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Olivia Nuzzi

Washington Correspondent, New York Magazine

Olivia Nuzzi is New York’s Washington correspondent.

  1. campaign 2018
    The Attempted Remaking of Michael GrimmSteve Bannon looked at a convicted felon — and saw a populist.
  2. city politic
    Trump Frenemy Bo Dietl Wants to Be Your MayorThe independent candidate — an ex-cop and Roger Ailes’s former PI — has a lot to say about “Donald.” And Bill de Blasio.
  3. The Strangely Normal Exit of Tom PriceIf you’re going to break the rules, you better be in good standing with Trump first.
  4. Ivanka Trump’s Well-Documented Commercial FlightIn the wake of Tom Price’s resignation over private air travel, Ivanka flies with the regular folks.
  5. Chatting With a Relaxed Roger Stone, on the Eve of His Russia-Probe TestimonyTrump’s former adviser on the current White House staff, Paul Manafort’s fate, and what he plans to tell Congress.
  6. palace intrigue
    Here’s Why Steve Bannon Wears So Many ShirtsHis spokesperson and other highly knowledgeable play sources attempt to explain the former presidential counselor’s questionable fashion choice.
  7. Trump Still Hasn’t Retracted False Claim That He Saw Muslims Cheering on 9/11As the president marked the sixteenth anniversary of the tragedy, the White House had no comment on his previous remarks.
  8. interview
    Just Try and Silence Symone SandersThe 27-year-old pundit refuses to be stepped on.
  9. President Trump Is More Isolated Than EverThe departure of Trump’s nationalist id, Steve Bannon, after a week in which he alienated other allies, will only increase attacks on the White House.
  10. Richard Spencer’s Domestic Press ConferenceSpeaking to the media from the suburban D.C. apartment he calls an office, the white nationalist had some thoughts on the White House.
  11. lists
    Things President Trump Has Condemned Other Than White NationalistsThe president declined to condemn white nationalists on Saturday, but he’s sure summoned the will to condemn just about everything else.
  12. media
    Mike Cernovich Pivots From Pizzagate to Not-So-Fake NewsThe alt-right favorite is distancing himself from Trump and rebranding as a journalist — “because it really triggers people.”
  13. Exactly How Close Was the White House to Fox News’ Fake Seth Rich Story?The Trump administration and Ed Butowsky, the conservative commentator at the center of a new lawsuit, can’t seem to agree.
  14. The Mooch’s Wild, 11-Day Ride Through Trump’s White HouseScaramucci’s hiring was a Trump-style shock to Washington, but his White House career was over before it even began.
  15. trump palace
    Why ‘the Mooch’ Whacked Reince PriebusAn undignified end for the Trump team’s original outsider.
  16. profile
    Joe and Mika (and Donald): A Beltway Love StoryJoe, Mika, and their star-crossed relationship with the president.
  17. How Donald Trump Decides to Fire SomeoneThe sort-of method behind the apparent madness.
  18. Scenes From the Swamp: (Almost) Inside Trump’s $35,000-Per-Plate 2020 FundraiserThe president started raising money for his 2020 campaign with an event held at his own D.C. hotel — and the press was forced to crash the party.
  19. media
    White House Reimagines Press Briefing As Opportunity to Scold JournalistsJudging by today’s performance, they’re still interested in holding live daily briefings — if the press is in the hot seat.
  20. sarah palin’s america
    Sarah Palin’s Latest Business Venture: Running a Right-Wing Content FarmHer website is now dominated by short, aggregated news articles penned by other people and all manner of shady clickbait.
  21. Congressional Baseball Game Goes On As Normally As PossibleLawmakers took to the field just a day after the shooting of House whip Steve Scalise.
  22. Register Your Megyn Kelly Complaints With the White HouseIn 2017, being a journalist means interviewing people close to power whose ideas might be reprehensible or flat-out insane.
  23. While Comey Was Calling Trump a Liar, Trump Was Quoting the Bible“Because as the Bible tells us, we know that the truth will prevail,” he told an audience of Evangelicals.
  24. The Youngest Trump Enters the SpotlightThe president enlists his 11-year-old son Barron to express his outrage in the aftermath of the controversial Kathy Griffin photo shoot.
  25. To Trump Supporters, ‘Covfefe’ Is Another Way He’s Making America Great AgainThe president’s bizarre midnight tweet proves he’s just like us … or he’s a trolling genius.
  26. ‘Is This Even About Seth Rich at All?’Before he was a murder victim and the subject of politically motivated conspiracy theories, Seth Rich was a real person with a real life.
  27. Trump’s Love-Hate Relationship With Anonymous SourcingHe raged on Twitter Sunday morning about it. But he has engaged in the practice for years.
  28. Trump Is Too Trusting for Washington, Say Former Aides“He doesn’t realize the implications of what he was doing or what he was saying or how it could be interpreted.”
  29. political chats
    Chat: Will Trump’s Scandals Bring Down Pence, or Put Him in the Oval Office?How Trump’s recent troubles affect his vice-president — and whether liberals should be worried about President Pence.
  30. A Brief Conversation With John Dean, Former White House Counsel to NixonTrump would “have trouble surreptitiously recording somebody, you know, starting the machine … Nixon would’ve had the same problem.”
  31. Sean Spicer Wants You to Know That the Tweet Speaks for ItselfHow many times does he have to say it?
  32. Trump Is Making It Too Easy to Compare Him to NixonIt’s an accumulation of data points.
  33. Giuliani Heads to the White House, Says It Has Nothing to Do with Comey’s FiringHe dismissed the speculation, saying “I’m not a candidate for FBI director.”
  34. the first family
    Wait, Ivanka, Isn’t Book Promotion an Ethics Violation?The White House claims her flurry of appearances the week her book is released is just a coincidence.
  35. q&a
    David Brat on Trump, Health Care, and What the Freedom Caucus Really WantsHe says Trump’s “very good, but you don’t know what the deal is he’s got in his mind.”
  36. politics
    Trump’s Alternative-Reality RallyTrump told off the media he pretends to hate and thanked the fans who still believe he is a different kind of politician.
  37. trump administration
    At Tax-Overhaul Rollout, Trump Officials Unveil Their Plan to Make a PlanGary Cohn and Steve Mnuchin introduced the “Biggest Individual and Business Tax Cut in American History,” details to be determined.
  38. The Alt-Right Is Debating Whether Bannon Needs a Better Press Strategy“He has a lot of friends out on the internet who love him, but we are all still waiting for him to unleash the beast.”
  39. Steve Bannon’s Biblical FallThe White House chief strategist is being described as “doomed.” Is there a resurrection in his future?
  40. midterm elections
    Will Anti-Trump Fury Help Flip the Electoral Map for Democrats?Democrats are donating millions in the hopes that a special-election win for Jon Ossoff in Newt Gingrich’s old seat rattles the White House.
  41. politics
    Kellyanne Conway Is the Real First Lady of Trump’s AmericaShe’s a star. Not your star, perhaps. But that’s the point.
  42. Sean Spicer Was Almost Certainly Not Born in KenyaThere has been a lot of drama lately in the White House press office — including over the question of the secretary’s birthplace.
  43. Scenes From the Breitbart CPAC LuauAs conservatism faces an existential crisis, a tour through CPAC’s afterparties proves educational.
  44. Richard Spencer Gets Booted From CPAC in Apparent Conservative Housecleaning“Are you gonna escort me out?” Spencer asked.
  45. well-oiled machine
    More White House Chaos Over Anti-Immigrant Policy DraftThe Associated Press has a draft of a memo that suggests deploying as many as 100,000 National Guard troops.
  46. Politics Chat: What Got Michael Flynn Canned — and Who Will Trump Fire Next?Daily Intelligencer’s politics team games out the news around Flynn and debates which remaining staffer is most at risk.
  47. early and often
    Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus Want You to Know They’re Actually FriendsThe rumors they are in a Hunger Games–style death match? “It bothers us because it’s not true. We actually like and care about each other a lot.”
  48. jersey boys
    Christie’s Democratic ‘Ally’ Talks BridgegateThe governor’s fatal flaw? He lacks an “off switch.”
  49. don’t stop worrying
    Officers in Charge of Nuclear Missiles Were Possibly on DrugsDo not stop worrying, fear the bomb.
  50. oh congress!
    Members of Congress Keep Getting WealthierFor the first time, a majority are millionaires.
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