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Trump: Iran will be “hit very hard” soon with new strikes

President warns of expanded strikes as Iran rejects surrender demands and the regional conflict escalates

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Ck Smith

“All the President’s Men” was a warning

Nearly 50 years later, the film feels less like a triumphant ode to journalism than a warning about media decay

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Coleman Spilde

Steaks, sushi and the softer side of Vegas

Beyond the casino floor, a week of great meals and well-earned indulgence

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Chaya Milchtein

Trump continues the “war on terror”: First Baghdad, now Tehran

As a longtime Washington correspondent from the Muslim world, I feel a terrible sense of déjà-vu

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Mohammad Ali Salih

Trump and Hegseth are writing their own rules of war

As the Iran war widens, the president and defense secretary’s long support of carnage suddenly matters a lot

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Heather Digby Parton

Iran war enrages Make America Healthy Again movement

A new petition from MAHA activists call for an end to "forever wars"

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Garrett Owen

Harry Styles lets the music — and the joy — take over

"Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally" trades sleek sensuality for a daring, sonic feast of happiness

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Kenneth Womack

“Saturday Night Live”‘s middle ground problem

The Olympic hockey cameos offered a reminder that the show’s nonpartisan jokes often drift into false equivalence

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Melanie Mcfarland

Film is — and always will be — political

With studios merging and slashers becoming controversy catalysts, cinema needs to be considered a political tool

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Coleman Spilde

With Iran, confusion is the point

The Trump administration's jumbled reasoning for war with Iran is part of the strategy

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Brian Karem

Why tearing down empty homes in Detroit won’t fix inequality

Disinvestment and white flight have led to swathes of empty buildings, but demolition has fueled more problems

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Nicholas Liu

Mar-a-Lago face couldn’t save Kristi Noem

The former DHS secretary's firing shows women are disposable to Trump — no matter how hard they try to please him

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Amanda Marcotte

How does Iran pick a new supreme leader?

A look into the process for selecting Khamenei's successor

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Eric Lob

Kristi Noem is out: Chaotic reign at DHS ends amid personal scandal

Trump fires colorful symbol of his immigration crackdown after high-profile killings and alleged affair

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Russell Payne

“Unhinged”: Sen. Sheehy accused of breaking Iran war protestor’s arm

Brain McGinnis' arm was broken as Sheehy and police removed him from the Capitol

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Jelinda Montes

Brownies, made better

Fudgy, bittersweet and finished with salt — with that thin, shiny crinkle top

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Ashlie D. Stevens

Tulsi Gabbard’s conflict of interest — and hypocrisy

The director of national intelligence has mismanaged a whistleblower complaint involving Jared Kushner and Iran

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Jesselyn Radack

Target is fading out breakfast cereals with synthetic dyes

The big-box retailer joins others in removing foods with artificial dyes from its grocery shelves by the end of May

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Joy Saha

Trump’s new plan for Iran doomed to backfire

As the administration reportedly prepares to arm Kurds, history shows the risks of using militias for regime change

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Heather Digby Parton

Both parties at odds with own voters over Middle East policy

Republicans and Democrats have both carved out unpopular positions on America’s role in the Middle East

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Russell Payne

Kristi Noem misled Congress about top aide’s role

Testifying before the Senate, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts

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Joshua Kaplan

Noem under fire for Coast Guard quarters, FEMA funding holdup

The DHS secretary is facing accusations of hindering other departments of the sprawling agency she leads

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Jelinda Montes

“Awfully coincidental”: Review of US measles status delayed seven months

Over 1100 measles cases have been reported in the US in 2026

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Garrett Owen

“Did not help us at all”: Hundreds of Americans stranded overseas following Iran strikes

Over a thousand Americans have requested State Department assistance to leave the region

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Garrett Owen

How can “Saturday Night Live” parody a farcical administration?

“The Question Is Moot,” a mock game show just might be the answer

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Melanie Mcfarland

Bruce Springsteen draws a line from “Peter Pan” to “Born to Run”

Springsteen reveals how a childhood love of Peter and Wendy led to a time-honored hit

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Carlee migliorisi

DOJ admits to removing nearly 48,000 Epstein files from database, including Trump allegations

The files, including allegations against Trump, are expected to be returned to the database after review

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Jelinda Montes

Democrats accuse Bondi of Epstein files coverup, demand special investigation

Lawmakers says Bondi perjured herself on Trump’s involvement in Epstein files

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Jelinda Montes

Watching “Bridgerton” in a “Heated Rivalry” world

In refreshingly different ways, these lusty pleasures have freed TV's hero romances from straight expectations

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Melanie Mcfarland

Why right-wing media can’t stop Candace Owens

Erika Kirk’s defense of herself gets drowned out by “Bride of Charlie” documentary

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Sophia Tesfaye

Texas primary shows that MAGA loves a villain

Ken Paxton’s scandals helped him undermine John Cornyn as the GOP Senate primary goes to a runoff

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Amanda Marcotte

ICE said their property was “lost.” Then it magically resurfaced

Detainees were told their clothing, phones, documents and money were gone — and then their lawyers went to work

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Nicholas Liu

Does the US have an endgame in Iran?

The attacks on Iran are terrifyingly light on strategy

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Farah N. Jan

How Jesse Jackson made room for white workers

Before Democrats fractured, Jackson united workers across race and region — and provided a model for today’s party

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Jason Kyle Howard

“People we had in mind are dead”: Trump admits US preferred successors to ayatollah were killed

The president admitted that his administration's first choices to lead Iran had been killed in airstrikes

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Alex Galbraith

“We are not afraid”: Minnesota state prosecutor opens investigations into Bovino, ICE officers

The Department of Homeland Security called the investigations "unlawful"

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Garrett Owen

Yes, you should delete your food delivery apps

I recently bid farewell to every single food delivery app on my phone. My overall well-being thanked me

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Joy Saha

Trump’s foreign policy has no rules

The president's war with Iran proves that talk of a "Donroe Doctrine" was fiction

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Heather Digby Parton

Why Congress tried to dodge a vote on war with Iran

Iran hawks are maneuvering to have their war without their fingerprints on it

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Russell Payne

America’s enduring appetite for Trump’s deportation cruelty

Polls show that tens of millions of Americans still support ICE and the president's mass deportations

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Chauncey Devega

How the Texas primary could rewrite the Democrat’s campaign playbook

Both Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico have a theory of politics to test

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Russell Payne

Trump officials attended election deniers’ summit

Attendees called for Trump to declare a national emergency and take over the midterms

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Doug Bock Clark

“Pay a fair share”: Sanders, Khanna propose wealth tax on billionaires

The tax revenue could result in direct payments to Americans making less than $150,000 a year

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Garrett Owen

“This is not Iraq”: Hegseth denies that US attack on Iran is another forever war

Recent U.S. strikes in Iran have split public opinion and Congress

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Garrett Owen

Republican meddling roils Texas Senate Democratic primary in final days

A super PAC supporting James Talarico is running ads online warning that the GOP is “boosting” Jasmine Crockett

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Patrick Svitek

Mainstream media rallies for war, again

Why Donald Trump isn't bothering to make the case for war against Iran

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Sophia Tesfaye

Deadly Texas bar shooting raises terrorism fears

Authorities say they are reviewing possible ideological ties as victims mourn and the investigation expands

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Ck Smith

In “Industry,” queerness is capital

The gripping HBO drama is gayer than ever, but don't expect its backstabbing characters to make a fuss about it

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Coleman Spilde

“Happy WW3 to all who celebrate”: “Saturday Night Live” takes on U.S. attacks on Iran

The sketch show offered a rapid response to the U.S. attack on Iran

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Alex Galbraith