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Reporter who triggered Scott Jennings on CNN spills about GOP insider’s major ‘weakness’
Following GOP insider Scott Jennings’ heated outburst on CNN during a debate over Trump’s Iran war, Democratic pundit Adam Mockler has issued a detailed response explaining what sparked the confrontation and why he believes the Trump administration’s military campaign has fundamentally failed. Jennings erupted during the exchange, snapping at Mockler: “Get your f—— hand out…
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DOJ Enters a New, Even More Aggressive Phase
The Justice Department is entering a hyperaggressive new era, cutting legal corners in service of getting President Trump the headlines—and revenge—he wants. Last month, Trump pushed out Attorney General Pam Bondi, reportedly because he was unhappy with her failure to secure legal victories against his enemies. Todd Blanche, for now the acting attorney general, seems…
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For Clockshop’s Kite Festival, build a newspaper kite using The Times’ Weekend section
After more than two decades working as a journalist, I’ve heard a lot of ways that people reuse their newspapers: lining a pet’s cage or litter box; cleaning a grill; shoving several pages into sneakers to help them dry after they get soaked during a hike with creek crossings. I am a big advocate of…
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What’s more likely to be sentient: an ant or ChatGPT?
Sentience is hot these days. Partly because of the development of impressive new AI systems, everyone seems to be asking: How do we know if something is sentient? While consciousness means simply having a subjective point of view on the world — a feeling of what it’s like to be you — sentience is the…
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Trump knew Iran war would ‘end his presidency’ – but proceeded ‘against his will’: insider
President Donald Trump has reached record-low approval ratings amid his wildly unpopular war against Iran, and according to a prominent insider and former ally of his, the president “knew” launching the conflict would be “the end of his presidency” – but was compelled to move forward “against his will.” On Saturday, The New York Times…
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Indianapolis prom party mass shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 wounded
At least one person was killed and three were injured in a mass shooting at a post-prom party in Indianapolis early Sunday, cops said. Police were called to a rental house on the city’s north side at around 3:30 a.m. to reports of gunfire, WTHR reported. When officers arrived, they found one woman who was…
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A Great Actor Who Is Also a Perfect Celebrity
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer or editor reveals what’s keeping them…
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Not too early, not too late. Here’s the sweet spot for voting in California
For the next week or so, in homes all over California, ballots will be arriving for the June 2 primary. Since 2020, a ballot has been mailed to every active registered voter in the state — more than 23 million, by last count. The time to choose is drawing nigh. In addition to the race…
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The Era of Rational Discourse Is Over
Americans have a long history of being hurried into war on false pretexts. The “yellow press” encouraged a war fever in 1898 by blaming the sinking of the USS Maine on the Spanish, even though the Navy’s own expert said it was caused by an accidental explosion. The George W. Bush administration justified the invasion…
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Scientists Say There’s Something Huge Buried Inside Our Galaxy
An ancient galaxy appears to be buried inside the Milky Way, new research suggests. That’s right: a galaxy inside a galaxy. The lost realm, which the astronomers have dubbed “Loki” after the Norse trickster god, was consumed by our galaxy billions of years ago as it was growing in size, they report in a new…