Rogers opens door to Democratic voters after El-Sayed’s primary victory: ‘There is still hope’

Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers opened the door to Michigan Democrats on Friday after far-left progressive Abdul El-Sayed’s primary victory, assuring them “there is still hope” and they have a “home” with his campaign. “If you’re among the majority of Democratic voters that woke up on Wednesday feeling, well, hopeless, because the person who won … Read more

GOP senator breaks with Trump over ‘woke’ Smithsonian history battle

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is splitting from the majority of Republicans on the GOP’s pushback against the Smithsonian Institution’s teaching of American history. The moderate Republican senator sent a letter to the Trump administration alongside Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., asking for more information on President Donald Trump’s directive to install “temporary signage” outside the National … Read more

The week around the world in 20 pictures

Wildfires in the US and Europe, Russian strikes in Kyiv, beekeepers in Gaza and the European Aquatics Championships – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…

Ex-Obama, Biden diplomat blasts former boss’ border failures: ‘They woke up too late’

Former Cabinet secretary and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar says the Biden administration “woke up too late” to address the border crisis, arguing its failure to prioritize Mexico and effectively communicate its strategy helped hand President Donald Trump one of his strongest political issues. Salazar, whose family has lived in the southwest since it … Read more

Resurfaced Mamdani interview ignites internet frenzy over alleged ‘fake’ Ugandan accent

A resurfaced 2016 interview with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sparked conservative backlash Wednesday after critics accused him of using a “fake” Ugandan accent while promoting his mother’s Disney film. While promoting Queen of Katwe during a 2016 interview on South Africa‘s Kaya 959 radio station, Mamdani discussed Ugandan culture, dance and music, telling … Read more

First Thing: Soaring oil profits from US-Iran conflict drive calls for windfall tax

Environmentalists and activists furious as Trump’s policies raise costs for Americans. Plus, the masterpiece that was left lying in museum storage Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Donald Trump’s statement that oil companies have made “too much money” from the Iran war has angered environmentalists, who say his … Read more