Trump escalates his racist attacks
Failure to connect his comments to our worsening democratic crisis is an act of complicity
Greg Gutfeld will never outshine Colbert
Fox News tries to credit Gutfeld's show for Colbert's cancellation — but the facts tell a different story
Texas Dems may lose but have bigger plan
Democrats concede there’s only so much they can do to keep Texas from redrawing its maps
The Colonel wasn't Elvis' villain
"The Colonel and the King" reveals a complex, often misunderstood figure whose ambitions mirrored Presley's
Trump order authorizes cartel strikes
Order raises possibility of "direct military operations at sea and on foreign soil against cartels,” NYT reports
Hegseth boosts Christian nationalist
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promoted a CNN interview with Doug Wilson, who argues the US should be a theocracy
"Weapons" succumbs to its worst instinct
The "Barbarian" filmmaker fumbles summer's most mysterious movie by revealing both too much and not enough
America is in our rearview mirror
Republicans in Congress have capitulated to a circus boss who is no longer running the show
Trump betrays MAGA by reneging on IVF
Instead of treatment, Project 2025 proposes shaming patients for premarital sex
Redistricting war puts critics in a bind
Good government groups say they oppose redistricting in Democratic states, even if Republicans do it first
GOP misinfo kills Oregon wildfire map
Lawmakers' attempt to help people most at risk drew accusations that they were trying to "depopulate rural areas"
GOP "weaponizing" FBI against Texas Dems
Sen. John Cornyn claimed the FBI will help find Democrats who fled Texas, but it's not clear what that might entail
"MAHA" soda ban gains momentum
Trump’s USDA is letting states ban soda and candy from SNAP. Six more have just signed on
Win the potluck, Trader Joe’s-style
Skip the stress — these Trader Joe’s favorites are all you need to pull off a flawless summer potluck
Trump could gut NYC's seafood supply
Imported seafood powers New York’s kitchens. New Trump tariffs could make it scarcer — and much more expensive
Clyburn to Dems: "Fight fire with fire"
The South Carolina lawmaker said the GOP is inviting trouble by trying to eliminate Democratic congressional seats
Trump wants the stars to shine for him
From Swift to Sweeney, the president’s celebrity circus rants reveal who’s living rent-free in his head
Trump isn't "entitled" to House seats
The 2026 midterms will not be free and fair if Trump can help it
Aging US collides with climate change
During and after disasters, the elderly are the most vulnerable
Trump's war on Big Law chokes resistance
Some of America’s largest law firms are refusing to take cases that seek to hold the government to account
Cuomo duped by AOC deepfake
The NewsNation anchor was fooled by a fake clip of the congresswoman talking about Sydney Sweeney
Cain stumps for ICE
The actor best known for playing Clark Kent pushed his followers to become immigration agents
Ex-employee exposes "Alligator Alcatraz"
A former corrections officer said they were horrified by conditions at the Florida immigrant detention center
Fired Labor stats chief should sue Trump
Dr. Erika McEntarfer's public ouster is actionable because of Trump's false accusations