Brian Glasser
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And that's it. Bill Cassidy, the incumbent Senator, finishes third and out of the runoff. The lesson: Do not cross Trump.






NYT: Bernie Sanders said in an interview that at 84, his days as one of the defining faces of progressivism in America are numbered, so he is working to help elect as many like-minded allies as possible up and down the ballot, from county commissions to the Senate. “By the time I’m 104 and serving my 8th term in the U.S. Senate — that’s a joke,” Mr. Sanders said, pausing for effect. “Yes of course, we’re building a movement for the future.”

NYT confirms — with new details: Last year, Navy SEALs used two boats to escort Kash Patel and nine others on what a Pentagon email called a 'VIP Snorkel' next to one of the military's most sacred sites, the underwater tomb of the U.S.S. Arizona. One Navy vet called the swim "horrifying." nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/…




Pope Leo XIV photographed in 1982.




“Elsbeth” actor Wendell Pierce, now starring in “Othello” at D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre, stays sharp by regularly toggling among film, television and theater. To watch Pierce work is to witness a master class in fierce focus. wapo.st/4tDpS5I








