This is the June 4, 2026, edition of “The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe” newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday. JOE’S NOTE During my days in Congress, a pollster presented a study on what made some students more successful in school than others. There were several common denominators for … Read more
On Sunday, Colombians will go to the polls for the first round of their presidential elections, a race that could radically reshape Colombia’s relations with the United States at a moment of political turmoil and polarization in Latin America. The key contenders include the ruling party’s candidate, Iván Cepeda; conservative outsider Abelardo De la Espriella; … Read more
TV audiences were high on the Upside Down this season. “Stranger Things” ended its final season with an average of 32.9 million viewers, easily making it the most-watched series of the just concluded 2025 26 TV frame. The Netflix thriller averaged that number over 35 days, per Nielsen’s multiplatform ranker. Netflix also scored the previous … Read more
At WIRED, we recommend a bunch of Nomad accessories for a variety of gadgets, such as your smartphone, tablet, earbuds, and smartwatch. But it can get expensive—it’s the price you pay for luxury. If you’ve been holding out for a sale, you’re in luck. The company is currently offering discounts on a variety of items, … Read more
More and more Americans are defaulting on loans and digging into their savings, including their retirement accounts, to keep up with persistent inflation. On Thursday, “Morning Joe” economic analyst Steve Rattner broke out his charts to show the desperate measures some Americans are taking. “Savings is obviously of critical importance to Americans,” Rattner explained. “It’s … Read more
“Does love come around or does one come around to it?” That’s the question at the center of “High Hopes 3000,” Role Model‘s just-released new single, and the singer-songwriter says the idea frames his entire third album. Chuck Timely & The Hourglass (Aug. 7) explores his journey after a very public break-up with Emma Chamberlain, with … Read more
Because defense contracts often prevent the military from repairing its own equipment, critics say weapons companies are price-gouging the Pentagon at every turn. As experts and observers tell RS, the military’s lack of a “right to repair” doesn’t just allow defense contractors to charge thousands of dollars, for fixes that could be done for free … Read more
“The Playoffs” (“Jogada de Risco”) has had its world premiere at SXSW London , the international festival unspooling June 1-6, whose mission is to bring the business, technology and creative communities together. TV Globo, the largest producer of Portuguese-language content in the world, hosted the London premiere of “The Playoffs,” a Globoplay Original series produced … Read more
The company pretty much invented the hardware superstore when it began in 1978, just by being so big. They inflated the neighborhood tool shop into a whole city of lumber, hammers, caulk, power saws, and big rolls of wire. I would know I’m in a Home Depot blindfolded, because of a distinct quality to the … Read more
On Tuesday, reports published that George Santos, the disgraced former Republican representative of New York, is under federal investigation for betting against his own attendance at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address earlier this year. Santos, who posted a video on social media discussing his plan to attend the speech, ultimately didn’t show … Read more