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Clare Malone

@claremalone.bsky.social

Staff writer at The New Yorker. (Currently on leave working on a book about MAHA.) Clare_malone@newyorker.com

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A Live 2028 GOP Primary Draft! Plus, reactions to the high-drama Texas primaries.

The Comedy Cellar residency continues! March 4 I'll be there with Nate Silver and @galendruke.bsky.social doing a live 2028 GOP draft. Get your tickets! www.gdpolitics.com/p/a-live-202...

11.02.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Live 2028 GOP Primary Draft! Plus, reactions to the high-drama Texas primaries.

The Comedy Cellar residency continues! March 4 I'll be there with Nate Silver and @galendruke.bsky.social doing a live 2028 GOP draft. Get your tickets! www.gdpolitics.com/p/a-live-202...

11.02.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My research colleague Gabriel Sandoval obtained 911 logs from Dilley that had calls about toddlers having trouble breathing, a pregnant woman passing out and a girl with seizures. Three calls were about alleged sexual assault between detainees. 8/

09.02.2026 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 179    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Nuts bsky.app/profile/apne...

30.01.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside Bari Weiss’s Hostile Takeover of CBS News The network’s new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from Γ©lite bias, while aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.

My profile of Bari Weiss, who’s remaking CBS after a lifetime of being a lightning rod for controversy.

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

19.01.2026 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

β€œKinetic” really having its moment in 2026 bsky.app/profile/wsj....

16.01.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Live 2028 Democratic Primary Draft! Join Nate Silver, Clare Malone, and Galen Druke for a live taping in New York City on January 27th.

Welcome to 2026! By year's end, presidential primary contenders are likely to have begun announcing.

What are we going to do about it?

@claremalone.bsky.social, Nate Silver and I are hosting a live 2028 Democratic primary draft at the Comedy Cellar in New York City on Jan. 27!

06.01.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Jake Lahut, a Wired reporter who from the Nancy Mace airport story last week, was among those fired.

During the incident, CN's HR chief asked staff not to congregate outside his office. Lahut asked "what's your definition of congregating?" and was let go later on Wednesday.

06.11.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1701    πŸ” 336    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 41

This is on Monday! Get your tix! bsky.app/profile/clar...

29.10.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Come spend Election Eve (Nov 3) with Nate Silver, Galen Druke, and me, live at the Comedy Cellar in nyc! www.gdpolitics.com/p/election-e...

21.10.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Nate, Galen, and I doing another live NYC podcast at the Comedy Cellar on Nov. 3, the night before Election Day!

Link to tix below:https://bsky.app/profile/galendruke.bsky.social/post/3m3atgr5bwk27

16.10.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some news!! πŸ“’ πŸ“š

I'm excited to build on my New Yorker reporting and delve even more into this movement that's reshaping American life and politics before our eyes.

13.10.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 149    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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AD out here owning the high brow doxxing space.

26.09.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Trump Wants from a TikTok Deal with China The Chinese-owned social-media app was banned by Congress because of national-security concerns, but the President seems more interested in leveraging its future for his personal gain.

You might have missed it with everything going on, but here's the latest on TikTok (there's a lot!) www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

21.09.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Trump Wants from a TikTok Deal with China The Chinese-owned social-media app was banned by Congress because of national-security concerns, but the President seems more interested in leveraging its future for his personal gain.

You might have missed it with everything going on, but here's the latest on TikTok (there's a lot!) www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

21.09.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From my new piece re: Calley Means. I went to a private dinner the night of Kennedy's confirmation & Del Bigtree said this (below). It's such a clear acknowledgement of the role food activism played/plays in MAHA, smoothing out the rough edges of anti-vax activism.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

16.09.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Clare Malone On MAHA, Charlie Kirk, And NYC's Mayoral Race Friend of the pod Clare Malone discusses the latest in politics and media.

We've got a special guest on the podcast today.

@claremalone.bsky.social & I discuss Charlie Kirk's assassination, the MAHA movement, the NYC mayoral race, Kamala Harris's book & more.

We've also got a live show coming up w/ Nate Silver in NYC on Sept 29th.
www.gdpolitics.com/p/clare-malo...

15.09.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Jessica Reed Kraus Went from Mommy Blogger to MAHA Maven The founder of β€œHouse Inhabit” has grown her audience during the second Trump Administration with political gossip and what she calls β€œquality conspiracy.”

The influencer Jessica Reed Kraus gained popularity chronicling Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,’s Presidential campaign. During the second Trump Administration, she has continued to grow her audienceβ€”with political gossip and what she calls β€œquality conspiracy.”

15.09.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 1
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How Jessica Reed Kraus Went from Mommy Blogger to MAHA Maven The founder of β€œHouse Inhabit” has grown her audience during the second Trump Administration with political gossip and what she calls β€œquality conspiracy.”

For this week’s issue I profiled Jessica Reed Kraus, aka House Inhabit, the gossip blogger of MAHA/MAGA whose rise could only happen in the fractured media landscape of our strange times. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

15.09.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Just a reminder that I'm chatting with Nate and Galen in NYC on Sept 29. I'm sure there will be LOTS to discuss. bsky.app/profile/clar...

09.09.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Pam Bondi Is the Attorney General of Trump’s Dreams The upheaval under Bondi has left the Justice Department hollowed out, with consequences likely to outlast her tenure and reshape the institution itself.

🎧 Talked with @ruthmarcus.bsky.social about her great Pam Bondi profile on this week's podcast!

www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

04.09.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Democratic Party’s Identity Crisis Donald Trump’s unpopularity hasn’t translated into strength among the Democratic Party. Why are key blocs of voters drifting away?

🎧 I'm guest hosting our politics podcast and the first episode is out! I talked with Lis Smith about the Democrats' demographic and identity crisis. 🎧
www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

28.08.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is for a niche audience but I feel like there's a 30 percent chance that, given today's news, in about fifteen years,Taylor and Travis are just really involved Hawken sports parents. www.realtor.com/news/celebri...

26.08.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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🎀On Sept 29 @natesilver538.tweet.pub @galendruke.bsky.social and I are doing a live podcast show in NYC at the Comedy Cellar. Come!! Tix link below.

(We did this in the spring and it was lots of fun, so we figured why not again?)

www.gdpolitics.com/p/gd-politic...

25.08.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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How Much Is Trump Profiting Off the Presidency? A comprehensive estimate of how much Trump and his family are making, from hotel mega-deals to crypto schemes, has been elusiveβ€”until now.

β€œHow much money does it all amount to? What’s the number?” David Kirkpatrick tallies it up. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

11.08.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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My sliding doors moment is almost taking a job at Elle in 2012. Close enough?

15.07.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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SpinCo cake pop?

10.06.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Found!

08.06.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you live in NYC, particularly Brooklyn in/near Flatbush, please spread the word about Xavier Williams, a sixteen year old with autism who has been missing since Wednesday.

08.06.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 113    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is Jeff Bezos Selling Out the Washington Post? The Amazon founder was once thought to be the newspaper’s saviorβ€”now its journalists are fleeing for the exits. Clare Malone reports on how the paper that brought down Nixon is struggling to survive t...

Yes, Bezos ended the Washington Post’s endorsement tradition & is changing the Opinion pages, but there’s more to what’s going on with him, and to what’s happening inside one of the country’s most important news organizations.

My story:

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

12.05.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 142    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 6

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