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Can a different kind of Democrat win the Midwest?
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The progressive populist Abdul El-Sayed won Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary in Michigan — though the vote was so close that most outlets didn’t call the race until this morning. It’s not…
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Scandal-plagued Kash Patel forces out legal advisers amid FBI ‘reorganization’
FBI Director Kash Patel is aggressively downsizing his agency’s legal department at precisely the moment a mountain of scandals against him are pouring in. The FBI’s Office of the General Counsel — several hundred lawyers who advise top officials, defend the bureau in lawsuits, and coordinate with Justice Department prosecutors — has started pushing employees…
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Mark Ruffalo Suggests John Fetterman Should Step Down Over Israel Hard-Line: ‘Go Be a Lobbyist’
Despite initially backing the politician in 2022, Mark Ruffalo thinks John Fetterman should now “go be a lobbyist” rather than a senator. Following Fetterman’s conversation with Jon Stewart that went viral this week due to his ultimatum regarding Israel, Ruffalo piled on by saying the senator should instead change professions. The “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”…
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Citi Developers partners with UFC to take its luxury real estate brand global
Luxury real estate developers have traditionally marketed through glossy property campaigns, private events and promises of exclusivity. Citi Developers is taking a more aggressive route, attaching its name to a sports organization that has expanded its international presence in recent years. The UAE-based developer has signed a multiyear agreement with UFC that makes it the…
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Progressives Rack Up Primary Wins, Testing Democratic Assumptions Ahead of the Midterms
Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan on Aug. 5, 2026. —Julia Demaree Nikhinson—AP Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan is the latest in a string of progressive primary wins that are challenging the Democratic Party’s thinking about electability—and it…
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Homelessness has dropped 57% on Metro system since 2024, count finds
Homelessness on Metro’s rail and bus system has dropped by 57% since 2024, the agency announced this week. Despite homelessness rising in Los Angeles and throughout L.A. County since 2025, the count on Metro’s buses and rail found a 31% drop over that year. Taken the evening of January 20, the estimate found 395 to…
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Fed-up Tom Cotton’s secret lunch plea to stop talking to reporters leaks
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) reportedly used a private Republican lunch this week to caution his colleagues against talking to the press — a warning that, within a day, leaked to the press. Politico’s Jordain Carney reported Wednesday that Cotton, “per multiple attendees,” delivered a speech at Tuesday’s GOP lunch “warning against talking to reporters.” The…
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Inside Perez Hilton’s ‘traumatic’ year — including the health crisis that ‘almost killed him’ — before self-harm incident
Perez Hilton had a tumultuous year filled with lifestyle changes, near-fatal health scares and financial woes before he was hospitalized for an apparent suicide attempt, multiple sources told Page Six. The gossip blogger, born Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., has been adjusting to life in Miami after moving back to his hometown in June. Hilton had…
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Sesame Street Has A New Extreme Weather Episode. Here’s What Climate Experts Think
—Zach Hyman—NETFLIX It’s been a summer of climate extremes—from record-breaking heat waves to deadly flash floodsto a fire season that has seen a number of acres burned well above the 10-year average. Even Sesame Street, where sunny days once swept the clouds away, can’t seem to keep the storms at bay. A new special, Storm…
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Tony, Before He Was Bourdain
Tony follows a very familiar sort of 19-year-old menace—the kind of character coming-of-age movies like this were made for. He’s someone you might have crushed on in college: He sulks around with worldly paperbacks stuffed into his rear pockets, dresses in leather jackets even if it’s unseasonably warm, and seems to wear a permanent glower.…