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Watch live: NASA chief testifies before Senate on budget

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday morning on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request, as the space agency eyes a return to the moon. The administration is seeking $18.8 billion for NASA in fiscal 2027, a

Watch live: McMahon faces questions over Education budget

Education Secretary Linda McMahon will testify before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel Tuesday morning on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request for the mostly shuttered Education Department. The department has been on the chopping block since Trump returned to the

UAE announces plans to leave OPEC: State media

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the country’s government said on Tuesday. The country will officially exit OPEC and its broader OPEC+ association on May 1 following the government's internal review of its

Clooney defends Kimmel: 'Jokes are jokes'

George Clooney is defending Jimmy Kimmel after President Trump and Melania Trump called for the late-night show host's firing over a joke he made ahead of the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner about the first lady looking like an "expectant widow." "Jimmy's

John Hinckley: Washington Hilton isn't safe

John Hinckley Jr., the failed assassin who shot former President Reagan outside the Washington Hilton in 1981, on Sunday said the hotel is not safe, after a shooting during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. On Saturday, an armed man charged through a security

Trump pulls Park Service nominee

President Trump on Monday withdrew his nominee to lead the National Park Service (NPS). The White House announced the withdrawal of hospitality executive Scott Socha from consideration amid a slate of other nominations and withdrawals. The reason for the withdrawal was not

Rubio appears to rule out new Iran offer to end war

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday poured cold water on a reported proposal by Iran that would end the two-month conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz but postpone discussions on its nuclear program. Tehran offered to loosen its grip on the strait in exchange for the

Royalty still has a special quality

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are undertaking the first state visit to the United States by a British monarch in nearly 20 years, in a time of political tension between the two countries, and the visit is seen as an important tool of diplomacy to improve relations.

US-UK friction forms backdrop to King’s speech

In today’s issue: Tensions between the U.S. and the United Kingdom are simmering as King Charles III prepares to address Congress today, from President Trump’s frustrations toward NATO amid the Iran war to tumult in bilateral trade. Eyes will be on how the king seeks to

The Tribal Organizations That Won’t Quit ICE

In December 2025, the Prairie Band of Potawatomi withdrew from a $30 million Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract and fired the executives who brokered it, after criticism from tribal members. In January, the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin terminated over $6 million in ICE

The Polish-Ukrainian Honeymoon Is Over

The boxing studio was small and designed in sleek black: black walls, black floors, big windows overlooking the snowy center of Warsaw. The women, some in their twenties, some decades older, some fit, some just getting there, stood in pairs. All were Ukrainian refugees who had

Johnson hits mounting roadblocks in race to reopen DHS

The weekend shooting at a press gala attended by President Trump is creating new headaches for House GOP leaders as they scramble to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ahead of a looming freeze on employee pay. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his leadership team

How the Failed Orange Prince Became a Global Laughingstock

In The Prince , Niccolò Machiavelli states it is ideal to be both loved and feared, but because they rarely coexist, it is safer to be feared than loved. He argues that fear is more reliable than love, which is fickle, but crucially advises that a leader must avoid being hated.

Democrats see bright spot in economy ahead of midterms

Voters are starting to trust Democrats more on the economy, offering a potential opening for the party to regain ground on kitchen-table issues ahead of November’s midterms. For the first time since 2010, Americans say they trust Democrats more than Republicans — 52 percent to

Are Republicans Really Quitting Booze?

It only took a brief aside between a right-wing pundit and a sitting governor to reveal the newest, weirdest front in America’s long simmering “war on alcohol.” The comment generated scant coverage from mainstream media outlets and went largely unremarked upon by the nation’s