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The new Ayatollah has doubled down with a message of vengeance in his first public statement, albeit nobody has actually seen him yet and there are claims he's incapacitated. Amid all of this, the fact is that victory for Iran is quite simple; if the regime survives with its auto ...  Show more

For those who instinctively oppose war on the grounds of economic cost and, far more importantly, the cost in human lives, there is a lot to be frustrated about right now. Plus it’s hard to see how Iranian protesters or the wider region will benefit at all from regime change when ...  Show more

The New Abnormal co-host Danielle Moodie was appalled at reports this week alleging a “physical altercation” between a Trump employee and Arlington National Cemetery official. Then, David Sirota, the founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, joins the pod to talk about their new ...  Show more

Kellyanne Conway’s new book makes very clear the people she has a grudge against, and the ones she doesn’t, according to Daily Beast media reporter Zach Petrizzo. He read the former Trump aide’s book and tells The New Abnormal podcast host Molly Jong-Fast that there are two peopl ...  Show more

The Justice Department indicted former National Security Adviser John Bolton on charges related to mishandling classified information. Bolton was a vocal critic of President Trump, and his indictment comes on the heels of indictments of other Trump critics, James Comey and Letiti ...  Show more

Over the past week, President Donald J. Trump dramatically ceded the stage to Elon Musk in the Oval Office, turned the Democratic mayor of New York City into a political pawn and ensured that Vladimir Putin begins peace talks with Ukraine on Russia’s terms.

The Times jou ...