Members of Congress—Democrats and Republicans—are pretending like nothing is wrong, like their colleague isn’t credibly accused of paying for sex with a minor. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 2 years ago

The man who runs law enforcement in the heart of militia country sees plenty of reason to be worried. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 2 years ago

A federal court in Houston said an area hospital has the right to require workers to be vaccinated or lose their jobs. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 2 years ago

The former Attorney General oversaw dozens of leak investigations. But he’s telling associates he knew nothing about this particular one. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 2 years ago

‘Anti-White Watch’ Is the Racist Answer to Surging Hate Crimes

A peek behind the curtain of a sinister new effort from white nationalists to co-opt the language of social justice. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 2 years ago

Trump DOJ Tried to Unmask User Behind Devin Nunes Parody Twitter Account

The feds subpoenaed Twitter on Nov. 24, 2020, as the ex-president’s sole term entered its final months. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 2 years ago

The Ugly War over Bob Ross’ Ghost

For decades, Bob Ross has been a soothing presence in a world gone mad. But the real story behind the painter’s life, and especially his afterlife, reveals just as much madness. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 2 years ago

Sources: Jeffrey Epstein gave Bill Gates advice on how to end 'toxic' marriage

A person who attended meetings at Epstein’s townhouse says Gates enjoyed holding court there. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 2 years ago

Jeffrey Epstein Gave Bill Gates Advice on How to End 'Toxic' Marriage, Sources Say

A person who attended meetings at Epstein’s townhouse says Gates enjoyed holding court there. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 2 years ago

Inside the Hunt for the Washington Post's Next Top Editor

The race to succeed Marty Baron has included some surprising names, The Daily Beast has learned, and some staffers are not thrilled with being left out of the process. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 2 years ago

Washingtonian CEO Apologizes for Op-Ed 'Threat' to Staffers' Jobs if They Don't Return to Office

The D.C. magazine’s staff revolted on Friday after their owner wrote an op-ed suggesting remote workers could be penalized—a “public threat to our livelihoods,” employees said. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 2 years ago

Epstein had connections to a number of top Microsoft executives

After a secret meeting between the couple and the wealthy sex offender, Melinda was furious and told friends she wanted nothing to do with Epstein, The Daily Beast has learned. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 2 years ago

Justice for ‘Wolfwalkers,’ the masterpiece that should’ve won Best Animated Feature at the Oscars

The animated film is as meticulously crafted as it is imaginative, and an absolute must-watch. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Billionaire Investor Claims Mushrooms Are Key to His Success

The experience, Christian Angermayer said, “was the single most meaningful thing I’ve done in my whole life.” | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

The right-wing singer has spent months sharing his dangerous conspiracy theories. Now? “I thought I was dying.” | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Canadian Flat Earther Ben Kohlman Busted in Freemason Arson Spree

42-year-old Ben Kohlman has been charged over one blaze and tied to two more. He’s not the first flat earther implicated in fires at Masonic lodges. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Japan’s Gun Laws Worked So Well They Need to Ban Crossbows

After a series of grisly crimes involving “bow guns,” Japan is cutting the strings on the deadly weapons. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

In some cases, staffers were informally told by transition officials some past marijuana use would be overlooked, only to be told later that they were being asked to resign. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Amazon Pulls All Books That Treat LGBTQ+ Identities as Mental Illnesses

The decision came after GOP senators wrote to Jeff Bezos demanding to know why one book on transgender people had been removed. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Shockingly Real Tom Cruise Deepfakes Are Invading TikTok

Be afraid. Be very afraid. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

An admission that President Joe Biden did, in fact, win fair and square might get a GOP candidate banned from Trump’s good graces. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Anti-Vaxxers Won’t Stop Harassing Nurse They’re Convinced Is Dead

Tiffany Dover fainted after getting the COVID vaccine on TV. Then the insanity started. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

$8,162 Power Bill? Texas’ Winter Storm Hell Only Gets Worse

As millions of Texans remain in the dark amid power outages from a historic winter storm, wild swings in the price of power have left others with bills they simply can’t afford. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Bret Stephens: NY Times Spiked My Column Blasting Bosses Over McNeil Scandal

The draft, tentatively titled “Regardless of Intent,” appeared to lambast executive editor Dean Baquet’s handling of McNeil’s alleged use of the “n-word” on a Times-sponsored trip. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Trump Organization Sought Ownership Stake in Parler While He Was President

While the deal ultimately fell through, negotiations were said to have been underway last summer—long before he left office. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Multiple students who attended a Times-sponsored trip with Don McNeil in 2019 alleged that he used racist slurs throughout the journey. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Airbnb Discounts for Being Vaccinated

Hosts on the popular home-sharing site are engaging in an online war over discounts filled with unhinged rants and COVID misinformation. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Is Accused Stalker and Kushner Family Friend Ken Kurson Donald Trump's Most Disturbing Pardon?

One reason his pardon stood out is because of the ongoing threat that some of the people he allegedly stalked and harassed fear that he may pose to them now. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

CDC officials urge Biden team to dump Palantir's Covid tracker

“The system had problems from the very beginning. It never functioned in the way we thought it was going to,” one official said of the system. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Fox News Launches 'Purge' to 'Get Rid of Real Journalists'

Fox laid off at least 16 staffers, including Chris Stirewalt, who defended the election-night call that pissed off Trump. Insiders say the firings are part of an ideological purge. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

CDC Officials Urge Biden Team to Dump Palantir’s Covid Tracker

“The system had problems from the very beginning. It never functioned in the way we thought it was going to,” one official said of the system. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

The Downside to Getting Out Two Covid Vaccines So Fast

It puts the also-rans in a bind. | Continue reading


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But they do have procedures for handling trespassers. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

The International Flights Filled with Solo Babies

Why are so many infants quietly being sent to live without their parents? | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Doctors Revolt over Stanford’s ‘Absurd’ Vaccine Rollout

Resident physicians and fellows staged a protest Friday, angry that Stanford Medical Center had denied many frontline health workers the potentially life-saving COVID-19 vaccine. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Trump Is Considering Clemency for Silk Road “Kingpin”

Two sources tell The Daily Beast that the president has expressed sympathy for the situation of Ross Ulbricht, who is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

The Jet-Setters Scheming to Break All the Covid Rules

The founder of the Facebook group Covid Travellers says it’s a “safe place” for globe-trotters—who seem willfully blind to the danger of the coronavirus. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Russian media and lawmakers are concerned about the future of the Kremlin’s favorite U.S. president. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

CNN Beats Fox and MSNBC Across the Board in Ratings Since Election

For the entire month, Fox News still led primetime and total day viewership in overall viewership while CNN ranked first in the key demo during its highest rated month ever. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

$10 Venmo Ensnares Utah Pol in America's Craziest Protest Case

A 28-year-old faces life in prison over her role in a red paint protest. Now cops are after her supporters—no matter who they are. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Unsanctioned Homecoming Dance Became Possible Coronavirus Superspreader Event

A massive, unmasked homecoming party at a steakhouse in Missouri included a deliberate campaign to hide from pesky health officials and contact tracers. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

“What is the world coming to?” | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

The Danger of [Tech] Monopolies

Scorned for the Supreme Court, Judge Robert Bork nevertheless cast a lasting shadow over antitrust enforcement with his idea that only monopolies that cost consumers are unlawful. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Trump Escalated Obama's War in Yemen

New statistics show that Trump launched 231 airstrikes or ground raids in Yemen during his first four years. Obama launched 255 in all eight of his. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Trump’s Covid Advisers: He’s Now Pushing Herd Immunity

Scott Atlas, the president’s most favored adviser, says it’s not true. But others working on the pandemic say it’s merely a game of semantics. The policy is increasingly clear. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Asked to pledge not to manipulate research to political ends, the agency’s newly appointed chief of staff asked, “Respectfully, by what authority are you sending this to me?” | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

From the president on down, the closing pitch to voters is to signal acceptance of a conspiracy theory that the FBI considers dangerous. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago

Why Are So Many Grateful Dead Fans Being Murdered?

For decades, an alarming number of cold-case disappearances and killings have shared one common link: the victims were Deadheads. The new podcast “Dead and Gone” investigates. | Continue reading


@thedailybeast.com | 3 years ago