“Cheaters and thieves”: Trump spends New Year’s Eve bashing Democratic Party, blue cities
Wed 5:09pm By Alex GalbraithThe president spent the last day of 2025 attacking his enemies on social mediaTrump sent Mar-a-Lago masseuses on Epstein house calls: report
Wed 1:53pm By Alex GalbraithA new report from the Wall Street Journal dives into the origin of a rift between Trump and EpsteinThe ABBA song that’s huge in Vietnam at year’s end
Wed 12:00pm By Hanh Nguyen
This one song by the Swedish group has a poignant, unexpected hold on the countryProject 2025 has been a success — with the help of the press
Wed 9:00am By Sophia TesfayeMainstream media outlets dismissed Trump's ties to Project 2025. Now it's facing unprecedented crackdownsThe right hit peak incel in 2025
Wed 6:45am By Amanda MarcotteFrom Mar-a-Lago face to Elon Musk, MAGA's sexual dysfunction exposed itselfTrump’s war on the climate demands resistance
Wed 6:30am By Troy FarahThe antidote to climate despair is collective defianceThese reporters were doing their jobs. The Trump administration accused them of stalking.
Wed 6:00am By Charles OrnsteinReporters trying to do their jobs were met accusations of intimidation and harassment by Team TrumpClooney: ABC, CBS should have told Trump “go f**k yourself”
Tue 2:37pm By Alex GalbraithThe "Good Night, and Good Luck" star worried about the future of the press in a new interviewZelenskyy: Trump considering US troop deployment in Ukraine
Tue 1:24pm By Alex GalbraithThe Ukrainian leader said Trump is weighing American troop involvement in the Russia-Ukraine warOne mindset shift for better cooking in 2026
Tue 10:35am By Ashlie D. StevensHeading into the new year, give scrappy ingredients a chanceThe year of the blue state governors
Tue 9:30am By Heather Digby PartonThe Democrats' congressional leadership dropped the ball. But the party's governors offered action and inspirationTrump’s latest attack on the Constitution — and Joe Biden
Tue 6:30am By Austin SaratThe president is trying to find a workaround to Biden's commutations — and the double jeopardy clauseThe Oath Keepers are coming back
Tue 6:00am By Alexander LowieYears after the arrest of the group's leader, the far-right militia is returningChappell Roan recants Bardot tribute after learning of late French star’s Islamophobic views
Mon 6:30pm By Alex Galbraith"Holy s**t I did not know all that insane s**t Ms. Bardot stood for,” Roan wroteTrump says US carried out strike on Venezuelan drug boat “dock area”
Mon 5:20pm By Garrett OwenTrump said he knows "exactly" who is responsible for the strike, but refused to give details“My friends will get hurt”: MTG shares why Trump was reluctant to release Epstein Files
Mon 3:55pm By Garrett OwenIn a new interview, MTG claims Trump revealed his reason for slow-walking the documents“Progress achieved”: Zelenskyy says US has agreed to 15 year security guarantees for Ukraine
Mon 1:08pm By Garrett OwenZelensky had originally asked for guarantees of up to 50 yearsMAGA’s circular firing squad intensifies
Mon 12:10pm By Sophia TesfayeMAGA's true believers are realizing that Trumpism is about spectacle over substance — and they're angryFrom “Sinners” to “Pluribus,” 2025 was the year of the hive mind
Mon 9:05am By Melanie McFarland
The fear of surrendered will is a common theme in the past year's biggest films and shows. What is that telling us?In 2025, Epstein showed MAGA who they really are
Mon 6:30am By Amanda MarcotteTrump is desperate to distract his base“95% there”: Trump frames Ukraine talks as a personal win
Sun 6:22pm By CK SmithThe Mar-a-Lago summit ended with optimism and plans for another meeting, but no cease-fire or concrete peace dealHernández of “SNL” says fans think he’s Domingo: “I do have a name”
Sun 3:34pm By Alex GalbraithThe "Saturday Night Live" star spoke about his breakout characterThe Kennedy Center culture war just got very online
Sun 3:30pm By CK SmithPart prank, part protest, this move serves as a reminder that culture wars always end up in the digital worldEnd of the line for the NYC subway MetroCard
Sun 12:45pm By CK SmithThe MTA is phasing out the iconic yellow plastic card that carried millions through decades of daily commutes.“GOP has abolished Congress”: Pelosi says Republican lawmakers do nothing without Trump’s say-so
Sun 11:41am By Alex GalbraithPelosi said the legislature bends to Trump, before predicting Democrats would take the House back in 20268 ways to eat better, for less, in 2026
Sun 10:30am By Ashlie D. StevensSimple strategies and smart pantry moves to help you eat well, save money and start the new year with confidenceBrigitte Bardot, French Film icon, dead at 91
Sun 10:03am By CK SmithBardot rose as a cinematic sex symbol before retreating from fame to become an animal advocate and far-right patronFor Trump, everything’s a “hoax.” It’s pure projection
Sun 6:45am By Kirk SwearingenBoth impeachments, the Epstein scandal, COVID, climate change — it's all a "hoax." Is Trump telling us something?Who are the real ocean outlaws: Trump’s regime or the Houthis?
Sun 6:30am By Medea BenjaminSomehow, seizing Venezuelan tankers is legal while the Houthis' Red Sea attacks are labeled as terrorismTyler Perry accused again for sexual assault
Sat 3:30pm By CK SmithAn actor alleges unwanted advances and sexual battery, marking the second suit filed against the mogul this year
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