As flames engulfed the towering wooden effigy known simply as The Man—the centerpiece of Burning Man’s grand finale—a very different fire was smoldering just beyond the roar of celebration. Inside a nearby tent, just off the surreal, dust-swept grid of Black Rock City, a 37-year-old Russian man named Vadim Kruglov lay dead in a pool …

The Senate Finance Committee erupted into sharp exchanges Thursday as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went head-to-head with Democratic senators over COVID-19 vaccine policy — and, in one heated moment, turned the spotlight on Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s financial ties to Big Pharma. The clash came as Warren pressed Kennedy on his …

In a moment that underscored the growing divide between media narratives and public skepticism, Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin turned the tables on CNN host Kasie Hunt during a discussion about vaccines and public health policy. What started as a straightforward interview on “The Arena” quickly shifted when Mullin asked a pointed question that left Hunt …

The dust has barely settled from a U.S. drone strike ordered by President Trump on a Venezuelan cartel-linked drug vessel, and already the legal commentariat and progressive pundits are sounding the alarm: “Murder,” “war crime,” “assassination.” These are the kinds of hyperbolic terms now being thrown around — not in reference to the 100,000 Americans …

It takes a special kind of cynicism—or desperation—to claim that a presidential assassination attempt was faked. But Joy Reid has managed to make herself the spokesperson for exactly that fringe theory. During her appearance with fellow progressive pundit Katie Phang, Reid unspooled a conspiracy-laden monologue so devoid of logic that it would make Alex Jones …

In the long-running feud between Donald Trump and Rosie O’Donnell, the insults have evolved from barbs on daytime talk shows to full-blown constitutional theater. Now, the president has escalated it yet again, declaring on Truth Social that he’s “giving serious thought to taking away Rosie O’Donnell’s Citizenship,” citing her alleged failure to qualify as a …

Joy Reid’s return to the media spotlight this week came with all the subtlety of a fire alarm in a library—and about the same level of decorum. Appearing on a YouTube livestream hosted by former MSNBC colleague Katie Phang, Reid questioned whether the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump was, in her words, even “real.” …

In any other city, the words “I want to assassinate the President of the United States” might send shockwaves through a courtroom — and result in swift legal consequences. But in Washington, D.C., where politics bleeds into every institution and ideology clouds judgment, not even direct threats against a sitting president are enough to compel …

For a brand that once dominated the lingerie world with unapologetic femininity and high-gloss glamor, Victoria’s Secret appears determined to keep testing how far it can stretch its identity before it snaps entirely. The company’s latest announcement of the “first six Angels” for the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show was meant to be a return …

In a political era dominated by performance, viral moments, and meme-worthy soundbites, it’s hardly surprising when a member of Congress grabs headlines for how they speak rather than what they say. But Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) has ignited a very particular firestorm — one rooted not just in rhetoric, but in identity, authenticity, and performance …