Middle-Class Squeeze: Most Americans Say a New Car and a First Home Are Out of Reach
A new Washington Post–ABC News–Ipsos survey finds that many Americans feel they can cover today’s basics but still can’t reach the milestones that define “getting ahead”—especially buying a home and purchasing a new car. The poll paints a picture of an economy where the stock market and consumer spending may look steady, yet households say […]
Texas Test For Trump: Energy Pitch and Midterm Politics Collide in South Texas Battleground Territory
President Donald Trump is traveling to Corpus Christi, Texas, to promote his economic and energy agenda at a moment when his political influence is being tested by competitive Republican primary races and early warning signs ahead of the 2026 midterms. The trip is designed to highlight Trump’s push for expanded fossil-fuel production—his “drill, baby, drill” […]
NASA Adds a 2027 Docking “Dress Rehearsal,” Pushing First Artemis Moon Landing to 2028
NASA is restructuring its Artemis moon program by inserting an additional test mission in 2027—a move designed to reduce risk before astronauts attempt the program’s first lunar landing.The new plan turns Artemis III into a mission focused on practicing spacecraft docking in low-Earth orbit, rather than going directly to the Moon for a landing attempt. […]
International Monetary Fund ( IMF) Warns U.S. Debt Path is a Rising Global Risk
The International Monetary Fund delivered a mixed but pointed message about the U.S. economy: the near-term growth outlook remains resilient, yet Washington’s fiscal deficits are large enough to threaten long-run stability and to worsen the country’s external imbalances. In its annual “Article IV” review, the IMF projected U.S. growth of 2.4% in 2026, broadly consistent […]
Defense Department Pressures Anthropic to Loosen AI Safeguards
The Pentagon has begun asking major defense contractors—including Lockheed Martin and Boeing—to assess how dependent they are on Anthropic’s AI services, a step that signals the Defense Department is seriously weighing whether to treat the company as a potential “supply-chain risk.” The outreach was first reported by Axios, which said the inquiries come as the […]
Trump’s Culture-War Victories Could Shape America’s Narrative Heading into Its 250th Anniversary.
A Wall Street Journal analysis argues that Donald Trump has moved quickly to dominate the “culture wars” in his second term—using highly visible institutions and public symbols to project power—and that the next, bigger confrontation is about America’s national story heading into the country’s 250th anniversary in 2026. This pronunciation frames Trump’s strategy as more […]
Flavor Flav Invites Team USA Women’s Hockey Champs to Las Vegas After They Skip Trump’s SOTU
After winning Olympic gold in Milano-Cortina, the U.S. women’s ice hockey team found itself at the center of a culture-and-politics crossover that quickly spilled beyond sports. The team declined an invitation to attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, and soon after, rapper and Public Enemy co-founder Flavor Flav stepped in with an […]
Victims’ Families Press House to Pass Rotor Act Mandating Aircraft Tracking After Deadly D.C. Midair Crash
Families of victims from the January 2025 midair collision near Washington, D.C., joined lawmakers in urging the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a major aviation safety measure intended to prevent a repeat of the tragedy. The legislation—known as the ROTOR Act—responds to recommendations made after the collision between an American Airlines regional jet and […]
Trump Pushes Tech Giants to Self-Supply Electricity as AI Demand Strains The Grid
President Donald Trump says his administration has instructed major technology companies to build their own power plants to supply electricity for their fast-growing data center fleets, arguing the move is needed to prevent household utility customers from footing the bill for the AI boom. Trump made the comments during his 2026 State of the Union […]
Northeast Blizzard Locks Down Major Cities, Cancels Thousands of Flights and Knocks Out Power
A powerful winter storm slammed the U.S. Northeast, trapping millions indoors from Maryland to Maine as blizzard warnings, road travel bans, and widespread closures reshaped daily life across the region. The heavy snow is generating damaging winds that knocked out power, immobilized transportation, and forced governments and institutions to shut down. Meteorologists said the storm […]
