Imagine if a 2026 tradwife fell back into the 1850s: Would it be the life she always wanted, or is her nostalgic cosplay from a world that never existed? That’s the premise of Caro Claire Burke’s novel Yesteryear, which simultaneously attracts and repulses readers as much as the tradwife movement itself. We feel some tug […]
If you’re over 40, none of the following will require explanation. It’s literary canon, etched into your memory over countless summer days watching reruns, or days spent home “sick,” watching game shows in the morning and comedy reruns in the afternoon until your parents came home and you had to pretend that you hadn’t spent […]
With its ornate facade resembling an ocean liner, gilded portholes, and fat cherubs hanging festoons of grapes, the Hotel Lutetia is known as the Left Bank’s grand hotel. The hotel’s motto, “Fluctuat nec mergitur” (“She is tossed by the waves, but does not sink”), is also the motto of Paris itself, suggesting the city’s resilience. […]
The late Sen. Lindsey Graham was a fierce opponent of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and other authoritarian regimes. A new law named in Graham’s honor would strengthen sanctions against Moscow and Tehran and could help bring an end to a long and devastating war. Congress should pass it without delay. The […]
What if, in celebration of America’s 250th birthday, we eschewed UFC fights on the White House lawn and Grand Prix races around the streets of Washington, D.C., and instead buried our heads in an eclectic and engaging volume of short takes on all manner of quintessentially American phenomena? Happily, this idea, inspired and inspirational, is no […]
The Italian government on Friday imposed border checks with Spain in response to an influx of tens of thousands of migrants in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta. The move will impact flights and maritime transport and temporarily suspends Spain’s Schengen border-free rights, an agreement that allows citizens of European member states to move...
Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over wagers he placed on the State of the Union earlier this year on Kalshi, the agency announced Friday. Santos placed bets on whether he would attend President Trump's address in February, while also posting on...
The Trump administration on Friday appealed a ruling from a federal judge in Florida who found the president effectively colluded with his own government in bringing a $10 billion suit against the IRS. That suit, which the Justice Department pointed to as the basis for creating its $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, was highly criticized by...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) declined to say Thursday whether he would support Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for continued Democratic leadership in the Senate. In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Van Hollen said he was “focused on the 2026 elections.” A Politico poll from June detailed that 47 percent of people who...
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35 stealth fighter jet crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, Calif., on Friday. Emergency crews are responding to the scene in what Marine officials said was an F-35 “aircraft mishap,” according to Fox 5. It is unclear what caused the crash. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is a Marine Corps installation...
National Center for Open and Unsolved Cases founder Morgan Wright said Thursday that there is “at least moderate confidence” that Iran is behind recent cybersecurity attacks on water facilities across Minnesota. “You know, there was an alert that was put out four days before this describing that they believed Iran was going to launch an...
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts stopped its decades-old free public tours, but it backtracked hours later to specify the pause would only last a few days, according to reports. Brooks Boeke, the director of the volunteer program, told volunteers Thursday the center would place a “temporary pause” on the public tours...
President Trump said Friday that he doesn’t blame Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) for blocking the nomination of Todd Blanche as attorney general because he’s doing it as retaliation for Trump supporting his GOP primary opponent. “This is being done by a senator, and I don't really blame him to be honest with you. I endorsed...
🤝 Plus: Senators near bipartisan deal to avert Sept. shutdown (!) {beacon} Happy Friday! I’m in the mood to try some new summer recipes, maybe that involve corn, peaches, burrata or watermelon. What should I make?! You always have the best suggestions. In today's issue: Trump goes to Camp David with his Cabinet What’s next...
President Trump said Friday that Israel is pleased with the Board of Peace’s agreement with Hamas to disarm the militant group in Gaza, despite its apparent skepticism of the framework. “We do have an understanding with Israel,” Trump told reporters at his Cabinet meeting at Camp David. “Israel is very happy about it. Israel helped...
A new report from the U.S. House Judiciary Committee warns that South Korea's aggressive regulatory and political pursuit of the American company Coupang undermines the principles of the U.S.-South Korea alliance.
The federal government is proposing cuts to water used by California, Arizona and Nevada, a major step toward figuring out the management of the dwindling Colorado River. The river provides water to states throughout the West, including drinking water and water for agricultural, industrial and municipal uses. As the West becomes drier, figuring out how to...
