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‘It’s Really Hard to Hold On in This Reality’

 Ten members of Shaked Haran’s family are believed to be hostages of Hamas. By Irin Carmon
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Twilight of the Heroes of Capitalism

 By David Roth How Michael Lewis got duped by Sam Bankman-Fried.
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Hamas, the Jews, and the Illiberal Left

 By Jonathan Chait The schism on the left is not just about the Middle East.
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Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Hundreds Dead After Blast at Gaza City Hospital
By Chas Danner
The Israeli military claims a failed militant rocket was responsible for the blast, which reportedly killed more than 500 people.
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early and often
Stats Don’t Back Up Republicans’ Crime-Wave Rhetoric
By Ed Kilgore
Turns out violent crime was down in 2022, and it’s a lot lower than it was in earlier decades.
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early and often
Jim Jordan Didn’t Just Lose. The Hard Right Did Too.
By Ben Jacobs
The latest from the House Republican tire fire.

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DeSantis and Haley See Opening in Trump’s Israel Criticism
By Ed Kilgore
As their efforts to catch up to Trump grow more desperate, DeSantis and Haley aim to make the Israel-Hamas war a major issue in the GOP primary.
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stuck in the mittle
The Juiciest Revelations From Mitt Romney’s Tell-All Biography
By Margaret Hartmann
In the forthcoming book Romney: A Reckoning, the senator disses various Republican colleagues and says Oprah pitched an anti-Trump 2020 unity ticket.
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books
Twilight of the Heroes of Capitalism
By David Roth
How Michael Lewis got duped by Sam Bankman-Fried.
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israel-hamas war
‘It’s Really Hard to Hold On in This Reality’
As told to Irin Carmon
Ten members of Shaked Haran’s family are believed to be hostages of Hamas.
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early and often
Tim Scott’s Candidacy May Be Circling the Drain
By Ed Kilgore
He’s sinking in the polls and has been outflanked by Nikki Haley. Cancellation of a planned ad blitz could be a sign the end is near.
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sam bankman-fried
SBF’s New Plan to Win in Court: Adderall
By Kevin T. Dugan
Does the fallen crypto CEO actually need his meds, or is this another game?
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politics
Judge Chutkan Bars Trump From Attacking Jack Smith, Court Staff
By Nia Prater
Judge Tanya Chutkan has partially gagged the former president in the federal-election-subversion case.
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early and often
McHenry Eyed As Temporary Fix for GOP’s Speaker Deadlock
By Ed Kilgore
With Jim Jordan still falling short of the necessary votes, some members want to empower Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry to handle key House business.
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the national interest
Hamas, the Jews, and the Illiberal Left
By Jonathan Chait
The schism on the left is not just about the Middle East.
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israel-hamas war
Explanations Are Not Excuses
By Sarah Schulman
In this moment, denying history has become a tool to justify the sustained murder of thousands in Gaza.
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games
Travis Kelce Is the NFL’s Taylor Swift
By Will Leitch
Unlike a lot of athlete-celebrity couplings, this one makes sense.
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crime
What’s the Matter With Stanford?
By Theo Baker
The Sam Bankman-Fried scandal reveals a lot about Silicon Valley’s favorite school.
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israel-hamas war
The Story of 11 Families Who Were Victims of Hamas
By Lee Yaron
The October 7 victims include kibbutzniks and Bedouins, leftists and liberals, guest workers and peace activists. These are their stories.
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screen time
Why Wartime Social Media Is Hellish and Disorienting
By John Herrman
The Israel-Hamas war shows how platforms like Twitter are moving further downstream from reality.
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early and often
You Can’t Blame MAGA on the South
By Ed Kilgore
White southern racists changed the Republican Party for the worse. But today’s MAGA movement feeds on reactionary traditions from every region.
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Who Is Austin Scott? Maybe the Next Speaker of the House!
By Margaret Hartmann
Well, probably not. But the obscure Georgia representative’s challenge to Jim Jordan shows we’re already running low on viable candidates for Speaker.
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the talented mr. santos
George Santos Has Meltdown While Holding Mystery Baby
By Margaret Hartmann
Please don’t explain what’s going on here. I don’t want to know.
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The U.S. Is Giving Israel Permission for War Crimes
By Eric Levitz
As Israel incinerates entire city blocks, the White House offers its tacit approval.
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israel-hamas war
The Violence Is Spreading Outside Gaza
By Matt Stieb
Israeli settlers and IDF soldiers have reportedly killed 46 Palestinians in the West Bank since Saturday.
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City Councilwoman Arrested for Carrying Gun at Pro-Palestinian Rally
By Nia Prater
Inna Vernikov is charged with criminal possession of a firearm.
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What’s Worse: MAGA Speaker Jim Jordan or No Speaker at All?
By Ed Kilgore
Jordan is an extremist who will probably shut down the government. But making him Speaker may be the only way to end the House GOP’s slow-motion riot.
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just asking questions
What Israel Didn’t Understand About Hamas
By Benjamin Hart
Former Israeli intelligence officer Michael Milshtein on the country’s grievous intelligence lapse.