NYC’s Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor
Zohran Mamdani was officially sworn in as mayor of New York City on Thursday, ushering in a historic administration marked
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Trump rejects bipartisan bills tied to water and tribal lands
President Donald Trump used his veto power late last year to reject two bipartisan bills — moves that have drawn
Read moreGOP transcript release reinforces Jack Smith’s conclusion on Jan. 6
A House Republican committee has released a transcript from December 17, 2025 of former special counsel Jack Smith that underscores
Read moreMovie stars want to direct. It’s not always a great idea
In Hollywood, there’s an old joke among wannabe actors scraping by doing odd jobs between auditions: “Well, right now I’m
Read moreDance changed how I eat — for the better this time
Lately, I’ve noticed that whenever I leave for the dance studio, I pack two bags. One is familiar and increasingly
Read moreTrump’s cultural coup is doomed to fail
Less than a month before he was gunned down in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy gave
Read moreThe double-edged sword of AI data centers
Data center construction is increasingly becoming a political issue, with locals organizing against major tech companies like Meta, Amazon and
Read moreGOP lawmakers’ power transfers are reshaping North Carolina
North Carolina voters have chosen Democrats in three straight elections for governor; the state’s Republican-led legislature has countered by siphoning
Read more“Cheaters and thieves”: Trump spends New Year’s Eve bashing Democratic Party, blue cities
Donald Trump doesn’t seem interested in turning over a new leaf in 2026. The president spent the last day of
Read moreTrump sent Mar-a-Lago masseuses on Epstein house calls: report
President Donald Trump sent masseuses from his Mar-a-Lago resort to the home of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for years, according
Read moreThe ABBA song that’s huge in Vietnam at year’s end
I’d never given much thought to ABBA, but as a Vietnamese American who grew up in the ’80s, I’ve become
Read moreProject 2025 has been a success — with the help of the press
As 2025 comes to a close, Project 2025 stands vindicated as the defining policy plan of Donald Trump’s second presidency.
Read moreThe right hit peak incel in 2025
Earlier this month, the popular MAGA influencer Sólionath was having a real one on X. The U.S.-based poster had built
Read moreTrump’s war on the climate demands resistance
The biggest story of the year was, once again, among the least talked about. I’m of course referring to climate
Read moreThese reporters were doing their jobs. The Trump administration accused them of stalking.
This summer, my colleagues were reporting out a story about the Department of Education’s “final mission,” its effort to undermine
Read moreClooney: ABC, CBS should have told Trump “go f**k yourself”
Actor George Clooney thinks television news networks did a disservice to the country when they caved to lawsuits from President
Read moreZelenskyy: Trump considering US troop deployment in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters that Donald Trump is weighing sending American troops to Ukraine as peace talks between
Read moreOne mindset shift for better cooking in 2026
I was in college when I first discovered Spoon, the Austin-formed indie rock band. I remember exactly where I was when
Read moreThe year of the blue state governors
As the smoke cleared after the 2024 election, it was clear that Democrats were going to be hamstrung in Washington.
Read moreTrump’s latest attack on the Constitution — and Joe Biden
On Dec. 22, the New York Times published a shocking story detailing the ways the Trump administration is working with
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