Oman’s strategy of calculated neutrality has run out of road. Long celebrated as a quiet diplomatic bridge between Washington and Tehran, Muscat has shattered its careful balancing act. A desperate attempt to revive a paralyzed shipping economy has transformed Oman into a central participant in a military conflict between the United States and Iran. The […]
I would love to think that Mark Zuckerberg saw the light. Meta, Zuckerberg’s massive tech company that owns Facebook and Instagram, agreed to a $17 billion settlement with 47 state attorneys general who had sued the company for deliberately addicting children to its products. In addition to the financial penalties, Meta agreed to implement features […]
Despite a growing positive opinion around marijuana, efforts to reschedule it have stalled. Meanwhile, states are seeing varying responses to legalization efforts.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) argued that elected officials and politicians on both sides of the aisle need to step up to fight for the Constitution and if they don’t, they don’t deserve to lead. Van Hollen joined CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, shortly after he returned from a trip to El Salvador...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) argued that if the Trump administration denies the rights of one man, his constituent Kilmar Abrego Garcia, they are threatening the rights of “everybody.” Van Hollen joined CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, just after he returned to the United States after a trip to El Salvador to visit...
Most Americans say they believe their job is meaningful to society, a new survey found. According to the survey, released last week by YouGov, 62 percent of adult U.S. workers with full- or part-time jobs say they are meaningful. Just 20 percent of Americans say their jobs are not making meaningful contributions to the world,...
Russia has attacked Ukraine despite the ongoing and agreed-upon “Easter truce,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday. “As of Easter morning, we can state that the Russian army is attempting to create the general impression of a ceasefire, while in some areas still continuing isolated attempts to advance and inflict losses on Ukraine,” Zelensky said...
Crucially, a country’s decision to become party to a treaty, even one that imposes some limitations on its freedom of action, is not a restriction on sovereignty.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in a new interview, said autism was an epidemic with an impact that surpasses the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is an epidemic. It dwarfs the COVID epidemic and the impacts on our country because COVID killed old people. Autism affects children and affects them at the beginning...
Calls for generational change among Democrats are growing louder as the party seeks to chart a path forward going into the 2026 midterms. On Wednesday, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair David Hogg’s group Leaders We Deserve PAC launched a $20 million effort aimed at primarying House Democratic incumbents in safe seats in hopes of...
Schools and parents are anxiously awaiting the impacts of President Trump’s tariff war, fearing the worst for a spike in the cost of food and school supplies. The situation is fluid, with the president putting a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for most countries but keeping a 10 percent flat rate for most foreign products...
Several widely floated 2028 contenders are making their foray into the podcasting world, part of a broader trend of politicians using the platform to expand their reach. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) is the latest rising political star to launch his own podcast, joining other high-profile names like California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Sen....
Advocates are warning lawmakers that the proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will leave millions of pregnant Black women at a heightened risk of death, worsening the maternal mortality crisis and its racial disparities. Last month, the House budget resolution proposed up to $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid over a decade, which would also...
Comedian Bill Maher rejected criticism of his March White House visit organized by Kid Rock and said he shared harsh truths with President Trump in their face-to-face meeting. During Friday’s episode of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” he compared his one-on-one with the president to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Oval Office appearance, where she...
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Saturday afternoon to reject an emergency request to temporarily pause the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants to El Salvador swiftly detained in portions of Texas. In a court filing, Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the high court to "dissolve its current administrative stay"...
