A cabinet secretary fretting about his daughter’s university choice might once have been considered a private family matter. In Donald Trump’s America, it has become official content. US transport secretary Sean Duffy recently appeared with his family in a road trip series carried on the department’s YouTube page. In one episode, his daughter, Paloma, said…
President Donald Trump has been praised for a voicemail he left to the family of Ozzy Osbourne after his death. Why It Matters Osbourne, the legendary Black Sabbath frontman, died at the age of 76 in July from cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, and Parkinson’s disease. His death came barely two weeks…
Tech billionaire Elon Musk discussed the New York City mayoral race during his appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Friday, calling democratic socialist frontrunner Zohran Mamdani “charismatic” while also labeling him a “swindler.” Musk followed up his podcast comments on Monday with a post on X urging voters to support former New York…
Michael Sandel is a political philosopher and the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University. His course on justice was the first at Harvard to be made freely available online and has been viewed by tens of millions of people. Sandel recently received the 2025 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and…
President Donald Trump holds most of his business assets privately, but an analysis of his official disclosures, property and financial records reveals a hefty sum of money made from cryptocurrency during his presidency. The Trump Organization earned $802 million from crypto during the first half of 2025, according to a Reuters estimate. This overtook the…
Millions of Americans took to the streets for “No Kings” protests, a mass mobilization aimed at opposing President Donald Trump’s administration and what participants describe as his authoritarian tendencies. Newsweek reached out to Trump’s representative via email for comment on Monday. Why It Matters With over 2,700 organized events reportedly drawing nearly 7 million demonstrators,…