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The Show Won’t Go On
Jonathan Chait: “President Trump’s threats against artists who decline to perform at the renamed Kennedy Center are ultimately hollow.” Save to Favorites
The Plan That Foretold Trump’s 2025
David Graham: “A year ago, no one knew for sure whether Project 2025 would prove to be influential or if it would fall by the wayside, like so many plans…
School Cut Ties with GOP Candidate
“One of Florida’s largest school districts cut ties in 2022 with James Fishback, now a Republican candidate for governor, following allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a student…
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
A must-read and National Book Award winner: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad. After just three weeks of the bombardment of Gaza, Omar…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Introduce Mandani
“New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration will feature Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the two most prominent leaders of the Democratic Party’s progressive movement,” CNN reports….
China Encircles Taiwan in Massive Military Display
“China fired rockets into waters off Taiwan on Tuesday, showcased new assault ships and dismissed prospects of U.S. and allied intervention to block any future attack by Beijing to take…
U.S. Non-Profits Slashed Jobs
“U.S. non-profit organizations have eliminated tens of thousands of jobs this year with cuts to federal grants and a decline in donations slashing their budgets,” the Financial Times reports. “Food…
Trump Upended the Government in 2025
“In his first year back in office, President Trump has made unparalleled changes to the federal government, shrinking its footprint both in the services it provides and the size of…
Trump Crosses the Line in Venezuela
President Trump has spent weeks rattling sabers at Venezuela, openly floating the idea of military action and daring critics to stop him. Now it turns out that action has already…
How Trump Plans to Close ‘Huge Loophole’ in Immigration
“The Trump administration has long seen asylum requests as ‘a huge loophole’ in its effort to close the border. Over the last two months, it’s become apparent how it intends…
Border Czar Didn’t Get Normal Background Check
“In early January, several days before Donald Trump’s inauguration, a Justice Department lawyer passed an envelope across a wide desk to a top Trump transition official. Enclosed was a bombshell,…
A Quiet Supreme Court Ruling Clips Trump’s Power
Mostly overlooked during the Christmas lull in the news was a Supreme Court decision that handed President Trump a rare — and consequential — defeat. In an emergency appeal pending…
Trump Is Unpopular In Europe
“President Donald Trump wants to grow Europe’s right-wing populist movement but he might have a harder time than he expects winning over European voters,” Politico reports. “The MAGA leader is…
Democratic Lawmaker Maintains Her innocence
“Embattled South Florida congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) reiterated her innocence on Monday after a federal magistrate postponed her arraignment until she can settle on a permanent attorney to defend herself…
Inside RFK Jr.’s Reshaping of Public Health
“On his way to being confirmed as the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised lawmakers he would do nothing that ‘makes it difficult or discourages people from…
Maduro Tries to Laugh Off U.S. Campaign to Crush Him
“President Trump says Nicolás Maduro is running out of time. But as U.S. warships amass off Venezuela’s coast and Washington escalates a partial oil blockade, the embattled strongman is signaling…
Behind China’s Push to Master the Arctic
“Chinese research submarines for the first time traveled thousands of feet beneath the Arctic ice this summer, a technical feat with chilling military and commercial implications for America and its…
China Practices Blockading Taiwan
“China intensified military exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, firing long-range artillery into waters off the island,” the New York Times reports. “The People’s Liberation Army also sent out new amphibious…
Trump’s War on Immigration Alters the Face of America
“In just 11 months, about 500,000 people would be deported in an unrelenting campaign celebrated by those who saw it as long overdue and lamented by those who saw it…
Social Security Has Gotten Worse Under Trump
“The Social Security Administration — the sprawling federal agency that delivers retirement, disability and survivor benefits to 74 million Americans — began the second Trump administration with a hostile takeover,”…
