The US Army concludes that Iran was the only winner of our eight-year war in Iraq. Official photos of the president are retouched occasionally for social media to make his face thinner, his fingers longer. See also: Photographs of balloons on the verge of popping. A record 1,500
Kamala Harris announced yesterday that she’s running for president, becoming the third senator expected to enter the 2020 race, alongside Kirsten Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren. The problem isn’t that Harris was an especially bad prosecutor. She made positive contributions as well—encouraging education and reentry programs for ex-
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office says the Buzzfeed story about Cohen and Trump is inaccurate. Ironically, Trump relied on his nemesis, Mueller, to advance his critique of BuzzFeed and the press on Friday night. Interview with the author of a mash note to Mueller, her “sweet, square Swan.” Chris
In a bombshell new revelation, federal law enforcement officers say Trump directed Cohen to lie under oath to Congress about ongoing negotiations for a Moscow Trump Tower—even as Trump told the public he had no business dealings in Russia. The House Intelligence committee says it will investigate. Related: In
Do you like being a loner? It might be time to rethink that. Interacting with other people can lead to a lot of great things. In fact, the Tournament of Books would never have been started if some friends hadn’t gotten together at a bar for a friendly social
House Speaker Pelosi asks President Trump to postpone his State of the Union address, currently slated for January 29. Aides want Trump to use the speech to move public opinion to his side. Privately, Trump’s expressing frustration. A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State kills at least 16
Yesterday, Theresa May's Brexit deal lost by a 230-vote margin—the worst defeat in the history of the House of Commons—sparking a no-confidence vote against May today. If she loses, it could mean another general election. In his senate confirmation hearing, Trump's attorney
Ah 2018, the year of the Super Bowl selfie kid, Fortnite, and A Star Is Born. These movements, and more, dramatically impacted the cultural landscape of 2018. Don’t even get us started on the sheer volume of Ally and Jackson Maine Halloween costumes this year. All of these trends
Last year, President Trump repeatedly suggested a move equal to destroying NATO: the withdrawal of the United States. “Even discussing the idea of leaving NATO—let alone actually doing so—would be the gift of the century for Putin.” Eighteen other reasons the President of the United States may be
The shutdown is now our government’s longest. Around 800,000 federal employees missed their first paycheck. About 40 percent of Americans have said in surveys that they can't handle a surprise $400 expense. Trump's national emergency gambit, "a new obvious face-saving off-ramp
