Donald Trump doubled down on his refusal to sign a popular bipartisan housing-affordability bill “in protest” of Congress’ inability to force through his desired voter disenfranchisement legislation. The bill is set to become law with or without his signature, but leave it to Trump to remind Americans — at every opportunity — that their welfare…
Like many of my fellow Americans, I have spent much of this year contemplating the meaning of America’s 250th birthday. I have participated in fantastic events to mark this momentous occasion, and I have read dozens of reflections on America that range from passionately patriotic to sharply critical and everything in between. Yet, out of…
Two members of Congress have called on federal officials to address what they described as “a growing and preventable public health crisis” of families refusing the long-standard vitamin K shot for their newborns, which has led to some of those babies suffering uncontrollable bleeding and even dying. “We write to urge the Centers for Disease…
Inexperienced and improperly vetted, the candidate was a disaster in the making. Ad Policy Graham Platner speaks at an event in June 2026 in Blue Hill, Maine.(CJ Gunther / Getty Images) Anthony Weiner must be gnashing his teeth. Al Franken too. Weiner lost his political career for sexting while married (he went to jail for…
The budget of the American Department of Defense is eternally bloated. Like a ballooned whale carcass that is fed on by a frenzy of contractors, corporations, and ever-growing military operations, the DOD is the heart of a financial ecosystem that spans the globe. With nearly a trillion dollars allocated annually to its function, it’s a…
The senior legal counsel to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — the principal military adviser to President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — is stepping down nearly a year before his term is over, the latest in an exodus of the military’s top leaders and lawyers over the last 18…
Ad Policy Rome’s Colosseum at sunset in downtown Rome on January 10, 2012. (Filippo Monteforte / AFP via Getty Images) Danny and Derek are joined by Jake Nabel, Tombros Early Career Professor of Classical Studies and assistant professor of classics and ancient Mediterranean studies at Penn State, to talk about Roman-Parthian relations in antiquity. The…
We know, generally speaking, where Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell is: in a hospital in the Washington, D.C., area. What we don’t know is why he’s there, when he will leave, and what state he is in right now. McConnell, 84, has been hospitalized for a full three weeks. He was initially taken in on June…
