Evening Roundup, June 5
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Have We Learned Our Lesson About Susan Collins Yet?
Susan Collins just set a Senate record for casting her 10,000th roll call vote in a row. Considering her erratic voting record, maybe it would have been better if she’d missed a few.
'60 Minutes' Has Issues, but Being 'Woke' Was Never One of Them
Over the decades, the journalists at 60 Minutes …
In The News
Split Screen: How to Sell a War
Americans have witnessed this before: the selling of a war. A president, either sitting at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office or standing behind a podium in the East Room, reads solemnly. He summons patriotic dedication of his fellow Americans and sparks spirituality by asking for God’s protection.
When the Newsroom Becomes a Server Farm
In May 2026, public radio stations WLRN and WUWF traced the rise and fall of what appeared to be a local news outlet in South Florida. It had a logo, bylines, and a beat. It had no reporters. The articles were written by language models, the bylines were invented, and the operation existed to harvest search traffic until it was caught. For months, the t…
Everyone needs an Orwellian dictionary at hand whenever anyone speaks, especially when giving an oath.
Where is Jennifer Rubin?