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NEITHER HAIR NOR THERE

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Dined With Donald Trump, Further Cementing Their Florida Bona Fides

Meanwhile, Donald Trump's hair took a headline tour after he turned up in a new 'do
Inside the Hive

Why Did Joe and Mika Really Visit Mar-a-Lago?

And what does their meeting suggest about Donald Trump’s influence on the media industry?
Making Amends

Morning Joe Is Trying to “Restart Communications” with Donald Trump

Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough revealed their trip to Mar-a-Lago on Monday’s show. Détente with the president-elect comes amid MSNBC’s cratering ratings and questions about whether “resistance” media takes shape in a second term.
Excerpt

The Woman Who Engineered Donald Trump’s Rise From the Ashes of 2020

In an excerpt of Trump in Exile, Meridith McGraw reveals how the former president was overwhelmed by the dysfunction his election loss brought upon Mar-a-Lago—until Susie Wiles took the wheel of his comeback campaign. “I don’t know who’s in charge,” he told Wiles. “I need you to fix it.”
GOP

Mike Johnson Makes Pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago to Save His Speakership

And he got what he wanted: an endorsement from Donald Trump.
Trump Trials and Tribulations

Trump’s Claims of Political Bias Shot Down by Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Office

“The defendants’ legal problems,” federal prosecutors argued, “are solely of their own making.”
Crime

Trump and His Adult Sons Are Planning a Dinner Party From Hell to Raise Money for His Alleged Coconspirators: Report

The candlelit Mar-a-Lago dinner is expected to raise up to $1 million to pay his codefendants’ legal bills.
Trump

Trump’s Political Group Spent Over $40 Million on Legal Costs

In 2020 and 2021, the committee spent less than half that amount. 
Oopsies

Of Course Trump Is Holding Onto Antiquities Israel Desperately Wants Back From Mar-a-Lago: Report

Attempts to recover the items have apparently been unsuccessful.
2024

Kari Lake, Gunning for a Spot on Trump’s Ticket, “Practically Lives” at Mar-a-Lago: Report

The failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate, and rabid election denier, is apparently at Trump’s Florida resort and home “more than Melania.”
DOJ Indictment

Donald Trump Advisers Worry Over Legal Team Civil War: “It’s All Coming to a Head”

Some in Trumpworld are blaming Boris Epshteyn for dysfunction that could hamper the former president’s defense. 
Crime

The Laugh-Out-Loud Funniest—and Sh-t-Your-Pants Scariest—Details of the Case Against Trump

From stacking government documents next to the toilet to being caught on tape saying things like “This is secret information. Look, look at this,” there’s actually a lot of real comedy here. Less funny is the fact that a guy accused of violating the Espionage Act could still get off—and become president.
May it please the court

Trump-Friendly Judge To Oversee Mar-a-Lago Document Trial, Dealing Potential Blow to Prosecution

He's the first-ever former president to face federal charges. And now, perhaps the first to stand trial before a judge he appointed.
Crime

We’re Sure There’s a Totally Innocent Reason the Mar-a-Lago Surveillance Footage Room Flooded Amidst the DOJ’s Trump Investigation

Prosecutors are said to have found the timing “suspicious,” because hello? It’s suspicious as hell!
Levin Report

Report: It Sure Sounds Like Trump’s Lawyer Gave the DOJ Evidence He Obstructed Justice!

Evan Corcoran gave special counsel Jack Smith 50 pages of handwritten notes as part of the classified documents investigation.
Melania Watch

Melania Trump Just Wants to Be Left Alone, You Monsters 

Following an uptick in attention brought on by her husband’s indictment, the idle queen of Mar-a-Lago has also said (through an emissary) that the only one who can speak on her thoughts is her.
Brunch

Melania Trump Has Risen

The former first lady, famous for Staying Out of It, made a public appearance for the first time in over a week at Mar-a-Lago on Easter Sunday.
Looking Backward

The Game of “Where’s Melania?” Begins Again 

As media, supporters, and haters track Donald Trump’s every move, a throwback to the era of “where’s Melania?” revs up. 
Crime

Report: The DOJ Has Uncovered “Significant” Evidence Trump May Have Obstructed Justice, Which Is as Big a Deal as It Sounds

Special counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the classified-documents probe, is said to be “trying to determine” if he can ask a grand jury to criminally charge the former president.
Classified Documents

Report: Mar-a-Lago Waiters and Housekeeper Subpoenaed by the Special Counsel Investigating Trump

Will the pool boys be next?