A top Biden administration aide privately admitted failures and “missteps” in the communication of U.S. policy regarding Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza in a closed-door meeting with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan last week. “We have left a very damaging impression, based on what has been a wholly inadequate public accounting for how much the president, the administration, …

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday afternoon following symptoms of an “emergent bladder issue,” according to the Pentagon. He has since transferred his duties to his deputy. He underwent what doctors at Walter Reed described as “non-surgical procedures under general anesthesia” in a statement from the hospital Monday. Austin was taken …

Beyoncé announced Sunday evening that she’s dropping a new album, minutes after starring in a clue-laden Verizon commercial about “breaking the internet” that aired shortly after the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show. The project, which appears to be a country album, will be released on March 29 and was described as “act ii” of the three-act project that began with …