WASHINGTON
Julia Ioffe
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September 14, 2022
Fear and Loathing in Moscow
The former queen mother of the Russian opposition, now living in exile, reflects on the terror that drove her compatriots from the capital, the contempt among those left behind, and the oligarchs who are on the verge of revolt.
Tara Palmeri
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September 12, 2022
How to Lose Friends and Alienate D.C.
Rick Scott came to Washington with a twinkle in his eye after a very successful run in the private sector and the Tallahassee governor’s mansion. He thought he could apply his maverick ways to running the N.R.S.C., only to learn that there’s only one way to do things in the Senate—and that’s McConnell’s way.
Eriq Gardner
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September 12, 2022
Defund the Thought Police?
Notes from America’s forever war over censorship in Congress, between the White House and Mark Zuckerberg, and in the Texas court where Netflix is still fighting over Cuties.
William D. Cohan
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September 11, 2022
Gary, Dina & The Shadow of Government Sachs
As Trump plots his return to the White House, would any of his former Wall Street brain trust sign on for round two? Plus observations on Jay Powell’s pain tolerance, Elon’s stalling tactics, and the odds of Secretary Schwarzman.
Tara Palmeri
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September 8, 2022
The Great Biden Recalculation
Not long ago, in a politically carnivorous riverside town known as D.C., elite liberals seemed ready to shiv their unpopular president into retirement—gossiping to the Times about his age, making wan public statements of enthusiasm, preemptively knifing him over the midterms. But with renewed momentum, the worm has turned.
Tina Nguyen
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September 7, 2022
The Cheney ’24 Big Lie
There’s no plausible lane for a President Cheney, but that won’t necessarily stop the Jan. 6 heartthrob from trying. Plus the cynical calculus (and hilarious blunders) behind the potential imminent liquidation of Trump’s erstwhile SPAC.
Julia Ioffe
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September 7, 2022
Washington’s New Crisis of Diplomacy
At a time when America needs its allies more than since the Bush years, some of our most important embassies remain empty—a foreign manifestation, naturally, of a very domestic crisis.
Tara Palmeri
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September 5, 2022
Biden’s Pollster Bares All
John Anzalone, the blunt Democratic pollster-strategist on the White House speed-dial, tabulates the factors that could determine the outcome of the midterms, who holds Congress, and the fate of the presidency itself.
Tara Palmeri
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September 1, 2022
McCarthy’s Political REDRUM Moment
Facing a tighter-than-expected midterm race, the presumptive future Speaker of the House has a former president who is playing mind games with him and a caucus who is ready to extort him. It’s a job he’s wanted forever, but is the Boehneresque writing already on the wall?
Tina Nguyen
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August 31, 2022
Appointment in Wasilla
After a decade on the political lam, Sarah Palin is back—running in two elections, brandishing her O.G. populist behavior—but is she too late to her own game?
Dylan Byers
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August 31, 2022
Stelter’s Silence of the Lambs
More details on the Stelter sacrifice and the aftershock at CNN.
Julia Ioffe
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August 30, 2022
Zero Hour in Ukraine
There is understandable trepidation in Washington and Kyiv as Ukraine mounts a stunning counteroffensive. Should it succeed, it would solidify Ukraine’s reputation as the military comeback kid. If it fails, it could make this winter’s triumph look like a fluke—and embolden Putin for a new wave of horrors.
Tara Palmeri
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August 25, 2022
The Whims of Oz & Carville’s Next Act
A look inside Kevin McCarthy’s annual Jackson Hole strategy mixer, where an unmentioned Trump loomed larger. Plus, James Carville’s next act and why Nadler won in New York.
Julia Ioffe
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August 25, 2022
Who Killed Dasha Dugina?
The fire from the car bomb targeting Putin’s arch-propagandist hadn’t been extinguished before the speculation began: who could’ve come for Dugina? The Ukrainians? The F.S.B.? And, more importantly, why?
Tina Nguyen
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August 24, 2022
The Chip & Joanna of MAGA America?
Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing have gone from millennial alt-right content jockeys to full-blown influencers to, truly, mini-kingpins of a billion-dollar MAGA D.T.C. media business. Is the only thing that can stop them their own ambition?
Julia Ioffe
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August 23, 2022
Putin’s Surprise Triumph of the Will
Six months into the invasion of Ukraine, it turns out that Putin kept his warlike intentions to himself—away from his ministers and presidential aides—until the very last moment. And yet now his war is more popular than ever in the motherland.
Tara Palmeri
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August 23, 2022
Trump and Fox Prepare for Marriage Counseling
Ever since the raid on Mar-a-Lago, the simmering resentment between the former president and his former favorite news platform has entered a new and complicated phase. Each side needs the other, but neither want to look like they’re being played. So who will bend first?