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Melania Documentary Draws Mostly Older White Female Viewers

Ads for the Melania movie at the New York Stock Exchange, where the first lady rang the bell last week. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images First lady Melania Trump's documentary outperformed box office expectations during its opening weekend, bringing in about $7 million domestically. Audience members were largely white (75%)

Trump Orders Kennedy Center Closed for Two-Year Renovation

On Sunday, President Trump announced he will close the Kennedy Center in July for two years of renovation. Above, a tarp covers construction on the building's facade on Dec. 19, 2025, after Trump announced The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts would be renamed The Trump-Kennedy Center. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

2026 Census Test Scaled Back, Postal Workers May Fill Roles

The U.S. Census Bureau's logo is featured on a black bag carried by a census worker knocking on doors in 2020 in Winter Park, Florida. John Raoux/AP hide caption toggle caption John Raoux/AP The Trump administration is scaling back plans for this year's field test of the 2030 census, raising concerns about the Census Bureau's

Lawler Booed at Town Hall in Swing New York District

New York Republican met with jeers during town hall in hotly contested district Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on May 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images SUFFERN, N.Y. — Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican in a competitive New York congressional

Trump Designates Fentanyl a WMD, Intensifies Militarized Drug War

President Donald Trump signs an executive order classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction," during a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. D Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty

Ford Ends All-Electric F-150 Lightning Production

NILES, ILLINOIS - JULY 18: A 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning EV is offered for sale at Golf Mill Ford on July 18, 2023 in Niles, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images North America Ford Motor Company has ceased production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning, its flagship full-size electric

Australia Tightens Gun Rules After Bondi Massacre

Mourners gather at the Bondi Pavilion as people pay tribute to the victims of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach. Izhar Khan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Izhar Khan/Getty Images At least 15 people were killed at a beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday when a father and son opened fire on a crowd celebrating

U.S. Executions Spike in 2025 Driven by Florida Increase

A gurney in the execution chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Okla., on Oct. 9, 2014. A report from the Death Penalty Information Center noted a spike in executions in Florida in 2025. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP Executions in the U.S. nearly doubled in 2025 over the previous year

Brian Walshe Convicted of First-Degree Murder

Brian Walshe stands in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., on Monday, after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder of his wife Ana in 2023. Greg Derr/AP/Pool The Patriot Ledger hide caption toggle caption Greg Derr/AP/Pool The Patriot Ledger Brian Walshe admitted to disposing of his wife's body but denied killing her, in

ACA Shoppers Face Higher Costs as Congress Debates Subsidies

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and other Republican leaders discussed health care plans with a vote regarding an extension of the ACA subsidies looming. Heather Diehl/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Heather Diehl/Getty Images We've been here before: congressional Democrats and Republicans sparring over the future of the Affordable Care Act. But this
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