Why it matters: The compound of the words "rage" and "bait" has seen a "three-fold increase in usage" over the past year, "suggesting that more people than ever are aware of the negative effects that online life can bring alongside all the positives," per an online post by the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Trump allies Sunday pushed back on a Washington Post report that alleges Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered additional strikes on survivors of attacks on suspected drug trafficking boats from Venezuela.
Why it matters: Legal experts have warned that the attacks could be illegal as the Trump administration ramps up its military presence around Venezuela, placing pressure on President Nicolás Maduro.
The negotiations on Sunday in Miami between the U.S. and Ukraine on President Trump's peace plan made additional progress, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukraine's national security adviser Rustem Umerov said.
Why it matters: The U.S. and Ukraine are working to finalize understandings on the U.S. peace plan, which has been heavily revised over several days of talks to be more palatable to Kyiv. Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner are expected to present that document to Putin on Tuesday.
The suspect who shot two National Guard members near the White House last week was "radicalized" since coming to the U.S. from Afghanistan, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday.
The big picture: Noem said the investigation is ongoing, but initial interviews suggest the suspect was in contact with "connections" in Afghanistan that may have contributed to his radicalization.
As the U.S. grows more diverse, a quiet civil war is unfolding within American Christianity over who deserves empathy.
Why it matters: Conservatives ranging from evangelical pastors to Elon Musk have started framing empathy not as a virtue but as a vulnerability on immigration, racial justice and LGBTQ+ rights.
