Scoop: Vanity Fair’s bombshell Chris Whipple story including extensive interviews with Susie Wiles led to the biggest subscription signup day for the mag since 2016, according to people familiar, marking the first major win for editorial director Mark Guiducci

SiriusXM’s subscriber base has been shrinking over the past few years, but the satellite radio corporation thinks it’s found a solution: Howard Stern. Will the brand's new three-year deal with Stern be enough to keep new listeners tuning in? Here's what we know so far.

I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Susie Wiles is one of the most brilliant political operators in the business, having guided DeSantis and then Trump to significant victories, and the idea that she doesn't know how 'on the record' worked is like saying a pilot doesn't know how to land a plane.

President Donald Trump has a habit of "declaring victory before it's achieved," said The Atlantic Council’s Matthew Kroenig. Now, several of the conflicts he claims to have resolved appear ready to reignite, raising questions about his approach to life-and-death dealmaking.

Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it

Two gunmen attacked a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing at least 11 people in what Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitic terrorism that struck at the heart of the nation. https://to.pbs.org/4qduzlw

……presidents can’t pardon state crimes……

One in six people globally will be older than 60 by 2030. While humans have always looked for ways to live longer, recent health advancements mean an opportunity to invest in the “longevity economy.”

How will the current bidding war at WB affect Hollywood? My latest theweek.com/business/war...

BREAKING: The AP calls the Miami mayor's race for Democrat Eileen Higgins. Higgins defeated a Trump-endorsed Republican — becoming the first Democrat in nearly three decades to win the office.

The National Park Service will offer free admission to U.S. residents on President Trump’s birthday next year but is eliminating the benefit for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth.

The next financial capital of the U.S. may not be Wall Street, but Y’all Street. Texas has been priming itself to become a major hub for finance, with investors working to usurp a share of the stock market from New York City. Here's why experts say the Lone Star State is making a play for the top.

The White House as recently as Sunday was calling it the United States Institute of Peace. It has now removed the “United States” in formal communications and replaced it with “Donald J. Trump.”

State officials are partnering with Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon’s office to streamline processes to obtain birth certificates, marriage licenses and the other additional personal documents needed to get a REAL ID.

There are few better elements for a story than “intoxicated liquor store raccoon.” Well done little buddy

Ann Hermes spent six years photographing American newsrooms, from Juneau to St. Louis, forming a witty and elegiac portrait of local journalism in action. See her images. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/YCzYut

Connor Bedard repeatedly telling the Ducks bench to "shut the fuck up" after his empty-netter gave him a four-point night.

“Sisu” can be a thanksgiving movie if you want it to be. No law says it can’t, you can check.

The latest: Two National Guard members from West Virginia were killed following a shooting near the White House, state governor says.

Delivers as promised

It appears Border Patrol may be surveilling cars at a pretty significant rate 👀 theweek.com/tech/border-...

Good morning. In the past 24 hours, more Americans have Googled “felching” than have searched for “turkey recipes”

Man this is absolutely heartbreaking, but also a very courageous piece that everyone should read

This may honestly be the most fever dream moment of his second term so far

Trump keeps praising Mamdani, despite conservative reporters trying to bait him into attacks.

Crucial to point out that, based on the nutrition score, "BBQ Pulled Pork" is noticeably healthier than "Texas"

“The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Want to make the next sequel to “Frozen” yourself? The Walt Disney Company company announced it is exploring tools that could allow you to upload your own AI-generated content onto Disney+ for a "much more engaged experience.” But here's why some people are shaking their heads about the idea.

I think the word you’re looking for is “kept”

BREAKING: Trump says he has signed into law the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The @washingtonpost op-ed page on Friday, October 5, 2018

President Donald Trump's long relationship with deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein roared back into the public eye last week, as Republicans and Democrats jockeyed to capitalize on the tranches of Epstein-related documents recently released.

I laughed so hard reading this that I woke up my baby.

The White House has been accused of discriminating against deaf Americans, after their decision to axe a Biden-era policy that used sign language interpreters during major events.

Women have had it. 2 out of 5 said they'd like to permanently move to another country. That's four times as high as in 2014. 21 points higher than among young men. Only 19% of men expressed a similar desire. No other wealthy country has numbers like these www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...

Rep. Adelita Grijalva signs a petition to force a House vote on releasing Epstein files, giving it the needed 218 signatures. apnews.com/article/adel...

Breaking WSJ: Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to people familiar with the matter.

Pope Leo XIV and a few U.S. bishops have recently criticized President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration, with Leo's comments being his “strongest criticism of Trump yet,” said the BBC.

GOAL: Connor Bedard steal and score. He has a four-point game and is now tied (with Macklin Celebrini!) for the league scoring lead. 4-0 Blackhawks.

The Sun-Times has been checking the prices of 35 common grocery items at four Chicago stores the past year, and most items have not become cheaper.

This reporter is correct - the Walmart meal is cheaper, but only because it has 7 fewer items than last year!

In 2023, students at Ohio State blocked the doors to the president's office. Little did they know, live video from campus CCTVs were being fed straight to DHS. It's part of a little-known, decades-long surveillance effort built on the back of college football. www.foiaball.com/p/dhs-colleg...

The next leader of the Netherlands will be breaking barriers in several ways: Rob Jetten, the head of the center-left Democrats 66 party, is virtually certain to become the country’s next prime minister.

Zohran Mamdani will become New York City's next mayor, CNN projects, after a meteoric rise in Democratic politics. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/43gCYeJ

BREAKING: Democrat Abigail Spanberger flips control of the Virginia governorship, becoming the first woman to lead the state, NBC News projects.

Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Muslim-American woman elected to statewide office in the U.S. with her victory in the state's lieutenant governor's race, NBC News projects.

This is besides the point but….the White House definitely would NOT have looked like that when Lincoln was president

AI companies: The future of humanoid robots is here Humanoid robot: