US freezes five big offshore wind projects, shares dive
THE Trump administration suspended leases on Monday for five large offshore wind projects that are under construction off the US East Coast over what it called national security concerns,…
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Heritage Foundation loses a dozen scholars to Pence-led group in rift over leadership
The steady drip of departures from the Heritage Foundation turned into a cascade Monday as legal luminary Josh Blackman resigned and more than a dozen scholars and staff moved to a…
When AI-powered toys go rogue
If you’re thinking of buying your kid a talking teddy bear, you’re likely envisioning it whispering supportive guidance and teaching about the ways of the world. You probably don’t imagine…
Oil settles higher on risk of disruptions to Venezuela, Russia supply
Oil prices settled higher on Monday after the US Coast Guard tried to intercept an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela a day earlier, and Ukraine damaged two vessels and…
U.S. signs new health deals with 9 African countries that mirror Trump's priorities
The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries, part of its new approach to global health funding, with agreements that reflect the Trump administration's…
Health care poised to be key issue in midterms as Republicans scramble for solutions
Congressional Republicans are scrambling to avoid a midterm trouncing over health care, like the one Democrats delivered in 2018 after the GOP tried and failed to replace Obamacare. Source…
Can human-led AI spark a new era of generosity?
For 50 years, America’s generosity has been stuck in neutral with charitable giving frozen at 2.5% of GDP. But not because people stopped caring. In 2024, total giving hit record highs,…
Trump Is Getting New Battleships—and Naming Them After Himself
The survivor noted that the Epstein Files Transparency Act included protecting the victims’ identities as a “central statutory safeguard.” At the same time, the DOJ has already been…
House probe cites military missteps in January helicopter-airliner collision near Reagan National
A House subcommittee report on January's fatal midair collision over the Potomac River identified multiple missteps taken by an Army helicopter that contributed to the crash with a…
The easiest way to search the new Epstein files
The long-awaited release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files by the Department of Justice arrived on December 19 with a bureaucratic whimper and a bang of public outrage. While the Epstein Library…
Instacart scraps AI pricing tests after backlash over grocery price swings
Instacart said Monday that it will no longer allow retailers to use an AI-powered price testing program. This comes two weeks after an extensive investigation showed wide discrepancies in…
Coinbase buys The Clearing Company, doubling down on prediction markets
Coinbase said on Monday it will buy prediction markets startup The Clearing Company, its tenth acquisition this year, as the crypto exchange looks to expand beyond its core digital assets…
San Francisco power outage brings Waymo robotaxis to a standstill
When a major power outage left tens of thousands of San Francisco residents in the dark weekend, the city’s fleet of high tech self-driving vehicles went offline too. Videos circulating on…
Trump administration suspends 5 offshore wind projects, citing national security risks
The Trump administration on Monday suspended leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast due to what it said were national security risks…
LGBTQ fans express disappointment in Nicki Minaj after she appears with Erika Kirk at Turning Point USA event
Over the weekend, rapper Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest convention, where she praised President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance,…
Colorado immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra can be released on bond, advocates say
Supporters of a prominent Colorado immigration and labor activist say an immigration judge has ruled that she can post bond and be released after spending nine months in detention. Source…
Bari Weiss Issued Deranged Memo to 60 Minutes Staff on Axed Segment
CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss told 60 Minutes producers she was killing their story on the CECOT megaprison in El Salvador, where Trump deported more than 250 Venezuelan immigrants,…
Epstein Survivors Slam Trump’s DOJ Over Shoddy Release of Files
The survivor noted that the Epstein Files Transparency Act included protecting the victims’ identities as a “central statutory safeguard.” At the same time, the DOJ has already been…
Trade groups get behind House-passed legislation to streamline the federal permitting system
Trade groups representing manufacturing, energy and builders are prodding the Senate to support a House-passed bipartisan bill that would loosen the red tape tying up construction…
Feds sue D.C. police over de facto ban on AR-15s
The federal Justice Department sued the Metropolitan Police Department on Monday over its treatment of would-be gun owners in the city, accusing the office of refusing to register common…
Barnes & Noble opened 67 bookstores in 2025, a recent record. Now it’s plotting another year of expansion
Barnes & Noble is on a roll, and it’s not slowing down in 2026. The bookstore has confirmed plans to open 60 new locations across the country in 2026. For Barnes & Noble, the move is part…
Addiction-stricken community struggles to keep a syringe program going after Trump's order
Inside a storage room at the Clark County Health Department are boxes with taped-on signs reading, "DO NOT USE." They contain cookers and sterile water that people use to shoot up drugs.…
Stephen Miller Loses It as Jury Acquits Man Who Towed ICE Agent’s Car
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller threw a tantrum for the stupidest reason imaginable. A federal jury Sunday refused to indict Bobby Nunez, a 33-year-old tow truck driver in…
NYC Mayor Eric Adams once called himself the 'future of the Democratic Party.' What went wrong?
Four years ago, New York City Mayor Eric Adams swept into office with swaggering confidence, pledging to lead a government unlike any other in history and declaring himself the "future of…