Two days after Christmas, my phone lit up like it had caught fire. Eighteen missed calls. Michael.Isabella.Unknown numbers. I stared at the screen for a long moment before setting it face down on the kitchen table. Outside, snow drifted lazily across my yard. Inside, my coffee went cold. I already knew what had happened. They … Read more
When my son told me I wasn’t welcome for Christmas, I didn’t argue. I didn’t raise my voice. I didn’t ask why. I smiled, picked up my coat, walked out to my truck, and drove home. At the time, he thought that smile meant acceptance. It didn’t. It meant something inside me had finally gone … Read more
As Washington remains locked in a bitter standoff, threatening to keep the federal government partially shut down, the political fight is about to hit home in the most visceral way possible – the grocery aisle. Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, is set to dry up in a … Read more
This is a story about more than just one man’s ambitions. It is a profound test of one of our republic’s most essential constitutional guardrails – the 22nd Amendment – and a sobering look at what happens when unwritten norms of presidential restraint begin to crumble. What Did the President Say This Time?
The clock was just hours away from striking midnight on the first of the month, a deadline that threatened to plunge 42 million Americans into a food crisis. As the government shutdown dragged on, the nation’s food stamp program was set to go dark. In a last-minute, dramatic intervention, the third branch of our government … Read more
A firestorm has erupted on Capitol Hill, aimed directly at a single, powerful federal judge. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is facing a torrent of criticism from Republican senators, with some even calling for his impeachment, after it was revealed he signed off on subpoenas for their phone records during the Jan. 6 investigation. But … Read more
Dick Cheney died Tuesday at 84 from complications of pneumonia and cardiovascular disease that plagued him throughout his adult life. The former vice president who served alongside George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 was the most powerful second-in-command in American history – the architect of the war on terror, the Iraq invasion, and an … Read more
Dick Cheney died Tuesday at 84 from complications of pneumonia and cardiovascular disease that plagued him throughout his adult life. The former vice president who served alongside George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 was the most powerful second-in-command in American history – the architect of the war on terror, the Iraq invasion, and an … Read more
Polls closed in New York City Tuesday night in a mayoral race that drew more than 2 million voters – the first time turnout has exceeded that threshold since 1969. The contest pits Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist who won the Democratic primary, against Andrew Cuomo, the former governor forced to resign amid harassment … Read more
The old guard has fallen. The political machine that defined New York politics for a generation has been decisively broken. In a stunning and historic election with the highest voter turnout in decades, the “capital of capitalism” has been handed over to a new, radical, and profoundly different kind of leader. Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old … Read more