The Trump Scandal You Haven’t Paid Attention to Might Be the Most Revealing Yet
The boondoggle at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is deeper than it looks.
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Disney Finds Its Spine
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez explains the administration’s First Amendment shakedown—and how ABC is fighting back.
Who Wants an Unsexy Ferrari?
The new EV from the iconic Italian sportscar maker is so underwhelming it had to be memed.
2 researchers charged with smuggling mpox into the US
Employed at a National Institutes of Health lab in Montana, the two allegedly brought deactivated virus from the Republic of the Congo without a permit.
Milk’s the drink of choice at RFK Jr.’s event with swing-district Republican
The health secretary appeared at a Wisconsin dairy farm with embattled Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
States balk at the high price of Medicaid work requirements amid budget crunch
States dealing with budget shortfalls are facing tens of millions of dollars in new costs ahead of the federal Jan. 1 deadline.
Ebola response puts Trump on collision course with global health body
The Trump administration has implemented some of the United States’ most stringent travel restrictions for infectious disease ever.
Montana senator wants monkey bite, and lab where it happened, investigated
Tim Sheehy’s request comes after a monkey with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever bit a researcher at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories.
When Church Was a Queer Space
Outward’s hosts sit down with the host and co-creator of When We All Get to Heaven.
Remembering, with the People of MCC San Francisco, AIDS Still Isn’t Over.
The neighborhood changes, the church moves, people forget and remember “the AIDS years,” but AIDS isn’t over.
What Happens When You Organize Church Around AIDS – and AIDS Changes?
The AIDS cocktail opens new possibilities. And MCC San Francisco tries to use the experience of AIDS to make bigger social change.
The Church’s Pastor Gets Diagnosed with AIDS. And the Church Wonders How Much They Might Lose.
The church’s minister gets sick and everyone knows it.
A Church Romance Between a Hula Dancer and a Lumbersexual Blossoms in a Dangerous Time.
The church’s “it couple” faces AIDS, caregiving, and loss as part of a pair, part of families, and part of a community.
Canada’s prime minister says economic ties with US are a weakness that must be corrected
“We have to take care of ourselves because we can’t rely on one foreign partner,” Mark Carney said in a video address. “We can’t control the disruption coming from our neighbors.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Ada Ferrer on Cuba’s Crisis, U.S. Sanctions and Family Separation
The Trump administration five months ago launched an energy blockade against Cuba, coming on top of the over six-decade-long embargo, the longest in U.S. history. The expanded U.S. sanctions have exacerbated the island’s economic crisis, forcing Cubans to live with rolling blackouts, inflation and shortages of basic goods.
“The situation there is dire,” says Cuban American historian Ada Ferrer. “It has been for quite some time, and it’s gotten worse and worse over the last five months.
“Notes from an ICE Chaser”: Tracking Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign on the Ground
Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino led the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdowns in Chicago, Los Angeles and Minneapolis. Bovino was eventually removed from his position in January after immigration agents under his command killed 37-year-old VA nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
We speak with Amanda Moore, a reporter who focuses on far-right extremism and state violence.
The J6 Rioter Now Working at the Pentagon
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On January 6, 2021, 19-year-old Elias Irizarry was among the members of a violent mob that broke into the U.S. Capitol and attempted to overturn the recent presidential election.
Obsession Knows What the TikTok Generation Fears Most
The following contains spoilers for the film Obsession.
It’s a Popular, Iconic, and Legendary TV Show. Why Is Its Network Trying to Kill It?
The people now running CBS seem really determined to undermine the best thing going.
A Wall Street Institution Just Did Something to Elon Musk That No One Else Will
The billionaire is going to hate this—and there’s nothing he can do about it.
The Supreme Court Has Invented a Right to Discriminate
This week, the Roberts Court made clear that when it comes to drawing congressional districts, Black voters have no rights that anyone is bound to respect.
For years, Alabama, where a quarter of the population is Black, had defied federal court orders, including one reaffirmed by the Supreme Court itself in 2023, to create a second majority- or plurality-Black congressional district.
The Old Campaign Playbook Is Dead
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How do you build a winning campaign for the era of AI? In the aftermath of the 2024 race, Democrats have been struggling to adapt to the new logic of the attention economy. On this episode of Galaxy Brain, Rob Flaherty, the deputy campaign manager for Kamala Harris’s campaign, joins Charlie Warzel to talk about what went wrong and how Democrats need to embrace a new theory of attention.
Elon Musk Is Dropping a Boulder in a Kiddie Pool
Updated at 4:20 p.m. ET on June 5, 2026
Elon Musk is about to set in motion a chain of events that will reshape the global financial order. For starters, when SpaceX formally goes public next week, he is all but guaranteed to become the world’s first trillionaire. His rocket company is targeting a valuation of $1.77 trillion, which would make it one of the 10 biggest companies in the world—bigger than Meta, Walmart, and, for that matter, Tesla.
Hasan Piker on Being Banned from U.K., Traveling to Cuba & Supporting Candidates Critical of Israel
The British government earlier this week barred left-wing political commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur from entering the U.K. ahead of several speaking events. The Home Office said it was canceling their travel permits because “their presence in the U.K. may not be conducive to the public good.” Piker and Uygur, who are related, are both outspoken in their criticism of Israel.
Adam Hamawy, Ex-Volunteer Doctor in Gaza, Wins NJ House Primary Calling for End to Israeli Aid
We speak with Dr. Adam Hamawy, the former U.S. Army combat surgeon who just won the Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. He is now the heavy favorite to win the Democratic-leaning district in November and, if elected, would become New Jersey’s first Muslim member of Congress. Hamawy is an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights and volunteered in Gaza during Israel’s genocidal assault on the territory.
Disney Finds Its Spine
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez explains the administration’s First Amendment shakedown—and how ABC is fighting back.
Who Wants an Unsexy Ferrari?
The new EV from the iconic Italian sportscar maker is so underwhelming it had to be memed.
Money Talks: The Freedom of Constraint
Author David Epstein breaks down the powerful effect of limitations.
Who Makes 3,600 Trades in a Single Quarter?
Donald Trump’s investment portfolio’s frenzied stock trading is highly unusual to say the least.
2 researchers charged with smuggling mpox into the US
Employed at a National Institutes of Health lab in Montana, the two allegedly brought deactivated virus from the Republic of the Congo without a permit.