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Trump admits Iran could cost midterms -- Troy Farah -- The president insists the war is worth it. An American majority disagrees

7 minutes ago

Susan Collins no longer Maine's Houdini -- Heather Digby Parton -- Susan Collins no longer Maine's Houdini -- Heather Digby Parton -- The senator cannot make her role as Donald Trump's enabler disappear

7 minutes ago

Fox tries to cool MAGA anger over AI -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Gutfeld, Watters, Ingraham and Kilmeade are pushing back as data centers become a midterm issue

2 days ago

Jack Smith attack exposes GOP propaganda - Sophia Tesfaye - Jack Smith attack exposes GOP propaganda - Sophia Tesfaye - MAGA media was ready to amplify the Missouri senator's conspiracy theory. It turned out to be laughably false

4 hours ago

How "The Swan" gave us Mar-a-Lago face - Melanie McFarland - How "The Swan" gave us Mar-a-Lago face - Melanie McFarland - Erin Lee Carr's documentary explores the era before extreme surgical makeovers became a MAGA status symbol

5 hours ago

Trump's failure hides Project 2025 wins -- Heather Digby Parton -- OMB director Russell Vought is quietly remaking the federal government, and Congress is next

7 hours ago

Generic food lost its stigma -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Private label used to mean settling. Aldi and other store brands turned it into a reason to shop

5 hours ago

Louisiana governor's secret deals -- Alex Galbraith -- The MAGA Louisiana governor has buried his deals with Meta and SpaceX under a mountain of NDAs

6 hours ago

The gospel according to Andy Beshear -- Jason Kyle Howard -- Kentucky's governor on his new book, the Good Samaritan and why he hasn't ruled out 2028

11 hours ago

Why Gen Z sees itself in "Primetime" -- Coleman Spilde -- A24's Chris Hansen biopic cleverly reveals the surveillance state's rapid escalation

1 day ago

Donald Trump abdicates as leader of the free world -- Trump abdicates as free world leader -- Heather Digby Parton -- The president's UN address showed he has ceded that position to Canada's Mark Carney

6 days ago

Wife school can't fix MAGA husbands -- Amanda Marcotte -- A new wave of Christian influencers claim women can save their marriages with more self-loathing

2 days ago

After Democrats beat Trump in the midterms, here's how they finish him -- After Dems win, they can crush Trump -- Dan Froomkin -- A Democratic majority will have the tools to stop the Trump agenda — but it must use them

3 days ago

Clavicular's charges shows the real danger of MAGA manhood -- MAGA manhood is a real danger to women -- Amanda Marcotte -- Long before his arrest for rape, the looksmaxxing star built a brand based on contempt for women

3 days ago

Brad Pitt's comeback act has faltered -- Coleman Spilde -- "Avengers Endgame: Encore" snapped its fingers to make Pitt's "Heart of the Beast" disappear

2 days ago

Trump TV is the end of an era for the "king of ratings" -- Trump TV is already dead -- Sophia Tesfaye -- Trump's bid to go around the press shows he's lost his once-reliable touch with the media

2 days ago

We need Jack Smith's defiance right now -- Troy Farah -- Republicans aren't just attacking one of Trump's enemies. They're trying to rewrite history

11 hours ago

Trump can't trick voters into loving him -- Amanda Marcotte -- Voters aren't falling for Trump's taxpayer-funded ads and phony promises to pay them $5,000

1 day ago

Moms are fed up over Texas schools - Mel Leonor Barclay - The 19th - She got into politics because of education, an issue giving Texas its most competitive governor's race in years

8 hours ago

Don't buy the AI miracle pitch -- Troy Farah -- Trump and Silicon Valley are selling the idea that AI will save us. It's a dangerous bet

1 day ago

WH proposal could hurt disabled voters - Lisa Song - ProPublica - A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget is part of the Trump admin's broader efforts to restrict voting

1 day ago

Kaepernick would kneel again -- Rann Miller -- Kaepernick would kneel again -- Rann Miller -- In "Perilous Fight" Kaepernick doesn't need permission to stand up for Black people

8 hours ago

Werner Herzog's lonely hearts club film -- Coleman Spilde -- This extraordinary sister act says even the closest companions can be starved for love

2 days ago

Oprah is our cultural Oppenheimer -- Melanie McFarland -- Oprah Winfrey shaped what America reads, buys and believes. Not all of it aged well

3 days ago

Hear The Beatles becoming The Beatles -- Kenneth Womack -- The Beatles' new "Rubber Soul" box set captures the band at a pivotal moment of artistic transformation

3 days ago

"Primetime" isn't Chris Hansen's story -- Coleman Spilde -- Robert Pattinson's role as the "To Catch a Predator" host turns the tables on its audience

4 days ago

"SNL" returns with "Natalie Harp" -- CK Smith -- The comedy sketch show turned Trump aide Natalie Harp's devotion to the president into a horror-movie gag

4 days ago

The Monkees was our first boy band -- Melanie McFarland -- Hey hey, Boomers and Gen X after-school TV kids: this one's for you

6 days ago

The controversy of Tim Tebow & LifeSurge -- CK Smith -- Christian star is taking heat over Life Surge, but dozens of celebs lent credibility to questionable financial org

4 days ago

Pro-Trump ads paid for by taxpayers -- Troy Farah -- The controversial ads have invited bipartisan criticism. The White House said it was "educational" and "patriotic"

6 days ago

Fast food and the private equity fallout -- Alex Galbraith -- The places Americans once loved for being cheap are a lesson in what buyouts do

6 days ago

Texas unplugs over 900 Flock cameras - Ayden Runnels - The Texas Tribune - Fourteen cities and counties have dropped Flock contracts or cut their number of cameras

3 days ago

I don't want another restaurant app -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- I don't want another restaurant app -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- In an age of predictive shopping and fake-friendly alerts, a paper punchcard respects your appetite

7 hours ago

Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring - Jay L. Zagorsky - The Conversation - Here's what to know about this growing trend

1 month ago

Kalshi kicks out George Santos forever -- Troy Farah -- Meanwhile, a federal appeals court ruled 3-0 that states can regulate prediction markets like gambling

1 month ago

Trump's Iran war has economists aghast -- Troy Farah -- No "endgame" in sight, says JPMorgan, as gas prices keep soaring

11 days ago

The cost of scheduling conversations -- Nicole Karlis -- What's lost when spontaneous communication declines?

1 day ago

New MLB ballpark could be in Grand Teton -- CK Smith -- MLB & federal officials are considering Grand Teton for future game, despite strict rules protecting national parks

4 days ago

Fat Bear Week should be every week -- Troy Farah -- Give me the "American Idol" version of meadowlark songs

5 days ago

Are we in the AI end times? -- Troy Farah -- Anxiety over the dangers of artificial "intelligence" says more about human nature than about the machines

15 days ago

Suing Ken Paxton over abortion access - Shefali Luthra - The 19th - The case argues that Texas' near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions

14 days ago

Ectopic pregnancy deaths nearly doubled - Andrea Suozzo, Agnel Philip - ProPublica - Ectopic pregnancy deaths nearly doubled - Andrea Suozzo, Agnel Philip - ProPublica - ProPublica's analysis of CDC data found that almost 200 women died after an ectopic pregnancy from 2020 to 2025

18 days ago

Lying about clean water will backfire -- Troy Farah -- The ruling begs the question: What is even the point of government?

19 days ago

Alito is complicit in climate disaster -- Troy Farah -- The Supreme Court justice has made millions from companies that profit from our planet's destruction

25 days ago

For better soups, start in the oven -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- For better soups, start in the oven -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Roast first, simmer later

2 days ago

The women reshaping kitchen culture -- Francesca Giangiulio -- From the Chef's Table Festival, chefs with different styles show there's no one way to lead

3 days ago

The banana cake that gave me back myself -- Helene Rosenthal -- I left advertising to raise my daughters. A banana cake helped me find the creative life I thought I'd lost

4 days ago

A menu for Dolly Parton Day -- Francesca Giangiulio -- A Southern spread honoring the Queen of Country, with recipes tied to her life and legacy

6 days ago

Julia Child's home is for sale -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Her longtime Cambridge home is on the market for $6.475 million, with plenty of Child history still inside

7 days ago

Is iced coffee unprofessional? -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- The drink is trivial. The unwritten rules around professionalism are not

8 days ago

Don't meal prep. Make one nice thing -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Like a cozy tomato-cheddar strata that practically makes itself

9 days ago

The $18 jarred pasta sauce era is here -- Ashlie D. Stevens -- Ragu once needed doctoring. Today's premium jars promise great sauce with little effort

11 days ago

My affair with witchcraft -- Sarah Herrington -- Reeling from two break-ups — romantic and spiritual — I went to a local witch's Halloween healing event

7 hours ago

"Where will you spend eternity?" -- S.J. Stover -- An evangelical theater experience like "Sleep No More" meets Dante's "Inferno," as interpreted by Franklin Graham

7 hours ago

I smell dead people -- Kelly McClure -- You may believe that ghosts don't exist because you've never seen one, but eyes aren't the only indicators

7 hours ago

What owning a cemetery taught me -- Sarah Gundle -- Despite being featured on Zillow Gone Wild, the house — a renovated church — sat on the market for nearly a year

7 hours ago