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Corn chowder (Kucher AV/ Getty Images )

My best corn chowder starts with chips

Ashlie D. Stevens

Don’t treat corn chips as just a garnish. They’re the secret base of a richer, more cohesive soup

Cate Blanchett attends The Olivier Awards 2026 (Simon Ackerman/ WireImage/ Getty Images)

Blanchett set to play Martha Stewart

Joy Saha

The latest project comes after "Martha," a 2024 Netflix documentary focused on Stewart's life and career

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff serve as President Donald Trump's special envoys for peace (Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images)

Donald Trump's duplicitous duo

Heather Digby Parton

Special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are proof of what happens when conflicts of interest meet diplomacy

President Donald Trump (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Don’t buy the MAGA civil war hype

Chauncey DeVega

Loud feuds among right-wing figures mask a base that still largely falls in line

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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and an image of the Meta logo. (DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

Protecting kids online could backfire

Jelinda Montes

Efforts to rein in the negative aspects of kids online could usher in a new era of censorship, without helping kids

People cast their ballots at a vote center in Los Angeles, on November 4, 2025, where Proposition 50 is the only measure on the ballot in the state’s special election. Californians were voting November 4 in a ballot measure likely to further tilt the liberal state towards the Democrats, as the party seeks to neutralize gerrymandering ordered by President Donald Trump. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN/Getty Images)

Red states make their own SAVE Act mess

Marissa Martinez - The 19th

The measures could impact married women, trans people and others who change their names

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Budget Committee at the U.S. Capitol on April 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Vought is testifying on President Trump's FY2027 budget request. ((Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images))

House Dems grill Vought on war spending

Garrett Owen

Some Representatives criticized the Trump administration's spending on war instead of healthcare

Trump insurrectionists cheer as more of the crowd gains access to the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

DOJ moves to vacates J6 convictions

Jelinda Montes

The Trump administration requested that the convictions of 12 key members of far-right militias be vacated

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"Bury Me Already (It’s Nice Down Here): Comics on Pregnancy and Parenthood" (Julia Wertz/Black Dog & Leventhal)

Julia Wertz on motherhood’s body horror

Andi Zeisler

In "Bury Me Already," the cartoonist takes on isolation, family and the eternal guilt trip of art and parenting

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (Mike Kropf/Getty Images)

Spanberger is now Fox’s favorite target

Sophia Tesfaye

Virginia’s new governor accused of bait-and-switch by right-wing media

Despite offenses, President Donald Trump still retains the strong support of his evangelical base (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump is right: He is MAGA’s Jesus

Amanda Marcotte

The president's blasphemy exposes the truth about the Christian right

Cutting taxes. (Deagreez via Getty Images)

Tax refunds are up. Tariffs erased gains

Russell Payne

Prices rose all year due to tariffs, quietly offsetting any boost Americans saw at tax time

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In this handout photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the New York City Fugitive Operations Team conducted targeted enforcement operations resulting in the arrest of a Dominican national on January 28, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Getty Images)

ICE makes arrests, not cases

A.C. Thompson, Gabrielle Schonder - ProPublica

Analysis of ICE arrests under Donald Trump found hundreds of cases that fell apart under scrutiny

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

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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

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

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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

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

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