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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Health experts and school leaders are thrilled with President Trump's revival of the Presidential Fitness Test, but they are hoping for substantial revisions to program, which was first deployed nearly 60 years ago. Advocates say the test, which hasn't been used since 2012, will need a makeover to shift its focus away from competition...
The years-long effort to ban members of Congress from trading stocks is back in the spotlight following a House Ethics Committee report that took issue with transactions made by a member’s spouse, and after a Senate panel advanced legislation to prohibit lawmakers from making transactions. And some lawmakers are vowing to keep the topic front...
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer weighed in on President Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner Erika McEntarfer, saying the commander-in-chief has “real concerns” about the jobs numbers that extend beyond the dismal Friday report. “Even last year during the campaign, there were enormous swings in the jobs numbers, and so...
Multiple Democratic governors are supportive of their colleagues' interests in redrawing their state’s Congressional maps to benefit Democratic Party candidates ahead of the 2026 midterms, responding to a push from President Trump and others to draw new lines in Texas to be more favorable to GOP candidates. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) said she is...
Former White House aide and "The View" co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin weighed in on former Vice President Kamala Harris's appearance on Stephen Colbert's "The Late Show," arguing the interview, her first since losing to President Trump in the 2024 election, represents everything that is "wrong" with Democrats since the November presidential race. "I was struck...
The Senate is set to finally begin its August recess without a deal on nominations as Republicans are intent on moving forward with a rules change to limit length of time spent on individual nominees enable President Trump’s selections to be confirmed more expeditiously due to a Democratic blockade. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.)...
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History said it is slated to restore the placard with information about President Trump’s two impeachments after removing it from the exhibit last month. The museum said in a Saturday statement that the section will be “updated in the coming weeks to reflect all impeachment proceedings in our nation’s...
President Trump blasted Democrats again for delaying the process of getting his nominees confirmed by the upper chamber and praised Senate Republicans for staying in Washington and working on getting the president’s picks approved. “Very proud of our great Republican Senators for fighting, over the Weekend and far beyond, if necessary, in order to get...
President Trump’s economy reverberated this week amid tariff uncertainty, the weak job report on Friday and the subsequent firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner, Erika McEntarfer. The Department of Labor (DOL) on Friday reported that the U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July. Additionally, the job numbers for May and June were...
Florida Republicans are increasingly pushing to redraw the state’s congressional lines following a similar move by the Texas GOP. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday he is “very seriously” looking at asking the state Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional map, arguing the 2020 census is flawed. Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-Fla.) came out in...
Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer in a Friday interview said the Trump administration will need to address its allegations that former President Obama manipulated intelligence related to Russian interference in the 2016 election. President Trump urged the Justice Department (DOJ) to deep dive into Obama and his officials in late July when Director...
A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday reaffirmed the ruling limiting President Trump’s asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border, blocking the president’s Day 1 order. Shortly after taking office, Trump issued a proclamation seeking to end asylum for all migrants besides those who entered the U.S. at ports of entry, contending...
President Trump's 10-12 day countdown for Russia to reach a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine has not translated into action, while Russia has used the time to intensify its offensive against Ukraine and China has become increasingly visible in its support of Russia.
Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted child trafficker and Jeffrey Epstein's chief enabler, has offered to testify in exchange for a pardon, and President Trump appears to be considering the proposition, despite the evidence of her systematic sexual abuse of children.
