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Drew Magary

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: Cherry blossoms near peak bloom around the Tidal Basin on March 20, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Funbag

A Half-Assed But Useful Guide To Visiting Washington, D.C.

Albert Burneko

Politics

Bring Forth The Arrest

Justin Ellis

In this photo illustration, pages are viewed from the government’s released version of the F.B.I. search warrant affidavit for former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on August 27, 2022 in California. The 32-page affidavit was heavily redacted for the protection of witnesses and law enforcement and to ensure the ‘integrity of the ongoing investigation’.

This Is So Stupid

Enough With The Fucking Secret Memos Already

Ashley Feinberg

Trump Vs. DeSantis: Who Ya Got?!

David Roth

“Major Announcement” From Donald Trump Turns Out To Be NFTs Of His Head Photoshopped Onto A Skinny Man In A Tuxedo

Diana Moskovitz is Defector&#8217;s investigations editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

Diana Moskovitz

Empty voting booths are seen during Primary Election Day at PS 10 on August 23, 2022 in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City.

Oh Great, Now Conspiracy Theorists Are Abusing FOIA Laws

Former President Donald Trump's follow-through on a drive during a LIV Golf pro-am event at his golf club in Bedminster, NJ. He looks boiled.

America’s Id Will Defend Itself At All Costs

Mar-a-Lago, photographed from across the road

Of Course The Safe Was Empty

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Chris Thompson

Golf

A Perplexing Afternoon At The Saudi-Funded Golf Tournament In Trump’s Backyard

Donald Trump walks very normally towards a helicopter at Trump National Golf Club in November of 2020.

Former President Of The United States: “It Went CLANK Into The Hole”

Tom Ley

Everybody Got What They Came For

Ray Ratto

Life's Rich Pageant

The USFL Is Back, Because No Bad Idea Ever Dies

Medina Spirit leads down the stretch at the 147th Kentucky Derby.

Horse Racing

Florida Blogger: Even The Horses Are Junkies Now That Trump Is Not President Anymore

Donald Trump yelling something while posing for a photo with some Little League kids, in 2020.

What Exactly Is Donald Trump Upset About Here?

Kelsey McKinney

34 Times I Would Have Liked To Call My Senator

Joe Biden photographed outside the White House, which he is now inside.

Podcasts

Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Catastrophe

Patrick Redford

Donald Trump’s Departing Song Left Us Much To Consider

Samer Kalaf

In One Of His Final Acts As President, Donald Trump Pardons Brian Urlacher’s Brother

the US capitol shot from low near the ground and decorated with american flags

What Fresh Hell Awaits Us Now?

Luis Paez-Pumar

Musician Ariel Pink goes on Tucker Carlson's show to talk about his cancellation

Music

Ariel Pink Has Always Been This Boring And Stupid

Bill Belichick Isn’t That Stupid

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

Donald Trump, in 1990, rubbing a magic lamp at the opening of his casino the Trump Taj Mahal

Donald Trump Has Been The Same Man For 30-Plus Years, Honorary Diploma Or Not

Some real dickweeds storming the U.S. Capitol Building.

After The Sacred Landslide

Lauren Theisen

Members of the Swat team patrol and secure the Statuary Hall

I Don’t Know What The Answer Is, But It’s Definitely Not More Cops

A member of a pro-Trump mob shatters a window with his fist from inside the Capitol Building after breaking into it on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.