A statue of Anne Frank that was vandalized in Amsterdam on Tuesday is the latest example of a rise in global antisemitism stemming from tensions related to the Israel-Gaza conflict. This performative behavior is equal parts irrational and offensive. Writing “Gaza” in red paint at the bottom of an Anne Frank statue does nothing tangible […]
Former President Donald Trump brought his youngest son, Barron, onstage Tuesday. He has largely been removed from the media spotlight throughout both his childhood and high school tenure. This was Barron’s debut appearance at a rally and his first public outing in recent months, as he and his mother, Melania Trump, have maintained a low […]
Fourteen days after his disastrous debate, President Joe Biden is still in the race for reelection. Multiple elected Democrats, New York Times editorial writers and columnists, and Democratic Party megadonors — “elites,” sneers the perceptive David Dayen — have called on him to step aside. A secret ballot of congressional Democrats, the procedure under which […]
Legislation expressing support for the right to an abortion was blocked by Senate Republicans on Wednesday, amid a push by Democrats to put the GOP on defense over reproductive rights ahead of the November elections. The bill needed 60 votes in order to move forward to debate, meaning nine Republicans would have needed to break...
Ukraine is on an “irreversible” path to NATO membership, the 32 members of the alliance affirmed in a joint communique released Wednesday on the second day of their summit being held in Washington. Allies had negotiated for months over what language would be published in the joint communique, but discussions on specific words — including...
Story at a glance More than one in three U.S. adults earns money through a side hustle, according to a new Bankrate survey. The share of people with side hustles has dropped slightly over the past year, with 36 percent of adults reporting a side hustle compared to 39 percent in 2023. But it...
House Republicans and a handful of Democrats on Wednesday approved a bill that seeks to expand proof-of-citizenship requirements to vote in federal elections and impose voter roll purge requirements on states, legislation that has been touted by former President Trump. The legislation — formally titled the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — cleared the chamber in a...
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday announced he has finished his cancer treatment and is awaiting clearance from his doctors to resume travel to Washington, D.C. “Today, I’m happy to share that I’ve finished my cancer treatment for now and continue working to get physically stronger,” Grijalva wrote in a post on the social platform...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan clashed with conservative firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) during a tense House hearing — asking her if she understood the Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned a legal precedent known as the Chevron deference. Boebert, during an Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing Wednesday, asked Regan whether the EPA would repeal...