Friday, September 25, 2026 5:52 AM ET
12 hours ago
tremendous content -- Trump Makes Xi Greeting As Awkward As Possible -- Margaret Hartmann -- He showed up in a winter coat and leather gloves, commented on Xi's attractiveness, and then exclaimed "(Airport!)" for unclear reasons.13 hours ago
politics -- All the Republicans Backing Away From Trump -- Nia Prater -- A growing number of GOP candidates are awkwardly attempting to downplay their links to Trump. Here's a running list.16 hours ago
early and often -- Election Day Is Already Underway -- Ed Kilgore -- Here's how to understand early voting ten times better than Donald Trump.19 hours ago
the media -- CNN, MS NOW, and Politico Regain White House Access After Court Order -- Michael Calderone -- A Trump-appointed federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against the ban.12 hours ago
screen time -- The AI Assistant Wars Are Coming -- John Herrman -- Everyone in tech wants to build you a personal agent.23 hours ago
family business -- San Francisco Sues Trump's Truth Social Over 'Insider Trading' -- Bess Levin -- The city is taking the Trump's social-media company to court for offering traders early access to posts.1 day ago
poll position -- Trump's Popularity Is Circling the Drain -- Ed Kilgore -- At the worst possible time for his party, the president's job-performance numbers continue to sag in every possible way.1 day ago
the system -- No One Can Fix School Segregation Alone -- Zak Cheney-Rice -- Nikole Hannah-Jones's recent essay about her daughter has sparked a reckoning about integration.1 day ago
tremendous content -- Trump TV Is Finally Here, and No One Is Watching -- Margaret Hartmann -- A media boycott drove Trump to dabble in state TV. But instead of a network competitor, Trump TV is just a dinky livestream with abysmal ratings.1 day ago
2026 midterms -- Do Voters Care Whether Susan Collins Is Corrupt? -- Ed Kilgore -- A new report alleging the senator may have traded pork for contributions could be a good test of public tolerance for self-dealing in the Trump era.1 day ago
the law -- The First Amendment Doesn't Care If Trump Gets Bad Press -- Elie Honig -- Why the president's attempt to bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico is doomed to fail.1 day ago
encounter -- This Is Francis Fukuyama's Last Book -- Krithika Varagur -- The political scientist on history, his hobbies, and growing up in New York City.1 day ago
stop the presses -- KFile Is (Still) a Politician's Worst Nightmare -- Charlotte Klein -- How the online sleuth Andrew Kaczynski gets it done in an age of enshittification.2 days ago
in conversation -- Ari Emanuel Is Finally Getting Around to Watching Entourage -- Lane Brown -- The superagent on Roll the Calls, torching his enemies, and betting on a post-work utopia.2 days ago
politics -- Trump's Iran War Is Bombing With Republicans -- Nia Prater -- A new poll finds that the ongoing Iran war is reaching new heights of unpopularity, even among members of the president's own party.2 days ago
2026 midterms -- Trump Hates Communism But Likes Hanging Out With Communists -- Ed Kilgore -- It's hard to promote a preelection Red Scare when you're palling around with a socialist mayor and the Chinese premier.2 days ago
family ties -- GOP Senator Demands Probe Into Don Jr.'s Shady Wedding Gift -- Bess Levin -- Utah's John Curtis is asking Congress to apply the Hunter Biden standard to Trump's son.2 days ago
2026 midterms -- The Key Difference Between Christian Left and Christian Right -- Ed Kilgore -- Christian clergy running as Democrats in 2026 are defying the alleged GOP monopoly over Christianity without seeking to impose their faith on others.2 days ago
we'll do it live -- Trump Promotes War and 'Super Intelligence' at U.N.: As It Happened -- Intelligencer Staff -- In his big UNGA speech, Trump celebrated his own peacemaking, threatened to annihilate Iran, and tried to rename AI. Here's what else happened.2 days ago
magalopolis -- Who Is Natalie Harp? Trump's Most Ardent Aide, Explained -- Margaret Hartmann -- Trump's "human printer" is reportedly a driving force behind his unhinged Truth Social posts and the White House press ban.2 days ago
Hasan Piker May Not Matter As Much As Republicans Want13 hours ago
The New Book Democrats Hate — and Can't Stop Talking About22 hours ago
Trump's Shoddy Ballroom Design Is the Real National Security Threat1 day ago
super intelligencer -- The Democrats' Mad Scramble to Get AI Right -- Matt Stieb -- Greg Casar is urging colleagues to seize the AI debate as the party vies to retake Congress.35 minutes ago
Troy Jackson, the Accidental Candidate -- Rebecca Traister2 days ago
About New York Magazine2 years ago