The swift exit of Graham Platner from the Maine Senate race followed Eric Swalwell’s similar exit from the California governor’s race, but Republicans have taken a different tack. Source: New York Times Does a Sex Assault Claim Kill a Political … Continue reading Does a Sex Assault Claim Kill a Political Career? It Depends.

Behind closed doors, millions of Americans are stepping into one of the hardest roles they’ll ever take on: caring for their aging parents. Source: New York Times This Is One of the Hardest Jobs in America. Millions Are Doing It … Continue reading This Is One of the Hardest Jobs in America. Millions Are Doing It Alone.

We have the latest on renewed strikes in the Middle East. Source: New York Times A Cease-Fire in Doubt Continue reading A Cease-Fire in Doubt

The proxy battles we got instead have not settled questions we have to settle. Source: New York Times Obama vs. Trump Is the Election Day We Needed but Never Got Continue reading Obama vs. Trump Is the Election Day We Needed but Never Got

A.I. labs are hiring contrarian, chin-stroking, finger-steepling sages. Who’s underemployed now? Source: New York Times Philosophers Are the Latest Hiring Target for AI Companies Continue reading Philosophers Are the Latest Hiring Target for AI Companies

On the second day of public mourning for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in February, there was still no sign of his son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei. Source: New York Times Mourners Chant ‘Revenge’ at Funeral Prayers for Iran’s … Continue reading Mourners Chant ‘Revenge’ at Funeral Prayers for Iran’s Slain Supreme Leader

The fires appeared to have been extinguished by shortly after 10 p.m., the police said. No injuries were reported. Source: New York Times The Brooklyn Bridge Briefly Catches Fire During a Fireworks Display Continue reading The Brooklyn Bridge Briefly Catches Fire During a Fireworks Display

Thousands of people stood in security lines for hours in severe heat to reach the National Mall, only to be ordered to leave as events were set to start. Some refused. Source: New York Times Crowds Evacuated as Storms Menace … Continue reading Crowds Evacuated as Storms Menace Washington Ahead of Trump Speech

Gavin Newsom and Wes Moore, potential 2028 contenders, cast President Trump’s record as a betrayal of American ideals, while the president disparaged their party as extreme. Source: New York Times Democrats Clash With Trump, as Political Tensions Rise on America’s … Continue reading Democrats Clash With Trump, as Political Tensions Rise on America’s 250th

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pivotal players at a moment when the posts of U.S. ambassador to Moscow and Kyiv are both vacant. Source: New York Times As Ukraine War Escalates, Witkoff and Kushner Are Focused on Iran Continue reading As Ukraine War Escalates, Witkoff and Kushner Are Focused on Iran