Ben Terris
@bterris
DC Correspondent for NY Magazine. Author of THE BIG BREAK. [email protected]
“At the end of this administration, if J. D. Vance isn’t the next president, the line for preemptive pardons is going to be around the block. And I, for one, plan on being in that line.” - the life of a MAGA lobbyist nymag.com/intelligencer/…
There’s so much money sloshing around Trump’s Washington. The question is: who gets a piece of it? nymag.com/intelligencer/…
A new breed of MAGA lobbyist is chasing the old firms out of Washington and updating the art of influence peddling under the new Trump administration, writes Ben Terris. nymag.com/intelligencer/…
this is what’s known as “hanging someone with their own words”
Fetterman, Often Absent From Senate, Says He Has Been Shamed Into Returning via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2025/05/24/us/…
John Fetterman spent years trying to reach the Senate, but instead of shaking it up with his unorthodox approach once he got there, he's shrunk from it. He didn't attend a single committee hearing in 2025 until May, after the NY Mag story dropped: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
Possibly the funniest thing ever printed in the Washington Post.
NY Mag is killing it right now. Three viral features (ChatGPT, West Village Girls, Fetterman) released simultaneously. Other mags gotta pick up their game!
The day before the New York Mag piece went online, Fetterman lost it in a meeting with a teachers union: "Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and questioning why “everybody is mad at me,” “why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do” and slamming his hands on a desk"
“Part of the tragedy here is that this is a man who could be leading Democrats out of the wilderness,” @AJentleson tells @bterris. “But I also think he’s struggling in a way that shouldn’t be hidden from the public.” tinyurl.com/9h9yp7dk
This is the kind of story that only gets published when a good journalist has trusted sources close to the subject and who feel motivated to speak up. Getting anecdotes like those below is hard! nymag.com/intelligencer/…
John Fetterman insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew. nymag.com/intelligencer/…
I'm really excited that @bterris has begun his tenure as our new Washington correspondent. Please add him to your classified group chats
From 2018: “‘He’s not that kind of fighter.’ Can play-by-the-rules Chuck Schumer win on Trump’s turf?” washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/styl…
It’s my first week as DC correspondent for @NYMag. Please send gossip: [email protected] Signal works too
Bill Murray and Bob Woodward had words about Woodward’s Belushi book tonight at the Kennedy Center. It was a little tense. Also Debbie Dingell and Amy Klobuchar were there
Very excited to be joining New York Magazine as their Washington Correspondent. I’ll miss the Post, of course. Especially Style—which remains the best newspaper section in the world
.@erikmaza, @RachelNCorbett, @freedlander, @rebexxxxa & @bterris are joining the magazine's staff. Their work will span politics, the arts, fashion, internet culture, and more. nymag.com/press/article/…
The American government runs on Celsius: a Goop-ified version of Red Bull, with a “Make America Healthy Again” vibe. washingtonpost.com/style/power/20…
