The New York Times

They’re Some of the Most Famous Words Ever Written. Have You Ever Really Read Them?

A.O. Scott is a Times critic who writes about literature and ideas. “The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem,” Walt Whitman wrote, but the nation was conceived in prose. Other ...
The Independent

Trump’s DOGE team wanted to declare nearly 3 million living people dead to help drive out migrants, whistleblower claims

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The New York Times

For America’s Birthday, a Declaration of Independence Whodunit

The New York Historical thinks it has identified the anonymous printer behind a rare broadside printing of the Declaration made soon after July 4, 1776. By Jennifer Schuessler Before the Declaration ...
National Catholic Reporter

What the Declaration of Independence does — and doesn't — say about God

On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely "proclaimed." Couriers carried the printed version by ...
France 24

Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence from China after meeting Xi

US President Donald Trump on Friday warned Taiwan against formally declaring its independence in an interview with Fox News shortly before the end of his visit to China. During their meetings, Chinese ...
Wall Street Journal

It’s Way Too Early to Declare Defeat in Iran

Speaking at WSJ Opinion Live in Washington, D.C., WSJ Editorial Board member Kate Odell and Anduril Industries President Christian Brose discuss U.S. defense challenges, the shift toward scalable ...
Hackaday

Python Comes To The Arduino Uno Q

MicroPython is a well-known and easy-to-use way to program microcontrollers in Python. If you’re using an Arduino Uno Q, though, you’re stuck without it. [Natasha] saves the day by bringing us a a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence Was Breaking News. Here’s How the Founding Document Reached the American Public

In January 1777, Baltimore printer Mary Katharine Goddard published the first copies of the Declaration of Independence that included the signers’ names. By then, the document was already old news.
FactCheck.org

The U.S. Treasury Didn’t Declare the Country ‘Insolvent’

Q: I read this on FB. Is it true? The U.S. Treasury just declared the U.S government is insolvent. A: No. That’s the conclusion of an opinion piece that cited a Treasury report showing the ...
Cfr.org

Governments Declare Emergency Energy Policies in Response to Iran War

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. “In a matter of weeks, the Iran war has generated massive uncertainty about ...
CNN

Why doesn’t Congress declare war anymore?

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. It is obviously “war” when two countries attack a third, kill its leader and try to ...