Benjamin Hart is a staff editor at Intelligencer, part of New York Magazine. He covers a diverse range of topics including elections, government, politics, public policy, and security policy, with a focus on regional interest and world news. Benjamin's work has been featured in JD Supra, New York Magazine, NewsBreak, and Ad Age.
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J.D. Vance can sell the new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and Iran as hard as he wants, but it's difficult to avoid two obvious
Donald Trump's attempt to remake Washington, DC in his image — or at least Mar-a-Lago's — has hit a few notable snags recently.
Renovating the Reflecting Pool is “a lot more complicated than the average person understands it to be.”
By: Benjamin Hart
Higher Education , May 2026 Diversifying the demographic makeup of higher education institutions remains at the forefront of both government and university policy agendas.
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A seasoned Maine politician says Troy Jackson is sincere, unpolished — and contrary to some reporting — level-headed.
In the days immediately after Democrat Graham Platner dropped out of Maine's senate race amid an allegation of sexual assault, it looked as though
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