Clean up the Reflecting Pool? My father would have done it, too.
When I read the Aug. 6 Metro article “Woman recounts ‘scary’ Reflecting Pool arrest,” I thought about my staunch Republican...
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Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Ballroom Construction
President Trump cannot continue building the ballroom he planned as a replacement to the East Wing of the White House...
Meet the 82-year-old Kentucky grandma who turned down $26 million to turn her farm into a data center: ‘I don’t need your money’
Ida Huddleston has lived on the same stretch of farmland outside Maysville, Kentucky, since she was 16. She and her...
‘Please Drop the Circular Firing Squad, Democrats’
To the Editor: Re “Win in Michigan Sets Up Left’s Real Test in Fall” (news analysis, front page, Aug. 6):...
Zachary Cole Smith Wants a Publicly Owned Music Streaming Library Built on Spotify’s Dismantled Bones
DIIV has announced a new album, ZIRP!, dropping on October 30, 2026, and with it has come a new genre...
I hated the uncertainty of postgrad life and job hunting. One wild road trip with my mom helped me stop worrying so much.
Going on a road trip with my mom after college helped me adjust to postgrad life. Arietta HallockA few months...
Charles S. Faddis, Ex-C.I.A. Officer Who Pushed Conspiracy Theories, Dies at 68
Charles S. Faddis, a former C.I.A. officer who became an outspoken critic of the agency, a leader of the 2020...
Trump biographer peels back the curtain on Trump’s hair
President Donald Trump has been sporting what appears to be more voluminous hair in a slightly different color, prompting biographer...
Mamdani Hosted a Town Hall About Buses. Why Was the D.S.A. There?
Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist mayor of New York City, champions buses more than any modern mayor before him, and...
Trump Takes a Bulldozer to Birthright Citizenship Again
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day,...
Peter Katsis, manager for Smashing Pumpkins, Jane’s Addiction and Morrissey, dead at 69
Peter Katsis, a music manager who helped shepherd the careers of Smashing Pumpkins, Jane’s Addiction, Morrissey and Backstreet Boys, has...
Trump vowed to break world record with fireworks show. Guinness says he did.
In the days leading up to last month’s Fourth of July celebration in D.C., President Donald Trump proclaimed on Truth...
Elizabeth Smith, Voice Coach to Acting Royalty, Dies at 91
Elizabeth Smith, a founding faculty member of Juilliard Drama and vocal coach who mentored countless celebrated performers over more than...
New Melania Trump docuseries derided as ‘regime-sponsored slop’
First lady Melania Trump’s new Amazon docuseries is drawing criticism before it even airs, following the announcement that her $75...
Trump Officials Deport Group of Mexicans Despite Torture Risk
The Trump administration in recent days deported a group of Mexican nationals who had been barred from removal to their...
