The 57th NAACP ceremony was both a major entertainment event and a cultural statement—an annual celebration of Black achievement across film, television, music, books, and beyond. Held in Pasadena, California, the show…
A group of leading academics who helped write the U.S. federal judiciary’s Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence is criticizing court officials for removing a chapter on climate science from the manual’s newest…
Federal Reserve officials are starting to assess how an expanding U.S.-Iran conflict could affect the American economy—and investors are already reacting by pushing expectations for interest-rate cuts further into the future. The…
The U.S. Supreme Court handed Republicans a potentially important boost for the 2026 midterms by restoring the existing boundaries of New York’s 11th Congressional District—New York City’s only GOP-held House seat—after a…
Elon Musk’s artificial-intelligence company xAI is preparing to pay back $3 billion of high-yield (“junk”) bonds early, a move that typically signals a borrower believes it can refinance more cheaply, has fresh…
President Donald Trump’s decision to launch strikes against Iran—coordinated with Israel—represents the most consequential foreign-policy gamble of his second term, one that could either reinforce U.S. deterrence or spiral into a regional…
Two powerful U.S. House committee chairs are pressing the British government for a formal briefing after learning that the U.K. had ordered Apple to create “backdoor” access to encrypted user data—an extraordinary…
The U.S. government says it is expanding research funding aimed at reshaping how American farms protect crops and manage pests, pushing total federal investment in “new and sustainable” farm practices to more…
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…
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…
