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Florida’s billionaire yacht owners are competing for docking space

In early December, Miami’s glittering skyline was disrupted by a gleaming 466-foot vessel pulling into its harbor. Sergey Brin, a Google cofounder, had decided to make a stop in style for the city’s Art Basel fair, arriving in a superyacht called Dragonfly. Miami and its nearby coastal enclaves are fast becoming the staging ground for […]

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NLRB drops SpaceX legal fight over fired engineers citing jurisdiction issue

O’Leary Ventures chairman Kevin O’Leary discusses Elon Musk’s merger of xAI and SpaceX into a major technology giant worth over $1 trillion on ‘The Bottom Line.’ The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is reportedly giving up on a multi-year legal fight with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and signaled it will refrain from bringing cases against the

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TVA votes to double power it provides Elon Musk’s xAI plant in Memphis

Feb. 12, 2026, 9:56 a.m. ET The board of directors for the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public utility, unanimously approved a power use deal Feb. 11 that doubles the amount of electricity Elon Musk’s xAI can take from the TVA grid. The artificial intelligence company founded by Musk is now able to use

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California sues Trump over public health funds

A nurse prepares a blood draw at the Fresno County Department of Public Health in Fresno on June 9, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local California is suing the Trump administration after it said it plans to pull over $600 million in public health care funds to four Democratic-led states, including California. Last week

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Live updates: Trump administration news, Epstein files under scrutiny, Senate committee hearing with ICE officials

With the Department of Homeland Security poised to shut down by tomorrow at midnight, Republicans are warning President Donald Trump: Don’t feel public pressure to relent on an issue central to his campaign. Even as the White House has engaged with Democrats over reforms to DHS, a growing chorus of members have urged Trump and

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Xi Jinping’s Purge and What Trump’s Foreign Policy Means for China

Were there different phases of this anti-corruption drive, and did its contours reveal something about Xi’s political priorities? At first, Xi focussed very heavily on the security services—the source of hard power on the civilian side. This allowed Xi to rip apart networks of people in the security services who didn’t necessarily support him, then

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Former Elon Musk lawyer leads crowded District 10 GOP race

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. WASHINGTON — In the race to replace Rep. Michael McCaul in Congress, Republicans in Texas and Washington are consolidating behind prominent GOP attorney Chris Gober, who served as chief lawyer of Elon Musk’s super PAC

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Tallahassee celebrities take on cameo roles in Shakespeare Fest

Feb. 12, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET What began as a practical solution has become one of Southern Shakespeare Company’s most beloved traditions as this year’s production of “The Tempest” lands Feb. 19-22. Five years ago, during a Festival production of “Twelfth Night,” the company needed to fill one small role. Rather than hire an additional

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Mark Zuckerberg is joining Jeff Bezos in Miami’s billionaire bunker: Take a look at his portfolio

Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly adding to his growing list of luxury homes with a waterfront property in the most in-demand section of one of most exclusive neighborhoods in America. The Meta CEO and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, are reportedly purchasing a recently completed luxury mansion on Indian Creek Island, a 300-acre, man-made island near

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Republicans vote to end Trump’s Canada tariffs in rare rebuke

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 7, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters In a rare display of disapproval against U.S. President Donald Trump, the Republican-led U.S. House on Wednesday passed a resolution rejecting his tariffs against Canada,

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Chair of Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission removes member after heated hearing on antisemitism

The chairman of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission said Wednesday that he ousted a member of the commission after she sparred with fellow members during a contentious public hearing on antisemitism. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who chairs the commission, said on X that it was his call to remove Carrie Prejean Boller, a

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Jeff Bezos, a Legacy Washington Paper Must Include the Middle East

Cutting sustained coverage of Israel, Gaza, Iran, and Syria weakens public understanding of global conflict and policy stakes A robust and balanced press should be the bedrock of democracy. When The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists and scrapped entire coverage areas—effectively pulling the plug on the MENA region—it made a serious mistake. Washington,

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Analysis: How Trump failed in his latest bid to weaponize justice

Here’s three things we know about Donald Trump. He thirsts for revenge; he’ll stretch the limits of presidential power to enact it; and he never gives up after a defeat. No wonder that six Democratic lawmakers, all military and intelligence veterans, are bracing for what comes next despite a grand jury refusing to indict them

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Renaming Palm Beach County’s airport after President Trump could cost $5.5 million

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A bill coursing through the Legislature proposes renaming Palm Beach County’s airport after President Donald Trump, which would cost an estimated $5.5 million. Airport revenue would have to foot the bill unless the state provides funding, or grants are acquired, Palm Beach International Airport spokesperson Rebeca Krogman said in

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Trump news at a glance: House Republicans make rare, albeit symbolic, rebuke of Trump over Canada tariffs | Trump administration

Donald Trump had a warning for congressional Republicans Wednesday: any of them who joined an effort to rescind his tariffs on Canada would “seriously suffer the consequences come Election time”. Despite that threat, six members of the president’s party sided with Democrats in a largely symbolic resolution to disapprove of the national emergency Trump declared

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Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump convicted of child molestation

A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump has been convicted of child molestation and other crimes, after he tried to use an anticipated payout from the Trump administration to silence one victim, according to a Florida prosecutor’s office. Andrew Paul Johnson, 45, was found guilty by a jury in Hernando County of five

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Jan. 6 rioter convicted of sexually abusing kids after Trump pardon

Feb. 11, 2026, 7:17 p.m. ET A Florida man pardoned by President Donald Trump in 2025 for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack was convicted of child sexual abuse charges this week. On Tuesday, Feb. 10, a jury in Hernando County, Florida, found Andrew Paul Johnson, 45, guilty of five charges,

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Trump loses on Canada tariffs as House GOP votes against president

Updated Feb. 11, 2026, 6:43 p.m. ET WASHINGTON – Republican backlash in Congress over President Donald Trump‘s sweeping tariffs burst into view on Feb. 11 despite last-minute efforts by White House officials to stave off a public party schism. The GOP-led House of Representatives voted to overturn his tariffs on Canada after six Republicans joined

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All the Celebrities Calling Him Out or Cutting Ties

Several celebrities, including Chappell Roan and Orville Peck, have come forward to condemn and cut ties with Casey Wasserman, the founder and CEO of sports marketing and talent agency Wassermany Agency. The blowback against Wasserman, a Democratic Party donor, Clinton Foundation trustee and chair of the Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, began last week when

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Elon Musk’s brother responds to appearances in the Epstein files

When it comes to the Musks, the Epstein files are a family affair. As Elon Musk tries to quell questions that the latest release of Epstein documents has raised about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, his younger brother is doing the same. Much like the X owner, Colorado-based entrepreneur Kimbal Musk appears

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