James Talarico, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Texas, has connected his political positions to his Christian faith. Our religion reporter Ruth Graham discusses how his perspective differs from the politically conservative Christianity dominant in Republican politics in Texas. By Ruth Graham, Melanie Bencosme, June Kim and Andrew Cagle June 1, 2026 View Original
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Trending on Billboard From career milestones to new music releases to major announcements and those little important moments,Billboardeditors highlightuplifting momentsin Latin music. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Milo J Earns Top Prize at Argentina’s Premios Gardel At just 19, Milo J made history
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Trending on Billboard Bad Bunny kicked off his 10-date Madrid residency at a completely sold-out Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Saturday (May 30) with a journey through Debí Tirar Más Fotos and some of the biggest hits in his catalog. Over more than two-and-a-half hours, the Puerto Rican superstar alternated among celebratory moments, cultural references and
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President Donald Trumpon Saturday (May 30) branded the federal judge whoblocked his renovationof the Kennedy Center as “an anti Trump Hater” and predicted that the nation’s premier performing arts center he wantedto shutter for a two-year overhaulwill “soon be closed, probably never to open again.” In a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform, Trump
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Trending on Billboard Is Taylor Swift involved in Toy Story 5? Fans are beginning to wonder after a mysterious “TS” billboard promoting the upcoming film appeared to offer some clues. On Friday (May 29), a cryptic billboard featuring the initials “TS” were unveiled against the Disney/Pixar franchise’s iconic blue sky and white cloud backdrop. Swifties
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest headlines from last week. The New Yorker‘s Best Books of 2026 So Far The publication we keep in stacks around our homes to let everyone know how smart we are has
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There have never been more new queer books coming out every week—but that doesn’t mean they’re easy to find. When I put together my round-up of new queer releases each month for Our Queerest Shelves, it requires a ton of research, including sifting through early reviews for any mentions of queerness, because that’s not always
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