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Truth Social has become President Trump’s digital bunker. The failed social-media platform serves as a preview of the rest of his term. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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Trump publicly begged Dana White to be his new press secretary, writing on Truth Social, ‘please take the job! The UFC CEO responded with a vague Instagram post. So tune in to tonight’s UFC fight to learn if he’s the White House press secretary! nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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The Iran war was unpopular chiefly because it contributed to unhappiness with Trump’s economic record voters already felt. The war didn’t decide the midterms, it just made the wave higher, Ed Kilgore writes. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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Donald Trump’s decision to promote Stephen Miller to Chief of Staff is a chilling sign for the administration’s final two years. Don’t count on Republicans recovering lost ground nor Trump abandoning his worst impulses. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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Is Trump trying to save the Oval Office from himself? His national monument proclamation aims to keep presidents from destroying the entire structure — which is something only he would do. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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From an Iowa Democrat who won despite dropping out to data centers falling flat for voters, here are some of the most under-the-radar facts about the midterms. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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The midterm wave wasn’t powered by love. Having decisively won so-called ‘double hater’ voters in a referendum on Trump, Democrats need to pivot to keep winning them over, Ed Kilgore writes. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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He survived prison and outlasted his enemies. Now — if his family lets him — he wants to make a comeback. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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Hakeem Jeffries, the incoming Speaker of the House, took a pragmatic path to a political revolution. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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Trump tests out gentler, bipartisan rebrand on Truth Social. Post-midterms, @realDonaldTrump has morphed into a sweet old guy who just wants to fix up D.C. and pass bipartisan bills. But he’s having trouble keeping up the act. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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A ranking of the 13 biggest losers from the 2026 midterms, including a few Democrats, but mostly from among Trump’s emphatically defeated side. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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Tuesday marked the welcome return of anything-can-happen elections in America. Venerable political analyst Amy Walter digests the results of a shocking evening. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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The vice-president’s response to the GOP’s midterms meltdown was to distance himself from the administration’s unpopular war with Iran. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul won big this year, and not just thanks to the blue wave, Nia Prater reports. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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Republicans’ vulgar midterms ads were a reflection of Trump’s politics. Americans are sick of both. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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Two years ago Democrats were on the ropes in the South, Now they’re back, as a diverse, progressive, and even aggressive party on the rise, as their big midterm gains show. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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Representative Shamori Figures fought off a map designed to unseat him. ‘I think a big takeaway is that redistricting has a significant risk of backfiring,’ he said. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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‘Watch the beam go up’: Trump goes full George W. Bush. Trump soothed himself post–GOP midterms drubbing by watching some White House ballroom construction and inadvertently dropped a retro meme. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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The Democratic Party’s 2026 midterm wave is one for the history books, even surpassing the 2010 Republican landslide, explains Ed Kilgore. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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Watch every big Democratic victory speech, from James Talarico to Jon Ossoff to Abdul El-Sayed. Here’s a roundup of Election Night speeches so you can get to know America’s new leaders — or just bask in the unfamiliar feeling of Democratic victory. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…
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