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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s Most Lunkheaded Moments

 From saying a recession will be “worth it” to dreaming of Americans toiling in iPhone factories, Lutnick is a font of darkly hilarious sycophancy. By Margaret Hartmann
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Trump’s Tariffs Can Fix One Thing: The Resistance’s Excesses

 By Ross Barkan Last time, it focused too much on symbolism. This time it will be largely about substance — the economy.
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DOGE’s Methods May Be Chaotic, But They’re Also Ineffective

 By Ed Kilgore A new report shows that DOGE’s assault on federal employees and contracts isn’t reducing federal spending at all.
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tremendous content
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s Most Lunkheaded Moments
By Margaret Hartmann
From saying a recession will be “worth it” to dreaming of Americans toiling in iPhone factories, Lutnick is a font of darkly hilarious sycophancy.
early and often
early and often
Trump’s Tariffs Can Fix One Thing: The Resistance’s Excesses
By Ross Barkan
Last time, it focused too much on symbolism. This time it will be largely about substance — the economy.
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liveblog
DoJ Won’t Comply With Order on Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Live Updates
By Intelligencer Staff
The legal battle continues after the Supreme Court pushed back on the Trump administration last night.

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  1. Melania Skips Tiffany’s Baby Shower: Wasn’t ‘Any Reason’ to Go
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. DoJ Won’t Comply With Order on Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Live Updates
    By Intelligencer Staff
  3. Why a Helicopter Broke Apart Over the Hudson River
    By Jeff Wise
  4. Trump Threatens to Imprison Critics — and Bondi Might Do It
    By Elie Honig
  5. Trump’s Approval Rating Keeps Getting Worse
    By Ed Kilgore
  1. Melania Skips Tiffany’s Baby Shower: Wasn’t ‘Any Reason’ to Go
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. DoJ Won’t Comply With Order on Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Live Updates
    By Intelligencer Staff
  3. Why a Helicopter Broke Apart Over the Hudson River
    By Jeff Wise
  4. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s Most Lunkheaded Moments
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. Trump Threatens to Imprison Critics — and Bondi Might Do It
    By Elie Honig
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DOGE’s Methods May Be Chaotic, But They’re Also Ineffective
By Ed Kilgore
A new report shows that DOGE’s assault on federal employees and contracts isn’t reducing federal spending at all.
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Melania Skips Tiffany’s Baby Shower: Wasn’t ‘Any Reason’ to Go
By Margaret Hartmann
The First Lady has been Tiffany’s stepmother for 20 years, but a source said that wasn’t reason enough to attend.
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unnatural disasters
Why a Helicopter Broke Apart Over the Hudson River
By Jeff Wise
Video shows the spinning rotors separating in midair from the fuselage.
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How Worried Should We Be About a $3,500 iPhone?
By John Herrman
Tariff-spooked Americans are panic-buying at the Apple Store.
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the law
Trump Threatens to Imprison Critics — and Bondi Might Do It
By Elie Honig
Will the attorney general cross the line that even Bill Barr, her crooked predecessor, would not?
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Wealthy Trump Donors Try to Make Sense of the Tariff Circus
By David Freedlander
“I just, I just …”
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trade war
The Craziest Details About Trump’s Tariff Pause
By Nia Prater and Chas Danner
How reality finally sank in enough for the president to partially back away from an obviously terrible plan.
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Democratic Voters Hate Tariffs. Do Their Politicians Agree?
By Ed Kilgore
The uncertain note officials like Gretchen Whitmer are sounding in opposition to Trump’s trade policies could squander a great opportunity.
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buffering
Soaring Costs and Banned Lunches: Trump’s Tariffs Hit Hollywood
By Josef Adalian
The industry survived ’til ’25. Can it make it to 2029?
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poll position
Trump’s Approval Rating Keeps Getting Worse
By Ed Kilgore
The president has erased his postelection polling bump, and his tariff policies could soon turn a slow slide in popularity into a crash.
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thoughtcrime
ICE Threatens to Stop ‘Ideas’ at the Border
By Choire Sicha
We’re in trouble.
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House Passes Budget After Senate Tees Up Medicaid Cuts
By Ed Kilgore
The House Freedom Caucus got onboard after Thune agreed to $1.5 trillion in spending cuts — which will almost certainly mean hammering Medicaid.
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Trump’s Madman Act Isn’t Just for Foreign Policy Anymore
By Ed Kilgore
In his first term, Trump wanted foreign adversaries to fear he’d lost his marbles. Now he’s extending that strategy to every policy arena.
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screen time
How AI Made the Future Unthinkable
By John Herrman
Advanced artificial intelligence will change everything, we are told. Do we get a say?
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politics
Trump Blinks on Tariffs and Markets Skyrocket
By Nia Prater
The president announced he would be pausing his reciprocal tariffs for three months, just days after officials rejected such a move was in the works.
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Trump Praises Hannibal Lecter for Helping Him Win Reelection
By Margaret Hartmann
The president insisted the “late great Hannibal Lecter” was a “very important force.” But his rant was still almost entirely wrong.
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politics
GOP Pushback on Trump Tariffs Was Getting Loud Before Pause
By Nia Prater
Some Republicans were voicing their opposition, but reining in Trump’s trade powers may be a doomed mission.
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politics
D.C. vs. NYC: How Trump Is Targeting New York City
By Nia Prater
Trump has sought to impose his will on the city as his administration has revoked FEMA funds and moved to end congestion pricing, among other acts.
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just asking questions
How the First Phase of the Trade War Ends
By Benjamin Hart
Economic analyst Olu Sonola says it’s only a matter of when, not if, tariff rates fall.
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new age
How New Age Women Turned Right
By Sarah Jones
For some, the pursuit of inner truth is a dead end.
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Trump’s Plan for Laid-Off Federal Workers: Get a Factory Job
By Ed Kilgore
Scott Bessent explains how tariffs and DOGE layoffs will work together to create a manlier workforce filling real jobs.
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Trump May Get a Military Parade for His Birthday
By Margaret Hartmann
D.C. officials say White House officials have reached out about making Trump’s long-thwarted dream a reality this June.