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RNC members gather in Houston to elect new leaders, cement Trump’s grip on the party

The Republican National Committee's 168 members plan to gather in a downtown hotel on Friday to rubber-stamp new senior leadership who were handpicked by former President Donald Trump.

Navy demoted Rep. Ronny Jackson over conduct as Trump’s physician

The Navy retroactively demoted Rep. Ronny Jackson to the rank of captain in 2022 over his conduct in the White House as former President Trump's physician.

Kennedy’s independent presidential campaign keeps on keeping on

Independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is still very much on the campaign trail, continuing his quest to reach the White House. Is he a threat to those who are also running for the highest office in the land?

Trump’s VP search believed to be zeroing in on a trio of senators

President Trump is narrowing his choices for a running mate in November and is focused on three young U.S. senators, according to a GOP strategist with close ties to the campaign.

College student defeats 10-term state House member in North Carolina GOP primary

College student Wyatt Gable defeated a 10-term North Carolina state House member in a primary election this week, while another incumbent currently trails in a very close race with his intraparty opponent.

The uncontroversial Iraq War

Saddam Hussein’s 24-year rule over Iraq comprised an almost singular reign of megalomania, mass slaughter, gangsterism, kleptocracy, and national self-destruction. Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi was more cartoonish, Syria’s Bashar al-Assad might yet rack up a higher body count, and the Kims of North Korea actually got their hands on nukes. But there hasn’t really been […]

Dune’s beauty and horror

Let us not mince words. The plot of Dune: Part Two is so arcane, so shamelessly ridiculous, that to describe it is to risk discrediting the project. A messianic figure roams a planet teeming with psychotropic dust. Drowned worms excrete a magic potion. Christopher Walken is emperor of the galaxy. By rights, both the new […]

Accepting reality TV

When it comes to trash TV, there are two types of men. A few months back, I met one of the first kind — the ones who open their heart to the complexities of unscripted television unapologetically, who dive in headfirst to the raw emotion, the heartache, the unbridled joy that comes from watching hysterical […]

The slick Lauren Oyler

Lauren Oyler’s No Judgment is the kind of book that comes with certain quality assurances that read like wine-tasting notes. The essays contained therein will “bring to mind” the oaky aromas of Sontag, the citrusy tang of Kael, and the sharp chocolate hints of Terry Castle. And like real tasting notes, the promised sensations may […]

The finest plastic watch $270 can’t buy

“Tell us about your collection so far. … What do you know about these watches? Do you know why this one is sought after? If you were going to sell it, not that you would, but how much do you think it would sell for? Why should we sell this to you instead of the […]

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