Hawaii Bets on Tech and Manufacturing to Keep Young Talent From Leaving the Islands
Hawaii is confronting a serious economic and demographic challenge: many of its young, highly educated residents are leaving the islands in search of better-paying jobs and more affordable lives on the U.S. mainland. Now, state officials, entrepreneurs and universities are betting that a new generation of technology and manufacturing companies could help diversify an economy […]
Amazon Bets Big on Drone Delivery With Expansion to Nearly 500 U.S. Communities
Amazon is preparing its most ambitious expansion of drone delivery yet, with plans to bring its Prime Air service to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026. The move represents a major attempt to transform drone delivery from a limited experiment into a meaningful part of Amazon’s enormous logistics network. Prime […]
Historic Wildfires Push the Pacific Northwest Into a New Era of Extreme Fire Risk
The Pacific Northwest is confronting one of the most destructive wildfire seasons in its history, as extreme heat, drought and unusually dry vegetation transform large areas of Washington and Oregon into landscapes increasingly vulnerable to fast-moving fires. More than 2.9 million acres have already burned across the two states in 2026. Oregon has recorded more […]
America Turns to Arkansas Lithium in Push to Break China’s Grip on Critical Minerals
Arkansas is emerging as a potentially important player in America’s effort to build a domestic lithium industry and reduce its dependence on China for one of the most strategically important minerals of the energy and technology economy. Beneath southern Arkansas lies the Smackover Formation, a geological formation containing lithium-rich underground brines that companies and state […]
Pamunkey Nation Plans New Cultural Campus to Preserve Tribal History and Expand Public Education
The Pamunkey Indian Tribe, one of the oldest federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States, is moving forward with plans to transform 13 acres of newly acquired land in King William County, Virginia, into a cultural and educational campus designed to preserve tribal heritage, strengthen community life and educate the public about Indigenous […]
Federal Crackdown Expands Even as Data Shows Few Noncitizens Cast Ballots
President Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that noncitizen voting is widespread in the United States and part of a Democratic effort to influence elections. However, an investigation in federal court records found little evidence supporting claims of a coordinated or large-scale conspiracy. Instead, the available cases involve a small number of people, many of whom […]
Trump Cuts Protection for Nearly Three Million Acres of Utah’s National Monuments
President Donald Trump has sharply reduced the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, two national monuments in southern Utah known for their extraordinary landscapes, archaeological resources and cultural importance to Native American tribes. The new orders reduce the monuments’ combined protected area by roughly 90%, from more than 3.2 million acres to less than […]
Billionaire Tax Meant to Fund Healthcare Divides California Democrats and Labor Allies
California voters will decide in November whether to approve Proposition 40, a one-time 5% tax on roughly 200 billionaires, a measure backers say is needed to offset Trump-era cuts to the state’s healthcare system. But instead of uniting progressive forces around a classic “tax the rich” message, the proposal has split Democratic allies, labor unions, […]
High Court Clears Way for Trump to Strip Temporary Protections From Haitians and Syrians
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to end temporary protected status, or TPS, for migrants from Haiti and Syria, a major immigration ruling that could expose hundreds of thousands of people to deportation and deepen legal and political conflict over humanitarian protections. The Court’s ruling was 6-3, overturning lower-court orders that had […]
Trump Turns America 250 Kickoff Into a Campaign-Style Rally on the National Mall
President Donald Trump is opening the kickoff of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations with a rally on the National Mall that looks less like a traditional civic ceremony and more like a campaign-style political event centered on himself. Trump sees the country’s semiquincentennial as a chance to re-energize the public, but also to reframe the national […]
