Reporter detained for speaking Spanish in Nashville
4:00pm By CK SmithICE arrests a Spanish-language journalist covering immigration protest, raising press freedom concernsLeaders gather to honor the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson
2:30pm By CK SmithFormer presidents and thousands of mourners gather in Chicago to celebrate Rev. Jesse Jackson’s life and workTrump: Iran will be “hit very hard” soon with new strikes
11:04am By CK SmithPresident warns of expanded strikes as Iran rejects surrender demands and the regional conflict escalates“All the President’s Men” was a warning
10:30am By Coleman Spilde
Nearly 50 years later, the film feels less like a triumphant ode to journalism than a warning about media decaySteaks, sushi and the softer side of Vegas
10:30am By Chaya Milchtein
Beyond the casino floor, a week of great meals and well-earned indulgenceTrump continues the “war on terror”: First Baghdad, now Tehran
9:00am By Mohammad Ali SalihAs a longtime Washington correspondent from the Muslim world, I feel a terrible sense of déjà-vuTrump and Hegseth are writing their own rules of war
6:45am By Heather Digby PartonAs the Iran war widens, the president and defense secretary’s long support of carnage suddenly matters a lotIran war enrages Make America Healthy Again movement
6:30am By Garrett OwenA new petition from MAHA activists call for an end to "forever wars"Harry Styles lets the music — and the joy — take over
Fri 1:55pm By Kenneth Womack"Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally" trades sleek sensuality for a daring, sonic feast of happiness“Saturday Night Live” has a middle ground problem
Fri 12:00pm By Melanie McFarland
The Olympic hockey cameos offered a reminder that the show’s nonpartisan jokes often drift into false equivalenceFilm is — and always will be — political
Fri 10:30am By Coleman Spilde
With studios merging and slashers becoming controversy catalysts, cinema needs to be considered a political toolWith Iran, confusion is the point
Fri 9:20am By Brian KaremThe Trump administration's jumbled reasoning for war with Iran is part of the strategyMar-a-Lago face couldn’t save Kristi Noem
Fri 6:45am By Amanda MarcotteThe former DHS secretary's firing shows women are disposable to Trump — no matter how hard they try to please himWhy tearing down empty homes in Detroit won’t fix inequality
Fri 6:30am By Nicholas LiuDisinvestment and white flight have led to swathes of empty buildings, but demolition has fueled more problemsHow does Iran pick a new supreme leader?
Fri 6:00am By Eric LobA look into the process for selecting Khamenei's successorKristi Noem is out: Chaotic reign at DHS ends amid personal scandal
Thu 3:30pm By Russell PayneTrump fires colorful symbol of his immigration crackdown after high-profile killings and alleged affair“Unhinged”: Sen. Sheehy accused of breaking Iran war protestor’s arm
Thu 2:14pm By Jelinda MontesBrain McGinnis' arm was broken as Sheehy and police removed him from the CapitolBrownies, made better
Thu 10:30am By Ashlie D. Stevens
Fudgy, bittersweet and finished with salt — with that thin, shiny crinkle topTulsi Gabbard’s conflict of interest — and hypocrisy
Thu 10:15am By Jesselyn RadackThe director of national intelligence has mismanaged a whistleblower complaint involving Jared Kushner and IranTarget is fading out breakfast cereals with synthetic dyes
Thu 9:39am By Joy SahaThe big-box retailer joins others in removing foods with artificial dyes from its grocery shelves by the end of MayTrump’s new plan for Iran doomed to backfire
Thu 6:45am By Heather Digby PartonAs the administration reportedly prepares to arm Kurds, history shows the risks of using militias for regime changeBoth parties at odds with own voters over Middle East policy
Thu 6:30am By Russell Payne
Republicans and Democrats have both carved out unpopular positions on America’s role in the Middle EastKristi Noem misled Congress about top aide’s role
Thu 6:00am By Joshua KaplanTestifying before the Senate, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contractsNoem under fire for Coast Guard quarters, FEMA funding holdup
Wed 5:15pm By Jelinda MontesThe DHS secretary is facing accusations of hindering other departments of the sprawling agency she leads“Awfully coincidental”: Review of US measles status delayed seven months
Wed 4:45pm By Garrett OwenOver 1100 measles cases have been reported in the US in 2026“Did not help us at all”: Hundreds of Americans stranded overseas following Iran strikes
Wed 4:33pm By Garrett OwenOver a thousand Americans have requested State Department assistance to leave the regionBruce Springsteen draws a line from “Peter Pan” to “Born to Run”
Wed 2:25pm By Carlee MigliorisiSpringsteen reveals how a childhood love of Peter and Wendy led to a time-honored hitDOJ admits to removing nearly 48,000 Epstein files from database, including Trump allegations
Wed 1:55pm By Jelinda MontesThe files, including allegations against Trump, are expected to be returned to the database after review“This is not Iraq”: Hegseth denies that US attack on Iran is another forever war
Mon 2:41pm By Garrett OwenRecent U.S. strikes in Iran have split public opinion and CongressHow can “Saturday Night Live” parody a farcical administration?
7:16pm By Melanie McFarland“The Question Is Moot,” a mock game show just might be the answer
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