Media Bubbles

In a panicky online post, the former president expressed disbelief that he could be indicted and said he’s innocent of all wrongdoing.

Former Harvard professor and prominent public intellectual Cornel West will mount a third party run for president, he said on Monday in a video posted on Twitter.

The former governor, with his ready wit and considerable baggage, intends to jump into the Republican presidential primary on Tuesday.

The struggling presidential candidate's baseless claim during a CNN town hall on Sunday was gross for multiple reasons.

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Speaker Kevin McCarthy is rejecting GOP criticism of the debt limit deal he struck with President Joe Biden – and pushed back on Senate Republican demands that Congress ramp up defense spending after the new law fell short of the levels sought by leading defense hawks.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has announced he will not run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Sununu’s decision, announced in an exclusive interview with CNN on Monday, comes as a surprise following months of interviews in the national press teasing a potential run.

President Biden hosted Mette Frederiksen, the prime minister of Denmark, at the White House on Monday, and much of the discussion revolved around providing support to Kyiv.

While federal charges against Donald Trump may come any day now in the classified documents probe, it’s important to remember that a Trump 2024 presidential victory could, at the very least, imperil such charges.

Slate publishes a lot of advice each week, so we’re pulling together a selection of our favorites. Here are a few of the most compelling questions from the week and links to hours of advice reading.

The prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway will face fraud and extortion charges in relation to an alleged plot to sell false information to her family.

FBI agent-turned-traitor Robert Hanssen, who spied for the old Soviet Union and later the Russians, died Monday in the cell where he was serving 15 consecutive life sentences for betraying his country, federal prison officials said.

An Oklahoma school board has voted to approve what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious school

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An aviation expert is citing a loss of oxygen as a possible theory for why an unresponsive business jet flew over the nation’s capital Sunday before crashing in rural Virginia. Investigators are just beginning to look for answers.

Lawyers Lindsey Halligan, John Rowley and James Trusty came to the Justice Department to argue against charging Donald Trump in the classified documents case.

Ukrainian officials said the last weekend in May saw the largest drone attack in Kyiv since the invasion began in 2022, lasting more than five hours and killing one person. A missile attack in Kyiv on Thursday left two women and a child dead.

The Oversight Committee plans a first move on Thursday, unless the bureau hands over a copy of a document Republicans say ties the president to explosive allegations.

Speculation on social media and in news articles that the deaths of six women in and around Portland are connected is "not supported by the facts," the Portland Police Bureau said Sunday.

More than 25,000 women expected to participate in a sit-in at the Colorado state Capitol Monday, calling on Gov. Jared Polis to sign an executive order to ban guns.

"Any law criminalizing homosexuality or imposing the death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality' is grotesque & an abomination," Texas Senator Ted Cruz said.

Texas and an anonymous anti-abortion activist made a joint court filing over the weekend, urging a federal judge to decide a $1.8 billion fraud lawsuit they brought against Planned Parenthood in their favor,

Taiwan’s envoy to the US has dubbed herself “cat warrior,” a counter to China’s “wolf warrior” diplomacy. We got her to explain at our breakfast.

China's defence minister has said war with the US would be an "unbearable disaster" for the world in his first major speech since taking on the role. At a security summit, General Li Shangfu said "some countries" were intensifying an arms race in Asia.

Ranked Industry Analyst Patrick Moorhead shares his highlights from Microsoft Build 2023 and examines how its latest AI developments fit into plugins and copilots.

President Biden on Monday said he predicts that Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes will be considered one of the best quarterbacks ever as he welcomed his team to the White House to celebrate

Yellowstone National Park officials are warning visitors to stay away from wildlife after two recent encounters that left a bison calf dead and an elk calf away from its herd. Over the Memorial Day weekend,

Norfolk Southern Corp has asked a U.S. judge to toss a proposed class action lawsuit it is facing over a February train derailment that led to a toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, arguing the claims are “threadbare” and barred by federal law.

After the sports and popular culture blog unveiled its LGBTQ+ Pride Month merchandise, a host of detractors swooped in with complaints.

The bodies of three men have been recovered from the rubble of a six-story apartment building in Iowa, officials have said, more than a week after it collapsed. Officials named the men as Branden Colvin, 42, Ryan Hitchcock, 51, and Daniel Prien, 60. No-one else is known to be missing from the site of the cave-in on 28 May.

Regulator alleges in civil lawsuit that the company should have registered as securities exchange

This offseason, the Washington Commanders have made significant changes along the offensive line. But the overhaul wasn’t just at the roster level.

G ov. Ron DeSantis's (R-FL) campaign attacked former President Donald Trump for not firing Dr. Anthony Fauci. In a video highlighting Trump's claim to fame on The Celebrity Apprentice as the man who would tell contestants, "You're fired," the campaign needed the former president over his purported skittishness about terminating Fauci.

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The meeting is the latest indication that special counsel Jack Smith has wrapped up his classified-documents probe.

Congressional Republicans on Monday intensified probes into the Biden administration over its energy and climate policies by demanding that top officials disclose more information amid concerns about potential ethics violations and impacts to the U.

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) made a cameo at Paramore's Washington, D.C., performance last week, taking the opportunity to express his dissatisfaction with Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R-FL) leadership.

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Three passengers and one flight crew member were killed in the crash.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposed Monday that New Yorkers accept illegal immigrants into their private homes and get paid for it.

A government watchdog has filed a civil rights complaint against Missouri State University over a business boot camp program that the group alleges is discriminatory.

Bonaduce, who’s undergoing surgery for a neurological disorder, has since moved into a downtown Seattle condominium, where living is easier and safer.

In a recent interview with The American Conservative, Senator J.D. Vance offered his thoughts on policy approaches to China, saying, “I think the right view is: China should not make our stuff, and we should try to avoid war with China. And the ...

John and Barbara Rumpel say their daughter and granddaughter were among the four people killed in a Cessna plane crash in Virginia on Sunday.

It’s not often you see a 415-foot single, and Braves manager Brian Snitker apparently never wants to see another one again.

Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who was convicted of having spied for the Soviet Union and Russia for decades, was found dead in his prison cell Monday, authorities confirmed.

Enter the official “Barbie” movie DreamHouse Building Set. It’s automatically being added to every kid’s wishlist (and, some adults, if you’re like us and have been jammin’ to Dua Lipa’s latest “Dance the Night” hit). Though a splurge, you’ll want to snatch it before other Barbie fans grab it first.

The U.S. and U.K. navies came to the aid of a merchant ship Sunday after Iran's Revolutionary Guard was said to have 'harrassed' the vessel.

The Easton Forged-Iron Table Lamp is a Pottery Barn best-seller, much ado to its open-concept design and gorgeous freestanding look. Aside from antique brass, it comes in a bronze finish — both of which nod to a unique sculptural feel that is bound to match your American-styled or modern home alike.

The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under increasing pressure from the Biden administration over differences in policy concerning Iran, judicial reforms and settlements.