Bari Weiss has done the unthinkable — she’s parlayed a media startup into a mainstream powerhouse, stepping into a new role as editor-in-chief of CBS News as part of a $150 million deal that also includes the network combining forces with her online publication, The Free Press. Parent company Paramount Skydance made the announcement Monday. ...Read more

As it turns out, Twitter is not the town square. Someone might want to alert American political leaders.

In the era of social media, Democratic and Republican politicians have grown hyper-sensitive, and responsive, to activists who seemingly live their lives online. Whether on X, formerly Twitter, where the right ruminates over every alleged ...Read more

Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump escalated his war of words with Democratic officials in Illinois with a Truth Social post stating: “Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!”

There’s no evidence that either Mayor Brandon Johnson or Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has done anything but...Read more

California Sen. Alex Padilla is among the highest-ranking Latinos in U.S. politics today, but it took a pair of handcuffs to make him famous.

How's that for a comment on America 2025?

Padilla, you may remember, was tackled and cuffed by federal officers after attempting to ask a question of Homeland Security Czarina Kristi Noem at an L.A. news...Read more

On Saturday, a home belonging to a South Carolina Circuit judge burned to the ground. Three people, including the judge's husband and son, were hospitalized with serious injuries.

The cause of the fire was not immediately clear. An investigation is underway.

Obviously, the harm and destruction were terrible things. But what turned that ...Read more

Crank up the Benny Hill theme song and let the belly laughs commence.

As President Donald Trump's summer of immigration raids turns into a fall of occupation, I need some — and who knew his deportation machine could bring them? To watch videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in action failing bigly is like watching "Star Wars" ...Read more

The Red Mass, a long-standing tradition marking the start of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term, brings judges, lawyers and public officials together at Washington’s St. Matthew’s Cathedral to pray for wisdom and moral clarity in the administration of justice.

Since the 1950s, this ecumenical service — welcoming for people of all faiths and ...Read more

The destruction of South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein’s home in a fiery inferno over the weekend immediately led to speculation that it was an act of political violence. South Carolina officials are still investigating, and they said on Monday that “there is no evidence to indicate” that the cause of the explosion “was ...Read more

“ICE, unmask – what are you afraid of?” California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked before signing the “No Secret Police Act,” a reckless state law ordering federal immigration agents to remove face coverings during operations. But it’s Newsom who should be afraid, considering the shaky legal ground he’s on.

SB 627 bans federal and local ...Read more

I once held what seemed to be a perfectly rational belief: that even the staunchest supporters of President Donald Trump would change their minds once his incompetence and hatred directly affected them. That logic tracked with the dominant narrative of the last decade, going back to when pundits first claimed that Trump supporters were motivated...Read more

Plastics are woven into every aspect of our lives, but what was once the poster child for convenience is fast becoming a pariah product. The era of single-use plastic must end; banning it is the only practical way forward.

Some 430 million metric tons of plastic are produced annually, with much of it being single-use, and 91 percent of it ...Read more

So many of us watch the news, see the attacks on our democracy, and wonder what more we can do. We know that protests are critically important, but few of us see the value of going inside and building relationships with elected officials. “Why would I do that?” we might ask. “Why would it matter?” Here’s one example.

President Donald ...Read more

Half of all pregnant women take acetaminophen — better known as Tylenol or paracetamol — to relieve pain or reduce fever. The drug has been around for decades, is available without a prescription, and is often one of the few options doctors consider safe during pregnancy.

However, on September 23, the Food and Drug Administration announced...Read more

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. This includes misguided single-use plastic bans (e.g., bans on plastic straws and single-use plastic bags).

The primary concern regarding plastic pollution is ocean plastic pollution. Plastic in our oceans can persist ...Read more

Immigration and Customs Enforcement held a hiring fair last month in Provo, Utah, that drew hundreds of job seekers — in part with signing bonuses up to $50,000 and salaries of $50,000 to $100,000 a year. This follows recruiting events in Arlington, Texas, in August and Chantilly, Virginia, in June. Despite polls showing that most Americans do...Read more

There couldn’t be a more pressing or galvanizing topic for Americans than the high cost of prescription drugs. And after months of blustery talk from President Donald Trump about lowering prices and cracking down on Big Pharma, his plans are finally starting to take shape, beginning with pacts with manufacturers.

But before we get too ...Read more

If you’re scrolling through this story on a smartphone, you’re holding a product that harnesses one of the boldest investments the United States ever made into science.

In 1947, researchers at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey, started this process by building the first working transistor. At the time, the so-called “semiconductor ...Read more

It was late Sunday evening when President Donald Trump got thumped with a court loss — again — by California.

No, a federal judge ruled, Trump cannot command the California National Guard to invade Portland, Ore. At the request of California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and others, U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut broadened a temporary ...Read more