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Michael Daly is a special correspondent with The Daily Beast. He was previously a columnist with the New York Daily News and a staff writer with New York magazine. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2002 and has received numerous awards. He is the author of Under Ground and The Book of Mychal. His third book, Topsy, was released in 2013. Send him tips: michael.daly@thedailybeast.com or tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.

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Meet the Breastfeeding Mom Trump Calls ‘Worst of the Worst’

MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS

These are the people swept up in the ICE dragnet—one with a U.S. citizen at her breast.

Michael Daly | Published Jun 19, 2025

Miller's Latina Student President is Fighting Him in Court

CLASS OF 2003

She saw his tactics up close in 2002. Now he’s the face and brains of Trump’s L.A. round-ups.

Michael Daly | Published Jun 12, 2025

How ICE’s L.A. Raids Spiraled Into ‘Riot’ Trump Thirsted For

ALL PART OF THE PLAN

Trump’s orders steadily raised the temperature in L.A.—just like he always wanted.

Michael Daly | Published Jun 10, 2025

Musk’s Rapid Disassembly Happened Right in Front of Our Eyes

BIG BEAUTIFUL BREAKUP

His rockets fell apart. But who saw this nuclear-tipped split from the world’s most powerful man coming?

Michael Daly | Published Jun 06, 2025

How Joni Ernst’s ‘We’re All Going to Die’ Is New Dem War Cry

PRINT THAT

The GOP lawmaker’s controversial comment has taken on new forms.

Michael Daly | Published Jun 05, 2025

The Crazy and Bloody Truth About the Murderer Trump Pardoned

GANGSTER IN PARADISE

Larry Hoover will get out of the federal supermax where he was going to die, thanks to Trump. His full story beggars belief.

Michael Daly | Published May 30, 2025

The Trump Saving Harvard's Neighbor from Another Trump's War

FAMILY AFFAIR

There was “a Very Stable Genius” in the Trump family. Now he’s got a surprising legacy.

Michael Daly | Published May 29, 2025

A War Hero, Wounded Pride, and a Killing to Shame Us All

AMERICAN TRAGEDY

Abdul Rahman Waziri put his life on the line in Afghanistan to save American soldiers. But when his life was cruelly taken in a random act of violence on U.S. soil, no one did anything.

Michael Daly | Published May 23, 2025

How Diddy Watched Cassie Suffer and Break Down Yet Again

FREAK-OFF NIGHTMARE

The music mogul’s ex claims that Combs threatened to make extreme videos public if she didn’t do what he wanted.

Michael Daly | Published May 15, 2025

How Cassie Calmly Revealed Diddy’s Four-Day Freak-Offs

IN THE STAND

A riveting dispatch from Courtroom 26A, where eight-months pregnant Cassie came face-to-face with her ex.

Michael Daly | Published May 13, 2025

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