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FAA unveils new air traffic controller hiring plan after chief warned system was ‘chronically understaffed’

The FAA unveiled a workforce overhaul to tackle chronic air traffic controller shortages, excessive overtime and aging technology across U.S. airspace.

Unlikely bipartisan Senate duo seeks to permanently ban ex-lawmakers from lobbying

In a demonstration of bipartisanship, GOP Sen. Rick Scott and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren are advocating a measure to permanently ban former lawmakers from lobbying.

Gavin Newsom’s budget ignores California’s ticking fiscal time bomb

Gavin Newsom claims to have balanced the budget for the first time in five...

Trump’s Anticlimactic China Trip

‘This felt like the two great powers of the world deferring any major issues.’

Our Screen Culture Increasingly Can’t Read

Over the past ten years, reading scores have declined in 83 percent of school...

Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI in weight loss drug race

Novo Nordisk, the maker of popular weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, is partnering with OpenAI to deploy the technology across its operations as it looks to keep pace with rapid expansion in the obesity drug market. The Danish company announced in a statement on Tuesday that it would use AI to analyze complex datasets, identify promising drug candidates...

Are you paying taxes on phantom gains this year? Congress should abolish them.

If you got a brokerage 1099 this year, go and check Box 2a yourself. You might be surprised by what you find there.

Energy secretary predicts energy prices may rise, hit peak in ‘next few weeks’

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Monday that he expects gasoline prices to peak in the next few weeks. “We're going to see energy prices high and maybe even rising until we get... meaningful ship traffic through the Straits of Hormuz," Wright said during Semafor’s World Economy event in Washington, D.C. "That'll probably hit the peak oil price...

Former Biden official says Trump’s blockade ‘might be helpful’ in negotiations

The U.S. military blockade in the Strait of Hormuz “might be helpful” in bringing Iran to the table for peace talks, a former White House national security official in the Biden administration said Tuesday. “I think as a potential diplomatic tactic it might be helpful,” retired Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said on MS Now....

To understand Trump’s war, brush up on Shakespeare

The purported ceasefire reminded us of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” by "using the bait of falsehood" to "catch the carp of truth."

Vance wades into Trump’s feud with Pope Leo

Vice President Vance downplayed concerns about President Trump’s ongoing feud with Pope Leo XIV late Monday, suggesting it was not newsworthy. Trump recently clashed with the leader of the Catholic Church over the war in Iran, calling the pope “weak on crime” in a social media post on Sunday.  Vance, who is promoting his upcoming...

When scientists believed Artemis II space travel was impossible 

Artemis II reminds us of just how much science and our perspective can change.

The Movement: Anatomy of an anti-amnesty pile-on

Right-wing social media and commentary last week was dominated by infighting and outrage over the Dignity Act, a bipartisan immigration reform bill — and it seemed to come out of nowhere. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), the designer of the compromise measure that pairs border security boosts with a new legal status for non-criminal migrants who entered before...

Pancreatic cancer pill shown to nearly double overall survival time, drug company says

The company reports the drug showed “clinically meaningful improvements” in overall survival.

Cough drops sold nationwide recalled: FDA

A China-based company is voluntarily recalling numerous cough drop products sold across the U.S., according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Delta doubles down on premium seats as airlines target big spenders

Half the seats on Delta's new long-haul planes will be dedicated to premium customers.

As oil prices surge, bringing back telework is common sense

President Trump can expand telework across the federal workforce as an immediate, demand-side measure to combat soaring gas prices.

Roblox to roll out new age-based accounts, parental controls

"These accounts will more closely align content access, communication settings, and parental controls with a user’s age," Roblox said.

Post-communist Cuba will need an export-led recovery

Those contemplating doing business in a post-communist Cuba should do so with their eyes wide open.

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