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Matt Stieb has been a staff writer for Intelligencer since 2019.

  1. zero bond
    Closing Arguments Delivered In Trump's Civil Fraud Trial In NYC
    Trump Says He Can’t Get a $464 Million Bond. Now What?Trump’s lawyers want some leniency from the appeals court as Attorney General Letitia James gears up to possibly seize assets as early as next week.
  2. politics
    BRITAIN-US-COURT-ASSANGE-EXTRADITION
    Surprisingly, Julian Assange Might Be a Free Man SoonThe WikiLeaks founder is reportedly in talks with the DOJ about a plea deal.
  3. my bad
    Katie Porter
    Katie Porter Takes Two Weeks to Apologize for Calling Primary ‘Rigged’After calling out crypto execs for running ads against her in the California Senate primary, Porter said, “I wish I had chosen a different word.”
  4. early and often
    House Lawmakers Work Towards Electing New Speaker On Capitol Hill
    26 Not-Fun Facts About Speaker Mike JohnsonThere’s not much to like unless you’re an election denier who blames most of America’s problems on abortion and homosexuality.
  5. just asking questions
    Surge of violence take over Port-au-Prince
    The Gang Crisis in Haiti Is Only BeginningHaiti expert Robert Fatton on the international efforts to retake control of the country when heavily armed gangs have the upper hand.
  6. dirty jersey
    US Senator Bob Menendez Indicted Again in US Bribery Case
    Not Only Will Bob Menendez Refuse to Quit, He Might Run As an IndependentFederal charges and the Democratic Party be damned.
  7. early and often
    AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - Round One
    Aaron Rodgers Only Kind of Denies Sandy Hook ConspiracyThe quarterback has not aced his tryout as a politician.
  8. lemon dropped
    Tesla boss Musk visits factory after attack
    Elon Musk Killed Don Lemon’s Show on X After Ugly InterviewMusk dropped their deal after a tense interview in which Lemon reportedly asked about his alleged ketamine use.
  9. early and often
    Special Counsel Robert Hur Testifies On Biden's Classified Documents Investigation
    Robert Hur Spars With Skeptical Dems Over Biden’s Memory: Key MomentsThe special counsel got flak from House Judiciary Democrats for stating Biden had a “faulty memory” — and got hit by Republicans for not charging him.
  10. just asking questions
    The Struggle to Help Gaza’s Starving ChildrenUNICEF regional director Adele Khodr on trying to deliver food into a bombed-out war zone.
  11. longshot bets
    President Trump Golfs In Sterling, Virginia On Thanksgiving Day
    Trump Is Closer Than Ever to a Giant Truth Social PaydayThe ex-president’s social network has been a joke for years, but it might be on the verge of an unlikely turnaround.
  12. the talented mr. santos
    House And Senate Convene For The 118th Congress On Capitol Hill
    Here’s Every Single Lie Told by George SantosA guide to the many exaggerations and falsehoods from the former New York congressman, whose seat will now be occupied by Democrat Tom Suozzi.
  13. israel-hamas war
    AOC Rattled by Protesters Demanding She Call Gaza a Genocide“You’re not helping these people,” Ocasio-Cortez replied, in a tense encounter at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
  14. what we know
    What We Know About the Man Who Self-Immolated in Front of the Israeli EmbassyThe 25-year-old Air Force servicemember shouted “Free Palestine” as he burned to death in protest of the Israel-Hamas war.
  15. early and often
    President Biden Meets With Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles At The White House
    Joe Biden Was Worried the Kids Weren’t Having Enough SexThe president has reportedly been advising his aides on the importance of “making love.”
  16. just asking questions
    Supreme Court
    Did the Supreme Court Fight Over Delaying Trump’s Trial?Law professor Steve Vladeck suggests what may have happened behind the scenes of the decision to hear Trump’s immunity case.
  17. close calls
    Court Hearing In Donald Trump's Hush-Money Criminal Case
    Trump Might Not Have to Sell Off His Properties Just YetAn appeals judge ruled that the former president can apply for a bank loan to pay the bond on his $464 million fine.
  18. more marianne
    US-POLITICS-VOTE-WILLIAMSON
    Marianne Williamson Is Back in the Race, by Not-Very-Popular DemandThe self-help author unsuspended her campaign three weeks after calling it quits.
  19. just asking questions
    Why This Is the Tensest Nuclear Moment in 60 YearsFormer White House adviser Matthew Bunn on the unusual array of nuclear threats facing the world, from Russia to China to North Korea.
  20. rip
    Vice Is Basically DeadCEO Bruce Dixon told staffers that the company will lay off hundreds of employees and stop publishing stories on its flagship site.
  21. the raw intelligence
    Hunter Biden In House Oversight
    Was the Biden Crime Family Informant a Russian Asset?Prosecutors say that Alexander Smirnov — the man accused of lying about the Bidens taking bribes — was in contact with Russian intelligence.
  22. florida
    How Ron DeSantis Could Reveal More About Jeffrey EpsteinThe Florida governor plans to sign a bill that would disclose transcripts from controversial grand-jury proceedings into the alleged sex trafficker.
  23. zonies
    Meghan McCain Calls Kari Lake a ‘Bitch’ for Insulting Her DadA snapshot of Arizona Republican politics in 2024.
  24. wikileaks
    Will Julian Assange Finally Be Extradited to America?If his lawyers can’t extend his appeal, the WikiLeaks founder will face espionage charges in the U.S.
  25. early and often
    The Millionaire LimeWire Founder Behind RFK Jr.Mark Gorton has done his own research on JFK, LBJ, vaccines, and the 2024 election.
  26. early and often
    Fox News Silent on Bogus Hunter Biden Witness It Hyped ConstantlyAlexander Smirnov was a mainstay of coverage about the supposed “Biden Crime Family,” but his arrest for lying to Feds drew crickets.
  27. early and often
    U.S. Officials: Don’t Freak Out About Russian Nukes in SpaceA Republican warned vaguely of a major security threat as other officials advised people not to freak out.
  28. russia
    Biden Picks Up Key Putin EndorsementIn an interview, the Russian president talked U.S. politics and mocked Tucker Carlson for not asking him tough enough questions.
  29. life after expulsion
    Santos Cursed Out His Congressional Enemies in a Group ChatThe expelled congressman swore at his former co-workers in a group chat after Republicans lost the election to replace him.
  30. new jersey
    Menendez’s Wife Claims Sketchy Gold Bars Were Her Mom’sProsecutors disagree.
  31. just asking questions
    How It Got This Bad for Mike Johnson and Mitch McConnellPolitical scientist Norman Ornstein puts the struggles of congressional Republicans in recent historical context.
  32. what we know
    Biden Rebukes Special Counsel Over ‘Faulty Memory’ ClaimHe condemned Robert Hur’s suggestion in his classified-documents report that he didn’t know when his son died. “How in the hell dare he,” Biden said.
  33. much to be grateful for…
    Marianne Williamson Ends Campaign in the Most Marianne Williamson Way Possible“I do want to see the beauty,” Williamson said in a motivational-sounding speech announcing the end of her long-shot run.
  34. stunts
    Guardian Angels Tackle Random New Yorker on TV Claiming He Was a MigrantSliwa claimed his Guardian Angels arrested a migrant shoplifter on air, but the man was from the Bronx — and police said he was not shoplifting.
  35. health
    How Much Plastic Are You Drinking?Probably way more than you would like.
  36. what we know
    What’s Going On With the U.S.-Texas Border Standoff?The state’s leaders are now defying the White House and the Supreme Court. Here’s what we know.
  37. morning joe
    Joe Biden Is Also Watching Too Much TVLike Trump before him, Biden reportedly cares a lot about what cable news is saying.
  38. culture war
    Zyn Nicotine Pouches Are the Latest Front in the Culture WarCulture-warrior conservatives are up in arms over mild attempts to restrict the sale of their favorite new form of nicotine.
  39. the times they aren’t a changing
    Jon Stewart Is Jumping Into the 2024 ElectionThe comedian is returning to The Daily Show for the first time since Trump became the voice of the Republican Party.
  40. aviation
    The Wheels Are Literally Falling Off at BoeingThe front wheels came off a Boeing plane on the tarmac this weekend — a sign of the severity of the manufacturer’s crisis with its 737 MAX.
  41. disarray
    The Craziest New Hampshire Primary Isn’t the Republican OneFour choices, zero delegates, one big mess.
  42. meatball gone
    The 6 Most Embarrassing Moments From Ron DeSantis’s Presidential CampaignThe man just could not glad-hand. Or smile normal. Or eat like a regular person.
  43. can i get a ride?
    Another Boeing Blunder Leaves Blinken Stuck at DavosThe company is having an absolutely terrible month.
  44. just asking questions
    Why Bill Ackman’s Case Against Business Insider Is a FantasyColumbia law professor Edward Klaris explains why the billionaire’s defamation claims don’t hold legal water.
  45. early and often
    A Whole Lot of Political Figures Are Getting Swatted Right NowAmid fears of political violence, a raft of public figures have been victimized by phony police calls.
  46. the talented mr. santos
    A Guide to George Santos’s Pivot From Politics to CelebrityHe’s raking it in on Cameo, ridiculing his former co-workers — and working on a plea deal.
  47. early and often
    Lauren Boebert Didn’t Punch Her Ex-Husband After AllNot only was she cleared of the allegation, her ex was charged with assault.
  48. early and often
    Hunter Biden’s Stunt Appearance in Congress Was a MessRepublicans yelled at the president’s son for showing his face in the public seating as the House Oversight Committee plans to hold him in contempt.
  49. mean tweets
    Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Kimmel Are Fighting Over … Jeffrey Epstein?The quarterback still isn’t apologizing for baselessly accused the late-night host of a connection with the convicted sex criminal.
  50. new jersey
    Feds Say Menendez Was Shilling for Qatari Government, TooA superseding indictment alleges that Menendez received luxury watches and Formula 1 tickets in exchange for boosting the Gulf country.
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