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A ship is seen in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Sharjah the day after the failure of US-Iran peace talks on April 13, 2026. The failure of US-Iran peace talks has left the US President with several unpalatable options, as analysts say his order to blockade the strategic Strait of Hormuz could further complicate his next move on April 12, 2026. Any hopes that US Vice President would emerge from the marathon day of negotiations with top Iranian officials with a deal to end a war that has rippled across the Middle East were dashed when he left hosts Pakistan emptyhanded. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)

First ship breaks US blockade of Iran

Garrett Owen

World leaders say that the U.S. blockade will only deepen economic woes worldwide

Guy Fieri attends UFC 327 at Kaseya Center on April 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida (Julia Demaree Nikhinson - Pool/Getty Images)

Fieri under fire for Andrew Tate clip

Ashlie D. Stevens

The TV host’s friendly exchange with the controversial influencer at a UFC fight is drawing criticism from fans

Pope Leo XIV responds to questions regarding US President Donald Trump's recent statements during the flight to Algeria on April 13, 2026 in Algiers, Algeria. (Photo by Matteo Pernaselci - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)

Trump vs. Pope Leo

Garrett Owen

Even traditional allies pushed back after Trump escalated attacks and posted an image casting himself as Jesus

Alice Coltrane ( Echoes/Redferns/Getty Images)

Books that fill in music's missing pages

Caryn Rose

The best music writing isn’t nostalgia, It’s cultural archaeology — These books reclaim what music history left out

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Egg salad ingredients (Ashlie Stevens )

Three words: Triple-egg salad

Ashlie D. Stevens

Hard-cooked eggs for structure, blended yolks for silk and jammy pieces for pockets of richness

President Donald Trump displays a rendering of his White House ballroom project, which will feature references to Roman architecture. (Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Why the right is so obsessed with Rome

Curtis Dozier

From America to Britain, conservatives' focus on the Roman Empire is part of an effort to make violence virtuous

U.S. President Donald Trump attends UFC 327 at Kaseya Center on April 11, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson - Pool/Getty Images)

Trump's plot to take over the midterms

Doug Bock Clark, Jen Fifield - ProPublica

Ahead of the midterms, Trump has demolished guardrails that prevented him from overturning the 202o election

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) speaks alongside U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) at a news conference on border security outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House Republicans spoke to reporters about the tabled impeachment motion for U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the southern border.  (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Gonzales resigns over affair outrage

Alex Galbraith

The Texas Republican was the second congressman to announce his resignation on Monday

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Eric Swalwell delivers remarks during the California Democratic Party convention at Moscone Center in San Francisco on Saturday, February 21, 2026. (Photo by Yalonda M. James/Getty Images)

Rep. Swalwell resigns amid scandal

Alex Galbraith

The California Democrat was accused of sexual assault last week

First Lady Melania Trump speaks about Jeffrey Epstein from the White House (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Melania leaves the media mystified

Sophia Tesfaye

First lady's surprise announcement adds mystery to scandal White House has struggled to contain

Blueberries in fruit sauce (Yulia Reznikov / Getty Images )

A fruit dish greater than its parts

Bibi Hutchings

It’s called “Dump Fruit”— and yes, you really just dump it together. The result is far better than it sounds

Aubrey Plaza (TheStewartofNY/Getty Images)

Young widows don't owe us anything

Andi Zeisler

Aubrey Plaza’s baby news highlights the misogyny of assuming we know when a woman is ready to move on

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A new study trumpeted by Fox News promotes a brand-new definition of "tradwife" that sounds like the worst of all worlds: women having to work and handle all domestic responsibilities without any help at all. (Deagreez/Getty Images)

Gen Z doesn't want to be tradwives

Amanda Marcotte

Fox News is misleading MAGA grandmas again

Technofascism is intruding into our sports and politics (Douglas Rissing/Getty Images)

To fight technofascism, be annoying

Alex Galbraith

Tech breakthroughs are infiltrating our sports and politics. But a better, more aggravating world is possible

President Donald Trump (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Philosopher: Trump not lying, it's worse

Robert B. Talisse - The Conversation

He is not attempting to deceive, he is doing something else entirely — something arguably more pernicious

President Donald Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (Pool photo by Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

Trump: Economic pain better than a nuke

Alex Galbraith

Trump said the crunch Americans are feeling could have been much worse in an interview with Fox News' Bartiromo

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President Donald Trump has ringside seat with UFC officials to watch the latest heavyweight match in Miami. He also promoted his birthday UFC fight in June as peace deals with Iran fall through and tensions escalate. (Jim WATSON / Getty Images)

Trump touts UFC event over Iran tensions

CK Smith

Trump announced UFC fight lineup at White House event for his 80th birthday as tensions with Iran escalated

"The End of Oak Street" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Dinosaur fans finally have their movie

Coleman Spilde

After years of sequels, a mysterious new film has reignited the dino fandom with something new

James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump during the “Trump Making Calls” cold open on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Photo by Lloyd Bishop/NBC)

"SNL" takes on Melania's Epstein speech

Alex Galbraith

James Austin Johnson's Trump also offered takes on Tiger Woods' DUI and the war in Iran

Vice President JD Vance (R) speaks at a new conference following failing to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Iran War. Jared Kushner (L) and Steve Witkoff also attended the peace talks on behalf of the U.S. (JACQUELYN MARTIN / Getty Images)

No peace deal as Trump orders blockade

CK Smith

After Vance's marathon peace talks failed, Trump announced a blockade and warned of further escalation with Iran

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Vice President JD Vance at a rally in Budapest, April 7, 2026. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

MAGA's big bet on Hungary backfires

Andrew O'Hehir

UPDATE: JD Vance's bizarre Budapest side quest couldn't save Viktor Orbán. It's a major far-right setback

President Donald Trump has lashed out at some of MAGA's most notable podcasters, including Megyn Kelly (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

MAGA media’s generational divide

Sophia Tesfaye

As younger voices break from Fox News, the right’s media ecosystem turns on itself

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

An anti-civil rights warrior as AG?

Heather Digby Parton

Harmeet Dhillon has worked to implement Trump's agenda at the Justice Department

Newly constructed homes are seen in the Colony Ridge development north of Houston on Thursday February 27, 2025. (Sharon Steinmann/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

DOJ stiffs predatory lending victims

Zach Despart - ProPublica

Unprecedented settlement offer could target the very people who were harmed by the developer

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