Alec and Hilaria Baldwin announce new family reality show
2 hours ago Yasmin Rufo,BBC News Getty Images Actor Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, are set to star in their own reality TV show about their family. The…
Trump wants gag order lifted after hush-money trial verdict
Lawyers for former US President Donald Trump have asked the judge overseeing his hush-money case in New York to lift his gag order now that the trial has concluded. The…
Family seeks release of US man after failed Congolese coup
The family of a US man detained in the Democratic Republic of Congo says they have “zero idea” how he became entangled in an abortive coup attempt last month. Utah…
The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy: A Review | naked capitalism
Yves here. KLG again uses a book as a point of departure for his discussion, here one by Benjamin Studebaker. It provides a compact and persuasive analysis of how the…
Biden Tries to Close a Loophole
President Biden’s latest executive actions on immigration are an attempt to shrink a loophole that has allowed many people to enter the country without legal permission. That loophole is the…
California Becomes Latest State To Try Capping Health Care Spending | naked capitalism
Yves here. This piece on spending caps sports a cheeky label over the headline at the original site: Ouch! This is admittedly a weekly column header but it has the…
Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers, and Biden Visits Europe
Tune in, and tell us what you think at theheadlines@nytimes.com. For corrections, email nytnews@nytimes.com. For more audio journalism and storytelling, download the New York Times Audio app — available to…
Battles Brew Over Radioactive Wastewater Discharge from Shuttered Nuclear Plants | naked capitalism
Yves here. As you’ll see, the debate over nuclear wastewater discharge is over whether the proponents have an accurate grip on safety issues. The industry claims it does and the…
As Ukraine’s Summer Starts With Blackouts, Worries Over Winter Begin
Skyscrapers are without electricity up to 12 hours a day. Neighborhoods are filled with the roar of gas generators installed by cafes and restaurants. And at night, streets are plunged…
The G.O.P. Push for Post-Verdict Payback: ‘Fight Fire With Fire’
Republican allies of Donald J. Trump are calling for revenge prosecutions and other retaliatory measures against Democrats in response to his felony conviction in New York. Within hours of a…