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Inauguration
Tiger Mom Amy Chua Takes Washington
Presented by Uber and X.
Bari Weiss
51M
The Folly of Freeing Ross Ulbricht
Trump’s pardon of the drug kingpin repudiates everything he ran on.
Charles Fain Lehman
Trump’s Back. What Now?
In his inaugural address, the president’s proposals were a mix of the serious and the strange.
Oliver Wiseman
‘We the People Are for TikTok’
TikTok is arguably illegal. But influencers at a D.C. inauguration bash raised a glass to Trump as he promised to bring the app back to life.
Olivia Reingold
Joe Biden’s Unpardonable Last Act
As Trump takes office, he has a chance to end the cycle of lawfare Democrats started.
Eli Lake
Fashion Police: Inauguration Edition
Not since Lincoln’s stovepipe has a hat been so well-worn in our nation’s capital. Suzy Weiss on Melania’s hat, Kamala’s leisure suit that screamed…
Suzy Weiss
Trump Is Uncool. And That’s a Good Thing.
A second Trump term has killed off any notion that a president should be fashionable, writes Peter Savodnik.
Peter Savodnik
Inside the Free Press Inauguration Party
Ted Cruz and Jillian Michaels. Peter Thiel, Amy Chua, Douglas Murray, Kimbal Musk, and Coleman Hughes. Oh, and RFK Jr.’s kids. Pics from our first D.C…
Sean Fischer
Mr. President, Don’t Abandon the Rule of Law to Save TikTok
Joe Lonsdale, a prominent Silicon Valley supporter of Donald Trump’s, writes that the new president can’t wish away a ban on the popular Chinese app.
Joe Lonsdale
Mike Johnson Plans to Unite the GOP’s Warring Factions
The speaker of the House on Israel’s hostage deal, Silicon Valley’s red shift, and why he stands by his claim that Joe Biden was ‘the worst president in…
Bari Weiss
1HR 6M
EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Day One Executive Order on ‘Male and Female’
The White House strikes out at gender ideology and pronouns. Also: ends housing of biological men in women’s prisons; self-ID on passports; and more.
Emily Yoffe
Martin Gurri: Trump Has a Mandate to Lead. What Comes Next?
During his first term of office, Trump’s energies were concentrated on negation. This time around, all thoughts are turned to action.
Martin Gurri
The Rising Democratic Coalition Fell. Now What?
Representative Ritchie Torres: Why my party started losing voters of color—and how we can win them back.
Ritchie Torres
Ted Cruz: TikTok’s Return Would Be a ‘Very Dangerous Situation’
As Trump prepares to take office, the MAGA movement is divided over the app. ‘Their kids are studying calculus and our kids are being told to chew Tide…
The Free Press
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Yes, Trump Is a Demagogue. But So Were Many of His Forebears.
America has seen rabble-rousers before—and not all of them were bad.
Adam Rubenstein
Sen. Ted Cruz Predicts U.S. Airlines Will Resume Flights to Israel Within 30 Days
'This will be fixed.'
The Free Press
1M
If Universities Don't Change Their Conduct, Trump Will Cut Off Funding
The Justice Department will 'go after any university that looks like the other way' on antisemitism, says Sen. Ted Cruz.
The Free Press
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Sen. Ted Cruz on TikTok, China, the Ceasefire Deal, and Much More
A wide-ranging conversation live in Washington, D.C., on the eve of Trump's inauguration.
The Free Press
1HR 9M
Elissa Slotkin Just Wants to Be ‘Normal.’ Will Her Fellow Democrats Listen?
The Michigan senator calls herself a ‘radical pragmatist.’ She believes that’s the future of her party.
Peter Savodnik
My Decade with Donald Trump
He chased her with hair spray. She saw him get shot. Salena Zito is the journalist who knows Trump—and his voters—better than anyone.
Salena Zito
WATCH: When Mike Johnson Knew Joe Biden Was Not in Charge
“Sir, why did you pause LNG exports to Europe?” the speaker asked. “I didn’t do that,” Biden replied. He had, three weeks earlier—but he wasn’t aware of…
Eli Lake
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