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Glad Dogs and Englishmen

Have you missed the pairing of a mellifluous British accent with that of a machine-loving American? Guy Denton and Luther Ray Abel have the podcast for you.

Virginians Are Not Impressed with the Start of the Spanberger Era

‘The approval mark for Abigail Spanberger is 13 percentage points lower than the average...

Another Windfall for the Bottomless ‘Blue Texas’ Money Pit

Texas Senate nominee James Talarico is only the latest candidate to benefit from this...

Trump says U.S. could wipe out Iran ‘tomorrow night’

President Trump on Monday said Iran could be wiped out by the U.S. military in a single day, ramping up his rhetoric ahead of his Tuesday deadline for Tehran to make a deal or face devastating strikes on its infrastructure.

Supreme Court vacates judgment against Steve Bannon

The Supreme Court on Monday erased an appeals court ruling against Trump confidant Steve Bannon, clearing the way for his criminal conviction for contempt of Congress to be tossed out.

Stephen A. Smith to Hannity: ‘I don’t think I’m running either’

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith distanced himself from the idea of running for president, saying in a new interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity that he wouldn’t want to give up his wealth. In a preview of the debut episode of the “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” podcast, which launches Tuesday morning, Smith discussed the...

NPS announces return of Mount Rushmore July 4th fireworks

The National Park Service (NPS) on Monday announced the return of fireworks at Mount Rushmore to celebrate Independence Day. In a press release, the NPS said fireworks will be launched over Mount Rushmore on July 3, adding later that “the return of fireworks to this iconic national memorial reflects President Donald J. Trump’s vision of...

The systematic destruction of American institutional trust, by the numbers

Despite decades of survey data showing that Americans are managing their personal lives, national wellbeing is declining due to decreasing satisfaction with democracy, institutional confidence, and increasing affective polarization.

Trump’s attack on Iran widens the gap between him and the Catholic Church

The seeds of division between the Trump administration and the Catholic Church were planted early in Trump’s second term.

Trump: Oil tanker crews must ‘show some guts,’ sail through Straight of Hormuz

President Trump is pushing oil tanker crews to “show some guts” and sail through the Strait of Hormuz. “These ships should go through the Strait of Hormuz and show some guts, there’s nothing to be afraid of … They have no Navy, we sunk all their ships,” Trump said, according to Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade,...

Top OpenAI executive departs post over Pentagon deal

A hardware leader at OpenAI has left the artificial intelligence firm in the wake of the company’s recent partnership with the Pentagon, citing concerns over surveillance and autonomous weapons. Caitlin Kalinowski, who was a member of OpenAI’s technical staff overseeing hardware, announced Friday that “principle, not people” led to the decision. “This wasn’t an easy call. AI has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without...

Georgia teacher dies in toilet paper prank gone wrong, police say

A teacher in Georgia died during a toilet paper prank after being run over by a vehicle, authorities said.

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, selected to replace father as Iran leader?

Mojtaba Khamenei was selected to lead Iran on Monday after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes. Mojtaba was elected by a body of 88 Iranian clerics known as the Assembly of Experts. Father-to-son succession is traditionally frowned upon in the Shiite Muslim clerical establishment in part due to an intent to separate...

Not even Texas should want to execute this death row inmate

Executing someone in Andre Thomas’s condition would be indecent and inhumane. 

Pentagon identifies US soldier killed in attack in Saudi Arabia

The Defense Department on Monday identified the U.S. soldier killed by an Iranian attack on a Saudi Arabia air base as 26-year-old Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington. Pennington, of Glendale, Ky., died Sunday from injuries sustained during the March 1 attack at Prince Sultan Air Base. He had been assigned to 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space...

Trump says ‘mutual’ decision with Israel will end Iran war

President Trump on Sunday said the decision to end the war in Iran will be a “mutual” decision with Israel. "I think it’s mutual … a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account," Trump told the Times of Israel newspaper in...

Hegseth says he and Trump ‘reserve the right’ to send US troops to Iran

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is refusing to rule out U.S. boots on the ground in Iran as the joint military operations with Israel against the country enter a second week.  During a “60 Minutes” interview with CBS News’s Major Garrett that aired late Sunday, Hegseth confirmed that U.S. forces were not on the ground in...

250 years later: No kings, mad or otherwise

Trump has acted like a monarch accountable only to his own whims.

Judge pushes back timeline for tariff refunds

A federal judge gave the Trump administration some breathing room to process tariff refunds after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) indicated it needed 45 days to set up an automated system. U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton had ordered immediate compliance, but he pushed back the timeline after fielding CBP officials’ concerns at a Friday hearing. The judge has now ordered a...

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