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Tara Palmeri
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October 6, 2022
Herschel’s Access Hollywood Scandal
Republican operatives are responding to Walker’s latest scandal with exactly the sort of cynical circumspection you might imagine in midterm-giddy 2022 Washington—gritting their teeth and hoping he can get over the goal line, blaming others, and praying that he’s more Trump than Greitens.
Tina Nguyen
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October 5, 2022
The Brooks Brothers Insurrection
Mainstream Heritage-huffing Republicans are now actively making their play for their role in a post-Trump Trumpist party. It’s a MAGA come-to-Jesus moment—far, far away from “Morning in America.”
Julia Ioffe
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October 4, 2022
Putin’s Shadow Recruits
Ramzan Kadyrov has long ruled Chechnya with the aid of Kremlin money and firepower. But if the war in Ukraine is putting some cracks in Putin’s image, it hasn’t spared his viceroy, either.
Tara Palmeri
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October 4, 2022
Peter Thiel’s Love Island
When his C.V. became a dealbreaker on the D.C. dating scene, former Trump staffer John McEntee went to Peter Thiel for help launching The Right Stuff, an unapologetically MAGA dating app for finding love in Trumpworld.
Tara Palmeri
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October 3, 2022
Schiff’s House Dowry
The hyper ambitious, limelight-loving Trump impeachment star is also one of the most prolific (and parsimonious) fundraisers in Congress, provoking questions about what he’s hoarding so much money for, anyway, if not to spend it.
Eriq Gardner
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October 3, 2022
Google’s Big SCOTUS Season
The O.G. tech giant is facing dire legal challenges from nearly every direction, over promoting terrorism, stealing rap lyrics, and more. The consequences could ricochet through Silicon Valley and Hollywood, from TikTok and Yelp to YouTube and Netflix.