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Trump Demands Israel and Iran ‘Stop Shooting’ as World Leaders Urge Restraint Amid Renewed Hostilities
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on June 7, 2026. —Kawnat Haju—Getty Images President Donald Trump said Israel and Iran “must immediately stop shooting” early Monday morning after the two countries launched a series of strikes at one another. In…
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A ‘Giant’ win, vampires and the Pink of it all: 7 essential moments from the 2026 Tony Awards
The 79th Tony Awards went off without a hitch at Radio City Music Hall, Sunday. The show, hosted by Pink, ran just over three hours and was relatively unsurprising when it came to the wins it delivered. Although each year it seems more marquee film and television stars appear in the audience as celebrities of…
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Trump rushes to emergency rally to save Lindsey Graham in heated primary
With his grip on the South Carolina Republican primary suddenly less certain than anyone anticipated, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is calling in the biggest favor he has — President Donald Trump. Graham announced Monday that Trump has agreed to join a last-minute tele-rally Monday evening ahead of Tuesday’s GOP primary, urging supporters to dial in…
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MSG announces winners of celebrity courtside seats at Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals Game 3
Madison Square Garden revealed the lucky winners of the coveted celebrity-row courtside seats for Game 3 of the NBA Finals — a giveaway that raked in a whopping $1 million for New York City’s youth. Two deep-pocketed Big Apple firms — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LL and Veritas Capital — split the winning bid for…
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The Atlantic’s July Issue: How to Tell the American Story
For its July issue, on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the United States, The Atlantic considers how to tell the American story, with contributions from its staff writers and editors, including Yoni Appelbaum, Ian Bogost, Sally Jenkins, Idrees Kahloon, Adrienne LaFrance, Helen Lewis, Jake Lundberg, Clint Smith, and Caity Weaver. In an editor’s…
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Walking the entire 75-mile L.A. coastline: The good, the bad and the breathtaking
You can’t own the beach in California. Our shoreline is public — thanks to the Coastal Act and the Coastal Commission — even when everything around it gets expensive and complicated. You can live next to it, monetize it and build a personality around proximity to it, but the wet sand itself belongs to everyone.…
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Ken Paxton’s own lawyer ditches him for Dem opponent: report
Texas Attorney General and GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton was delivered a personal blow Monday after his former attorney issued him a scathing rebuke, as well as an endorsement of his Democratic opponent in the race. “[Paxton] has lost sight of his core mission, which is to represent the people of Texas,” said Dan Cogdell,…
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Matthew Rhys promises he’s not ‘disturbing.’ But his TV characters definitely are
Matthew Rhys is no stranger to playing a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders. Six seasons juggling subterfuge and suburbia as deep-cover KGB agent Philip Jennings on “The Americans” (which earned him an Emmy in 2018) illustrated the Welsh actor’s skill at depicting a psyche fraying with every act of violence.…
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DOJ has quietly wiped out election security safeguards in ‘scary’ move: report
President Donald Trump has long raged about election integrity, saying “honest voting” is the key to maintaining nationhood, but his Department of Justice seemingly has other priorities. The DOJ has quietly dismantled much of the infrastructure it has relied on for years to protect the integrity of American elections, reported NOTUS. Training sessions have been…
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What the primary chaos says about California Democrats
The first rule of a primary election is: Don’t make too much of the results. The intrepid folks who bother to cast a ballot in these first-round races are largely a group of engaged voters, and drawing conclusions from such a narrow minority is a losing game. So however the final June results tally out,…