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  1. what we know
    Not Just Tariffs: Trump’s Wildest Threats Against CanadaTrump and his aides have reportedly threatened to redraw the northern border, go after Canada’s minerals and water, and cancel NORAD.
    By Nia Prater and Chas Danner
  2. just asking questions
    How Much Has Cuomo Scrambled the Mayoral Race?Fordham University professor Christina Greer on how the former governor’s campaign could present an opportunities for other challengers.
    By Nia Prater
  3. free country
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    The Democrats Can’t Afford to Play DeadLiberals aren’t going to be rewarded for their powerlessness.
    By Sam Adler-Bell
  4. the city politic
    Adrienne Adams Says She ‘Cannot Sit Back and Do Nothing’The City Council Speaker wants to help New York turn the page on both Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo.
    By Errol Louis
  5. the city politic
    Commish Tisch to the RescueThe NYPD leader has spent her career quietly fixing intractable problems — what happens when the biggest one is the mayor?
    By Noah Shachtman
  7. early and often
    Trump Agenda May Lead to Buyer’s Remorse Among His VotersHispanics being hassled by ICE, seniors depending on Social Security, and Catholics siding with their bishops may feel betrayed after backing Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. early and often
    Trump Keeps Everybody Guessing About Elon Musk’s PowerWhat some are interpreting as Trump putting Musk on a leash may just be a ruse to fool the courts and the public.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. tremendous content
    Trump Tries to Pull a Nicolas Cage, Steal the Declaration of IndependenceThe president asked about using America’s founding document, which is on public display at the National Archives, as Oval Office décor.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. the law
    Blocked, Unblocked, Reblocked: How to Understand the DOGE Court RulingsHere are three ways to make sense of the now almost daily rulings in the legal fight against Elon Musk’s DOGE.
    By Elie Honig
  11. the purge
    The Lost Do-GoodersMost Ivy Leaguers in civil service will land jobs post-DOGE. But they may not find a new calling.
    By Nick Summers
  12. tremendous content
    Melania Trump’s Mysterious Amazon Documentary: What We KnowWhy is the notoriously private First Lady filming a Brett Ratner–directed documentary? It might have something to do with the $28 million paycheck.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. poll position
    Polls Show Trump Speech to Congress Didn’t Change AnythingViewership of the speech skewed heavily Republican, and so far polls aren’t showing any “bounce.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. early and often
    Elon Musk ‘Elated’ to Learn Congress Might Rubber-Stamp His CutsThe rescissions process could let Congress regularize DOGE cuts, but it could produce another dangerous moment for House Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. politics
    Mayor Adams Hits All-Time Low in New Poll As Speaker Adams Joins RaceEric Adams’s latest achievement is the lowest mayoral approval rating ever recorded by Quinnipiac University.
    By Nia Prater
  16. early and often
    Pam Bondi Thought Epstein-Files Stunt Would Be Nice SurpriseThe White House reportedly didn’t appreciate her Epstein binders. But the AG is saving face by claiming she has a new “truckload” of files.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. politics
    Trump to ‘Take Good Care’ of Veterans by Firing 80,000 VA EmployeesLast week, Trump dismissed concerns about layoffs impacting veterans. Now, his administration is pursuing huge job reductions at Veterans Affairs.
    By Nia Prater
  18. early and often
    Republicans Vow to Censure Al Green for ‘Shameful’ Trump HecklingMultiple House Republicans say they plan to file a censure motion against the congressman, who was ejected for interrupting Trump’s address.
    By Nia Prater
  19. tremendous content
    Why Does Trump Want Greenland? His Imperialistic Threats, Explained.Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others are just idiotic.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. poll position
    President Trump Departs White House For Florida
    Trump’s Approval Rating Goes UnderwaterWhatever honeymoon the 47th president enjoyed has ended, and he doesn’t seem to feel the need to reach beyond his MAGA base.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. liveblog
    Trump Went On and On and On in Address to Congress: What You MissedIt was the longest joint address in history, and a lot of Democrats eventually just left.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  22. early and often
    In Address to Congress, Trump Pleasures Himself and His BaseIn a historically long MAGA rally speech that didn’t attempt to persuade anyone, Trump showed he has no capacity for self-restraint.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. politics
    The First Day of Trump’s Big Trade War Isn’t Going WellThe market is slumping and America’s allies are incensed.
    By Nia Prater
  24. early and often
    5 Things Trump Needs to Do in His Address to CongressPerhaps Trump will just bellow and boast and entertain his MAGA base. But if he wants his agenda to succeed, he needs to speak to the nation.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. politics
    GOP Solution to Tense Town Halls: No More Town HallsGOP leaders are advising lawmakers to cut back on in-person town halls in exchange for virtual ones amid a loud voter backlash.
    By Nia Prater
  26. early and often
    Elon Musk
    DOGE Is Bad at MathElon Musk’s crack team can’t seem to calculate how much money they are or aren’t saving taxpayers.
    By Chas Danner
  27. early and often
    Americans Want Trump to Cut Prices. He’s Raising Them With Tariffs Instead.Trump’s protectionist agenda will hit his working-class and Farm Belt base hard, and he doesn’t even pretend to care.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. politics
    How Democrats Will Harness Outrage for Trump’s Big SpeechDemocratic members of Congress plan to invite fired federal workers to the Capitol on Tuesday.
    By Nia Prater
  29. on with kara swisher
    Kara Swisher Wants to Save the Washington Post From Jeff BezosIn the latest episode of On With Kara Swisher, Kara makes her case for buying the legendary publication and restoring its past glory.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  30. poll position
    Trump’s Approval Falls and Could Collapse Over InflationAmericans are still very unhappy with the economy. It’s a matter of time until the president gets some blame.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. early and often
    How Elon Musk Could Spark a Government ShutdownDOGE’s wild rampage is the major sticking point in talks over a deal and he could blow up any such agreement by riling up a troll army.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. early and often
    Angry Voters Keep Confronting Republicans Back HomePresident Trump blames “paid troublemakers” for the disruptions at several Republican town halls over the past few weeks with no evidence.
    By Nia Prater
  33. just asking questions
    This Is Going Even Worse Than Steven Levitsky ExpectedThe venerable democracy scholar discusses how Trump is bringing “competitive authoritarianism” to America.
    By Benjamin Hart
  34. early and often
    Elon Musk
    The New Woke Right Wants Its Own Safe SpaceConservatives are embracing the same anxieties and tactics that used to preoccupy some of the social-justice left.
    By Ross Barkan
  35. the city politic
    Which Andrew Cuomo Will New Yorkers Remember?The ex-governor has a case to make, but it won’t be easy under the strain of so much baggage.
    By Errol Louis
  36. the city politic
    Andrew Cuomo
    Andrew Cuomo Is Officially Running for MayorThe disgraced former governor hopes New York City Democrats will pick him to replace the disgraced current mayor.
    By Chas Danner
  37. liveblog
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    Trump White House and Zelenskyy Remain at Odds After ‘Spat’: Live UpdatesDid the televised argument give Trump the excuse he wanted to cut off Zelenskyy for good?
    By Intelligencer Staff
  38. early and often
    All the Drama Around the Trump Movie The ApprenticeFrom Donald Trump’s legal threats to the Ivana rape scene, the biopic has long been mired in controversy. And now it has two Oscars nominations.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. early and often
    How the Zelenskyy Blowup Serves Trump’s GoalsPlanned or not, the raucous Oval Office meeting with Zelenskyy clearly reinforced a MAGA effort to undermine sympathy for Ukraine.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. early and often
    Republicans Consider Lies to Hide Cost of Trump Tax CutsPretending trillions of dollars in high-end tax cuts are free may be convenient for the GOP, but it’s extremely dishonest.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. scandals
    Epstein & Trump At Mar-A-Lago
    Trump’s Friendship With Jeffrey Epstein: Everything We KnowAG Pam Bondi has (sort of) released new Epstein documents. Here’s everything we know about the friendship between Trump and the late sex offender.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. early and often
    GOP May Try to Pay for Tax Cuts With Unpopular TariffsThe fiscal arithmetic of the Trump agenda isn’t adding up. Offsetting reductions in taxes for wealthy people with regressive tariffs won’t help.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. screen time
    Why TikTok’s Legal Purgatory Is a Tech-Sector NightmareThe only reason U.S. companies can still do business with TikTok is because Trump says he won’t enforce the law. It also gives him leverage.
    By John Herrman
  44. the system
    Have We All Just Agreed to Live With Soul-Crushing Racism?The bigotry coming out of the Oval Office has been met with weary complacency.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  45. tremendous content
    White House Says Trump Hand Bruise Is Proof of His VirilityKaroline Leavitt tried to tamp down speculation about Trump’s injury by claiming he shakes more hands “than any other president in history.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. politics
    Where Do Things Stand With Eric Adams’s Case?An outside attorney is set to weigh in on the Justice Department’s controversial motion to dismiss the mayor’s federal case.
    By Nia Prater
  47. early and often
    Are Democrats Already Surrendering on Government Spending?The minority party’s only leverage is to refuse to keep the government open without assurances that DOGE will be reined in. It may be giving it up.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. early and often
    DOGE Was Just Rehearsing for Much-Larger-Scale Federal LayoffsThe Trump administration is launching a more systematic effort that could lay off as many as 700,000 government employees.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. politics
    Can Trump Get Rid of Congestion Pricing?The Trump administration has ordered New York’s tolling program to shut down in March, but the MTA says it will not budge without a court order.
    By Nia Prater
  50. early and often
    U.S. President Donald Trump And Russian President Vladimir Putin's Helsinki Summit
    Trump Doesn’t Just Like Putin — He’s Like PutinSimilar to his friend in Moscow, Trump is treating government as personal property that he owns absolutely.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. tremendous content
    Trump to Personally Investigate ‘Stolen’ Fort Knox Gold TheoryThe president is putting America’s top detectives on the case: himself and Elon Musk.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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