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He Defended a Terrorist. Will Democrats Embrace Him?
Adam Hamawy is cruising toward a House seat, even though he once testified on behalf of the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Audrey Fahlberg
TGIF: The Donald Trump $250 Bill
A guest column from the great Nick Gillespie.
Nick Gillespie
This Week in American History: Trump’s Overarching Problem
The president’s plan for a triumphal arch in Washington calls for something that would really be a tribute to America’s past: compromise.
Jonathan Horn
An Attack on American Democracy. Plus. . .
Peter Savodnik, Suzy Weiss, Freya Sanders, and Elliot Ackerman on the WHCD incident. Plus: Abigail Shrier on what a ‘real man’ is. Kara Kennedy’s case…
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The Disappointments of Cole Allen
What drove the man accused of trying to turn a gala into a bloodbath?
Peter Savodnik
It Was Too Easy to Get Inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Only after hiding under the table with my wife as gunshots rang out did it hit me how exposed we’d been all along.
Elliot Ackerman
My Takeaway from the WHCD? Dudes Rock.
It was a big night for men who use the word ‘vehicle,’ opine on the Roman Empire, and show up as heroes when we actually need them.
Suzy Weiss
TGIF: We Live in the World We’re In
Stealing is cool, the scammers got scammed, the public transit is safe, the socialists are rich, and the vaccines are back, baby!
Nellie Bowles
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Is Vain. Trump Will Fit Right In.
The point of the dinner is to mingle journalists with stars. There’s no noble mission there for Trump to denigrate.
James Kirchick
Exclusive: Influencer Group That Boosts Democrats Faces House Investigation Over ‘Dark Money’ Ties
Influencers claimed that they didn’t create social media posts in service to the Democratic Party. The GOP-led Oversight Committee says otherwise.
Gabe Kaminsky
Joe Gebbia Is Making the Government Beautiful Again
The Airbnb co-founder came to D.C. to serve the second Trump administration. Unlike Elon Musk, he remains—as the Chief Design Officer of the United…
Suzy Weiss
The Epstein Tapes, Part II. Plus. . .
The stock market and the AI apocalypse. Leave the hockey heroes alone. Is Trump running out of ideas? And more.
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