Back-to-Back Chemical Disasters Strike as Trump Seeks to Roll Back Safety Rules
Spill Response Team vehicle sits parked in front of the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility following a fatal chemical storage tank...
Trump’s Doctor Says He’s in ‘Excellent Health,’ Urges Weight Loss
US President Donald Trump looks on during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington,...
‘Stop Doing Stupid Things’: Steve Hilton on His Surprisingly Strong Bid for California Governor
Republican Steve Hilton, Donald Trump’s pick in the crowded race to succeed California Gov. Gavin Newsom, is polling well enough...
Replace or Reshape: How AI Could Change the Way We Work
In 1930, in the depths of the Great Depression, John Maynard Keynes wrote a short essay called Economic Possibilities for...
Who Is Rep. Tom Kean, and Why Has He Been Absent From Congress for Months?
Rep. Tom Kean leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2025. —Tom...
Electrification Is Booming. But the Path Ahead Is Complicated
A power transmission line in Ohio in December —Brian Kaiser/Bloomberg—Getty Images For the last several years, the Indian conglomerate Mahindra...
Measuring the Erosion of American Democracy
KonaRa—Getty Images On May 7, 2026, state troopers cleared the gallery of the Tennessee House after protesters chanted “No Jim...
The Future of AI and Trade
—piranka—Getty Images For all the constant buzz around AI, broad-based announcements about how AI has boosted profits are noticeably missing....
Power Ballad’s Tale of Artistic Theft Is Almost Too Much to Bear
Jonas and Rudd, at the scene of the crime —Courtesy of Lionsgate Writer-director John Carney has become something of a...
Kenya Blocks U.S. Plan for an Ebola Facility for Americans
A general view shows the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya on May 20, 2026. —Monicah Mwangi—Reuters The U.S. government’s...
Bondi Stonewalls Questions About Trump as She Defends DOJ’s Handling of the Epstein Files
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives to testify at a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill...
How to Best See This Weekend’s Rare Blue Micromoon
The Full Flower Moon rises through the clouds behind the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., on May 1, 2026. —J....
Artists Withdraw From Semiquincentennial Concerts
Young MC performs on the Northlights Stage on day 3 of K-Days in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on June 25, 2023....
Jealousy Is Not a Moral Failure
—MirageC—Getty Images Jealousy may be the most condemned emotion in modern life. We treat it as evidence of insecurity, bitterness,...
Treasury Prepares to Put Trump on a $250 Bill—if Congress Allows It
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shows a proposed $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump during a press briefing at the White...
