Nia Prater

New York

Reporter at @nymag's @intelligencer. @nyguild member. @TUKleincollege and @MedillSchool alum. Philly sports fan. Jasmine tea enthusiast.

Articles

Musk Attacks Trump Directly, Claims Credit for His Election

2 days ago | nymag.com | Nia Prater

When Elon Musk denounced Republicans' hefty spending plan as a "disgusting abomination" earlier this week, he largely steered clear of President Donald Trump, who has thrown his support behind the One Big Beautiful Bill. That changed on Thursday afternoon when the world's richest man went after the world's most powerful man.
Debate and AOC Endorsement Have Cuomo Feeling the Heat

2 days ago | nymag.com | Nia Prater

At Wednesday night's mayoral debate, Andrew Cuomo finally came face to face with the eight Democratic challengers trying to upend his candidacy. And on Thursday morning, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made her long-awaited endorsement, in a clear effort to knock Cuomo off his frontrunner perch. The congresswoman announced Thursday that she would be endorsing Queens assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, placing him first in the ranked-choice primary.
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is Back in New York City

3 days ago | nymag.com | Nia Prater

This week, once again, raging Canadian wildfires are making New York City hazy. This is not a repeat of 2023, when fires from north of the border sent thick plumes of smoke rolling south, blanketing New York City in a thick haze that shrouded the skies and worsened air quality throughout the region for several days. It's more like the milder version from August and September of last year.
Elon Musk Calls 'Big Beautiful Bill' a 'Disgusting Abomination'

4 days ago | nymag.com | Nia Prater

As President Donald Trump and House Republicans looked to shepherd the party's substantial government spending bill through Congress last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk made his opposition to the legislation clear. "I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing," Musk told CBS News in an interview.
Amy Coney Barrett Has Become a Trump Administration Villain

4 days ago | nymag.com | Nia Prater

In 2020, Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as President Donald Trump's third Supreme Court appointee, a move intended to cement the conservative hold on the nation's highest court for decades to come. In many ways, most notably her vote to strike down Roe v. Wade, Coney Barrett has made good on that promise.
What We Know About the Boulder, Colorado, Attack

5 days ago | nymag.com | Nia Prater

A Colorado event to raise awareness of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas descended into chaos Sunday afternoon when a suspect threw an incendiary device into the assembled crowd and wielded a makeshift flamethrower in an attack that injured eight people. Authorities arrested a suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, at the scene, and the incident is being investigated as an act of terror. Here's what we know about the developing situation. What happened?
Musk's Government Job Did Not Curb His Ketamine Habit

1 week ago | nymag.com | Nia Prater

Elon Musk confirmed this week that his time with the Trump administration was coming to an end, at least in an official capacity. On his way out the door, made a point of complaining about the Republicans' Congressional mega-bill, and whining that, thanks to entrenched interests, he could only wreak a portion of the havoc he was aiming for in Washington.
Did RFK Jr.'s Crew Use AI to Write Error-Filled MAHA Report?

1 week ago | nymag.com | Nia Prater

Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touted the findings of the 73-page report from the Presidential Commission to Make America Healthy Again that assessed the root causes of the chronic disease in children. The report laid the blame for the crisis on numerous factors including poor diet, chronic stress, environmental chemicals, lack of physical activity as well as overmedicalization.
What We Know About the Trump Administration's Crackdown on Chinese Students

1 week ago | nymag.com | Nia Prater

In recent weeks, the Trump administration has intensified its targeting of international students in the United States, making efforts to limit Harvard University 's ability to enroll foreign students and ordering a pause on student visa interviews. But on Thursday, the federal government moved to single out one country in particular, announcing its intentions to "aggressively" revoke visas from Chinese students. Here's what we know so far. What has the State Department said?
Did RFK Jr.’s Crew Use AI to Write Error-Filled MAHA Report?

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Nia Prater

Why Did Americans Elect a Felon Instead of a Prosecutor? Blame it on justifiably diminished confidence in our criminal justice system. For all the post-mortems on the left, for all the gloating on the right, …