Noah Shachtman

Contributing Editor

Noah Shachtman is a contributor editor at Rolling Stone. He previously served as the editor-in-chief from 2021 to Feb. 2024. Before joining Rolling Stone, Shachtman was the editor-in-chief at The Daily Beast. Shachtman has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal, and reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia and elsewhere around the globe.

Eric Adams’ Lawyers Offered Trump DOJ an ‘Ever-Present Partner’

The NYC mayor and his reps kissed up to Trump, promising full cooperation as he removes “undocumented immigrants.” The whole thing backfired
- In the Open
- By
  Noah Shachtman
Trump’s Plan Comes Into Focus: Make America Corrupt Again

The deal to spring Eric Adams caps a broad effort to functionally legalize bribery and covert foreign influence. We’re all going to pay for it
- Commentary
- By
  Noah Shachtman
He Took On R. Kelly, Chinese Spies, and George Santos

The feds’ top prosecutor in Brooklyn went after big targets around the world. What happens when the Justice Department reports to a convicted felon?
- Peace Out
- By
  Noah Shachtman
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A Citizen App for UFO Sightings Is Taking Off, Thanks to the Drone Frenzy

Enigma launched in 2023 to collect and verify unexplained aerial phenomenon. Could it help explain what’s going on along the Eastern Seaboard?
- Flying Objects
- By
  Noah Shachtman
Trump Laughs at ‘Thirsty’ Eric Adams for Kissing Up

“How long until the actual begging and love letters start?” says one Trump official, as the president-elect jokes about Adams wanting a pardon
- Exclusive
- By
  Asawin Suebsaeng and Noah Shachtman
Eric Adams Has a Foreign Corruption Problem. New York's Is Way Bigger

The indictment of New York City’s mayor is just the latest federal investigation into foreign interference at every level of the city's government — and beyond
- Rotten Apple
- By
  Noah Shachtman
Is Trump's Whole Political Career Just a Cockeyed Revenge Plot Against the NFL?

For more than 30 years, he was desperate to own a team. After his bid to buy the Buffalo Bills in 2014 was rejected, he vowed payback on an epic scale
- Twist of Fate
- By
  Noah Shachtman
Trump’s White House Was ‘Awash in Speed’ — and Xanax

Under Trump, the White House Medical Unit was “like the Wild West,” and staffers had easy access to powerful stimulants and sedatives, sources tell Rolling Stone
- Exclusive
- By
  Noah Shachtman and Asawin Suebsaeng
Today’s Rolling Stone

In the wake of our founder’s offensive comments, we’re taking a hard look at where we’ve been and where we’re going
- Where We Stand Now
- By
  Noah Shachtman
K-Pop, Punk Rock, and a Drag Show Keep the Good Times Going in Austin

These are the best things we saw on the wildest day yet at SXSW 2023
- SXSW 2023
- By
  Rolling Stone