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The Big Question the Fed-Chair Hearing Leaves Open
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. Speaking before the Senate Banking Committee yesterday, Kevin Warsh—Wall Street veteran, centimillionaire, and family friend of the president’s—insisted that…
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‘Annoyed’ Hegseth ousted Navy secretary for going over his head to Trump: report
CNN’s Senior White House Correspondent, Kristen Holmes, reported on Wednesday that there is an unspoken reason Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed a Navy leader. Holmes reported that Hegseth may have removed Navy Secretary John Phelan because of his proximity to President Donald Trump, rather than for any job-related reason, because he was a threat to…
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‘Dancing With the Stars’ Taps Ciara Miller, Maura Higgins to Compete in Season 35
“Dancing With the Stars” named its first two celebrity contestants for its upcoming 35th season Wednesday. Reality stars Ciara Miller and Maura Higgins will hit the dance floor for the landmark season of the ballroom dance competition show. “Summer House” star Miller joins the franchise following her fifth consecutive season of the Bravo series and…
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‘Fake Cartier Heiress’ boots guest from Palm Beach event over ‘fraud’ confrontation
Andrea Bartzen — the woman accused in a bombshell exposé of posing as a “Cartier heiress” to infiltrate elite circles — isn’t hiding. Bartzen held an event at BiCE in Palm Beach on Tuesday, drawing guests to a $150 ticketed “Cocktails and Conversation,” where she was quickly confronted over the allegations of fraud by an…
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Susie Wiles clamps down on travel after globe-trotting Cabinet member raises eyebrows
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is laying down a new policy sharply restricting overseas travel, after one member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet has been accused of frivolous international trips. According to Politico’s West Wing Playbook, “At a February meeting with Cabinet members and senior staff at the Capitol Hill Club more than…
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Mamdani’s pick to fight antisemitism can’t even define the term, causing rival pol to storm out of meeting
The Mamdani administration’s pick to lead an office tasked with fighting Jewish hate couldn’t define the word “antisemitism” during a testy Wednesday City Council meeting — sparking one frustrated politician to storm out. Phylisa Wisdom, who was tapped last month for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Office to Combat Antisemitism, said that she could not define the…
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Playmakers emerge as UCLA coach Bob Chesney dials up pressure during spring practice
UCLA football coach Bob Chesney saw a familiar face at practice Tuesday morning at Spaulding Field, one that made him even more energetic than usual. It was that of his father, Bob Chesney Sr., who was his high school coach in Pennsylvania and figures to be a regular at Wasserman Football Center, just as he…
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Lawyer astounded as ‘powerful’ court order clears ‘runway’ for Trump to be sued
A former federal prosecutor was astounded on Wednesday after a court cleared a “runway” to sue President Donald Trump. Glenn Kirschner, host of the “Justice Matters” podcast, said during a new episode of “The Legal Breakdown,” a podcast that Kirschner co-hosts with progressive YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen, that a recent ruling from District Judge Amit…
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Kings’ close playoff losses to Avalanche stoke confidence and frustration
DENVER — Before Anze Kopitar left the ice after the final regular-season home game of his NHL career, he told the fans he was saying good-bye, not farewell. He would return, he promised, in the playoffs. He’ll make good on that pledge Thursday when his Kings and the Colorado Avalanche face off in Game 3 of their…
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‘What the hell is going on?’ Firestorm as Navy secretary ousted while Iran war rages
The sudden and unexplained departure of Navy Secretary John Phelan, appointed by Trump last year, has left observers baffled and outraged, especially as war with Iran drags on with dueling naval blockades. “We’re in the middle of a pretty important naval blockade standoff with a country we’ve threatened to destroy, so it seems like a…