President Trump’s Vatican envoy delivered a special birthday gift to Pope Leo XIV ahead of the pontiff’s 70th celebration on Sunday. Brian Burch brought a cake from Portillo’s, a popular Chicago food chain, to commemorate the U.S.-born pope’s first birthday as head of the Catholic Church, according to Reuters. Burch told the pope, "Portillo's sent... ... Read full Story
New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman on Friday said President Trump and his surrounding staff are “struggling” after the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “So many people around President Trump are very close to Charlie Kirk. President Trump was very close to Charlie Kirk. And President Trump faced two assassination attempts, one... ... Read full Story
President Trump, in a Saturday interview, said he hopes the nation heals after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but blamed the “radical left” for being an obstacle in that healing. “I’d like to see it [the nation] heal,” the president said in a brief telephone interview with NBC News. “But we’re dealing with a... ... Read full Story
Rep. Ryan Zinke said the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was a "watershed moment" and that political disagreements should not lead to violence. ... Read full Story
President Donald Trump claims federal officers reduced crime in Memphis and plans National Guard deployment, drawing mixed reactions from Tennessee officials. ... Read full Story
Erika Kirk vowed her husband's mission will grow stronger after Charlie Kirk's assassination, leading to a surge in Turning Point USA chapter applications nationwide. ... Read full Story
Following Charlie Kirk's assassination, Turning Point USA faces questions about its future as supporters rally around the conservative movement he built. ... Read full Story
Utah students and residents gathered at candlelit vigils and memorials to remember conservative influencer Charlie Kirk following his assassination at Utah Valley University. ... Read full Story
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) upped his critiques of President Trump over his handling of the Russia-Ukraine war, claiming he will be “judged in the history books” over it. “‘It is [former President] Biden’s and [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy’s war’ is so morally blind and factually wrong,” Bacon said in a Saturday morning post on social... ... Read full Story
EXCLUSIVE: President Trump on Saturday praised FBI Director Kash Patel for the record-breaking speed in which the bureau identified and captured Charlie Kirk’s assassin. ... Read full Story
A new Republican proposal would end language exemptions for older permanent residents who take the civics portion of the U.S. citizenship exam. ... Read full Story
Professor Michael Mann at the University of Pennsylvania is under fire for reposting inflammatory content about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk. ... Read full Story
A new poll shows strong support for NYC socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's positions on the conflict between Israel and Palestinians despite heavy criticism. ... Read full Story
President Trump reupped his call for NATO members to stop buying Russian oil amid a wider sanctions push in hopes of forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt the war in Ukraine. The president said Saturday morning he is “ready” to impose “major” sanctions on Russia when other NATO nations do the same — and... ... Read full Story
President Trump met with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani on Friday, days after Israel struck Doha in hopes of killing Hamas leaders. The White House confirmed the two leaders had dinner late Friday in New York, but did not offer further details. Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff was also attended the dinner. “Great... ... Read full Story
President Donald Trump mourns Charlie Kirk's death after campus shooting and commemorates 9/11 anniversary at Pentagon and Yankees game in New York. ... Read full Story
Kash Patel's premature announcement about Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin sparked conservative backlash before the FBI successfully arrested a Utah man. ... Read full Story
After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill expressed extreme concern for the state of political discourse in the country. ... Read full Story
California lawmakers passed a bill banning face masks for most law enforcement officers while on duty after federal agents covered their faces during Los Angeles immigration raids. ... Read full Story
“This isn’t new territory for the band—beginning with 2018’s Modern Meta Physic, Peel Dream Magazine have taken cues from bands like Stereolab and Pram, exploring the ways that rigid, droning repetition can make time feel rubbery. As they snap back into the present, Black sings, ‘Millions of light years, all of them ours.’ The past and future fold into themselves, braided together in perpetuity.” — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 4 Sept. 2024
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Perpetuity is a “forever” word—not in the sense that it relates to a lifelong relationship (as in “forever home”), but because it concerns the concept of, well, forever. Not only can perpetuity refer to infinite time, aka eternity, but it also has specific legal and financial uses, as for certain arrangements in wills and for annuities that are payable forever, or at least for the foreseeable future. The word ultimately comes from the Latin adjective perpetuus, meaning “continual” or “uninterrupted.” Perpetuus is the ancestor of several additional “forever” words, including the verb perpetuate (“to cause to last indefinitely”) and the adjective perpetual (“continuing forever,” “occurring continually”). A lesser known descendent, perpetuana, is now mostly encountered in historical works, as it refers to a type of durable wool or worsted fabric made in England only from the late 16th through the 18th centuries. Alas, nothing is truly forever.