Give A Gift
MOST RECENT ARTICLES BY:

Margaret Hartmann

Senior Editor, Intelligencer
@_NYMarg

Margaret Hartmann is a senior editor for Intelligencer. She has worked at New York since 2012.

  1. early and often
    Trump Cabinet Picks: Everyone He’s Announced So FarTrump has stunned even some GOP lawmakers with wild picks like RFK Jr., Pete Hegseth, and Matt Gaetz — who has now withdrawn. Here’s the full list.
  2. tremendous content
    Dr. Oz’s Main Credential: Pretending Trump Is Incredibly HealthyHe isn’t actually qualified to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, but he did give Trump a glowing made-for-TV physical.
  3. early and often
    Nancy Mace Feels Threatened by Trans Colleague, Not Alleged RapistsSomehow it’s “common sense” to block Sarah McBride from Capitol bathrooms and endorse three Trump Cabinet picks accused of sexual misconduct.
  4. early and often
    Everything We Know About Trump’s Mass-Deportation PlanCan Trump really deport 11 million people? Will he deploy the military? Who is “border czar” Tom Homan? Here’s what we’ve learned so far.
  5. not serious people
    Trump Picks Dancing With the Stars Cast, Not a CabinetPicks like Matt Gaetz, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and Elon Musk fit classic reality-show archetypes.
  6. tremendous content
    President-elect Trump Still Peddling His $99 Coffee-Table BookRest assured that having actual work to do will not keep him from promoting his junky wares.
  7. tremendous content
    First Trump Presidency ‘Took Its Toll’ on Poor IvankaPost–White House, Ivanka was forced to move to Florida’s “Billionaire Bunker.” She won’t put herself through that again!
  8. royals
    Trooping The Colour 2024
    How Are King Charles & Kate Middleton Doing? Latest Health Updates.Here’s the latest on Charles and Kate’s cancer battles, and how the royals are coping.
  9. early and often
    Where Will Trump and Harris Be on Election Day? Full Schedules.Trump cast his vote in Palm Beach, Florida on Tuesday. Harris, who already voted, will spend the day in D.C.
  10. tremendous content
    JAPAN-G20-SUMMIT
    Ivanka Subtweets Trump With Wellness Advice on Election EveShe wants everyone to know she’s not thinking about Dad’s campaign and said so with an inane, five-day-late birthday post.
  11. early and often
    Watch the Final Trump & Harris Campaign RalliesDonald Trump closed with rallies in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris spent Monday in Pennsylvania.
  12. miss americana
    Taylor Swift Skips Kamala Harris Rally: All Her Election DramaDespite hopes that Swift would appear at the Harris rally in Philadelphia, she spent Monday night at a Kansas City Chiefs game.
  13. tremendous content
    The 8 Most Bizarre and Baffling Trump Rally RantsFrom anti-shark diatribes to simulating oral sex with his microphone stand, Trump’s 2024 speeches are weirder than ever.
  14. scandals
    Epstein & Trump At Mar-A-Lago
    Trump’s Friendship With Jeffrey Epstein: Everything We KnowMichael Wolff claims he has Epstein tapes about Trump, and saw compromising Trump photos. Here’s what we know about Epstein and Trump’s friendship.
  15. tremendous content
    The Real Origin of Trump’s Hannibal Lecter ObsessionAnswers to all your questions about why the former president keeps heaping praise on a make-believe cannibal.
  16. america’s mayor
    Protesters Demonstrate During The 2024 Democratic National Convention In Chicago
    Judge Mutes Ranting Rudy Giuliani During Bonkers HearingGiuliani doesn’t know if he’s representing himself in a sexual-assault case. The judge said he was silencing him for his own good.
  17. early and often
    Biden ‘Garbage’ Remark Causes Big Stink: Latest ResponsesAll the reactions to the great apostrophe debate, which the Trump campaign instantly framed as “deplorables” 2.0.
  18. tremendous content
    TOPSHOT-US-VOTE-POLITICS-TRUMP
    Melania Trump Plays Normal Political Wife for One Week OnlyFrom appearing at Donald Trump’s racist MSG rally to insisting he’s “not Hitler” on Fox News, Melania is now conspicuously present.
  19. early and often
    Ex-Model Claims Trump Groped Her As Jeffrey Epstein WatchedStacey Williams shared details about the alleged 1993 incident this week. The Trump campaign called her claims “unequivocally false.”
  20. tremendous content
    Trump Shows Love by Lying About Tiffany’s Law-School GradesHe claimed Tiffany “graduated No. 1 in her class,” though she did not. For years, Donald told the exact same lie about himself.
  21. america’s mayor
    22nd Anniversary Of The 9/11 Attacks Observed In New York City
    All the Valuables Rudy Giuliani Was Ordered to Hand to His VictimsIt’s basically everything he has, including his apartment, watches, sports memorabilia, money Trump owes him, and even his television.
  22. tremendous content
    Trump Sells Shirt to Commemorate His Staged McDonald’s ShiftHe’s capitalizing on his 20 minutes of pretending to work by hawking a $35 MAGADonald’s shirt.
  23. early and often
    All the Drama Around the New Trump Movie The ApprenticeFrom Donald Trump’s legal threats to the Ivana rape scene, the biopic has long been mired in controversy. But now it’s finally hit U.S. theaters.
  24. royal rumblings
    King Charles Gets Snubbed and Heckled During Australia TripFrom health concerns to an Indigenous Australian senator shouting “You are not our king,” the royal tour is off to a rough start.
  25. tremendous content
    Trump Too ‘Exhausted’ to Do Interviews With Unfriendly OutletsIs he really too tired, or is he just avoiding the non-sycophantic press?
  26. tremendous content
    Trump Offered Stormy Daniels More Hush Money … This Summer?It’s hard to imagine what else Daniels could say, but Team Trump reportedly offered to reduce what she owes him in exchange for her silence.
  27. tremendous content
    Trump Says ‘Fantastically Attractive’ Katie Britt Taught Him How IVF WorksIt’s kind of weird he didn’t know, since moments earlier he called himself the “father of IVF.”
  28. tremendous content
    Trump Warns Harris Has ‘Dangerous’ Condition: Seasonal AllergiesThe 78-year-old claims his own medical report is “PERFECT - NO PROBLEMS!!!” But we still can’t see it.
  29. tremendous content
    Giuliani Tries to Protect Trump, Despite Unpaid $2 Million Legal BillHe argued the defamed Georgia election workers should be temporarily barred from collecting the money, as it might look bad for the Trump campaign.
  30. tremendous content
    Highs and Lows From Melania Trump’s Baffling BookFrom the generic college-admissions-essay tone to the half-baked political takes, the former First Lady’s memoir is a perplexing literary endeavor.
  31. tremendous content
    What We Learned From Melania’s Maria Bartiromo InterviewWhile promoting her book on Fox News, Melania voiced her support for both abortion rights and her anti-abortion husband’s reelection campaign.
  32. early and often
    Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Campaigns In Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Trump’s Inane ‘Play by Play’ on VP Debate: What You MissedHe issued a panicky all-caps statement on a national abortion ban on Twitter, then retreated to Truth Social to post weak jabs at “Tampon Tim.”
  33. tremendous content
    Melania Trump’s Mysterious and Kooky Book-Promo VideosRating all of the former First Lady’s bizarre, conspiracy-theory-laced ads for her memoir, Melania, from “bland” to “what is she thinking?”
  34. tremendous content
    Trump Adds Ugly $100,000 Watches to Merch CollectionAs the former president says in his latest infomercial-style ad, “It’s Trump Time!”
  35. tremendous content
    What We Learned From Melania Trump’s Rare Fox News InterviewWhile promoting her memoir, Melania claimed Donald is a “family man” whose main failing as president was “some strong tweets.”
  36. tremendous content
    J.D. Vance Eggs Video Is Mostly Wrong, Totally AwkwardHe complained that eggs cost $4 while standing in front of two signs that said they cost $2.99.
  37. tremendous content
    Donald and Melania Trump Hawk Junky Silver Coin and Gold JewelryThe “limited-edition” Trump commemorative coin and Melania’s “Vote Freedom” necklace may be even less valuable than they initially seem.
  38. tremendous content
    Trump Says He’s Been Too ‘Busy’ to Read Melania’s MemoirBut everyone should buy the book because it’s “great.”
  39. royal rumblings
    King Charles’s Birthday Gift to Prince Harry: More Royal Photo DramaThe royal family cropped Meghan Markle out of a photo they posted to celebrate Harry’s birthday — or the dig was totally unintentional.
  40. early and often
    Elon Musk’s Taylor Swift Response Is Worse Than You ThinkSure, Musk’s post offering to impregnate Swift after she endorsed Kamala Harris is creepy as hell. But don’t miss the racist-hoax angle!
  41. early and often
    ‘They’re Eating the Dogs!’ Trump Touts Pet-Eating Hoax at Debate.From Hannibal Lecter to the debunked story about dogs and cats getting eaten in Springfield, Ohio, Trump can’t resist a good migrant-vilifying rant.
  42. tremendous content
    Melania Slams Effort to ‘Silence’ Trump on Social-Media Site He OwnsThe former First Lady promoted her memoir by raising concerns about Donald Trump’s “free speech” rights in a video posted to Truth Social.
  43. tremendous content
    The High and Lows From Trump’s Lazy New Coffee-Table BookFrom the glaring errors to the debunked gossip about Castro and Trudeau, Save America is a dizzying semi-literary adventure.
  44. tremendous content
    Trump Tries to Rebrand Incoherent Rambling As ‘the Weave’He claims his many English professor friends tell him, “It’s the most brilliant thing I’ve ever seen.”
  45. tremendous content
    The History of Donald Trump Pretending to Be SupermanThe modern version of Lex Luthor is based on Trump, but that hasn’t kept the man of “stop the steal” from repeatedly posing as the Man of Steel.
  46. tremendous content
    What Trump Said in His Vulgar and Unhinged Truth Social SpreeHe jazzed up this week’s meltdown with QAnon memes, calls for jailing his political foes, and a sexual remark about Kamala Harris.
  47. tremendous content
    J.D. Vance Blames Staff for Disastrous Doughnut-Shop VisitHe said the problem was his staffers’ lack of planning but didn’t mention that every word he uttered was cringey.
  48. tremendous content
    R.I.P. to MAGA’s Tim Walz Dog-Replacement Conspiracy TheoryTrump supporters tried to start a rumor about Scout, Tim Walz’s Labrador. All they proved is that the governor was kind to a dog he doesn’t own.
  49. tremendous content
    Trump Denies Rambling Post-DNC in Rambling Truth Social PostWould a man having a meltdown publicly nitpick the logistics of his Fox News interview and call Maureen Dowd “gilted”?!
  50. 2024 dnc
    Trump Seething Over DNC Taunts From … Kathy Hochul?Two days later, he’s still complaining on Truth Social that the New York governor was the “nastiest speaker” at the convention.
More Articles
`; // integrate Sub(x) scripts and elements if (hostname !== 'subs.nymag.com') { // do not integrate on this subdomain document.head.appendChild(trackingScript); document.body.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', subXAnimationElements); }