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Pete Hegseth’s press crackdown smells like a coverup

The Pentagon clamps down on Stars and Stripes as questions about the USS Abraham Lincoln arise

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Sophia Tesfaye

Personal bankruptcy filings are soaring in 2026, signaling growing economic distress

Here's what to know about this growing trend

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Jay L. Zagorsky

“Travelin’ Thru” is the Dolly Parton song that can’t be forgotten

Parton's anthem for "Transamerica" proves doing what’s right is a timeless endeavor

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Coleman Spilde

Will Hurricane Dolly hit Mar-a-Lago?

Probably not, but it’s understandable why so many people hope so

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Troy Farah

Trump’s real estate career offers a hint of Kennedy Center’s future

The president's threat to demolish JFK's memorial feels predictable given his history

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Heather Digby Parton

Democrats have a golden opportunity. They’re fighting each other instead

Maybe it's time to focus on dumping Trump first, and working out their internal disputes later

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Brian Karem

The high cost of MAGA manhood

Masculinity on the right runs on consumption. Trump made the hallmarks of manhood pricier

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Amanda Marcotte

Why the right is so afraid of the Girl Scouts

Behind the cookies and badges is a quietly radical idea: Girls should be curious about the world

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Ashlie D. Stevens

The long afterlife of QAnon conspiracy theories haunting American politics

Amid the U.S. war with Iran, some government officials have turned to QAnon for inspiration

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Matthew N. Hannah

HBO’s “Watchmen” trolls history and heroic whiteness in the most extraordinary episode yet

Damon Lindelof's take on history meets up with that of the comic books' to tell a true American hero origin story

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Melanie McFarland

Senator calls for criminal investigation into RFK Jr.’s lies to Congress over vaccines

Meanwhile, Republican efforts to prosecute Dr. Anthony Fauci for contempt of Congress have hit a wall

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Troy Farah

HBO Max is sacrificing its credibility to vertical video

The latest streamer to adopt short-form content is doing it all wrong

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Coleman Spilde

“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” made me want to date again

Jane Schoenbrun’s latest freak-matching film moved me to swear off swearing off love

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Kelly McClure

Dolly Parton blazed a path that modern country stars can’t follow

Parton's outwardly apolitical, quietly radical balancing act can't be repeated in the social media age

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Alex Galbraith

MAGA influencers are still paying for the Big Lie

Dinesh D'Souza, James O'Keefe, Scott Presler and others face legal liability for election shenanigans

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Sophia Tesfaye

Trump’s mystery meat problem

Cheap mystery beef, wild mustangs and the strange consequences of an opaque food system

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Ashlie D. Stevens

Real men don’t bike: How cars became the symbol of American manhood

Inside the Trump administration's campaign to sell a vision of masculinity rooted in speed and strength

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Jessica Kutz

Tim Curry’s devilish charm was irresistible

The actor, who died at 80, had a persuasive way of making wickedness look hot

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Melanie McFarland

CIA’s visit to Moscow is no big deal, according to Trump

CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s mysterious trip was “semi-routine,” the president says

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Troy Farah

“Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” withers in metaphor Hell

Jane Schoenbrun's third film honors and analyzes slashers — but skips the thesis

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Coleman Spilde

Dolly Parton embodied the best parts of Appalachia

Stereotypes have long defined the region. Parton showed the world its true heart — and offered a challenge

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Jason Kyle Howard

The Lindsay Clancy murder trial exposes MAGA lies

Why many right-wing men can't admit that postpartum disorders are real

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Amanda Marcotte

Dolly Parton’s TV specials showed her sparkle was universal

Her telegenic charm turned TV specials into hits — and made that love feel personal

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Melanie McFarland

These women don’t trust politicians. They do trust Candace Owens

Millions of people tune in to the conservative commentator each week. Here's why they trust her

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Mariel Padilla

Dolly Parton, American hero and icon of inclusion, dies at 80

Social media explodes in grief at passing of singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist and absolute legend

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Andi Zeisler

Say it, sister: “I had an abortion”

A Ms. petition for a new clampdown on women's rights.

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Page Rockwell

Afghan Whigs don’t sound like the ’90s anymore

On "Soft Control," Greg Dulli and the Afghan Whigs prove 40 years hasn't dulled their edge

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Caryn Rose

The pasta that starts in the freezer

Smoky sausage, softened peppers and a glossy tomato-pesto sauce make this the kind of pasta weeknights deserve

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Ashlie D. Stevens

Fired columnist rehired as right’s Charlie Kirk campaign collapses

Karen Attiah's firing by the Washington Post sparked a backlash the newspaper has paid for ever since

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Sophia Tesfaye

Mark Carney tells Trump he will never own Canada amid tariffs

Tired of the president's coercive tactics, the Canadian prime minister puts his country's economy on the line

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Heather Digby Parton

Missouri Republicans are trying to repeal abortion rights by leaning into anti-trans sentiment

GOP lawmakers have packaged two issues into one amendment in an effort to strip away the right to abortion

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Jeremy Kohler

Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli: “Writing songs is the greatest gift I could give myself”

Exclusive: Afghan Whigs singer on connecting with his '90s songs, loving R&B, how the band decided to record again

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Stephen Deusner

The Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli on keeping it “fun” after death of a beloved bandmate

After the loss of guitarist Dave Rosser, the beloved '90s band drops a new album and soldiers on

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Annie Zaleski

Supreme Court gives Trump green light to restrict mail-in voting

It's not yet clear how this will affect the midterms

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Troy Farah

Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump

Most of the state’s GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region

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Alejandro Serrano

Pete Hegseth’s path to the 2028 GOP nomination isn’t a joke

The defense secretary's tough-guy persona may be exactly what wins over white evangelical voters

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Amanda Marcotte

I was fired for resisting technology. It saved my career

Pushed out of academia by new requirements, I beat the system and helped my students

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Susan Shapiro

Freedom 250 grand finale: Race cars, Air Force One and one bald eagle

The inaugural DC IndyCar race capped a summer of Trump-style elaborate celebrations for America's 250th birthday

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Ck Smith

“They’re my people”: Trump shrugs off concerns of MAGA ranchers’ beef

Republicans warn cheaper imports could hurt American cattle producers, doing little to fix the long-term shortage

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Ck Smith

Are kids “guinea pigs for chatbots”? McMahon backs classroom AI use

The education secretary says AI can transform learning, even as evidence about its effectiveness remains limited

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Ck Smith

Sean Duffy’s Great American Road Grift

Tag along with this YouTube road trip if you want to see America through a boring, MAGA lens

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Melanie McFarland

What if the fascists win in Germany?

Friedrich Merz's "firewall" hasn't stopped the rise of the ultra-MAGA AfD. It's time for a new strategy

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Andrew O'Hehir

The internet is losing its third places

Does anyone know where to hang out online anymore?

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Alex Galbraith

Donald Trump has made the world go nuclear

The president's behavior toward Iran and North Korea has incentivized other countries to develop nuclear weapons

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Heather Digby Parton

Jason Arday and the new politics of plagiarism

The controversy over Arday’s work reflects an ongoing trend of ideological opponents levying plagiarism accusations

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Roger J. Kreuz

Alex Jones owed Sandy Hook parents nearly $50 million. A court just cut it to $5.6 million

A Texas appeals court upheld the verdict but dramatically reduced the damages Jones must pay to Sandy Hook families

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Ck Smith

Hegseth fires “Stars and Stripes” journalists, deepens Pentagon press crackdown

The military paper has served troops and their families for generations and Congress protects its independence

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Ck Smith

Even in loud movies, the power of silence is undeniable

Whether in Charlie Chaplin's classics or action films like "Motor City," sometimes the best dialogue is none at all

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Melanie McFarland

“I wish I had never supported him”: MTG fires back after Trump’s attack on “MAGA losers”

Greene defended Carlson as a serious 2028 contender and accused Trump of betraying the movement that elected him

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Ck Smith

The DEA is a bigger joke than ever

The same agency accused of letting fentanyl flow freely in the U.S. is now probing Hayden Panettiere's death

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Troy Farah