Olivia Nuzzi
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How Pepe the Frog Became a Nazi Trump Supporter and Alt-Right Symbol
4chan’s Pepe the Frog meme was wildly popular among ‘normies’—until white nationalists decorated him with swastikas and gave him a Trump button. → Read More
How to Get Rich Suing For Jesus
Jay Sekulow and his family are dedicated to preserving Christian conservative rights while making boatloads of cash through their charities. → Read More
Ivanka Trump’s White House Bind
How can Donald Trump’s favorite child advise her father, protect her personal brand, and keep the United States from looking like a banana republic? → Read More
Five myths about the alt-right
No, they’re not just kids pulling pranks. → Read More
Spiritual Healing With Marla Maples, Donald Trump’s Ex-Wife
Marla Maples ends her silence to share the delights and the trauma of being the Republican presidential nominee’s ex-wife. → Read More
A Republican Candidate Said He Hoped I Got Raped
‘I. Hope. Somebody. Rapes. You. Today. :)’ is the last thing Republican candidate Mike Krawitz told me. In Trump’s GOP, harassment isn’t hate speech—it’s ‘telling it like it is.’ → Read More
Donald Trump Used Campaign Donations to Buy $55,000 of His Own Book
FEC rules dictate the Republican nominee must forgo royalties on the book’s sales, or else the $55,000 purchase at Barnes & Noble was illegal. → Read More
Donald Trump’s Second Amendment ‘Joke’ Will Get Real People Killed
The GOP nominee built his celebrity on the sense that he was always, in some way, kidding. But his musings on a Clinton assassination have grave consequences. → Read More
Donald Trump Hates Windmills More Than Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump has many positions on many, many things. Except windmills. He hates them. Bigly. → Read More
How Pepe the Frog Became a Nazi Trump Supporter and Alt-Right Symbol
4chan’s Pepe the Frog meme was wildly popular among ‘normies’—until white nationalists decorated him with swastikas and gave him a Trump button. → Read More
Trump’s Guy, Rep. Duncan Hunter, Spent Campaign $$$ at Disney
A day at Disneyland sure beats a day in Congress, but if you are headed to the ‘Happiest Place on Earth’ with the family, don’t use campaign funds to pay for it. → Read More
Trump Jr. Smears 63-Year-Old Bernie Supporter as Nazi-Saluting Trump Fan
The Donald's eldest child lied this weekend, claiming Nazi-saluting Trump supporter Birgitt Peterson was actually a Bernie fan in disguise. → Read More
Donald Trump Is Paying Himself to Run for President
The GOP frontrunner likes to brag that he self-funds his presidential campaign. What he doesn’t mention is that he’s profiting off it as well. → Read More
O'Malley May Not Qualify For Next Dem Debate
Must be at 5% nationally or in Iowa, NH, SC. → Read More
Missouri Bill Defines Lobbyist-Lawmaker Sex as a ‘Gift’
A new bill introduced this week in Missouri's House of Representatives defines sex between lobbyists and state lawmakers as a "gift." Under the law, which was sponsored by Republican Rep. Bart Korman, such relationships must be disclosed to the Missouri Ethics Commission on monthly lobbyist gift disclosure forms. → Read More
Remembering My Dad, A Tough Guy With A Big Heart
My father, John Nuzzi, was complex and beautiful and solid. I wish the world could have known him like I did. → Read More
Christie Tough on Crime? Sure. Tough On Terror? Fuggedaboutit
When Chris Christie ran for governor, he was the ultimate crime fighter. Now that he’s running for president, and ISIS looms large, he’s the terrorist-hunter extraordinaire. → Read More
Cruz and Trump’s ISIS Plans Sound a Lot Like War Crimes
The GOP debate wasn’t exactly a banner night for the Geneva Convention—or the Bill of Rights. → Read More
‘Bounty Hunter’ Bride Loves Donald Trump—and Donated to Hillary Clinton
Beth Chapman, wife of reality-TV’s ‘Dog,’ says she donated $2,700 to The Donald in September because ‘he’s just no pussy.’ But she also gave to Clinton—to support a strong woman. → Read More
Video: Trump Guards Hurl Female Protester
Multiple waves of protesters disrupted a private fundraising event for Republican frontrunner Donald Trump on Friday afternoon in New York City. Video from the incident at the Plaza Hotel shows security guards pushing protesters, and several reporters, out the front door of the upscale hotel. One woman falls to the floor, shouting, "What is wrong with you?" → Read More