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Trump’s denial of Mexico’s Colorado River request sparks concerns over future water negotiations

The Trump administration’s unprecedented decision to deny a delivery of water to Mexico is raising alarm among experts, who fear it could jeopardize future cross-border negotiations in an increasingly thirsty region. The refusal, which marked the first such rejection in 81 years, pertained to a special request from Mexico for the transfer of additional Colorado River water to the...

Big Soda tries to buy influencers, has a national meltdown

Comparing a soda ban to COVID authoritarianism might make for a catchy tweet, but it’s intellectually dishonest — and dangerously misleading. 

Trump commutes Ozy Media founder’s criminal fraud sentence

President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Carlos Watson, a co-founder of now-defunct digital media company Ozy Media, shortly before the entrepreneur was set to start serving a nearly decade-long jail term. “I am profoundly grateful to President Trump for correcting this grave injustice. His decision reflects his unwavering commitment to fairness and justice for...

US Naval Academy latest school to nix affirmative action in admissions

The United States Naval Academy in Anapolis, Md., recently joined a growing list of schools that will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission, court documents made public Friday show. The move follows an executive order issued by President Trump earlier this year that called for the shuttering of federal...

Signal chat shows isolationist Vance as Trump flexes control abroad

The war plans group chat uncovered by a journalist at The Atlantic exposed some daylight between Vice President Vance and others in the administration, showing Vance’s hesitance about launching a military strike that President Trump has hailed this week as necessary and successful. It did little to stymie the relationship between the president and his...

Was the Atlantic’s Goldberg wrong in not immediately leaving the chat?

The question is a nuanced one, without a simple answer.

Indiana Republican faces fiery crowd after defending Musk, DOGE

Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) faced a fiery crowd during her two-hour townhall in Westfield, a northern suburb of Indianapolis, after defending tech billionaire Elon Musk and his work for President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).  Spartz, who represents Indiana’s fifth Congressional District, was repeatedly drowned out by boos from the raucous crowd during her...

Close call between Delta flight, Air Force jet reported near DCA

A Delta flight received an onboard alert that an Air Force jet was close by as it took off near Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Friday afternoon, just months after the region experienced the deadliest aviation incident since 2001. The Minneapolis-bound Delta flight — with 131 passengers on board — was cleared for takeoff...

Trump appoints Sara Carter as next drug czar, says she ‘will lead the charge to protect’ US

President Donald Trump appointed Sara Carter as drug czar, saying she will "lead the charge to protect our nation and save our children from the scourge of drugs."

Trump releases powerful video highlighting US-Greenland bond after deadly Nazi attack

President Donald Trump posted a powerful video Friday highlighting the strong historical bonds between Greenland and the United States amid ongoing efforts to annex the nation.

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