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A Steakhouse Revival

The old school restaurant has gotten its swagger back for a couple of reasons

Who doesn’t appreciate a good steak? No matter how you prefer it cooked, there’s something indulgent and satisfying about a nice steak dinner. Of course, for a while, the steakhouse felt a little tired. Food trends veered towards fusion and far-flung cuisines and ingredients. But suddenly, the old school American steakhouse is enjoying a revival. Why? Well, for a couple of reasons.

Robb Report puts it simply: The promise of the steakhouse is simple and pure. “It takes rustic, carnal, comforting cuisine and serves it in an upscale setting. The steakhouse tells its patrons they can show up and show out without having to worry about being thrown a culinary curveball.”

While diners certainly crave the familiarity and elegance this concept provides, no one wants to be bored when they go out to dinner, right? So chefs and restaurateurs across America are responding with a new wave of steakhouses where the food is more creative and the atmosphere more convivial.

In Miami, the sumptuous Art Deco space Sunny’s encircles a bustling tree-filled courtyard. Far from staid, the vibe is sexy, ebullient—and delivers expertly executed chops and pastas. At N.Y.C.’s Time and Tide, a Top Chef champ imagines what a steakhouse would look like if seafood was the star: Think halibut instead of tenderloin for the Wellington. At Le Coq in La Jolla, California, chef Tara Monsod incorporates ideas learned at a hip Paris bistro with a laid-back SoCal expression. And in America’s other great mecca of meat, Chicago, chef Andrew Lim’s Perilla offers a modern interpretation of the classic Chicago steakhouse inspired by traditional Korean flavors.

Then again, in many ways, it’s a return to form. In the wake of World War II, the steakhouse as we know it now began to codify, with menus filled with rib eyes, porterhouses, filets mignons and New York strips. And while they’ve never been cheap, more affordable steakhouses have emerged as winners—even as Americans trim spending. Business is booming at Texas Roadhouse and LongHorn Steakhouse, which offer attainable luxury—a full steak dinner without the sticker shock.

Senate Overhauls Tax Bill

The Senate Finance Committee cuts the child tax credit and SALT, and is more heavy-handed on cuts to Medicaid

Senate Republicans on Monday unveiled proposed changes to President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill that would make some business-related tax breaks permanent while limiting the deduction for state and local income taxes, angering some colleagues in the House of Representatives.

The Washington Post reports that the lower chamber passed Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ in late May. The legislation aims to attach an extension of tax cuts from Trump’s first term with new campaign promises—including no taxes on tips or overtime wages—and hundreds of billions of dollars of new spending on immigration enforcement and national defense. But the Senate Finance Committee’s proposals are “some of the most controversial in the mammoth legislation. The panel is responsible for codifying trillions of dollars in tax cuts and pays for them largely by slashing Medicaid, the federal health insurance program for low-income individuals.”

As Axios points out, neither the House nor the Senate wants to go to a formal conference, but the text released Monday afternoon showed just how extensive, and contentious, the conference-like negotiations will be. The first test will be getting 51 senators on board, and just a few hours after the text came out, it was already on shaky ground in the Senate. And for Democrats, the deeper cuts to Medicaid and scaled-back child tax credit are ready-made for blasting the GOP.

Trump Leaves the G7 Early

The global leaders expressed support for Israel, called Iran source of instability

President Donald Trump’s comments on the Israel-Iran conflict have veered from full throated support for Israel's strikes to strongly distancing himself from them, and back again. His ambiguity has added to the sense of uncertainty as the fighting itself escalates—as has his departure from the G7 in Canada. He simply said he had "big stuff" to return to in Washington.

According to the Washington Post, Trump initially declined to sign the G7’s joint statement, but reversed his position following discussions with other leaders in the group and changes to the initial draft. But the statement omitted language that called for both Iran and Israel “to show restraint.” The published statement affirmed Israel’s right to defend itself and called Iran “the principal source of regional instability and terror.” It also reiterated that Iran cannot possess a nuclear weapon.

Trump displayed some policy divisions with other G7 leaders earlier in the day—he expressed regret that Russia’s Vladimir Putin was not a part of the Group. Russia was expelled from what was then called the Group of 8 in 2014, after Putin ordered the invasion of Crimea, beginning his yearslong quest to conquer Ukraine. However, Trump’s reversal on the statement was a rare showing of cooperation with other presidents and prime ministers at the forum.

The Sun’s Poles Have Flipped

It’s awesome — and slightly terrifying

A spacecraft just got the first look at the bottom of the sun, and what it saw was a hot mess—literally. According to NBC News, images of the sun’s south pole reveal a messy jumble of magnetic activity in a never-before-seen region of our host star. You see, the sun—about 93 million miles away in space—is in utter turmoil right now, having just reached peak chaos in its solar cycle. Similar to storm seasons on Earth, the sun experiences a weather pattern that repeats every 11 years.

The solar poles flipping is not, as it might sound, the sign of impending apocalypse. You won’t notice it when it happens. The solar cycle only minorly impacts the climate here on Earth. Why exactly that happens is unclear, as are precise forecasts for when it will occur. The Solar Orbiter may be able to tease out some of these answers. From the spacecraft’s observations, scientists discovered that magnetic fields with both north and south polarity are currently present at the sun’s south pole. This mishmash of magnetism is expected to last only a short time during the solar maximum before the magnetic field flips.

The collaborative mission between the European Space Agency and NASA captured detailed images of the sun’s southern region in March, something no other probe has done at close range. While previous spacecraft have taken pictures around the sun’s middle, the Solar Orbiter tilted to get the unprecedented southern view.

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