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Republicans cautious on energy prices despite ceasefire
In the day following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a two-week ceasefire with Iran, dozens of congressional Republicans released statements of support for the administration’s peace negotiations. But the lawmakers largely steered clear of one major topic: oil. Crude prices tumbled following Trump’s Tuesday night announcement that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen as part
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Vaccine confusion sets up U.S. for a resurgence of hepatitis B in babies
Measles is back in the United States. More than 1,500 cases have already been reported in the first months of 2026, putting the country on pace to surpass last year’s total of more than 2,200, the highest number in decades. Public health officials warn that the nation’s status as “measles free” is now at risk
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‘They’re afraid’: Analyst flags flaw in Pam Bondi’s ‘corrupt’ plan to dodge her subpoena
Pam Bondi’s attempt to dodge a congressional subpoena on the Jeffrey Epstein case stunned liberal political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen, who fumed on his show Wednesday evening she shouldn’t be allowed to get away with it. “In an update that, albeit predictable, reeks of corruption, the Justice Department has announced that Pam Bondi will not
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I Asked Netflix’s Reality TV Boss Why So Many Men On Dating Shows Are Terrible
When Brandon Riegg joined Netflix a decade ago to head up its reality TV programming, he had one main competitor in mind: ABC’s The Bachelor. But Riegg felt that show—which is currently in a tailspin after canceling its latest season due to a domestic violence incident involving would-be bachelorette Taylor Frankie Paul—was “contrived,” with its
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The myth of the downwardly mobile college graduate
The heyday of the “high-skill” worker is ending. As corporations find new ways to replace labor with machines, more and more professionals are seeing their vaunted credentials lose their value. Many have been forced into menial jobs — while others cling to their prestigious positions only by accepting ever more exploitative terms of employment. Key
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Los Angeles’ population is shrinking. Is region headed for a Rust Belt ‘death spiral’?
Long the epicenter of population growth in the United States,Los Angeles is slowly losing its people because of a series of demographic shifts that experts say could have profound implications for the county if trends continue. High housing prices have led a growing number of residents to leave the region for more affordable parts of
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Pedro Almodovar, Steven Soderbergh, Ron Howard Films Headed to 2026 Cannes Film Festival
Pedro Almodovar, Steven Soderbergh, Ron Howard, Pawel Pawlikowski, Lukas Dhont and Hirokazu Kore-eda are among the directors who will be bringing new films to the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Cannes organizers announced on Thursday morning. At a press conference in Paris, Cannes general delegate Thierry Frémaux and president Iris Knobloch unveiled 11 films that will
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Congress must stop immigrant welfare madness since Supreme Court won’t
More than half of immigrant households in the United States use welfare, costing taxpayers billions and making the programs less sustainable for Americans in need of help. Blame birthright citizenship for a big part of the cost. But don’t count on the Supreme Court to fix it. Republicans in Congress need to act, and they
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Trump Is Wishcasting Victory in Iran
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts Early on Easter morning, President Trump went on a tirade about the ongoing war in Iran; the Iranian government had closed the Strait of Hormuz, and he wanted it reopened. “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in
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Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets
Federal campaign and political action committee spending on security during the 2024 election cycle was over five times the amount spent ahead of the 2016 election, according to a new report published on Thursday. The report by the Security Project at the nonpartisan group Public Service Alliance notes that the jump in spending comes as