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George and Amal Clooney forced to evacuate home in France amid wildfires
George and Amal Clooney evacuated their 425-acre Provence wine estate in southeastern France amid the wildfires spreading across Europe. The “Jay Kelly” star revealed the news in a letter to Didier Bremond, the mayor of the town of Brignoles, east of Marseille. “Dear Didier, [a]t this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home…
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Pete Hegseth’s controversies open doors for Dem attacks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s record of blunders and controversial statements is becoming a central point of attack. According to Politico, Democratic candidates in the upcoming midterm elections are targeting Hegseth. Democratic strategists view him as a target-rich subject for undermining GOP opponents, with his television celebrity status and extensive controversy providing ammunition in key districts.…
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Why Carey Mulligan bans music at home despite being married to Mumford & Sons singer
“There will be time” for music — just not at Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford’s home. The Mumford & Sons frontman revealed the “Promising Young Woman” actress “doesn’t like” music playing in their home because the tunes distract the singer from holding conversation with the family. “I can’t do background music because, if music’s on,…
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Fire crews rescue man trapped in truck that crashed into a Pacific Palisades building
Roughly 35 Los Angeles city firefighters rescued a man stuck in his work truck inside a commercial building following a crash in Pacific Palisades on Thursday morning. Los Angeles Fire Department personnel responded at 11:38 a.m. to a report of an unidentified driver believed to have hit a one-story structure with his flatbed truck near…
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Trump’s ‘twitches and glitches’ alarm expert amid fresh health concerns
Speech-language pathologist Hillary Shea is seeing a number of red flags indicating President Donald Trump’s cognitive decline is getting worse. She elaborated on what she could see, in her expertise as a clinician, on the David Pakman Show on Thursday. “We’ve observed in Donald Trump what appears to be a diminished range of vocabulary, that…
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Alarms sound as Trump makes ‘striking’ turn away from his ‘corrupt bargain’
A Democratic lawmaker reacted Thursday as Republicans were revolting against President Donald Trump, who threatened to pull the nomination for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) told CNN anchor Erin Burnett that it would be hard to imagine that the demands from Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) could…
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Rotary forgets its own values and history in elevating bigot to leadership
Rotary International is one of the most respected service organizations in the world. So it is disappointing that the organization has chosen someone with a history of bigoted language to lead its “Orange County L.A.” chapter. Farrah N. Khan is a former Irvine mayor, and was, until recently, a respected member of the community. She…
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Susie Wiles makes surprise Capitol Hill cameo amid ‘brewing tensions’ between insiders
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles made a rare appearance on Capitol Hill Thursday, meeting privately with top Senate Republicans to try to end a stalemate. President Donald Trump‘s agenda has stalled in Congress with his SAVE America Act, third budget package, and Todd Blanche’s confirmation all hitting roadblocks, Politico reported. So, Wiles went…
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Jax Taylor breaks silence on romance with ex Brittany Cartwright’s longtime publicist: ‘I am taken’
Jax Taylor is officially “taken.” The “Vanderpump Rules” star confirmed the news via Instagram Wednesday, in the comments section of his shirtless pool pic promoting Smartwater. “Surprised you haven’t got your own show yet. Or the next Bachelor, lol,” one fan wrote, to which Taylor responded, “No thanks I am taken,” alongside a red heart…
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A Lose-Lose for Food Stamps
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. Back in April, Brooke Rollins, the agriculture secretary, wrote an op-ed celebrating the Trump administration’s efforts to get Americans…