‘I don’t trust him any more’: Pennsylvanians come to grips with John Fetterman’s rightwing turn
The maverick senator has isolated himself from supporters as he has become a strident supporter of Israel
A new cookbook pays tribute to two New Orleans staples
At Bayou Bar, music and food go hand in hand. Which is why a new cookbook from chef Brian Landry and bandleader Peter Harris has recipes from the menu and stories from the musicians who play there.
Nawrocki in New York for UN General Assembly amid US base talks
The visit combines UN diplomacy, meetings with regional leaders and renewed efforts to deepen Poland’s security ties with Washington.
War and Finances Top U.S. Headlines — The Sunday Political Brunch September 20, 2026
My weekly analysis of the top political stories
‘Who wants to sign up to deal with the political pressure?’: Smithsonian faces Trump’s culture war as search for leader is on
As the Smithsonian Institution prepares to launch a nationwide search for a new leader, an unexpected question mark hangs over the position that’s long been considered a plum one in the worlds of art, science and history.
‘People are pissed off’: anger at the elite and the establishment is fueling this year’s midterms
Coming midterm elections are starting to be framed not as right versus left but instead the ‘well-fed versus the fed-up’
As White House shields the AI gold rush, Trump family and other allies strike it rich
It’s not clear that financial interests are driving White House policy, but they run parallel even as resistance mounts
Leftists make waves and Trump flexes muscles: US primary season takeaways
Candidates have been selected for November’s midterms – have Republicans and Democrats made the right choices?
Markwayne Mullin Lost His Pick to Lead ICE, as He Struggles to Prove His Toughness on Immigration
Markwayne Mullin is working to overcome hard-liners’ doubts about his leadership, his position undermined by missteps with the White House.
How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center
Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.