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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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"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

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

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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

Multiple sexual allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell now threaten his run for governor of California. (Ronaldo Bolaños / Getty Images)

Swalwell scandal, political fallout grow

CK Smith

New assault allegations and political backlash put Swalwell’s CA gubernatorial bid under increasing strain

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Actor and activist Michael J. Fox is still alive, despite an accidental online posting of his supposed death. He reassured concerned fans the best way he knew - an amusing social media post. (Erika Goldring / Getty Images)

"I'm ok": Michael J. Fox isn’t dead

CK Smith

The actor reassured fans and joked online after a mistaken CNN report of his death spread briefly online

NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy helicopter on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown. (NASA / Bill Ingalls)

Back from the moon: Artemis crew is home

CK Smith

After days in orbit, the successful return keeps pushing NASA’s Artemis timeline of putting man back on the moon

Janet Jackson (Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer via Getty Images)

A "Nasty" woman's anthem for all time

Melanie McFarland

Forty years ago, Janet Jackson took "Control"

A long line of soda bottles in various flavors and colors (Getty Images/RapidEye)

States now at forefront of food safety

Joy Saha

Dozens of bills in more than 15 states are targeting harmful additives, many of which have been ignored by the FDA

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