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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Cruz rejects weather conspiracy theory

Cheyenne McNeill

Cruz was asked about a conspiracy theory circulating on social media and promoted by Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene

President Trump has signed many executive orders in four months. One instituted merit-based hiring, which MAGA turned into a loyalty test. (MANDEL NGAN / Getty Images)

The midterms will require vigilance

Heather Digby Parton

The president and his “big, beautiful bill” are unpopular. But that doesn’t guarantee electoral defeats

Damson Idris as Joshua Pearce and Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes in "F1" (Warner Bros. Pictures / Apple Original Films)

"F1" is everything wrong with Hollywood

Coleman Spilde

Brad Pitt's limp sports drama is the amalgamation of this summer blockbuster season's worst qualities

Brett Cooper arrives at the premiere of "Am I Racist?" on Sept. 9, 2024, in Nashville. (Jason Davis/Getty Images)

MAGA girlboss Ben Shapiro can't control

Amanda Marcotte

At the Daily Wire's right-wing media empire, the ladies' auxiliary keeps outdoing the dudes

Alexander Skarsgård in "Murderbot" (Apple TV+)

We'd be lucky if AI were like Murderbot

Melanie McFarland

Many fear sentient AI will render us obsolete. But what if it would rather be left alone with its shows?

Elon Musk departs the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill where President-elect Donald Trump spoke to House Republicans on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Texas law keeps Musk lobbyists secret

Lauren McGaughy - ProPublica

Musk influenced several new Texas laws this year. How his lobbyists came about these wins is more of a mystery

Rescuers battle debris and weather to rescue survivors and recover the lost. 12 campers are still missing, and 70 are dead, including 21 children. ( Eric Vryn / Getty Images)

Search continues in deadly TX floods

CK Smith

70 dead, 12 missing after flash floods swept through Texas Hill Country, including young girls from summer camp

ASL interpreters have all but disappeared from press briefings and live events. Above is from last year's 34th Anniversary Celebration of the passing of the American Disabilities Act. (John McDonnell / Getty Images)

White House sued over ADA accessibility

CK Smith

Disability advocates filed a lawsuit after the White House stopped showing ASL interpreters during public briefing

President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump's tough talk on tariffs is BS

Alex Galbraith

Scott Bessent shared that touted trade talks never happened while an admin insider called tariff deadlines "fake"

A dog catching some sun (Nando Martinez/Getty Images)

It's too hot, dog

Andi Zeisler

The key to a safe summer for your pup is a change in routine

Elon Musk arrives for US President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Bessent bashes Musk's America Party

Alex Galbraith

The treasury secretary isn't losing sleep over Musk's proposed breakaway party

Burgers with American cheese (Ali Majdfar / Getty Images)

American cheese has always been enough

Ashlie D. Stevens

It doesn’t need to be fancy or aged to be perfect. Sometimes, the simplest melt is the one that satisfies most

A maintenance person uses a ladder and harnesses to install equipment around a Solar panel array on the roof of a house. (Andrew Aitchison / In pictures via Getty Images)

Trump attacks the clean energy industry

John J. Berger

The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" takes aim at American jobs and technology

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem after touring a migrant detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, Ochopee, Florida, July 1, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Alligator Alcatraz: An American story

Andrew O'Hehir

Yeah, it's a concentration camp. It's also a meme, a troll and an especially ugly distillation of American history

Protesters gather around the William McKinley Monument at the Ohio Capitol building on May 1 during a May Day action focused on public education. (Tatyana Tandanpolie)

Ohio activists fall short — for now

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Campaign to reverse Republicans' harsh anti-DEI law is only beginning, say Ohio activists

Coach George Gibney, seated in center, with members of the Irish Olympic swimming team returning from the Seoul Olympics in South Korea, Oct. 8, 1988. (Independent News and Media/Getty Images)

Accused Irish abuser finally arrested

Irvin Muchnick

Former Irish swimming coach George Gibney, accused by numerous victims, has been living in Florida for 30 years

Podcast host Joe Rogan endorsed Trump in 2024, but now feels "betrayed" by his immigration policies and enforcement. (Michael S. Schwartz / Getty Images)

Rogan slams Trump immigration tactics

CK Smith

Podcast host says Trump broke promises by targeting workers, not criminals, in recent immigration crackdown

New poll says 3 of 4 Americans believe democracy is at risk and trust their political leaders even less. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty Images)

Poll: 75% fear democracy is "at risk"

CK Smith

New NPR poll reveals political violence, division fuel fears across party lines as trust in leaders fall

Rescuers race to find as many survivors from the Central Texas flooding, including at least 20 young girls from a nearby Christian summer camp. (Eric Vryn / Getty Images)

Deadly Texas floods kill at least 27

CK Smith

Rising waters sweep through Kerrville, with authorities racing against time to find survivors

Cool Whip with berries (TanyaLovus / Getty Images )

We can't quit Cool Whip

Francesca Giangiulio

From wartime science to TikTok desserts, the iconic tub of fluff just keeps reinventing itself.

Hollywood heartthrob, villain and complex hero, Julian McMahon dies at 56. (Gregg DeGuire / WireImage / Getty Images)

Hollywood loses a heartthrob

CK Smith

Known for playing charming villains and complex leads, Julian McMahon died after a private cancer battle

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol, June 1, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images)

Please stop interviewing Lindsey Graham!

Kirk Swearingen

Trump's abused sycophant has nothing to say — but he's a symptom of a much bigger media problem

People participate in a Juneteenth celebration in Fort Greene park on June 18, 2023 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Black resistance looks different in 2025

Tatyana Tandanpolie

Black Americans’ call to sit out of Trump protests and marches post-election hasn’t exactly translated to inaction

Mariachi players and ballet folklórico dancers perform on June 11, 2025 to support families who have been affected by the recent ICE raids and arrests in Los Angeles. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

We need helpful protests over disruption

Martin Skladany

Playing the long game against Trump demands different forms of resistance

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