The US government shutdown has left TSA workers unpaid, airports a hot mess, and a lot of people wondering if it's time to privatize airport security.

How you talk reveals where you’re from and who you’d like to be.

Ambassador John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, pushed for war with Iran for 20 years. But not like this.

Millennial feminist Lindy West's new book is about her path to polyamory. Cue the backlash — to West, her husband, and the idea of polyamory itself.

President Trump came in like a wrecking ball in his second term, with a transformative vision for the nation's capital.

OpenAI's founders promised its tech would benefit humanity. Now that it has split into a giant charity and a for-profit company, that mission has gotten complicated.

Have you seen the video of the US military bombing Iran spliced with clips of SpongeBob Squarepants? It’s an official video released by the US government and represents a new kind of wartime propaganda.

Iran's cutting-edge drones are changing how wars are fought, and the US is running out of munitions to combat them.

From TikTok to reality TV, Mormons are having a big moment in pop culture.

Nancy Pelosi, the longtime speaker of the House, plans to retire later this year at age 86 after trailblazing a path for women in Democratic politics.

One of the most influential chefs in the world has been accused of tormenting his staff physically and psychologically.

AI code is here to stay.

James Fishback is racist, antisemitic, economically populist, and the longshot candidate for Florida governor. He might be where the Republicans are heading next.

Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are making it possible for just about anyone to profit off war.

Iran's top leaders are dead, but regime change isn't in sight, and the US and Israel's attacks are dividing Iranians at home and abroad.

We’re obsessed with sugar. And Big Sugar is obsessed with us. How do we make a break?

Senator Bernie Sanders has a whole new reason to go after the world’s billionaires. We ask him about his proposed annual wealth tax and how he plans to rein in AI.

David Ellison’s daddy won him Warner Brothers. The rest of us are probably losing.

The war with Iran is deepening divisions in the US-Israel alliance, on both the left and the right.

The Trump administration's immigration policies are taking a toll on families. No sign that the new pick running the effort will be any more moderate.

Gas prices are spiking in the US. Markets are crashing. The whole world will pay for this war.

If you take the president at his word, the answer is yes.

Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s former Chief of Staff, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who's at the center of the Iran conflict, has isolated Israel like never before. 

It felt like everyone came together for a brief moment after the US men and women won gold in hockey, but not for long.