Politics & Policy

Trump fumes over media's coverage of Reflecting Pool renovation

By Ben Whedon

House GOP moves to officially rename Defense Department

The War Department was renamed the Department of Defense in 1947 after the consolidation of myriad service branches under the same administrative head.

Facing rising power demand and geopolitical risks, Japan turns back to nuclear energy

The boom in artificial intelligence and the need to reduce emissions, as well as the need to rely less on energy imports in the wake of the war in Iran, have been a big driver of the reverse in policy.

Politics & Policy

Trump celebrates jobs report, questions stock market's drop

The U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs in May, well above Dow Jones expectations of 80,000. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, held constant at 4.3%.

Elections

Iconic brands that slammed Georgia election law have egg on face amid state's record voter turnout

Coca-Cola, Major League Baseball among household name brands that joined in public denunciation of the voting reform measure.

Elections

Karen Bass projected to become the first female mayor of Los Angeles

She will succeed outgoing Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti, who has served since 2013.

Elections

Hobbs clings to lead over border hawk Lake in Arizona, despite record illegal entries, public ire

In August, a whopping 87% of Arizonians said they were against illegal immigration, according to a poll conducted by Scott Rasmussen and RMG Research.

Politics & Policy

Elon Musk, Met Gala, New York, May 2, 2022

Musk expects to name someone to run Twitter for him

Musk's purchase of Twitter drew scrutiny from left-wing activists and pundits over his plans to curtail the platform's censorship of disfavored viewpoints.