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Tolkien took over fantasy, but is he any good?

A new bio goes there and back again.

How the congestion-toll scam hides behind the fantasy of a carless city

Bicycles account for about 1% of all commuting, but romantics FEEL they'll become New...

Psychiatrist says TDS has turned ‘deadly serious’ and wants it recognized as a mental disorder

Dr. Carole Lieberman, a psychiatrist, says Trump Derangement Syndrome is real and should be recognized as a formal mental disorder by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

‘This crosses the line’: Visitor blasts Torpedo Factory prints on Kirk, ICE and Mangione

Kevin McGunnigle and his wife were strolling through Alexandria's Torpedo Factory Art Center earlier this month when they were shocked to be confronted by an artist's creations insulting assassinated conservative Charlie Kirk and praising Luigi Mangione, who is on trial in New York for the slaying of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Endorsing Mark Warner could cost Barbara Comstock her seat at the Virginia GOP table

Some Virginia Republicans want to boot former Rep. Barbara Comstock from the ranks of the Virginia GOP.

This week on The Hill: Florida governor’s race, embattled lawmakers to take spotlight

With Congress out of session for the August recess, lawmakers are fanning out across their districts and states to campaign and meet with constituents as the 2026 midterms enter a critical stretch. In Florida, the political spotlight is especially bright, with voters preparing to choose a successor to GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose final term...

Cassidy on Trump’s vaccine order, ‘crazy, stupid’ claims: ‘This is why the president’s poll numbers are going down’

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday said President Trump's executive order that seeks to alter the childhood vaccine schedule is based on "crazy, stupid" claims, and that they are "why the president's poll numbers are going down." CNN's Jake Tapper, in an interview with Cassidy, a physician, reiterated the senator's words in saying that "someone needs to...

Blanche refuses to pledge DOJ will always act independently of White House

Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday did not commit to acting independently of President Trump, but he claimed the president has not and will not ask him to prosecute specific individuals. “There's a big difference between saying we will always do our job and investigate any case and act independently of the White House. No,...

Jeffries: ‘I don’t support’ DSA agenda

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that he does not back the agenda of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), even as democratic socialists and left-leaning candidates racked up primary wins in the last few months. “I don't support the DSA agenda, as has been articulated by the DSA itself. Now, you're going...

Doug Jones: Claims that many Democratic nominees are ‘far left, socialist’ is ‘just a boogeyman’

Alabama gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones (D) on Sunday dismissed Republicans equating a slew of left-wing Democrats winning primaries to “communists” taking over the party. During an interview on “The Hill Sunday,” the former Alabama senator said Republicans are “preaching to their own choir” when they call Democrats socialists and communists. “This is also a little...

Cassidy: ‘Pretty evident’ RFK Jr. lied about changing vaccine schedule

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.) on Sunday accused Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of breaking his pledge to not attempt to tweak the childhood vaccine schedule. Discussing President Trump’s recent executive order seeking to alter the schedule on ABC News’s “This Week,” Cassidy alluded to “guarantees” Kennedy and the White...

Stevens says ‘it certainly makes sense’ for El-Sayed to end affiliation with Piker

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) on Sunday said "it certainly makes sense" for her former Michigan Senate race opponent, Abdul El-Sayed (D), to end his affiliation with popular left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker. Fox News's "The Sunday Briefing" co-host Jacqui Henrich asked Stevens if she would call on El-Sayed, a progressive, to moderate his views on...

Suspect in Virginia State University shooting arrested, found hiding in closet

A 19-year-old man has been arrested as a suspect in the shooting of five people at Virginia State University after he was found hiding in a closet.

Cassidy predicts Trump’s vaccine order will increase insurance costs

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday reiterated his issues with President Trump’s executive order that seeks to tweak the childhood vaccine schedule, with the directive’s impact on insurance costs among them. “Now instead of your child getting two shots, she has to get six shots,” Cassidy told host Martha Raddatz on ABC’s “This Week,” referring...

House Republican: ‘Prices are too high’

Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) on Sunday said "prices are too high," adding that it's an issue constituents raise with him, but he emphasized it as "the hand you're dealt" when it comes to the Trump administration's war with Iran. Flood appeared on "The Hill Sunday" with host Chris Stirewalt, who reiterated to the congressman President...

New York Republican says DSA candidates will make up ‘commie caucus’ if elected to Congress

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) on Sunday said that Democratic candidates aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) will make up the "commie caucus" if the party reclaims Congress after the fall midterm elections. Malliotakis started off by criticizing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's (D) rollout of a new tax on second homes worth...

What is a peanut butter pay raise, and why you may not get one next year

It may feel early to be looking ahead to any pay raise in 2027, but some employers appear to be gearing up for increases unlike those they've rolled out in the past.

Jim Jordan says costs ‘are tough,’ but economy is in a ‘pretty good direction’

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Sunday praised the direction of the economy, while acknowledging that costs "are tough" on American families. Jordan made the case for President Trump and Republicans on Fox News's "Sunday Morning Futures" while slamming the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) for "hanging on this idea of affordability" to advocate against the...

We should start building fiscal insurance for the AI era

Policymakers should begin developing fiscal insurance options, such as modernized adjustment assistance and expanded capital ownership, to mitigate the potential risks of large-scale worker displacement and increased income inequality caused by artificial intelligence.

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