Forbes senior writer Jabari Young recently sat down with Nicole Valentine in a conversation published May 2, 2026, at Nasdaq MarketSite, and what came through was a familiar Washington dance: praise for innovation wrapped in calls for more rules and “clarity.” The exchange is useful because it exposes how many in elite policy circles admire More

Kamala Harris’s sudden, high-profile endorsement of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was supposed to be a political lifeline, but for many Angelenos it landed like a stone tossed into a sinking ship. Harris announced her support publicly on May 4, 2026, and Bass rushed to bask in the glow — a move that looks less More

Rob Schmitt’s blistering take on the Met Gala didn’t come from nowhere — he called out what he sees as a dying, self-congratulatory industry and labeled the event a gathering of Hollywood weirdos more interested in spectacle than substance. That criticism landed because millions of Americans watch the red carpet now not for inspiration but More

Jimmy Kimmel’s now-infamous quip that First Lady Melania Trump had “a glow like an expectant widow” set off predictable outrage after it aired as part of a monologue satirizing the White House Correspondents’ Dinner — and the reaction exploded after a separate, unrelated shooting at the dinner days later. That timing turned an ill-advised roast-line More

Hollywood quietly folded this week as Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni announced a settlement that stops a courtroom spectacle just two weeks before jury selection was to begin. The joint statement framed the deal as closure and a wish for respectful discourse, but the terms were not disclosed and the drama is far from neatly More

Iran’s recent missile-and-drone barrage against the United Arab Emirates on May 4 was a brazen act of aggression that put the region—and global energy markets—on notice. The strikes set a large fire at the Fujairah Petroleum Industries Zone and left three Indian nationals wounded, underscoring that Tehran’s campaign is targeting civilian infrastructure and risking innocent More