United States Senator Gary Peters, a low-key, moderate Democrat from Michigan, is in a very tight re-election race that whether his party wins the Senate. But he’s not the kind of guy who typically makes national headlines. He’s more known for being a dad who enjoys riding his motorcycle and drinking the local beer than he is for saying attention-grabbing things. So it may come as a surprise that with this story, he will become the first sitting senator in American history to publicly share a personal experience with abortion. “It's a story of how gut-wrenching and complicated decisions can...…United States Senator Gary Peters, a low-key, moderate Democrat from Michigan, is in a very tight re-election race that whether his party wins the Senate. But he’s not the kind of guy who typically makes national headlines. He’s more known for being a dad who enjoys riding his motorcycle and drinking the local beer than he is for saying attention-grabbing things. So it may come as a surprise that with this story, he will become the first sitting senator in American history to publicly share a personal experience with abortion. “It's a story of how gut-wrenching and complicated decisions can...WW…

Let's talk about . Twitter was Wednesday night when, toward the end of the first and only vice presidential debate, a small, determined insect decided to make its home atop Vice President Mike Pence's snow-white head.You saw it, I saw it. Sen. Elizabeth Warren saw it. "My first thought was, 'Oh, it's a fly,'" she tells me over the phone, the morning after the debate. "Then, when it stayed and seemed to burrow into his head, I started to wonder if this was a drone sent by Donald Trump to control Mike Pence, who wasn't doing such a great job. But I ultimately decided, it was a real fly."This...…Let's talk about . Twitter was Wednesday night when, toward the end of the first and only vice presidential debate, a small, determined insect decided to make its home atop Vice President Mike Pence's snow-white head.You saw it, I saw it. Sen. Elizabeth Warren saw it. "My first thought was, 'Oh, it's a fly,'" she tells me over the phone, the morning after the debate. "Then, when it stayed and seemed to burrow into his head, I started to wonder if this was a drone sent by Donald Trump to control Mike Pence, who wasn't doing such a great job. But I ultimately decided, it was a real fly."This...WW…

This Monday, for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, bringing a nationwide microscope to her judicial record and personal background. Democrats have already labeled Barrett—a conservative judge who's criticized and a Supreme Court decision —as the antithesis to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the legal and feminist icon whose seat Barrett could fill.Some are also looking to Barrett's to understand how it might affect her jurisprudence. During her 2017 confirmation hearing to become a federal judge on the 7th Circuit Court, Barrett , "If you’re asking whether I take my faith seriously and I’m a...…This Monday, for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, bringing a nationwide microscope to her judicial record and personal background. Democrats have already labeled Barrett—a conservative judge who's criticized and a Supreme Court decision —as the antithesis to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the legal and feminist icon whose seat Barrett could fill.Some are also looking to Barrett's to understand how it might affect her jurisprudence. During her 2017 confirmation hearing to become a federal judge on the 7th Circuit Court, Barrett , "If you’re asking whether I take my faith seriously and I’m a...WW…

Ben Affleck and actress have split, a . "Ben is no longer dating Ana," the source said. "She broke it off. Their relationship was complicated. Ana doesn't want to be Los Angeles based and Ben obviously has to since his kids live in Los Angeles."Another source told the publication that the couple made the decision together: "This is something that was mutual and something that is completely amicable. They are in different points in their lives; there is deep love and respect there. Ben continues to want to work on himself. He has three jobs lined up and he’s a solid father at home. They are...…Ben Affleck and actress have split, a . "Ben is no longer dating Ana," the source said. "She broke it off. Their relationship was complicated. Ana doesn't want to be Los Angeles based and Ben obviously has to since his kids live in Los Angeles."Another source told the publication that the couple made the decision together: "This is something that was mutual and something that is completely amicable. They are in different points in their lives; there is deep love and respect there. Ben continues to want to work on himself. He has three jobs lined up and he’s a solid father at home. They are...WW…

OpinionWhen the presidential race was , and we learned that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris had made history as our next president and vice president, I took a deep breath and sighed with relief. As the first Black woman to serve in the United States Senate, I found myself thinking of other Black women who made history as “firsts,” women like Sojourner Truth, Mary McLeod Bethune, Shirley Chisholm, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Barbara Jordan, Dorothy Height, and Arnita Boswell—and . I thought of the millions of little girls who now know that a woman can ascend to the highest political offices in the...…OpinionWhen the presidential race was , and we learned that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris had made history as our next president and vice president, I took a deep breath and sighed with relief. As the first Black woman to serve in the United States Senate, I found myself thinking of other Black women who made history as “firsts,” women like Sojourner Truth, Mary McLeod Bethune, Shirley Chisholm, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Barbara Jordan, Dorothy Height, and Arnita Boswell—and . I thought of the millions of little girls who now know that a woman can ascend to the highest political offices in the...WW…

On Sunday night, Christie Smythe transformed from journalist to subject, when ELLE's about Smythe’s romance with “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli went live. Shkreli, a pharmaceutical executive who became infamous when he raised the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000 percent, had subsequently been arrested on federal fraud charges—and Smythe broke the story of that arrest. I knew Smythe from our days in the pressroom at the Brooklyn federal court, where she wrote for Bloomberg and I wrote for the Times, and I covered Shkreli’s case alongside her. By then, Smythe was writing a book on Shkreli,...…On Sunday night, Christie Smythe transformed from journalist to subject, when ELLE's about Smythe’s romance with “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli went live. Shkreli, a pharmaceutical executive who became infamous when he raised the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000 percent, had subsequently been arrested on federal fraud charges—and Smythe broke the story of that arrest. I knew Smythe from our days in the pressroom at the Brooklyn federal court, where she wrote for Bloomberg and I wrote for the Times, and I covered Shkreli’s case alongside her. By then, Smythe was writing a book on Shkreli,...WW…

On November 7, 2020, Joe Biden was officially elected the next president of the United States. Back in August, Cardi B got real via Zoom with the next Commander in Chief.Cardi B: Oh, snap. Is this real? Hi, Biden, how are you?Joe Biden: How are you? The name’s Joe.CB: Well, hello there, Joe.Cardi virtually meets Biden’s daughter, Ashley, who is a fan.JB: You know the nickname she gave me when she was growing up? She called me Joey B. So we may be related.CB: I feel crazy because I’m a little bit late, but let me tell you something, when you have kids, like my two-year-old, your schedule...…On November 7, 2020, Joe Biden was officially elected the next president of the United States. Back in August, Cardi B got real via Zoom with the next Commander in Chief.Cardi B: Oh, snap. Is this real? Hi, Biden, how are you?Joe Biden: How are you? The name’s Joe.CB: Well, hello there, Joe.Cardi virtually meets Biden’s daughter, Ashley, who is a fan.JB: You know the nickname she gave me when she was growing up? She called me Joey B. So we may be related.CB: I feel crazy because I’m a little bit late, but let me tell you something, when you have kids, like my two-year-old, your schedule...WW…

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy.Dress, Giambattista Valli Haute Couture. Earrings, rings, Bulgari.When Zendaya’s name rang out as the winner of the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series award for her performance in HBO’s during the Emmy Awards broadcast this past September, audiences were treated to Zoom-like reaction shots from her fellow nominees before the screen landed on the 24-year-old actress, . “This is pretty crazy—I don’t really cry,” the Lancôme ambassador said then, brushing aside the bangs...…Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy.Dress, Giambattista Valli Haute Couture. Earrings, rings, Bulgari.When Zendaya’s name rang out as the winner of the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series award for her performance in HBO’s during the Emmy Awards broadcast this past September, audiences were treated to Zoom-like reaction shots from her fellow nominees before the screen landed on the 24-year-old actress, . “This is pretty crazy—I don’t really cry,” the Lancôme ambassador said then, brushing aside the bangs...WW…

On Friday, First Lady Melania Trump tweeted about her "" social media initiative:"As the legacy of comes to a close at the , we must continue to give a voice to our Nation's children & the issues that impact their lives," she wrote. "It's the values & spirit of the American people that inspired Be Best & it's those values that will carry on its mission."This content is imported from twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.As the legacy of comes to a close at the , we must continue to give...…On Friday, First Lady Melania Trump tweeted about her "" social media initiative:"As the legacy of comes to a close at the , we must continue to give a voice to our Nation's children & the issues that impact their lives," she wrote. "It's the values & spirit of the American people that inspired Be Best & it's those values that will carry on its mission."This content is imported from twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.As the legacy of comes to a close at the , we must continue to give...WW…

Almost every weekday for six years, Christie Smythe took the F train from Park Slope downtown to her desk at Brooklyn’s federal court, in a pressroom hidden on the far side of a snack bar. Smythe, who covered white-collar crime for Bloomberg News, wore mostly black and gray, and usually skipped makeup. She and her husband, who worked in finance, spent their free time cooking, walking Smythe’s rescue dog, and going on literary pub crawls. “We had the perfect little Brooklyn life,” Smythe says. Then she chucked it all. Over the course of nine months, beginning in July 2018, Smythe quit her...…Almost every weekday for six years, Christie Smythe took the F train from Park Slope downtown to her desk at Brooklyn’s federal court, in a pressroom hidden on the far side of a snack bar. Smythe, who covered white-collar crime for Bloomberg News, wore mostly black and gray, and usually skipped makeup. She and her husband, who worked in finance, spent their free time cooking, walking Smythe’s rescue dog, and going on literary pub crawls. “We had the perfect little Brooklyn life,” Smythe says. Then she chucked it all. Over the course of nine months, beginning in July 2018, Smythe quit her...WW…