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By Marni Rose McFall is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on internet trends, U.S. politics and popular culture. She has covered fashion, culture, art and music extensively. Marni joined Newsweek in 2024 from Frasers Group and had previously written for Cosmopolitan, Schon, The Fall and Voir Fashion. She is a

The main benefit of alliances, such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), is deterrence. Our enemies are less likely to harm one of us if they know they’ll have to face all of us. At the end of the day, though, an alliance is just a promise—built on mutual trust—stating that we won’t leave

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was the product of many months of hard work by Congress and the unwavering leadership of President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson. The legislation stands as a landmark achievement, and it represents a sea change for border security and immigration enforcement. That change is long overdue, particularly as

By Alice Gibbs is a Newsweek Senior Internet Trends & Culture Reporter based in the U.K. For the last two years she has specialized in viral trends and internet news, with a particular focus on animals, human interest stories, health, and lifestyle. Alice joined Newsweek in 2022 and previously wrote for The Observer, Independent, Dazed

By Khaleda Rahman is Newsweek’s National Correspondent based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on education and national news. Khaleda joined Newsweek in 2019 and had previously worked at the MailOnline in London, New York and Sydney. She is a graduate of University College London. Languages: English. You can get in touch with Khaleda

Today, on the 60th anniversary of Medicaid, America faces a health care crisis of its own making. Medicaid isn’t just a lifeline for the poor. It’s the backbone of our entire health care system and economic stability. Just in time for the 60th anniversary of Medicaid, however, Republicans made extraordinary cuts to the program in

Meghan Markle’s Netflix cooking show is known among less than half of U.S. adults and liked by 19 percent of the population, according to polling. Market research agency YouGov has begun collecting regular polling data on With Love, Meghan, the lifestyle series that debuted in March. The data so far published shows 43 percent of

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has accused an immigration attorney of “lying for likes” after she posted a viral TikTok video alleging that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official gave her the phone number of a Taco Bell when she called seeking help for a detained client. Trisha Chatterjee, an Ohio-based immigration lawyer

When Martin Goebel walks into his St. Louis furniture business each morning, he peels back the blue tarps he used to cover his machines and half-finished furniture the night before. He’d much rather be sketching designs, brainstorming with clients and making new pieces for his business, Goebel Furniture. But his creative work and growth plans