Editor-in-chief of Scientific American Laura Helmuth resigned following a string of expletive-laced posts criticizing President-elect Donald Trump’s voters. Helmuth made a series of posts on Bluesky — a rival platform to X — in which she said Trump supporters were “f******” fascists.” The posts have since been deleted, but they were shared to X. TRUMP […]

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the next Secretary of Defense, was investigated, but not charged, in a sexual assault case less than a decade ago, raising questions about the Trump transition team’s vetting process. The Monterey Police Department in California investigated “an alleged sexual assault” involving Hegseth that took place in the […]

House Republicans are cautiously moving forward with a deal to change how the lower chamber operates, with centrist lawmakers privately crossing their fingers that their rabble-rouser colleagues hold up their end of the deal in January 2025. GOP lawmakers crafted a deal this week to drop rule changes to discourage members from disrupting legislative business […]

Former late-night star and comedian Conan O’Brien is set to host the 97th Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Tuesday. “This is incredible. I’ve been handed an Oscar. I’m an Oscar winner. … It’s amazing,” O’Brien joked in an announcement video released by the Academy on X. “No, you’re the […]