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A new biography spotlights Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy L. Sayers deserves magnification in our cultural memory. Looking back at the 20th century, one might be unable to imagine a world without C.S. Lewis or T.S. Eliot, but Dorothy L. Sayers? While those luminaries loom large — studied in academic classrooms, quoted in churches across the world, and, in Lewis’s case, the basis […]

Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum talks about her new book

As the anchor and executive editor of The Story with Martha MacCallum on Fox News, Martha MacCallum attends to the stories, momentous and fleeting, that constitute the daily news cycle. As an author, though, MacCallum prefers to focus on the stories from the past that have the capacity to inspire in the present. In 2020, […]

‘The Brightness,’ Chad Harbach’s long-awaited follow-up to ‘The Art of Fielding,’ disappoints

Chad Harbach’s first novel, The Art of Fielding (2011), was one of the most widely praised debuts of its decade, so you can’t blame the author for following up with a book featuring the same setting and many of the same characters. But while his new novel, The Brightness, returns to Westish College in Wisconsin […]

Nvidia spy scandal underlines China threat

The successful targeting of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang by a Chinese intelligence service is a big deal. But foremost among U.S. concerns is how this incident underlines China’s unparalleled threat. It is thus absurd that Democrats want to eliminate the House Select Committee on China. Alice Huang was, at least nominally, an executive at Megaspeed, […]

China stonewalls on cases of detained Americans, despite personal appeal from Trump

China has failed to engage with the U.S. over the fate of two Americans unjustly detained in the country, despite multiple personal appeals from President Trump and positive signals from Chinese President Xi Jinping. The lack of engagement on the Chinese side is out of character, according to sources close to the cases. The two...

US reups do-not-travel warning for Russia over ‘suspected pneumonic plague’

The U.S. is refreshing its call for Americans not to travel to Russia in the wake of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Siberia. In a post on the social platform X on Tuesday, the State Department said, “The U.S. Embassy is aware of press reports from the Irkutsk region of suspected pneumonic plague...

Appeals panel wrestles with block of RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel appointments

The Trump administration told a federal appeals panel Tuesday that a lower court erred in blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked appointees from serving on a key vaccine advisory panel.  Justice Department attorney Matthew Zorn told the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that a district court judge did not have the authority to...

Trump boosts dyed diesel availability amid high prices

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump seeks to make more diesel available President Trump on Monday night moved to make more diesel available in a bid to lower fuel prices. © AP Photo/Nick Ingram “I’m going to sign a historic executive order to officially waive the off-road requirement and...

Provide time, order and mercy for Salvadoran TPS holders

I understand that Temporary Protected Status was never intended as a permanent immigration status. But I ask that the administration extend it for Salvadorans so they have sufficient time to pursue other lawful alternatives and prepare responsibly for what may come.

Iran is losing — that’s why we should expect and prepare for more terrorist attacks

Two recent terrorist incidents, both fortunately unsuccessful, may provide a partial insight into a larger, longer-term Iranian strategy.

Let the debates begin: 5 to watch this week

In today's issue: ▪ Supreme Court back in session ▪ Trump touts diesel executive order ▪ Politico blocked from Air Force One ▪ Russia outbreak fuels concern General election debate season kicks into high gear this week with candidates meeting on stages throughout the country in races up and down the ticket. Today marks exactly...

Trump’s Golden Dome faces headwinds with funding uncertain

Golden Dome, President Trump’s lofty plan for a national ballistic missile defense shield, is facing heavy headwinds with project funding still uncertain. The missile defense program, estimated to cost some $1.2 trillion over 20 years of development and operation, needs a significant influx of funding to get it off the ground this fiscal year. But...

Alito’s first book pushes conservative justice into spotlight

Two decades after joining the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito joins the ranks of justices as authors. Alito's first book, “So Ordered,” set for release Tuesday, is an adapted collection of speeches he’s given over the years commenting on abortion, originalism, threats to the judiciary and more. It doesn’t break much new ground for those...

Hegseth’s get-out-the-vote effort draws praise and skepticism

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is ramping up his get-out-the-vote campaign, urging U.S. troops to register to vote in the 2026 midterm elections but not telling them which way to vote. He also issued a stand-down order, allowing service members to get one day off this month to cast a ballot. Critics view Hegseth’s increased emphasis...

Trump is turning out Democrats, but can he still do it for the GOP?

We’re now over the hump and into the downhill slide to the end of the 2026 midterm elections. I say “end” because early voting has already begun in six states, and by the end of next week, the number will be up to 19 and counting. A mighty river of ballots, eventually more than 100...

Mamdani’s plan to tackle antisemitism faces backlash from Jewish New Yorkers

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) rolled out a first-of-its-kind municipal strategy to combat antisemitism last week, and it has drawn some criticism from Jewish leaders who say its omission of Israel and anti-Zionism overlooks a key factor behind the recent rise in hate crimes against Jewish New Yorkers. A joint statement from the...

Trump’s feud with Cotton snaps heads in the Senate

President Trump’s doxing of Sen. Tom Cotton over a stalled bill to establish year-round daylight saving time is throwing an unexpected twist in the Arkansas Republican’s reelection race and sets up a fierce fight in the Senate this fall over the biannual changing of clocks. Trump’s decision to publish Cotton’s cellphone number on his Truth...

Poll: Democrats hold major advantage on health care costs

Health care costs remain a top affordability concern for voters, who trust Democrats over Republicans on the issue by a nearly two-to-one margin, according to a new poll from health research group KFF.  Six in 10 voters said they are worried about being able to afford their health care, including the cost of health insurance...

Appeals court to hear lawsuit against RFK Jr. vaccine moves

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story Appeals court to hear lawsuit against RFK Jr. vaccine moves A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by medical groups against Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, seeking to block his overhaul of the childhood...

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