News Analysis U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had their first in-person meeting on May 6 at the White House. Here are some of the key takeaways. Trump Praises Carney as ‘Talented,’ Carney Says Trump a ‘Transformational President’ There was much to lose for Carney going into a public meeting with
Santa J. Ono once led one of the most extensive DEI programs in higher education before ending it in compliance with Trump’s executive order. A university president who once led one of the most extensive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education before ending it in compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order
Museum of Political Corruption honors Glenn Kessler, scion of Dutch oil tycoons Getty Images Glenn Kessler, the Washington Post‘s preeminent fact-checker best known for attacking Tim Scott’s black heritage and dismissing evidence of Joe Biden’s decline as a right-wing conspiracy, is finally being honored for his commitment to “truth, accountability, and transparency.” The Museum of
This year’s winners include: A ‘reconsideration’ of Huckleberry Finn from a slave’s perspective, a ‘musical call to action’ on climate change, a Palestinian poet who wants to ‘stop talking about Hamas’ Getty Images Mainstream journalists have yet to embrace the cultural “vibe shift” triggered by Donald Trump’s election in 2024 (and probably never will before
The Senate confirmed former tech CEO Frank Bisignano in a party-line vote. The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of former tech CEO Frank Bisignano as the head commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) in a party-line vote on Tuesday. Bisignano, the former CEO of technology company Fiserv, will lead the federal agency that provides
‘This has been a problem in the decades coming, and we’re going to fix it,’ Duffy says. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on May 5 that he would soon announce plans to “radically transform” America’s air traffic control, as recent safety incidents have put a spotlight on its aging technology and implications for travelers. In
In a different case this past week, a judge in Texas also ruled that the administration improperly applied the Alien Enemies Act. A federal judge in New York has blocked the government from deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members, holding that the Trump administration improperly invoked an 18th-century law and failed to provide due process for