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Why JD Vance and Erika Kirk’s hug made tongues wag

The vice president’s current wife, Usha, is a growing political liability

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Amanda Marcotte

The Venn diagram of Donald Trump’s vendettas

Trump, MAGA and some on the left despise the liberal international order. Multipolarism isn't the answer.

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John Feffer

“Pathetic”: Democrats blast party centrists for caving in shutdown vote

The move brought widespread criticism — including calls for Sen. Chuck Schumer to resign

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Garrett Owen

Trump issues pardons for Giuliani, others who attempted to interfere with 2020 election

Critics called it a "permission slip" to interfere with future elections

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Garrett Owen

With “Prey,” Amber Midthunder gives us a woman warrior worthy of sequels

White women warriors aren't going away, but the heroine of "Prey" proves the appeal in casting a wide net

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Melanie Mcfarland

Jesus died for somebody’s sins … but not hers

A dazzling, dizzying documentary captures rock pioneer Smith during her comeback years

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Andrew Ohehir

“Love won again”: Supreme Court rejects case seeking to overturn gay marriage ruling

Supporters of the decision say it "reaffirms" legal rights and precedent

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Garrett Owen

“Got some kind of an act going”: Trump accuses Greene of putting on show for Democrats

Greene has been critical of the president's foreign policy moves

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Alex Galbraith

Trump spreads satirical website’s “Obamacare royalties” claim

The president ate the onion

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Alex Galbraith

Trump stumbles and bumbles in the wake of Democratic wins

Edging into lame duck status, Trump feels the weight of the economy

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Heather Digby Parton

“Who’d have thought it’d be not me?”: “SNL” recreates Trump reaction to Oval Office fainting

The show's Trump monologued as others tended to a medical emergency just over his shoulder

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Alex Galbraith

Trump promises $2000 tariff dividend to all Americans

The president is trying to save his tariff scheme with the promise of cold, hard cash

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Alex Galbraith

Nancy Pelosi knew and used her power. So should Democrats

Pelosi gave Hakeem Jeffries a masterclass in using power. Why wasn't he listening?

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Jason Kyle Howard

Parenting in America is hard. Italy showed me another way

How my perspective on motherhood has changed one year after living in Europe

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Nicole Karlis

Zohran Mamdani took on the entire political establishment — and won

It isn't just MAGA moonbats freaking out: Zohran and his voters are an existential threat to the power structure

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Andrew Ohehir

Trump’s White House renovations fulfill Obama’s prediction, kind of

Obama called it in his humiliating ridicule of Trump

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Chris Lamb

In “Christy,” Sydney Sweeney’s only fighting herself

Sweeney's boxing biopic is an Oscar vehicle quickly running out of gas, thanks to its star's lack of conviction

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Coleman Spilde

In “Die My Love,” Jennifer Lawrence rescues a film from itself

With some of her best work yet, Lawrence keeps this portrait of a woman undone from spiraling out of control

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Coleman Spilde

99 years later, “The Sun Also Rises” is still delicious

A modern traveler retraces Hemingway’s footsteps through Spain, one glass of vermút and Basque pintxo at a time

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Howie Southworth

At Yale University, things are getting Orwellian

As a Yale student, I see the university’s double-speak on “institutional neutrality” as dangerous

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Zachary Clifton

Trump administration tightens its grip on White House press corps

Limiting access of journalists to the White House is a possibility

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Brian Karem

Beef and America’s cattle ranchers are no longer on MAGA’s menu

Trump's plan to quadruple Argentinian beef imports has upset American ranchers — and the GOP

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Garrett Owen

Dick Cheney’s expansive vision of presidential power lives on in Trump’s agenda

The vice president's dream of an unfettered executive has largely come true

07.11.2025 20

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Graham G. Dodds

Cori Bush on midterms: “Woke isn’t dead — woke is fighting”

The former Missouri congresswoman, seeking to return to Washington, argues progressives are built for this moment

07.11.2025 20

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Russell Payne

Grimes ushers in a new era of internet infestation

Claire Boucher has always sounded like the internet, for better or for worse

07.11.2025 2

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Alex Galbraith

“A you-know-what measuring contest”: MTG continues to blame GOP for shutdown woes

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said MTG's comments against her party are merely part of a "revenge tour"

07.11.2025 2

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Garrett Owen

“This is what oligarchy looks like”: Musk’s $1 trillion deal draws fierce criticism

Even Pope Leo XIV condemned Musk's trillionaire status

07.11.2025 2

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Garrett Owen

Stewart blames Trump’s “No Kings” dump for GOP election beatdown

The comedian argued that an AI Trump dropping excrement on protestors may have swung the elections this week

06.11.2025 9

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Alex Galbraith

Supreme Court revives Trump admin ban on transgender, nonbinary passport identification

The executive order barring self-identification had been stayed by a lower court

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Alex Galbraith

“Indict first, investigate later”: Judge criticizes Comey case, orders DOJ to hand over evidence

“We’re going to fix that and we’re going to fix that today,” a judge said about DOJ's handling of the case

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Blaise Malley

Arizona city proposes memorial to “national treasure” Charlie Kirk

Scottsdale is the third city in the Phoenix area to propose a memorial to the slain podcaster

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Garrett Owen