President Donald Trump revealed another event slated for July Fourth, 2026, to commemorate the United States’ 250th anniversary. “In the fall, we will host the first-ever Patriot Games, an unprecedented four-day athletic event featuring the greatest high school athletes, one young man and one young woman from each state and territory,” Trump said in a […]
When President Donald Trump issued an executive order in May that would expedite the approval of nuclear reactors and loosen some regulations surrounding them, Ernest Moniz — who was energy secretary during the Obama administration — was quick to criticize. “Reorganizing and reducing the independence of the [Nuclear Regulatory Commission] could lead to the hasty […]
A business jet with six people aboard crashed Thursday at a regional airport in North Carolina used by NASCAR teams and Fortune 500 companies, erupting in a large fire and killing multiple people, authorities said. Flight records show the plane was registered to a company run by retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle. There were six […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday afternoon focused on speeding up the reclassification of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III and driving new research into the medical uses of hemp-derived THC and CBD products. Trump had vowed to reschedule marijuana on the 2024 campaign trail, an initiative started by President Joe Biden‘s […]
New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani defended his policy for free bus transportation, citing a lower assault rate on bus drivers. Mamdani appeared on the podcast What’s Next? With Trevor Noah on Tuesday, roughly three months after his yearlong pilot of free bus routes ended in New York. Five routes reached all the boroughs, which didn’t […]
The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted unanimously on Thursday to change the venue’s name to the “Trump-Kennedy Center.” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the renaming. “I have just been informed that the highly respected Board of the Kennedy Center, some of the most successful people from […]
The State Department is slapping sanctions on two International Criminal Court judges for the “illegitimate targeting” of Israel. The ICC has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and issued arrest warrants for top officials such as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is aiming the sanctions at ICC judges Gocha Lordkipanidze […]
Avatar director James Cameron took a shot at President Donald Trump in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter published Wednesday, arguing his Avatar films are on “the right side of history.” Cameron spoke about rising concerns about artificial intelligence and the environment in his new interview, as well as the impact his movies have had […]
The Russian government warned the United States against military action against Venezuela, saying such a move would constitute a “fatal mistake.” As Moscow continues to engage with Washington to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry sent its ally in Caracas a strong showing of support with a recent statement […]
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin has decided not to release the autopsy report of the 2024 election despite pledging to do so at the beginning of the year. Martin claimed in a statement released on Thursday that the party has already learned from the devastating loss former Vice President Kamala Harris suffered against President […]
