Our Top 10 Most Popular Stories of 2024

Readers were drawn to stories about Trump intel nominees, the Secret Service shakeup, the Iran hack and a memorable encounter with Syria's Bashar al-Assad

#1. Breaking: Top Intelligence IG's Resign

By Jeff Stein

Nov. 18

Project 2025 had advised Trump to appoint “their own IGs” so that they “have control of the people that work within that government.”

#2. My Battle with Tulsi Gabbard’s Cult Followers in Hawaii

By Christine Gralow

Dec. 3

Christine Gralow had left investigative reporting behind, but rumors of a m…