JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND – DECEMBER 09: White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles walks down the steps from Air Force One on December 9, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump delivered remarks on his administration’s economic agenda during an event at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono this evening. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Pumpkin spice lattes — and the backlash, and the backlash to the backlash — explained
August 22 is not a day that is particularly known for feeling especially crisp or autumnal in most parts of North America. And yet it’s the day this year — the earliest release date ever — that Starbucks, contending with a slowdown in sales, will unleash its annual run of pumpkin spice lattes upon its […]

