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The irresistible lure of duty-free shopping

We already know this rule: You aren’t permitted to leave a museum without running into a gift shop. I also discovered late last week in Paris that you can’t walk out of the newly restored Notre-Dame cathedral without passing a large gift zone near the arrow that points to Sortie de secours. And you can’t […]

A neglected book makes the case for birds

At first glance, Blackie & Co.: Blackbirds in My Garden, by the English writer Hockley Clarke, is quite unsurprisingly a nice little book about blackbirds. Namely, two birds, father and son, whose relationship with Clarke began one bitter night in 1962. It was Europe’s coldest winter in 80 years, and, to give the bird a […]

A nuclear renaissance could be an important Trump legacy

The Army announced Wednesday that its Janus Program has selected five companies to build nuclear microreactors at five military installations, committing up to $2.2 billion to an effort that could eventually put more than 20 reactors across War Department facilities. It is the latest evidence that President Donald Trump’s revival of American nuclear power could […]

Iceland votes on resuming EU membership talks as Trump’s push for neighboring Greenland looms over debate

President Donald Trump's push to acquire Greenland added a new security dimension to Iceland's EU referendum, with 275,000 eligible voters weighing in.

Hospice fraud victimizes seniors, but Gavin Newsom’s no help

California hospice fraud is not just fleecing taxpayers.

Pritzker says Texas Democrats who fled state will be protected amid arrest threats

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said on Sunday that the state would protect Texas Democrats who fled to the Prairie State over GOP efforts to redraw the Lone Star State's congressional maps. “They're here in Illinois. We're going to do everything we can to protect every single one of them and make sure that —...

Trump on Sydney Sweeney controversy: If she’s Republican ‘I think her ad is fantastic’

President Trump on Sunday weighed in on actor Sydney Sweeney and her recent controversial ad campaign with American Eagle. “You'd be surprised at how many people are Republicans,” the president said after a reporter stated that the "White Lotus" and "Euphoria" star is a registered Republican. “That’s what I wouldn’t have known, but I’m glad...

Texas legislator James Talarico on Democratic walkout: ‘It’s time to fight back’

Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) urged his party to "fight back" on Sunday as Democratic legislators left the Lone Star State.

Texas Democrats flee state in bid to stop GOP maps from advancing

Texas House Democrats announced on Sunday that they were leaving the state in a bid to stop Republicans from advancing House maps that would give the GOP five more pickup opportunities ahead of 2026. The Texas Democrats said they were denying Republicans a quorum, or the minimum number of lawmakers needed present in order to...

Puzder confirmed as US ambassador to EU

Andrew Puzder, a former fast-food chain CEO, was confirmed by the Senate on Saturday as the U.S. ambassador to the European Union (EU). Puzder’s confirmation went through in a 53-44 vote, with New Hampshire Sens. Maggie Hassan (D) and Jeanne Shaheen (D) crossing the aisle to vote with most Republicans in support of Puzder. Sen....

Trump defends firing labor statistics chief after weak jobs report

President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad pushback. Trump in a post on his Truth Social platform asserted that fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer "had the biggest miscalculations in over 50 years," portraying...

The Memo: Putin and Netanyahu vex Trump on the world stage

Two foreign leaders have become more vexing to President Trump than he expected: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Each of them has complicated the political calculus for Trump on the world stage, owing not only to the suffering each of them has imposed on Ukrainians and Palestinians, respectively, but also...

Trump fires back at ‘sleazebag’ Charlamagne tha God after Epstein comments

President Trump railed against Charlamagne tha God on Sunday after the radio host predicted the Jeffrey Epstein saga would pave the way for traditional Republicans to take back the GOP from the MAGA base. Charlamagne made the remarks in an interview on Fox News’s “My View with Lara Trump,” which is hosted by the president’s...

Senate confirms Jeanine Pirro as US attorney for DC

The Senate on Saturday night confirmed President Trump's pick Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Pirro, a former Fox News host and prosecutor who served as district attorney for Westchester County in New York, was confirmed along party lines in a 50-45 vote. Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Mitch...

White House officials defend Trump’s firing of BLS chief

White House officials on Sunday defended President Trump's decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad criticism. "The president wants his own people there so that when we see the numbers, they're more transparent and more reliable," Kevin Hassett, chair of the...

Most education reformers have no idea what parents and kids want — and they don’t care

Education reformers should prioritize the needs and interests of parents and the local community, rather than their own ideological and emotional interests, in order to produce the best outcomes for students.

How foreign policy could crash Republican midterm prospects

President Trump's support among independent voters could be significantly impacted by his decision to become involved in an expanded war involving Israel and Iran, as 65 percent of voters and 69 percent of independent voters would hold him responsible for rising gas prices, while 72 percent oppose the war due to its potential economic consequences.

DNC chair says Democrats will start process of setting 2028 primary calendar this month

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said on Sunday that the party will begin deliberating the 2028 primary calendar later this month at a meeting in Minneapolis. “We're going to start that conversation actually this month in August at our DNC meeting in Minneapolis,” Martin said in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,”...

Trump is undermining his own law that prevents mass atrocities

The Trump administration should have submitted its Elie Wiesel Act annual report to Congress by July 15 — this didn’t happen. 

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