Straight from the Hut
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NH-01 candidate earned over $600k from a MAHA-coded company touting unproven treatment for veterans
On paper, Maura Sullivan has a stellar resume for a Democratic congressional candidate.
She’s a former Marine Corps officer and decorated Iraq War veteran. She was deployed to Fallujah for combat logistics. An Obama appointee, she served i...
The endorsement that supposedly cost Nancy Mace the Trump endorsement
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There was a line that stood out to me in President Trump’s endorsement of Pamela Evette, the lieutenant governor of South Carolina and the only other woman in the Republican governor’s primary.
“She never...
Complete and Total Exoneration — sort of
I’m excited to share that my Fired Four colleagues have signed a settlement with Condé Nast.
They are being reinstated before resigning and getting paid almost two years worth of backpay. And, in a move highly unusual for a company that b...
Ticketmaster's monopoly hits a snag in state legislatures, but its influence endures
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Ticketmaster and Live Nation have been executing a lobbying blitz across the country to push for nearly identical bills, which would set price caps on the secondary seller market. It’s a st...
A guide to Late Stage Trump
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The Charles J. Kirk Ballroom. The Shield of the Americas. The Arc de Trump. And a US sovereign wealth fund, maybe.
These are but a few of President Donald Trump’s favorite things.
There’s been p...
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Reporter covering the Trump White House, the tech right & the 2026 midterms. Scoops in NY mag, WIRED, CJR & local dailies.
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