Jon Levine

About the Columnist

Jon Levine is a political reporter for the Sunday New York Post. His work covers city, state and national politics. He has worked on significant continuing stories and investigations, including Hunter Biden and the 2020 presidential election. A native New Yorker, he previously worked as a media reporter for TheWrap and Mediaite. His work has been featured on CNN.com, The Atlantic, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. When he’s not working, he’s thinking about work.

The Archive

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President Biden expected to rake in $28 million from star-studded LA fundraiser

June 15, 2024 | 9:55am

The cash exceeds the $25 million Team Biden took in during a similar blowout event in March with former President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton at Radio City...

A group of men in military uniforms with Juan Jacinto Muñoz Rengel

CNN takes heat for saying Israeli hostages were 'released'

June 8, 2024 | 3:39pm

Yaari Cohen, an Israeli student called the chyron "disgusting, adding that the network "should be ashamed."

Israeli commander killed in daring Gaza raid that brought 4 hostages home

June 8, 2024 | 2:03pm

Zamora lived in the village of Sde David, near the Israeli city of Sderot — less than 15 miles from the Gaza border.

1987 scene of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski's bomb explosion behind a computer store in Salt Lake City

Read Unabomber's never-before-seen letter to a Post reporter

June 8, 2024 | 12:08pm

A never-before-seen missive from unabomber Ted Kaczynski surfaced in Ardsley, New York this week after being mined from the childhood bedroom of Post reporter Jon Levine — me.

Pro-Palestinian activists from local and national organizations form a red line across the front of the White House on June 8, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Thousands of anti-Israel protesters descend upon White House

June 8, 2024 | 11:57am

The White House boosted security and put up anti-scaling fencing ahead of a massive anti-Israel protest planned for Saturday.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump waving to the crowd during halftime at the Palmetto Bowl in Columbia, South Carolina on November 25, 2023

GOP planning convention 'contingencies' in case Trump is jailed during nomination: 'Ready for anything'

June 8, 2024 | 8:53am

Trump will be sentenced by in New York City on July 11 after he was convicted of 34 felony counts stemming from hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Israel's war in Gaza arrives in Fire Island

June 8, 2024 | 8:53am

They're here, they're queer — and they love Hamas.

Four Israeli hostages rescued during 'complex' raid in central Gaza

June 8, 2024 | 7:37am

The hostages were rescued during a "complex" operation at two locations in Nuseirat, central Gaza.

Political commentator fired from The Hill days after rolling her eyes at sister of Oct. 7 hostage during interview

June 6, 2024 | 7:17pm

Gray said she had no additional comment when reached by The Post Thursday evening.

Hunter Biden owes ex-wife $2.9M in alimony and other debts as she is set to testify in gun, tax evasion trials

June 1, 2024 | 4:53pm

The first son is scheduled to go on trial for alleged tax crimes in September, another federal trial for illegal gun possession is expected to open next week — Buhle...

U.S. President Joe Biden in a suit and tie, delivering remarks on the Middle East at the State Dining Room in the White House on May 31, 2024

Biden hemorrhaging support from voters without a college degree: poll

June 1, 2024 | 12:18pm

The poll was taken before Trump's was found guilty of falsifying business records in his Manhattan criminal trial on Thursday.

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Donald Trump is a licensed gun owner — here's what will happen to his firearms after his felony conviction

June 1, 2024 | 11:24am

Donald Trump will have to turn over his firearms now that he has been found guilty on felony criminal charges in the Manhattan “hush money” case.

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Unvaxxed voices: Voters who skipped shots overwhelmingly back Trump — but prefer Biden to RFK

June 1, 2024 | 11:07am

They're loud, they're proud, they're unvaccinated -- and they're voting for Trump.

Minnesota Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips speaking at a presidential campaign rally at the Hanover Inn Dartmouth in 2024; trump and hochul

House Dem calls on Hochul to give Trump a pass after guilty verdict 'for the good of the country'

June 1, 2024 | 11:05am

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) said magnanimity from Hochul would help heal the nation.

Jordan Williams in a blue sweatshirt at his arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court for stabbing a man on the J Train

Fellow subway vigilante says Daniel Penny should be convicted for Jordan Neely killing

June 1, 2024 | 10:57am

Jordan Williams, who made national headlines after killing a man in a brawl on a Brooklyn train, said he feels no empathy for fellow subway killer Daniel Penny.

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Groveling MSNBC host declares Alvin Bragg 'anointed one' following Trump conviction

June 1, 2024 | 10:04am

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell deemed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg the "anointed one" following the conviction of Donald Trump.

Donald Trump could be sentenced to one to three years in prison for felony charges

June 1, 2024 | 9:36am

In a press conference Friday, The former president condemned the ruling and attacked Merchan as a "devil" and "tyrant" and "crooked" during a 33-minute peroration at Trump Tower in Midtown...

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Hunter Biden will be prominent point in Trump-Biden debate: insiders

May 25, 2024 | 3:39pm

Their first of two scheduled debates will take place at CNN headquarters June 27, just weeks before Hunter is set to go on trial for federal gun charges.

A collage featuring Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaking into microphones

RFK urges Libertarians to heckle Trump with rubber chickens

May 25, 2024 | 3:10pm

RFK Jr. and his allies are handing out rubber chickens at the Libertarian Party convention, and urging people to heckle former President Trump.

Trump sends cease and desist letter to block 'Apprentice' film

May 25, 2024 | 12:28pm

“We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers,” Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told The Post