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For Comey and James, It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
A federal judge tossed their indictments, but left open the door for the Justice Department to continue prosecuting them.
Jed Rubenfeld
From IRS Whistleblowers to IRS Bosses
In investigating Hunter Biden’s tax evasion, two IRS agents say they were simply doing the right thing. But can they keep Trump from weaponizing the…
Gabe Kaminsky
Matt Taibbi: Karine Jean-Pierre Writes History’s Most Incoherent Memoir
Joe Biden’s famously obtuse former chief spokesperson has a lot to say about last year’s election season, but none of it makes any sense.
Matt Taibbi
MAGA Lobbyists’ Advice to Clients: Help Pay for Trump’s Big, Beautiful Ballroom
A who’s who of Trump allies is helping corporate America fund the White House renovation. ‘Everybody wants to get in the door,’ says one Republican…
Gabe Kaminsky
Inside Harmeet Dhillon’s Civil Rights Revolution
From fighting DEI to suing blue states, Harmeet Dhillon is remaking civil-rights law in the age of MAGA.
Eli Lake
WTF Did This Podcast Do to Politics?
When he interviewed Barack Obama on his podcast in 2015, Marc Maron invented a new form of long, casual, sympathetic interview. Now, he sort of regrets…
David Litt
Feuding, Factions, and MAGA Operatives Drive Trump’s Antitrust Policy
A tough antitrust policy is “absolutely central to MAGA,” says Steve Bannon. But some powerful officials inside the Trump administration have a very…
Gabe Kaminsky
Trump White House Plots Ways to Go After Left-Wing Groups
The president has publicly vowed a crackdown. Inside the administration, the planning has begun.
Gabe Kaminsky
Everything Is a Club. Including the White House.
Trump’s new Rose Garden Club shows that even the presidency—the ultimate one-man club—is no longer exclusive enough.
Sascha Seinfeld
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