AMERICANTHINKER - Forged on the frontier
An upcoming film from Angel Studios about a young George Washington strips away the marble myth to reveal a determined, sometimes uncertain individual shaped by hardship and questions of duty and honor.
AMERICANTHINKER - Battling ‘Pride’ month with religious faith initiatives
We may not be able to restore sexual morality, but we can at least take responsibility for speaking up for our history, our roots, and our faiths.
AXIOS (Russell Contreras) - American pride has fallen off a cliff
Data: PRRI American Identity Survey, May 1-18, 2026 , PRRI American Identity Report; Chart: Russell Contreras/Axios A profound identity crisis has gripped America ahead of its 250th birthday : Citizens are less proud, less religiously unified and losing faith that the American Dream still works. Why it matters: Democracies can survive policy brawls. They struggle to function when citizens lose faith in shared institutions, abandon a common civic story and use politics to replace religion and community. - A new survey from the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) finds that Americans are retreating into ideological camps, viewing the opposing side not as a political rival, but as threats to democracy itself. The big…
NPR (Deepa Shivaram) - Trump's Iran agreement dominates G7 but big questions remain
The U.S.-Israel-led war in Iran has rocked the global economy and decimated Trump's standing at home
NPR (Scott Horsley) - 3 things to know about the new Fed chief's first meeting
Kevin Warsh takes questions from reporters for the first time since taking over as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Warsh and his colleagues are expected to hold interest rates steady today.
NPR (Rebecca Hersher) - FAQ: How World Cup fans and workers can stay safe in the heat
More than 1 in 3 World Cup matches face dangerously hot, humid weather. Here's how to protect yourself from heat illness.
NPR (Bill Chappell) - El Niño is here, so what does it mean?
An El Niño has formed amid the warmer-than-normal waters in the tropical Pacific. Now it's a question of how intense the phenomenon will be, and where effects like heat and drought will strike.
reservoir feeding the Guavio Hydroelectric Power Plant in Gachalá, in Colombia's Guavio Province, during dry conditions linked to El Niño.'/Open
NPR (Laura Kwerel) - On a flight home, a stranger helped her understand what came next
Rebecca Simonitsch had just learned she might be a candidate for brain surgery. The man seated beside her on the flight home pulled out a notebook to explain what lay ahead.
NPR (Juliana Kim) - 'Coreano Hermano': Ahead of Mexico vs. South Korea, it's all love between the fans
It's an unusual sight before a World Cup match: Supporters of opposing teams partying together, calling each other "brother," some even hoping for a draw. But fans say they're far from rivals.
NPR (Russell Lewis) - Soccer's premier goal scorers, led by Lionel Messi, show up to the World Cup with a bang
The World Cup might be less than a week old, but the goal scoring at this year's tourney has been sublime. Argentina's Lionel Messi netted three goals the same day France's Kylian Mbappé scored two.