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February 23, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
The NYPD Arrested Epstein. Then the FBI Intervened.
The Justice Department’s latest Epstein files release reveals the new timeline.
October 29, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Attorney Accidentally Admits He’s In the Role Illegally
Bill Essayli’s attempt to gloat backfired.
October 22, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
George Santos Sure Picked an Interesting Time to Move Out of New York
The serial fabulist is taking his newfound freedom and getting the heck out of Dodge.
August 21, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Dumbest Lawyer Is About to Be Out of a Job—Again
A judge has ruled that Alina Habba has no lawful standing to serve as acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey.
January 18, 2022
John Pfaff
The Manhattan DA Started a Panic With Supposedly Soft-on-Crime Policies. His Critics Are Wrong.
Like other progressive prosecutors, Alvin Bragg is trying to acknowledge that prison time doesn’t fight crime.
June 26, 2019
Melissa Gira Grant
How Tiffany Cabán Would Reshape The Criminal Justice System
As Queens' district attorney, she would work to dismantle the devastating power of her office.
September 23, 2009
Christopher Orr
The Bloodlust State
September 8, 2009
Martin Peretz
If You Want To Sanction Iran You'll Have To Sanction Venezuela. Fat Chance! But There's More To The Peril, Much More
August 19, 2009
Jason Zengerle
The Game
February 22, 2008
David Holmes
I, Superdelegate: In Defense Of Texas Superdelegates

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