Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment rather than answer senators’ questions this week about his conduct during the COVID-19 pandemic. But in the 1,141-page private diary released before that hearing, the former top infectious disease official had plenty to say about the press, his celebrity, his enemies on the “far right,” and his frustration […]
The race to replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is shaping up as an ideological battle over the future of San Francisco — and a test of whether the city’s Democratic electorate is still looking for a distinctly progressive voice in Congress or has begun moving toward a more pragmatic center. California state Sen. Scott Wiener […]
On Jan. 3, 2011, then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger packed up his belongings and left downtown Sacramento’s Hyatt hotel — the governor’s mansion is primarily an historic site for tourists at this late date. Few realized they were witnessing the final chapter of a distinct political species. At the time, it felt like a temporary setback, […]
Virginians will head to the ballot boxes on Tuesday to make their voices heard in the Old Dominion’s 2026 primary elections. The state’s election schedule was upended by Democrats’ proposed redistricting measure, which pushed back primaries from mid-June to Aug. 4, but the new map ultimately failed to take effect. When the state Supreme Court struck down […]
The first round of August Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in 11 days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The second round will go out on Aug. 19 to those born between […]
Who would have guessed that an Italian film made in 1957, starring one icon of that nation’s cinema (Marcello Mastroianni) and directed by another (Luchino Visconti), and based, of all things, on a short story by a long-dead Russian master (Fyodor Dostoevsky), would speak more urgently to contemporary audiences’ needs, fears, and hopes than any […]
Write a decent script — not a masterpiece but one with enough misdirection to keep us guessing. Hire a compelling lead. Imagine your ideal number of episodes, then lop off two or three of them. No, it really isn’t difficult to make a better-than-average TV murder mystery. ITV’s Gone, now streaming on BritBox following a […]
President Donald Trump announced his Board of Peace’s 15-point plan for demilitarizing Gaza with a triumphant tone, but the officials actually implementing the plan are not taking any victory laps yet. The 15-point plan is expected to take anywhere between 200 and 350 days to complete, and this new deal is only just getting off […]
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) unveiled an updated draft of its farm bill on Friday as the legislation heads toward a committee markup next week. The bill solidifies prior cuts made to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The farm bill legislation includes language requiring states to […]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is suggesting that the United States “revisit” the Electoral College and add four more justices to the Supreme Court. “I know this is going to be controversial coming from me, in particular,” she said on Friday. “We need to revisit the Electoral College. We need to revisit the point of […]
