Some say it can be useful in managing drug withdrawal symptoms, pain and stress. Others, including California's governor, say it's at least partially to blame for several deaths.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Sunday characterized his working relationship with President Trump as "productive." "I would say it's honest. It's direct, and it's productive," he told NBC's Kristen Welker on "Meet The Press." Both Mamdani and Trump have hurled attacks at each other since the now-mayor arrived on the political scene....
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz will likely remain closed until the U.S. and Iran reach a deal to permanently end hostilities. “After a deal is reached,” Wright told host Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union,” when the latter asked when it will be safe for ships to...
President Trump on Sunday accused Iran of violating the two-week ceasefire by firing at ships in the Strait of Hormuz. “Iran decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz — A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement! Many of them were aimed at a French Ship, and a Freighter from the United Kingdom,”...
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, said Saturday that the country’s armed forces remain “ready” amid peace talks with the U.S. "It is not the case that we think just because we are negotiating, the armed forces are not ready," he told state-owned Press TV. "Rather, just as the people are in...
What makes Trump’s rhetoric unique — and uniquely dangerous — is not just the frequency and ferocity with which he uses profanity. It is the mutually reinforcing way he combines it with Christian nationalism and racial and religious insults to signal that the only “real” Americans are white, Christian and of European descent.
Young adults are struggling to break into the housing market, facing historically high barriers to homeownership and falling behind previous generations. A survey released by real estate brokerage Redfin in January found that 38.3 percent of 28-year-olds owned their home last year, less than the 42.5 percent of Gen Xers and 44.4 percent of baby...
Another office at the Department of Education is on the chopping block after a year of efforts to dismantle the federal agency, pushing the hope of restoration for certain programs further out of reach for opponents. The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), used to support English language learners, is the latest of dozens of...
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) future is in limbo as President Trump pushes for more budget cuts and his nominee to helm the research agency awaits Senate confirmation. Since Trump’s return to the White House, the administration has canceled or suspended nearly 1,400 of the agency's grants, citing changing policy priorities. A series of internal...
A group of preschoolers in the Bronx received a visit from former President Obama and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Saturday, the first meeting between the two men coming just over a week after Mamdani marked his 100th day in office. The pair read to children at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center...
