U.S. — Democrats descended into disarray this week as swirling controversies around Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed forced the party to take a position on whether terrorism is good.
New financial technologies are making it faster and cheaper to move money across borders, seemingly reducing the world's reliance on the dollar . - But new research presented at the Jackson Hole symposium suggests financial innovation may instead tighten the dollar's grip on global finance. - Financial innovation is the theme for the annual gathering of central bankers, where they're grappling with how these technologies reshape the financial system. Why it matters: Dollar dominance gives the U.S. enormous financial clout and helps keep demand for its debt strong. - If the paper is right, stablecoins and other forms of tokenized money could strengthen that position, even as concerns grow about America's fiscal health. What they're…
Watch lives as President Trump awards each of NASA's Artemis II crew members the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
President Trump is escalating tensions with Canada amid his trade war after he renamed Lake Ontario to "Lake America." Premier of Nova Scotia Tim Houston joins Peter Alexander to share his criticism of the tariffs.
Today marks six months since President Trump launched the war in Iran. The President announced the start of the war back in late February, with the main goal of ensuring Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon—a goal that has still not been achieved. Trump then repeatedly insisted to Americans that this was simply an “excursion” set to last just a matter of weeks. Now, six months later, the Strait of Hormuz—which was fully open before the war—has been the focus of the fighting. MS NOW’s Inzamam Rashid joins Morning Joe live from Dubai to explain why Tehran feels like they have the upper hand.
This week on “Clock It with Symone and Eugene,” Democratic donor Rufus Gifford joins to discuss why donors are not giving to the DNC like they used to. Gifford says some “feel let down by the machine” after Democrats lost to Trump in 2024. Eugene shares why he disagrees with their thinking. “For a party to flagellate themselves the way that the Democrats are, as if the world has ended, is a waste of time,” he says. The hosts and Gifford also debate whether Trump is a “generational talent” for translating his celebrity to the political arena. Visit ms.now/clockit to watch the full episodes of Clock It.
This sentiment from Zuby is actually pretty common these days.
You hear variations on this same theme all the time: I think this meme that was put up in response to that speaks to how a lot of people would answer that question: Read moreOpen
Is there even a difference anymore?
Everyone reading this has heard someone say, “Fake it until you make it.” That concept stems from the work of brilliant psychologists such as William James and Alfred Adler. The idea is that if you act AS IF you have traits like confidence or bravery long enough, you will start actually to embody them. This can be true. In fact, I’ve told people struggling to handle a situation to try to envision themselves acting like someone they admire in that situation. For example, if you’re a young conservative woman who admires Sydney Sweeney or Sophie Cunningham and you’re struggling to talk to people at a conference, try to behave like you imagine they would in the same situation. Suddenly you may find yourself chatting easily with…Open
Ben Askren is a legend in combat sports.
He was an NCAA Division I champ, went to the Olympics, was a champion in both Bellator and ONE, competed in the UFC at the end of his career, and capped off all of that by losing BOTH OF HIS LUNGS, getting a DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT, and coming back for one more wrestling match after that: Does this mean Askren won every fight? Not at all. In fact, later in his career, he had a couple of particularly humiliating defeats. He lost to Jake Paul in a boxing match early in his career, back when pretty much nobody realized Paul had at least SOME SKILLS as a boxer: Worse yet, Askren was on the receiving end of one of the most iconic knockouts in UFC history. A brutal flying knee from Jorge Masvidal right at the beginning of the fight. It set a…Open
Why Price Controls Would Make Your Life Worse
A lot of times, if you’re watching a well-done movie, you subconsciously identify with the lead characters. As the movie unfolds, your brain is going, “What would it be like if I had superpowers, if I was a badass, or if I were engaged in that torrid romance”? While it’s true that not all movies are like that, have you ever thought about zombie movies through that lens? Granted, you might think about what you might do in that situation, but what would be APPEALING about it? Believe it or not, there certainly are some things about that situation. The scoreboard would be reset, and you wouldn’t be feeling like you could never catch up to George Soros or Michael Jordan. Hell, the only thing you’d have to do to be a standout in…Open