Mattathias Schwartz
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In April, Trump said his private-jet LLC was worth no more than $1,001. Then in July, he said it was worth up to $25 million. Why?
As New York State civil fraud charges hang over Trump's real estate valuations, ethics filings show wild swings in the value of his businesses. → Read More
Hunter Biden sues former Trump aide Garrett Ziegler, alleging illegal hacking of his laptop and iPhone data
Hunter Biden is going on offense, suing an ex-Trump aide and opposition researcher who has posted data alleged to have been on Biden's laptop. → Read More
A report that Elon Musk uses ketamine could put his security clearance at risk — again
The Pentagon previously reviewed Elon Musk's security clearance in 2019 after he appeared to smoke pot on Joe Rogan's podcast. → Read More
Exclusive: The secret calendar of Russian rebel warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin revealed
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin frequently met with Putin's closest allies and advisers, including Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Gen. Valery Gerasimov. → Read More
Insider Interview: James Comey explains the rule-bending feds in his new and 'real' mystery novel
James Comey has reinvented himself as a mystery novelist, portraying the 'real' compromises that occur in Justice Department investigations. → Read More
Revealed: Vladimir Putin's secret Black Sea bunker
New diagrams of an underground doomsday complex on the Black Sea expose the Russian leader's obsession with survival. → Read More
Can an obscure council of judges solve the Supreme Court's Clarence Thomas problem?
The Committee on Financial Disclosure, a little-known court oversight body, has historically been tight-lipped about its membership. → Read More
Tucker Carlson told us he's running for president in 2024. Then he said he was joking. Then he said he's 'fundamentally a dick.'
New text messages to Insider reveal an unfiltered Carlson who seems to be reveling in his new identity as a Twitter-posting Fox News outcast. → Read More
Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms, whistleblower documents show
New documents reveal Jane Roberts made $10.3 million from elite firms, raising questions about the Supreme Court justices' conflicts of interest. → Read More
Exclusive: The FBI's McGonigal labyrinth
A bag of cash, mystery friends, an encrypted app, and manila envelopes: The FBI is rushing to figure out how deep McGonigal's alleged deceit might go. → Read More
Biden's classified records mistakes are serious and so far largely unexplained
The secret documents had apparently been sitting in a think tank's office for years, inside a closet that may not be as "secure" as Biden has suggested. → Read More
The January 6 committee did not finish the job
The committee's extended account of Donald Trump setting fires neglects the story of how the FBI, DHS, and others failed to respond. → Read More
House Republicans are going after Hunter Biden. Here's why the White House should be worried.
House Republicans suggest they'll flex their subpoena power on Hunter Biden, which could lead to revelations about his seven-figure foreign deals. → Read More
China wants Putin to stop threatening nuclear war over Ukraine, according to the White House
The threat of nuclear war went down a notch on Monday, as Xi Jinping and Joe Biden called for Russian restraint in a meeting. → Read More
Why China doesn't actually want to invade Taiwan
Biden and Xi are set to meet Monday. Both have incentives to talk up the possibility of a war over Taiwan. But neither actually wants one. → Read More
'I don't want to work with these clowns.' Inside the culture war that Elon Musk has unleashed at Twitter.
A Twitter employee worries that the old guard's culture of safeguarding the platform is giving way to Elon Musk "ass-kissing." → Read More
I made $200,000 last year ghostwriting tweets for superstar VCs. It takes me 5 hours a week. Here's how I found my clients and built a booming side hustle from scratch.
Twitter is Silicon Valley's most important social club, and top investors pay me big bucks to make them look good in 280 characters. → Read More
Home cheat home: How real-estate agents are ripping off homebuyers
Realtors operate as a monopoly that stifles competition and keeps commissions high — and it's costing Americans $72 billion a year. → Read More
Exclusive: Paul Manafort admits he passed Trump campaign data to a suspected Russian asset
Trump's former campaign chair tells Insider he shared polling data with longtime business associate Konstantin Kilimnik to help secure business deals. → Read More
Ordering takeout at home with Paul Manafort, as he plots his post-prison comeback
In his first in-depth interview since going to prison, Trump's former campaign chair discusses January 6, courting Russian oligarchs, and how Trump can return to power in 2024 → Read More