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Nico Hines covered U.S. politics in Washington, D.C. for The Times of London and was London Bureau Chief for Newsweek before becoming The Daily Beast World Editor. As a foreign correspondent he has reported from NATO’s front line with Russia in the Arctic Circle, camped out with the families of trapped Chilean miners in the Atacama desert, and chased down terror suspects in Sydney. He’s a regular guest on The World This Week on the France 24 global news network.Send him tips: nico.hines@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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Zelensky Confronts Trump at the Pope’s Funeral

CAN'T ESCAPE

Trump discussed Ukraine with Zelensky in person for the first time since the White House blowup.

Nico Hines | Published Apr 26, 2025

Trump Stops Golfing to Lecture America: Take Your Medicine

TOO MUCH WINNING

Trump told America and the panicking Wall Street to suck it up, as he promised to double down on policies ripping apart the global system of trade.

Nico Hines | Published Apr 06, 2025
opinion

Kanye Accidentally Exposes Elon Musk’s Hard-Right Grift

LET IT SLIP

The rapper admits he’s jealous of how well the MAGA billionaire has used Nazi fakery to seize power in Donald Trump’s America.

Nico Hines | Published Feb 07, 2025

Wimbledon Finalist: I Won Olympic Medal With Cancer

WHAT A LEGEND

The tennis star played on despite undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

Nico Hines | Published Dec 31, 2024

Republicans Admit MAGA Civil War Is a Total ‘S**tshow’

DOOM LOOP

The in-fighting is spiraling out of control, and insiders fear it’s just the beginning.

Nico Hines | Published Dec 31, 2024

All-Out MAGA Civil War Engulfs Trump Already

TECH BROS UNDER FIRE

Trump’s winning electoral coalition couldn’t quite make it through the season of goodwill.

Nico Hines | Published Dec 27, 2024

Menendez Family Had ‘Gut-Level’ Fears Brothers Were Abused

‘MORE AND MORE OBVIOUS’

Relatives advocating for the siblings’ release spoke to Chris Cuomo about the disturbing case.

Janna Brancolini | Published Oct 17, 2024

Cops Say Suspected Bear Attack Was Actually Murder

BIG SKY KILLER

Sheriff's deputies are still searching for the unidentified killer of Dustin Kjersem, 35, who was supposed to meet a friend to go camping but never showed up.

Janna Brancolini | Published Oct 17, 2024

Trump Makes Baffling ‘Father of IVF’ Claim at Fox Town Hall

HUH?

Donald Trump called himself the “father of IVF” at an all-female Georgia town hall event with Fox News—and nobody knows what he was talking about.

Emell Derra Adolphus, Janna Brancolini | Published Oct 16, 2024

Photojournalist Killed By Son Tried to Save Troubled Teen

TRAGIC OUTCOME

After Paul Lowe's 19-year-old son didn't return from a trip to the US, the British photojournalist went to California to try to convince him to come home.

Janna Brancolini | Published Oct 16, 2024

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