WASHINGTON, May 24, 2026 — Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence and the senior-most figure in America’s intelligence apparatus, announced Friday that she is resigning effective June 30 — stepping away from a post she had held since February…
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2026 — The renewal notice arrives in the mail. The number on it is higher than last year. It was higher than the year before that, and the year before that, and every year for half a…
SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2026 — Three men are dead after two teenage gunmen opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday morning — the largest mosque in San Diego County — in what investigators have confirmed…
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2026 — Key Takeaways: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has cleared the House. That is the easy part. It passed the lower chamber by a single vote — 215-214 — after two overnight sessions that required…
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2026 — Sixty-nine percent of Americans do not have a will. That number, drawn from the most recent national survey of estate planning behavior, has barely moved in a decade despite repeated campaigns by financial advisors, attorneys,…
CHARLOTTE, May 24, 2026 — Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, the winningest driver in the history of NASCAR’s national series, and the man who made more fans hate him than perhaps any driver in the sport’s modern…
NEW YORK, May 23, 2026 — Key Takeaways: Thursday night in the NBA produced two results that will reshape the rest of the conference finals. The New York Knicks look like a freight train. The Oklahoma City Thunder proved Game…
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2026 — Every year, the financial planning community debates the relative merits of Roth IRAs versus traditional IRAs, 401(k)s versus taxable brokerage accounts, deferred compensation versus immediate income. Almost nobody talks about the account that beats all…
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2026 — Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington Thursday evening for the Memorial Day recess without voting on a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding bill they had spent weeks assembling — walking away from Trump’s self-imposed June 1…
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2026 — The retirement income crisis in America has a number attached to it: $461.3 billion. That is how much Americans deposited into annuity contracts in 2025, according to LIMRA, the insurance industry’s primary research organization. It…
LAKELAND, Fla., May 22, 2026 — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its official 2026 Atlantic hurricane season outlook Thursday at its Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida, forecasting a below-normal season driven by the anticipated development of a…
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2026 — Key Takeaways: For years, first-time homebuyers across America have lost bidding wars not to other families but to companies with unlimited cash and no mortgage contingency. In 2025, first-time buyers accounted for just 21% of…