Kushner Opens a Quiet Channel to Democrats as Battle for the House Intensifies
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and influential outside adviser, recently held a private meeting in New York with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, an unusual encounter that comes as both parties prepare for a highly competitive fight over control of Congress in the November 2026 midterm elections. The meeting suggests that figures close to […]
Moderna’s Cancer Vaccine Breakthrough Revives Its Future Beyond Covid
Moderna has delivered one of the most important results in its history since the development of its Covid-19 vaccine, reporting that its personalized mRNA cancer vaccine significantly reduced the risk of melanoma returning or spreading when used together with Merck’s blockbuster immunotherapy drug Keytruda. The breakthrough has revived hopes that mRNA technology could become a […]
Billionaires Turn American Farmland Into a Hot Investment, Raising Fears Farmers Will Be Priced Out
America’s richest investors are buying enormous amounts of farmland, transforming agricultural property into an increasingly valuable alternative asset while creating new concerns that working farmers—especially younger ones—may be unable to compete for land they need to build or expand their businesses. The trend has attracted attention partly because of high-profile billionaires who have embraced farming […]
U.S. Factory Hiring Shows Signs of Revival, but Tariffs Tell Only Part of the Story
American manufacturing employment is beginning to show signs of recovery after a prolonged period of weakness, giving President Donald Trump some evidence that his effort to revive domestic industry may be gaining traction. However, economists and manufacturers caution that the improvement remains modest and that tariffs are helping certain industries while simultaneously creating serious difficulties […]
AI’s Mathematical Breakthroughs Force Researchers to Rethink the Human Role
Artificial intelligence is advancing so rapidly in mathematics that leading researchers are beginning to confront a question once confined largely to science fiction: what happens to mathematicians when AI systems can independently solve important research problems? The debate intensified in August when prominent mathematicians gathered at OpenAI’s San Francisco offices to discuss how their profession […]
Angie Nixon’s Florida Upset Reveals a New Path for Progressive Democrats
Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon delivered one of the biggest political surprises of the 2026 primary season, defeating retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman for the Democratic nomination in Florida’s special U.S. Senate election. Nixon, who recently joined the Democratic Socialists of America, won by roughly 12 percentage points despite entering the race as the […]
Hawaii Bets on Tech and Manufacturing to Keep Young Talent From Leaving the Islands
Hawaii is confronting a serious economic and demographic challenge: many of its young, highly educated residents are leaving the islands in search of better-paying jobs and more affordable lives on the U.S. mainland. Now, state officials, entrepreneurs and universities are betting that a new generation of technology and manufacturing companies could help diversify an economy […]
Trump Chooses White House Health Adviser Heidi Overton to Take Charge of the FDA
President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Heidi Overton, a senior White House health-policy adviser and physician, to become the next commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, placing a trusted administration figure in line to lead one of the country’s most consequential public-health agencies. Overton’s nomination comes during a turbulent period for the FDA, […]
U.S. National Debt Surpasses $40 Trillion as Fiscal Pressures Intensify
The United States has crossed another historic financial threshold, with the national debt surpassing $40 trillion for the first time. The milestone underscores the accelerating growth of federal borrowing and intensifies concerns about the long-term consequences of persistent budget deficits, rising interest costs, defense spending and expensive programs such as Social Security and Medicare. The […]
Amazon Bets Big on Drone Delivery With Expansion to Nearly 500 U.S. Communities
Amazon is preparing its most ambitious expansion of drone delivery yet, with plans to bring its Prime Air service to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026. The move represents a major attempt to transform drone delivery from a limited experiment into a meaningful part of Amazon’s enormous logistics network. Prime […]
