Editor’s note: President Donald Trump announced early on Saturday, January 3, that the United States had captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife after a “large scale strike” on the country, a significant escalation of US involvement in the region. Since the early fall, the US has been building up its military forces in […] Read more ›
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Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers. | Aaron C. Davis/Washington Post via Getty ImagesOath Keeper head Stewart Rhodes received the longest sentence of any insurrectionist yet. While it’s not yet clear whether former President Donald Trump will face legal consequences for his role in the January 6 insurrection, those who stormed the Capitol continue to do so as two developments made evident this week. On Wednesday, one of the... Read more ›
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President Joe Biden departs a celebration marking Jewish American Heritage Month in the East Room of the White House on May 16, 2023, in Washington, DC. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe White House’s new strategy for fighting antisemitism has global implications. Swastikas painted on walls. A hostage crisis at a synagogue in Texas. The rapper Ye tweeting, “I’m going death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.” “The rise in antisemitism is astonishing,... Read more ›
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Signage for Target’s #TakePride initiative in celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month ... in 2016. | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCompanies have been embracing Pride for years. Why is this year hitting different? Pride Month is upon us. It’s a time to celebrate and defend LGBTQ equality and rights. It’s also a time for corporate America to lean in on the rainbow branding, to let the queer community know that they’re with... Read more ›
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe case for optimism vs. the case for pessimism on the chances of default, explained. President Joe Biden and the House GOP are continuing to negotiate over raising the debt ceiling, as the “X-date” at which the government will be unable to pay its bills, and the accompanying prospect of economic turmoil draws nearer. On Thursday, Punchbowl News reported that Republicans are now privately optimistic about reaching a... Read more ›
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during an event at Sioux Center, Iowa, on May 13, 2023. | Rebecca S. Gratz/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesCan a governor in the grip of “woke derangement syndrome” break through to a larger audience? The obvious story of Ron DeSantis’s campaign announcement on Twitter was the series of embarrassing technical failures that marred the event. But what DeSantis actually said — at least, when... Read more ›
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Halle Bailey as Ariel is the only thing in The Little Mermaid remake that’s better than the original. | DisneyThe original Little Mermaid is a perfect movie. Disney thought it could make improvements. This article contains light spoilers for The Little Mermaid. The problem when recreating a beloved, classic movie like The Little Mermaid is that more things can go wrong than right. That’s what happens when the source material... Read more ›
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Harrison Ford returns. | DisneyThe new Indiana Jones movie hits different in the IP age. In 1981’s Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, the mercenary archaeologist René Belloq looks his friend-turned-foe Indiana Jones square in the eye and tells him the absolute truth. “Indiana,” he says, “we are simply passing through history.” They’re discussing the treasure they seek: the Ark of the Covenant, which might be just... Read more ›
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe case for optimism vs. the case for pessimism on the chances of default, explained. There have been few signs of progress in negotiations between President Joe Biden and the House GOP over raising the debt ceiling this week, as the “X-date” at which the government will be unable to pay its bills, and the accompanying prospect of economic turmoil, draws nearer. And Republicans’ public comments suggest they’re... Read more ›
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks after signing three education bills on the campus of New College of Florida in Sarasota, Florida on May 15, 2023. | Thomas Simonetti/The Washington Post/Getty ImagesDeSantis’s Florida bills targeting LGBTQ people, abortion rights, and teachings on race preview his presidential platform. In launching his 2024 presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to champion a new, expansive conservatism. To understand exactly what that would look... Read more ›
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Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Florida governor took to Twitter Spaces to announce a presidential run. It wasn’t pretty. Ron DeSantis’s campaign has been predicated on his competence. Unlike the undisciplined Donald Trump, he won’t lash out on Twitter, get consumed by petty grudges, or even inspire an unruly mob to attack the US Capitol. Instead, DeSantis is running as the candidate who gets things done. He touts that he... Read more ›
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Elon Musk outside SpaceX’s launch facility in South Texas in February, 2023. | Jonathan Newton/Washington Post via Getty ImagesThe glitchy Ron DeSantis interview is the latest milestone in Twitter’s shift to the right. Elon Musk’s high-profile Twitter event to launch the presidential bid of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday got off to a rough start, crashing several times about 30 minutes into the broadcast before restarting the whole thing.... Read more ›
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, ahead of his presidential bid, celebrates his election victory in 2022. | Giorgio Viera/AFP/Getty ImagesDeSantis is running for president. Can he beat Trump? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 official on Twitter Wednesday evening after months of speculation about whether he can beat former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary, sharing a plan to make his state... Read more ›
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Paige Vickers for VoxIn reality, the Florida governor’s career is full of opportunistic shifts toward whichever cause will benefit him most. With Ron DeSantis officially filing his paperwork to challenge Donald Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination Wednesday, the media will be awash in attempts to explain who he “really” is. Is he an incipient authoritarian, or is he really just a typical Republican? In my view, he can... Read more ›
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The Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia is the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope. | Michael S. Williamson/Washington Post via Getty ImagesA revolutionary SETI experiment seeks to find out how earthlings might respond to a signal from aliens. After decades of searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, humanity finally picked up a message from outer space today. Three of Earth’s top radio astronomy observatories detected the signal coming from somewhere near... Read more ›
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Pope Francis attends his Wednesday General Audience at St. Peter’s Square on May 17, 2023, in Vatican City, Vatican. | Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty ImagesA new report identifies nearly 500 clergy members in Illinois who sexually abused children. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Tuesday that the state has corroborated more than 1,900 victims’ child sex abuse claims against Catholic clergy in Illinois. The cases go back to 1950... Read more ›
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What happens to the economy if the US breaches the debt ceiling is nothing good. | Getty ImagesLet’s not find out what happens to the economy if the US breaches the debt ceiling. Nobody knows exactly what will happen to the economy if the United States breaches the debt ceiling, though every possible option ranges from mildly bad to total and complete disaster to the tune of trillions of dollars.... Read more ›
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Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks during the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden at the Capitol on January 20, 2021. | Rob Carr/Getty ImagesA Florida school has restricted who can read “The Hill We Climb,” a poem read at Biden’s 2021 inauguration. One Florida school’s decision to restrict access to a poem written for and performed at President Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration has increased scrutiny of book bans in... Read more ›
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Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesWhy do we know so little about pregnancy — one of the most common experiences on Earth? Technically, pregnancy is one of the most ordinary things in the world. After all, every single person on Earth has firsthand experience with it (since we all had to come out of someone’s womb). And yet, even though it happens every day, pregnancy also remains extremely mysterious. Sometimes, it’s mysterious in... Read more ›
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Elon Musk outside SpaceX’s launch facility in South Texas in February, 2023. | Jonathan Newton/Washington Post via Getty ImagesTwitter is promoting conservative stars like Ron DeSantis and Tucker Carlson. Elon Musk has long claimed he wants Twitter to be a digital town square open to debate from all aspects of the political spectrum. “For Twitter to deserve public trust it must be politically neutral, which effectively means upsetting the far... Read more ›
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Paige Vickers for VoxIn reality, the Florida governor’s career is full of opportunistic shifts toward whichever cause will benefit him most. With Ron DeSantis set to officially announce his challenge to Donald Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination Wednesday, the media will be awash in attempts to explain who he “really” is. Is he an incipient authoritarian, or is he really just a typical Republican? In my view, he... Read more ›
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