A woman holds a “legalize cannabis now” sign outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Marijuana has had a history of highs and lows in the U.S. over the past century — legally, politically and culturally — teetering between vilification and acceptance. Since 1996,…
BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN – AUGUST 10: Two youths sit on the shoreline as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. (Photo by Ali Saeedi/Getty Images) Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images Iran rebuffed U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that…
Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong speaks to supporters during an election night party in Madison, Aug. 11, 2026. Scott Olson | Getty Images Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist running for Wisconsin governor, this week narrowly lost her primary battle against David Crowley, a Milwaukee County executive, but that doesn’t mean the sheen has rubbed…
Construction continues on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House and the East Wing ballroom on August 10, 2026, in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow construction of his White House ballroom to continue, one week after a federal…
An unmanned aerial vehicle at the AeroVironment Inc. booth during the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Tampa, Florida, May 17, 2022. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Drone stocks rallied on Friday after President Donald Trump announced import tariffs in an effort to boost U.S. manufacturing and protect national security. Unusual Machines popped…
Zach Witkoff, co-founder and CEO of World Liberty Financial and chairman of Alt5 Sigma Corp., right, and Eric Trump at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, Aug. 13, 2025. Adam Gray | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal financial regulator has conditionally approved an application for a bank charter by an entity connected to World…
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday in New York federal court to stalking that led to him killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a midtown Manhattan street in December 2024. Mangione’s lawyers immediately afterward filed a motion in New York state court saying that charges of murder and other counts in that court for Thompson’s slaying…
Workers erect scaffolding at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 12, 2026. Andrew Leyden | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Kennedy Center‘s board of trustees voted Thursday to inscribe President Donald Trump‘s name on its building facade, setting up a renewed legal battle over changes to the Washington, D.C., performing arts…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking with CNBC on Aug. 4th, 2026. CNBC The U.S. will be applying economic measures “that have never been seen on Iran,” according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “It will be a combination of economic isolation like the world has never seen before, and the continued blockade in the Strait of…
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick cuts the ribbon alongside Apple’s CEO Tim Cook during the opening of Apple’s new Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) in Houston, Texas, U.S., August 13, 2026. Georgina Mccartney | Reuters Apple CEO Tim Cook was joined by government officials, including Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, on Thursday to open a…
