Over and over, Dr. Anthony Fauci, an infectious disease doctor who led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 38 years, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during a highly anticipated hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC). “On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based…
On an afternoon in mid-May, dozens of Microsoft engineers and their managers gathered online and in a conference room at the company’s Redmond, Washington, headquarters to discuss Project Glasswing. The tech giant was racing to fix weaknesses in its code that a new AI model known as Mythos was uncovering at an unprecedented clip. The…
How Troy Jackson rose from wildcat striker to Democratic Senate nominee. Ad Policy Troy Jackson, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, speaks during the Maine Democratic Party special state convention in Bangor, Maine, on July 25, 2026. (Graeme Sloan / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Bangor, Maine—As delegates to the Maine Democratic Party’s special Senate nominating…
The president was visibly dozing off throughout the late senator’s memorial at Washington National Cathedral Lindsey Graham was laid to rest today, and at least one of his many mourners marked the occasion by getting in a little nap. In several clips of the funeral, Donald Trump was seen openly drifting off in his seat,…
In a private ceremony on Sept. 17, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood at a podium inside the National Archives building in Washington, D.C., and praised a Florida nonprofit for what he called a singular achievement in American education. The attendees were celebrating the Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness, which announced that it had reached…
His speech was racist, homophobic, vindictive, and soul-crushingly unfunny—and the journalists in the crowd didn’t seem to care. Ad Policy President Donald Trump speaks at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC on Friday, July 24, 2026.(Mark Schiefelbein / AP) Fittingly, the disgraceful second edition of the 2026 White House…
Republican lawmakers are maintaining a practiced silence in the face of new misconduct allegations against one of their own. Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) has been — not for the first time — in the crosshairs of domestic abuse allegations brought forth by a former partner. In June, police footage related to a child custody dispute…
I worked on Joe Biden’s campaign in 2020. I believed then, and still believe, in the version of this party that shows up, does the unglamorous work and governs like it actually matters more than it performs. That’s the party that passed the Affordable Care Act and clawed its way back from a financial collapse…
