Trump Mutes the Stream, Not the Firing Squad
For a week, the United States was one social media post away from broadcasting the first publicly televised state execution in modern history. The feed went dark on Thursday. The firing squad did not.…
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They Raided Ilhan Omar Four Days From Early Voting
The government's top investigative unit kicked down a congresswoman's door at dawn, four days before early voting opened in her state, to chase paperwork her father signed when she was twelve. "She wi…
Trump's 21,600-Pound Exit Strategy
The Pentagon has a 21,600 pound bomb that cannot destroy the target it was aimed at, and a president who needs the explosion more than the outcome. "The MOAB is a massive information operation type we…
Recovery Is Proceeding As Planned
The world's oldest company is handling its 71-year-old chief executive's cancer the way any modern firm would: press bulletins, a schedule, and zero sick days. "Recovery is proceeding as planned." — D…
The Hoosier Verdict
Indiana spent the last five years selling its power, its water, its farmland, and its patience to whoever was building the future. The future just sent the invoice. "The people are speaking, and they'…
Trump's $16.4 Million Pool Can't Even Hold Water
He promised a finish that would last 40 or 50 years. It came up in the first summer, and the only thing the pool reflects now is the administration that drained it. "We had vandalism there. Only sick …
The Supreme Court Is About to Define 'Presidential Advisor'
When the Supreme Court takes a case about an agency no one voted into existence, the question is no longer what that agency did. It is whether the courts are allowed to look at all. "It would be deepl…
Dumped by the Son, Dumped by the Father
In the Trump family, loyalty is a line item, and the bill just came due in the briefing room. "No, she wasn't a member of my family. She, I guess, dated my son a long time ago." — President Donald Tru…
The Firing Squad Wants Out
For the first time since 1936, the American state is asking its citizens to watch a man die on camera, and the soldiers holding the guns are looking for an exit. "We'll make sure people are able to wa…