According to the latest midterm polls, Democrats could make major headway in Trump-state gubernatorial races, while also flipping legislatures and building trifectas, Ed Kilgore writes. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
Trump helps out by dropping antisemitic slur at Kansas rally. The president’s comments defending Senator Roger Marshall on Monday were like an onion of things he shouldn’t be saying. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
Freshman Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is breezing to victory and can likely loan some support and some money to hard-pressed ticket-mate and gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms. A blue sweep could make him a serious factor in 2028. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
James Dolan is doing all he can to kill the Knicks’ vibe. Thankfully, the luster of June’s title win is impossible to scrub away. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
After a string of defeats for Democrats, Angie Nixon is the party’s unlikely Senate nominee in Florida. The progressive fighter has a plan for how to beat Republicans — whether the national party likes it or not. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
Was Katie Zacharia just a ‘pawn’ in a feud between Susie Wiles and Natalie Harp? Disagreement between the White House chief of staff and Trump’s ‘human printer’ is a recurring theme in all the gossip about the press secretary’s disastrous tenure. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
Democrats are close to a cinch for flipping the House, but there are a lot of close races, and the Senate still depends on turnout and possible polling errors. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
In a recent speech, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth promised to rid the military of ‘fatties’ and ‘radicals.’ This campaign against woke has found few Reds at West Point — but it has upended military education, leaving alumni and professors angry. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
When Long Island congressional candidate Chris Gallant’s bondage photos leaked, he decided to lean in instead of dropping out. It seems to be working. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
Katie Zacharia is out as White House Press Secretary in half a Scaramucci. She flunked her appearances on Hannity and Fox & Friends, much like the bar exam, and it seems that was the final straw. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
One week later, questions still remain about the ICE shooting of Oscar Belgal. Two investigations are underway, the footage is incomplete, and Belgal’s lawyers say the agents never identified themselves. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
Trump has left Pete Hegseth hanging over his livestreamed execution debacle, and it could be a sign that the president will soon finally be willing to get rid of him, too. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
incredible story and especially @svzwood army crawling under Hasan Piker's livestream: "She said I was jejune. Which, I didn’t even know the word. It means ‘shallow, stupid.’” I told him The New Yorker’s Andrew Marantz had also once called him jejune." nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…