespread worry about government tactics against the press.

2 days ago

politics -- Elissa Slotkin Says She's Under Federal Investigation, Too -- Nia Prater -- The Michigan senator called on troops to defy illegal orders. Now she, along with Mark Kelly, is facing apparent retribution.

2 days ago

tremendous content -- White House Calls Trump Flip-Off an 'Appropriate' Response -- Margaret Hartmann -- To be fair, Emily Post doesn't cover what to do when you're called a "pedophile protector."

2 days ago

early and often -- GOP May Squeeze in Second Big Beautiful Bill Before Midterms -- Ed Kilgore -- Republicans are eyeing a bill that would repackage MAGA priorities, like deregulation and immigration crackdowns, as affordability measures.

2 days ago

tremendous content -- Melania Trump's Mysterious Film: Trailer & What We Know -- Margaret Hartmann -- Why did the notoriously private First Lady film a Brett Ratner–directed documentary? It might have something to do with the $28 million paycheck.

30 days ago

screen time -- How Claude Reset the AI Race -- John Herrman -- The AI-assisted future of programming, where people can make their own custom software without learning to code, is rapidly coming into view.

2 days ago

american affairs -- Trump Is Making 'Abolish ICE' a Mainstream Position -- Ross Barkan -- Democrats got burned by "Defund the Police." This is different.

2 days ago

the right -- Inside the Conservative Campus Revolution -- Simon van Zuylen-Wood -- How Charlie Kirk's youth movement was overwhelmed by darker forces after his death.

1 day ago

what we know -- How Many People Have Been Killed in Iran's Brutal Protest Crackdown? -- Chas Danner -- Even the most conservative estimates indicate an unprecedented amount of bloodshed in recent days.

3 days ago

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