Shocking. Unnerving. Unpredictable. Violent. For a decade I have been following the twists and turns of Donald Trump’s America with the privilege of journalistic distance. On Saturday night I felt the darkness come viscerally close. Bang! Bang! What was that? Where was it? At 8.36pm panic and pandemonium reigned in the cavernous ballroom at the

Four years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia is facing a spring of discontent. Rolling digital blackouts in Russian cities have touched a nerve with ordinary citizens and public pushback against Russian President Vladimir Putin is emerging. Russia has weathered wartime economic pain while its security services keep protests in check. And the conflict

Do you have an opinion on the state of contemporary ballet or keeping cats as pets? There are no right or wrong answers here, only differences of opinion. It is hard to imagine being upset by someone expressing an alternative view on either topic – unless, of course, they are a celebrity and you are

“Whoever said money can’t buy happiness really knew what they were talking about.”–Elon Musk on X, February 5, 2026 Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, declared that money does not buy happiness With his 809 billion dollars, he can do anything, go anywhere, and enjoy anything he wants. He has 14 children, 237

Leaders from around the world have condemned an act of “political violence” and expressed relief that US president Donald Trump, officials and journalists were unharmed after a shooting incident at the White House correspondents dinner. Donald and Melania Trump, as well as members of the US cabinet, were evacuated from the ballroom at the Washington

President Donald Trump and the first lady were whisked out of the annual White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday after shots were fired at the event. Journalists and other attendees sought cover under tables as security forces rushed to evacuate the president and other senior cabinet members. Soon after, authorities said the shooter had been

325 likes, 37 comments – katiecouric on April 25, 2026: “Weijia Jiang, the Senior White House Correspondent at CBS News and the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, addressed the crowded room of journalists after the president had left. Jiang, who had been sitting on the dais next to Trump when the incident unfolded,

(Updated with White House video) In case anyone thought Donald Trump was going to be nice to the media before hitting his first White House Correspondents’ Dinner as POTUS tonight, well they’re going to lose big on that Polymarket prediction. Flying back to DC from Florida Saturday for the WHCD, the former Apprentice host let

With Republican senators having all but abandoned the anti-voting SAVE America Act, President Donald Trump is appealing directly to his Truth Social followers in perhaps his most extreme terms yet, in hopes of keeping it alive.  “Not passing the SAVE AMERICA ACT will lead to the the (sic) worst results for a political party in

Another week and Hollywood hasn’t let us down! A raft of news exploded out of LaLa Land with rumored engagements, affairs, and celebrities doing the bare minimum for massive paychecks. I’m trying not to hate them for that, as let’s be honest: wouldn’t we all like to pull a modern-day Linda Evangelista? Except these days,

The Kremlin offered more indications that it’s acknowledging Russia’s economy is in trouble after years of relying on military spending for growth. Last week, Economy Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov told a business conference that the economy “is not easy” and called for reallocating the workforce, which has been tight as Russia’s war on Ukraine and

It appears Elon Musk has never been a fan of college. The CEO of Tesla has long argued that post-secondary education is “basically for fun” — not exactly comforting words for anyone juggling midterms or staring down student loans (1). And the data backs up that stress, as roughly 60% of grads say they’re “pessimistic”

article WINDSOR, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 18: King Charles III (L) bids farewell to US President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle on day three of the President’s state visit to the UK on September 18, 2025 in Windsor, England. President Trump is in England from Sep WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania

President Trump’s approval rating on his handling of the economy seems to be dropping, according to a recent poll from The New York Times. Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to examine how voters’ perception of the president may be shifting, and more. Amid rising costs, some Trump voters have begun cutting back