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Trump's energy policies are “fattening the wallets of his cronies” at public expense
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1006+ words) Jon Cherry via Getty The Trump administration has directly spent $2.7 billion of taxpayer money on its crusade against wind power while pouring $1.1 billion into boosting coal, which critics say is pushing up Americans’ bills. They say the moves are evidence…...
How Lindsey Graham, eager to serve Trump, became a useful idiot for Putin
1+ day, 41+ min ago (361+ words) Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, gestures as President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One, Jan. 4, 2026, as they were returning to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.Alex Brandon/AP Graham lavished praise on Trump, exclaiming, “Mr....
A World Cup Star Can Be “Babygirl.” But For Now, He’s Mostly AI.
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (512+ words) Norway's Erling Haaland looks amused during a news conference on July 9, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, ahead of the team's quarterfinal World Cup soccer match against England.Marta Lavandier/AP As someone who watches too much soccer and knows Erling Haaland…...
DOJ subpoenas New York Times reporters after Air Force One story
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (461+ words) President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in flight on Air Force One on July 8, 2026.Alex Brandon/AP The New York Times said that at least four of its journalists received subpoenas on Friday from the Justice Department following their report…...
Sam Bankman-Fried recounts FTX’s collapse and why he feels he was wrongly convicted of fraud
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (443+ words) FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at the federal court in New York in February 2023.Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Sam Bankman-Fried was once called the “crypto king.” But in November 2022, his company, FTX, imploded within a matter of days. All around…...
Graham Platner says he's out. Now what?
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (480+ words) Graham Platner announced Wednesday night that he intends to suspend his campaign.CJ Gunther/Getty Graham Platner, the scandal-ridden populist Senate candidate from Maine, suspended his campaign Wednesday night. His announcement came two days after a rape allegation against him…...
Cuba may be in shambles, but Miami’s new museum keeps the Bay of Pigs alive
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (427+ words) Eduardo Zayas-Bazán was a 24-year-old lawyer when he left Cuba for the United States and joined about 1,400 other Cuban exiles, who were known as Brigade 2506, to participate in the Bay of Pigs invasion, the botched 1961 mission to overthrow Fidel Castro’s…...
Trump can’t stop talking about communists
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (400+ words) On July 5th, for America's 250th anniversary, Trump delivered an address that was in large part about communists.Daniel Torok/Zuma When Donald Trump gets into a loop, it’s hard to get him out. He’ll just talk in a circle until he’s…...
Did birth control make my depression worse?
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (1731+ words) Last summer, I noticed a shift: I was calmer and happier than I’d been in years. But when the knot and the crying jags and the inexplicably wired nights persisted, I came to think of them as just how I…...
Trump says he'll fast-track private gas plants to power AI data centers
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (1098+ words) President Trump speaks to reporters at the White House on July 6, 2026.Anna Moneymaker via Getty In brief remarks to reporters Monday at the White House, President Donald Trump noted that he was shocked to learn how much energy developing artificial…...