THE WEEK

08/25/2025

Over half of Americans (58%) think every country in the United Nations should recognize a Palestinian state, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey. The poll of 4,446 adults found a partisan divide on the matter, with 78% of Democrats supporting U.N. recognition of Palestine compared to only 41% of Republicans.

08/25/2025

Istanbul has its cats, Cape Town its penguins and now, thanks to India's highest court, Delhi will keep its stray dogs.

The Indian Supreme Court initially ordered authorities eight weeks to round up all Delhi's dogs as an effort "to control rising cases of biting," The Associated Press said. However, the court revised its ruling last week. Find out more.

After an outcry from the public and animal rights activists, India's Supreme Court walks back a controversial plan to corral the city's stray dog population into shelters

08/25/2025

Kilmar Abrego García, the best-known migrant wrongly deported to El Salvador early in President Donald Trump's mass deportation push, was released from prison in Tennessee on Friday and spent the weekend at home with his family in Maryland.

The wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego García is expected to be detained at an ICE check-in and deported to Uganda

08/25/2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Sunday marked his country's 34th Independence Day from Soviet Russia with a speech in Kyiv's central Maidan square, flanked by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg.

President Vladimir Putin has no plans to meet with Zelenskyy for peace talks pushed by President Donald Trump

08/25/2025

National Guard troops patrolling Washington, D.C., began carrying weapons Sunday, under orders from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

His next targets are Chicago, New York and Baltimore

08/25/2025

The "MAHA moms" behind Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "make American healthy again" movement are not happy after the White House proposed rollbacks of regulations on pesticides and heavy metals.

This was the "most enormous slap in the face to MAHA," advocate Kelly Ryerson said on the "Culture Apothecary" podcast. Here's what other commentators also had to say.

New report is 'slap in the face' of MAHA moms

08/25/2025

America "rightly celebrates and invests in medical breakthroughs like cancer therapies and artificial intelligence diagnostics," but "research and development in reproductive and maternal health still struggles to gain the same vital support," says Kavelle Christie.

Read more of the day's top columns here.

Opinion, comment and editorials of the day

08/25/2025

Thinking about adding your kid to your credit card? While this could give them a head start in their financial future, you — the primary user — will remain legally responsible for any charges. Here's what you need to know before making that decision.

You can make them an authorized user on your account in order to help them build credit

08/25/2025

"National Guard to carry guns in Washington, D.C.," The Kansas City Star says on Monday's front page.

Read more of today's newspapers here.

A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages

08/25/2025

For America's big brands, there is little profit in the culture wars: It is simply too easy to lose customers by taking sides in the country's political debates. But as Cracker Barrel is finding out, sometimes those clashes cannot be avoided. Here's why the company has gotten backlash following their recent logo change.

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08/25/2025

In today's Morning Report: Armed Guard, Ukraine independence and Abrego's choice

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08/22/2025

Almost two-thirds of Americans (64%) think the Trump administration has wrongfully detained U.S. citizens in immigrant detention centers, according to a YouGov survey. The poll of 2,156 adults found this to skew largely along political lines, with 92% of Democrats believing this compared to only 35% of Republicans.