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6+ min ago (711+ words) With his speech in Pennsylvania this week, President Donald Trump is falling into the exact same trap that former President Joe Biden did as he tries to assuage voters about affordability issues in America, MS NOW commentator Donny Deutsch said on MS NOW Wednesday morning."Trump's making a terrible mistake on affordability," said Deutsch. "Look, he has three choices. He could stay isolated in his bubble in Bedminster and Palm Beach. That's not a good solution. He can come out and do what he did last night and basically say, no, affordability is not an issue, it's a hoax, which insults people's intelligence. And people at the checkout line go, no, that's not true. Or what he could have done is come out and say, hey, look, it's actually leveled off. It's the same place it was when he took…...

7+ min ago (630+ words) A woman went on a first date with a man, only to pay for every other drink, including his, that they ordered. Frustrated, she let him know that she "never" had to pay for drinks on a date. His response? "When I told him this, he [replied verbatim], you're not my [expletive]. Why would I pay for you?" said Serena Hinojosasa (@serena_hinojosa) in a video that has gotten 187,000 views. Hinojosasa met an Arizona man who surprised her. That's because she's used to all of the men who go out with her paying for her meal and drinks." At first, it seemed that the man was going to offer to pay for all of the drinks at the table. Then, in the second round, he had her pay for her drink and his." "On the date he made me pay for every…...

11+ min ago (144+ words) This week's question: Over half of the top-grossing films of 2024 included scenes with cigarettes, cigars, or other tobacco products, according to a new study. In seven or fewer words, come up with a PSA reminding young people that smoking is still not cool, despite what they may see in Hollywood blockbusters. The winner gets a one-year subscription to The Week. In the Spotlight After a landmark demerger by Unilever, spinning off their ice cream brands, a war of words over activism threatens to "overshadow' the deal Today's Big Question European leaders to look at updating the 75-year-old treaty to help tackle the continent's migrant wave Puzzles and Quizzes Issue - December 12, 2025 Puzzles and Quizzes Issue - December 5, 2025 Puzzles and Quizzes Issue - November 28, 2025 Quiz Have you been paying attention to The Week's news?...

12+ min ago (199+ words) The new season is now streaming on Disney+ It's time to go back to Camp Half-Blood. Alas, we can't spend a whole summer there, but we can spend several weeks with "Percy Jackson and the Olympians." Now streaming on Disney+, the series follows Percy (Walker Scobell), a young boy who learns he's actually the son of Poseidon. After stopping a war between the gods in season 1, Percy and his friends must now save Camp Half-Blood, after their former friend Luke poisons the tree that provides the camp's protective barrier. No spoilers here, but we do have some info on the season's release schedule that you'll want to keep handy. Season 2 of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" premiered on Disney+ on Wednesday, Dec. 10. There are eight total episodes in Season 2. Though the show did a multi-episode premiere, you won't be able…...

13+ min ago (313+ words) Comedian and actor Will Arnett was in on the running gag Conan O'Brien unpacked a dark and twisted ongoing joke he, Will Arnett, and Jason Bateman made up that involved the "Black Rabbit" star being behind the death of his parents. In response to O'Brien jokingly accusing Bateman of killing his father Dr. Thomas O'Brien," Arnett said: "It's not a terrible theory." "And Conan texted me back, He killed my dad." O'Brien chimed in to share that his dad, who died on Dec. 9, 2024 at the age of 95, would have also laughed at the joke. "My dad would have loved this," O'Brien said. Bateman continued on with the story: "So then I tell Bateman this, we're dying. We're doing a thing that day. So, he, the next day, Bateman texts you and he says, Arnett tells me you're on to me....

17+ min ago (222+ words) Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) destroyed liberal influencer Aaron Rupar on Wednesday after Rupar criticized her for not smiling during a segment about social media and children committing suicide. On X, Rupar shared a 13-second clip of Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer introducing Britt and beginning to speak about Australia's social media ban for children under the age of 16, and wrote "somebody told Katie Britt to not smile all the time on TV so now she's overcorrecting." " Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 10, 2025 Britt fired back by pointing out the heavy topic she was there to discuss. "Hi online Aaron, I was talking about kids dying by suicide because Big Tech and social media continue to put profits over people," she replied. "Parents who lost their children aren't laughing or making quips. Shame on you. Do better." " Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) December…...

17+ min ago (64+ words) People are relying on plastic sheets as makeshift shelters after devastating flooding flattened homes in Indonesia. Families shelter in makeshift tents after floods ravage Indonesia's Sumatra People are relying on plastic sheets as makeshift shelters after devastating flooding flattened homes in Indonesia's Sumatra island. Aid distribution has been slow in the scorching heat, as emergency teams struggle to reach everyone in need....

19+ min ago (301+ words) The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit to strike President Donald Trump's face from national park passes. The Department of the Interior recently announced a number of changes, including updates to national park passes. Beginning in 2026, digital and physical passes " called "America the Beautiful Passes' " will feature "new, modernized graphics for all annual passes, featuring bold, patriotic designs that honor America's landscapes, heritage and outdoor legacy." The Center for Biological Diversity responded on Friday with a lawsuit. The Center is a nonprofit conservation advocacy group. "The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit today to prevent President Donald Trump from replacing a beautiful picture of Glacier National Park with a close-up of his own face on the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass," reads a press release. Kier'n Suckling, executive director of the Center,…...

19+ min ago (342+ words) As the war for Warner Bros. rages on between Netflix and Paramount, a few late bidders have joined the party: Will Arnett and Laura Dern. They really want to keep theatrical releases, especially for smaller films, alive. "We came in late, we're going 1 trill," Arnett joked with TheWrap on Tuesday. "Yeah, which we're splitting," Dern immediately clarified. "I mean, gender equity." No, the two aren't actually bidding on the studio. But they are starring in "Is This Thing On?" together, directed by Bradley Cooper. It hits select theaters next week and is a decidedly low-budget project " the kind that, as of late, is never guaranteed any theatrical release. But the actors would like to see that change. "I think that it's really important," he said. "I think that we undervalue that moviegoing experience." The actor recalled going to each of…...

20+ min ago (1293+ words) Trump has claimed Ukraine is reaching "a point where it's not a democracy any more', but what are the practicalities of holding an election in wartime? Kyiv, Ukraine " United States President Donald Trump bristled at a question about his Ukrainian counterpart on Wednesday during an interview with media outlet Politico. Admonishing Volodymyr Zelenskyy for failing to hold a presidential election, he accused him of not ending the war with Russia as an excuse to cling to power. "They talk about a democracy, but it gets to a point where it's not a democracy any more," Trump told Politico, referring to the presidency of Zelenskyy who was elected in April 2019 with more than 70 percent of the vote, but whose five-year term would, under normal circumstances, have expired in 2024. There is a reason he's still there, though. The Ukrainian constitution bans wartime…...