Michael Scherer
@michaelscherer.bsky.social
Staff Writer at The Atlantic. Previously at the Washington Post, TIME, Salon, others. Signal: michaelscherer.11 https://www.theatlantic.com/author/michael-scherer/
Breaking News: A House panel recommended that a GOP lawmaker be censured after finding that he likely violated sexual harassment rules.
House Panel Finds Lawmaker Likely Violated Rules on Sexual Harassment
The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers with lavish gifts and affection.
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No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Marco Rubio set some Signal messages to auto-delete late last year, @michaelscherer.bsky.social, Missy Ryan, @nancyayoussef.bsky.social, and @shaneharris.bsky.social report. The State Department previously told a court that he didn’t use disappearing messages, but later dropped that claim.
Marco Rubio’s Disappearing Signal Chat
The State Department told a court last year that the secretary didn’t use disappearing messages. By this spring, it had dropped that claim.
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One deputy assistant in the White House is at the center of a rift with a group of MAHA activists over the pace and limits of reforming federal health policy, @michaelscherer.bsky.social and Tom Bartlett report.
The White House’s MAHA Gatekeeper
A policy wonk who could lead the FDA has angered “Make America Healthy Again” activists.
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Much as Trump tried to stay in the picture and play the ugly American, this #WorldCup was thoroughly continental. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
The World Cup Could Not Be Americanized
Spain’s 1–0 win over Argentina demonstrated all of the ways that this sport is still foreign in the United States.
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NYC has the fifth worst air quality of world cities right now due to wildfires in Canada.
Marco Rubio set some Signal messages to auto-delete late last year, @michaelscherer.bsky.social, Missy Ryan, @nancyayoussef.bsky.social, and @shaneharris.bsky.social report. The State Department previously told a court that he didn’t use disappearing messages, but later dropped that claim.
Marco Rubio’s Disappearing Signal Chat
The State Department told a court last year that the secretary didn’t use disappearing messages. By this spring, it had dropped that claim.
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Marco Rubio set some Signal messages to auto-delete late last year, @michaelscherer.bsky.social, Missy Ryan, @nancyayoussef.bsky.social, and @shaneharris.bsky.social report. The State Department previously told a court that he didn’t use disappearing messages, but later dropped that claim.
Marco Rubio’s Disappearing Signal Chat
The State Department told a court last year that the secretary didn’t use disappearing messages. By this spring, it had dropped that claim.
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"The obvious, the silly, and the true had got to be defended. Truisms are true, hold on to that! The solid world exists, its laws do not change. Stones are hard, water is wet, objects unsupported fall towards the earth's centre."--George Orwell
Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · last mo.TMZ DC with perhaps the most brutal video from Trump's Great American State Fair, showing Dr. Oz on stage bragging to Dean Cain about how big the crowd is, only for the reporter to pan around and show absolutely nobody is there. Original post: x.com/i/status/207...
Americans were once members of a proudly literate society, but today, reading has declined across age groups, gender, and education levels. For The Atlantic’s August issue, @rosehorowitch.bsky.social explores the reading collapse—and its effects on civilization: theatln.tc/Q0QJpF8U
John Oliver on General Hospital is the peak of television youtu.be/gtpHIGVjl-k?...
Every John Oliver Scene on General Hospital
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The red card against Team USA’s Folarin Balogun wasn’t good—but FIFA’s decision to overturn it after hearing from Donald Trump was even worse, @sallyjenx.bsky.social argues.
A Very Bad Call
The red card against Team USA’s Folarin Balogun at the World Cup wasn’t good. FIFA’s decision to overturn it after hearing from Donald Trump was even worse.
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Newly released chat records reveal an even broader use of Signal by top Trump-administration officials than previously known, @michaelscherer.bsky.social, Missy Ryan, @nancyayoussef.bsky.social, and @shaneharris.bsky.social report.
The Trump Administration Just Can’t Quit Signal
New records reveal that officials kept using the app, even after the president suggested they stop.
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“250 pardons for 250 years”: The White House is considering issuing mass pardons as part of the nation's Independence Day celebrations, Sarah Fitzpatrick and @michaelscherer.bsky.social report.
The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday
The idea has set off a frenzy of appeals for clemency.
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Newly released chat records reveal an even broader use of Signal by top Trump-administration officials than previously known, Michael Scherer, Missy Ryan, Nancy Youssef, and Shane Harris report.
The Trump Administration Just Can’t Quit Signal
New records reveal that officials kept using the app, even after the president suggested they stop.
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“250 pardons for 250 years”: The White House is considering issuing mass pardons as part of the nation's Independence Day celebrations, Sarah Fitzpatrick and @michaelscherer.bsky.social report.
The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday
The idea has set off a frenzy of appeals for clemency.
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NEW: Hegseth, Rubio, and Caine Had an Auto-Deleting Signal Chat, request made to National Archives to inquire about possibility of lost records www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
The Trump Administration Just Can’t Quit Signal
New records reveal that officials kept using the app, even after the president suggested they stop.
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Exclusive: Trump is using tens of millions in taxpayer money meant for national parks to fund his desired projects, including White House paving stones he had promised to pay for, documents obtained by @michaelscherer.bsky.social show:
A White House Makeover, Brought to You by Struggling National Parks
Park projects are being defunded to cover President Trump’s Washington renovation spree.
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"In order to pay for the president’s projects, the parks have had to cancel needed repairs, slash their budgets, and operate with fewer employees," reports @michaelscherer.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
'Rush Project at Request of POTUS': Trump Is Draining the National Parks to Pay for His Projects
Money once used for crucial national-park repairs is now financing Trump’s redecorating projects.
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Last week, Dept. of Interior told me “Any insinuation that employees were tasked with buying Freedom 250 pins is categorically false." Here is the 6/10 purchase order where Interior spent $16,350 on Freedom250 lapel pins made by Trump's campaign vendor, Ace Specialties.
Oops. ... The quote attributed to Roosevelt on a giant D.C. banner is probably a misquote. Via Sammy Westfall -- wapo.st/4vmAQyg
The quote attributed to Roosevelt on a giant D.C. banner is probably a misquote
The words about courage appear on a poster on the facade of the Office of Personnel Management. But scholars say there’s no evidence the 26th president said them.
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NEWS: Inside America's Birthday battle--As Trump takes taxpayer money for his own events, Interior has refused to give the bipartisan America250 $25 million it promised: “This administration will not light taxpayer money on fire. Full stop.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Inside America’s Ugly Birthday Battle
The Trump administration broke an agreement to fund the bipartisan semiquincentennial celebrations, saying they will not “light taxpayer money on fire.”
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PSYCHONAUT SCOOP: After Trump kicked Smithsonian off National Mall for his Great American State Fair, the museum now plans to send staff to Burning Man this summer to collect stories about "culture, identity and democracy." No spectators. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Inside America’s Ugly Birthday Battle
The Trump administration broke an agreement to fund the bipartisan semiquincentennial celebrations, saying they will not “light taxpayer money on fire.”
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EXCLUSIVE: Documents and interviews reveal growing disarray about celebrations of America’s 250th birthday, @michaelscherer.bsky.social reports. He examines the fractures between Trump’s advisers and bipartisan organizers over money, sponsorships, control, and tone.
Inside America’s Ugly Birthday Battle
Trump advisers broke an agreement to fund the bipartisan semiquincentennial celebrations, saying they will not “light taxpayer money on fire.”
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Tim Scott: "Inflation ticked up to 4.2%, the highest in 3 years. The trend is not going in the right direction. But one of the things it signals is resiliency in our economy, which is in fact good news. Because of Donald Trump, we have more Americans with more money in their pockets."
