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Crash Course: Bari Weiss came to CBS News promising disruption. At “60 Minutes,” it's beginning to look more like demolition.

Politics

“60 Minutes” Must Still Be Saved

by Jonathan Alter June 3, 2026June 3, 2026

Podcast

Real Men Teach—But We Need More of Them

by Anne Kim June 3, 2026June 26, 2026

Signs Of Spine: Republican senators are beginning to show an ounce of resistance to President Trump and his loyalist Department of Justice. Here, acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche arrives to meet with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol on May 21, 2026 in Washington.

Law and Justice

Todd Blanche’s Hobson’s Choice

by James D. Zirin June 2, 2026June 2, 2026

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, greets supporters after speaking at an event hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders in Orono, Maine, Sunday, May 24, 2026.

Politics

Maine Voters, It’s Not Too Late to Save Democrats from Graham Platner

by Bill Scher June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

Return To Sender: Ukraine’s growing long-range strike capacity has pushed the war’s impacts deeper into Russia this spring. Here, debris dangles from a damaged apartment building after a Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow on May 4, 2026.

Foreign Policy

Could the Tide Be Turning in Ukraine?

by Tamar Jacoby June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

Growing Antisemitism: People raise the Israeli flag as former hostage families and supporters march during the annual Israel Day Parade on May 18, 2025, in New York.

Politics

Antisemitism—Left, Right, and Growing

by David Masciotra May 31, 2026June 1, 2026

A graduate’s sign captures the unease surrounding AI, college, and the future of entry-level white-collar work.

Economy

How AI Broke the Entry-Level Job

by Nate Weisberg May 29, 2026May 29, 2026

Civil Wrongs: The federal investigation into Smith College reflects a wider conservative campaign to politicize civil rights law and erode women’s rights. Here, College Hall at Smith in Northampton, Massachusetts, May 5, 2026.

Higher Education

Inside the Trump Administration’s Attack on Smith College and Title IX

by Carrie N. Baker May 28, 2026May 28, 2026

Majority Rules: Maine Governor Janet Mills can still remind voters she’ll be on the ballot for the Democratic primary in Maine, and let the people pick their nominee. Here, Mills attends a PEN America Gala at The American Museum of Natural History on May 15, 2025, in New York.

Politics

Janet Mills Should Unsuspend Her U.S. Senate Campaign

by Bill Scher May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

Strategic Swagger: After years of warning that the Europe needs “strategic autonomy,” French President Emmanuel Macron has won the argument abroad—and lost his public at home. Here, Macron during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026.

Foreign Policy

The French Rejection

by Gillen Tener Martin May 26, 2026May 27, 2026

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