August 2019

Embattled Ocasio-Cortez Aides Are Leaving Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON — Two of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s top aides who were instrumental in forging her unexpected path to victory last year are leaving Capitol Hill, less than a month after one of them ignited a firestorm by challenging Speaker Nancy Pelosi and comparing moderate House Democrats to segregationists. House Democrats had been privately calling for […]

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European Union Nominates Kristalina Georgieva to Lead I.M.F.

The European Union on Friday nominated Kristalina Georgieva, a Bulgarian economist, to replace Christine Lagarde as managing director of the International Monetary Fund after a tense selection process. European countries had struggled to reach a consensus on who would fill the post, one of the most prominent in global economic diplomacy. After multiple rounds of

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Old Meghan Markle Video Reveals Her Favorite Reality Show, Biggest Guilty Pleasure

While it’s hard to imagine Meghan Markle as a mere mortal ― after all, she was an actress before joining the royal family ― it’s comforting to know she sometimes watches Bravo like the rest of us.  The Duchess of Sussex does (or at least, did) have some guilty pleasures ― like watching reality TV,

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