Internationally acclaimed actor and martial artist Jackie Chan will serve as the honorary grand marshal of the 2025 Veterans Day Parade in Washington, D.C., event organizers announced Monday.

The annual parade, which honors U.S. military veterans and active service members, will take place along Constitution Avenue on Tuesday, November 11. This year’s event will feature a lineup of marching bands, military units, and community organizations, culminating in a wreath-laying ceremony at the World War II Memorial.

Cold Spring Harbor, NY — In a move that has sparked both fascination and debate across the scientific community, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) announced on Friday that it intends to initiate a research project aimed at cloning Dr. James D. Watson, the Nobel Prize–winning co-discoverer of the DNA double-helix structure.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear arguments in a case seeking to overturn the landmark ruling that legalized divorce nationwide. The petition, filed by a coalition of family advocacy groups, challenges the constitutionality of the decades-old precedent that recognized divorce as a fundamental civil right.

WASHINGTON — After serving nearly 40 years in Congress, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that she will retire from public office at the end of her current term. The longtime California representative, who has been a fixture in Democratic leadership for decades, said she plans to launch a hedge fund aimed at “leveraging policy expertise to support strategic investments in American innovation.”

New York — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani unveiled his transition team on Wednesday, marking the first major step in what many observers see as a new chapter for New York City politics. The team includes community organizers, urban policy experts, union representatives, and — for the first time in city history — an official muezzin.

TRENTON, N.J. — In a decisive victory Tuesday night, former U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill was elected the 58th Governor of New Jersey, defeating Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli in a contentious race defined by debates over taxes, development, and land use.

Washington, D.C. — FBI Director Kash Patel is facing public criticism after recent comments about his girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins, sparked debate over religious sensitivity and personal boundaries for senior government officials.

Patel made the remarks during a recorded podcast interview last week in which he expressed hope that Wilkins “would consider embracing Hinduism." The statement drew immediate attention online, prompting both praise and backlash from political commentators, faith groups, and civil rights advocates.