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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>TIMEhttps://time.com/<!\[CDATA\[Breaking news and analysis from TIME.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science and entertainment news.\]\]>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:21:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1<!\[CDATA\[How AI Can Help You Appeal Health Insurance Denials\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/12/how-ai-can-help-you-appeal-health-insurance-denials/<!\[CDATA\[Health\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Health insurers are using AI to deny care. You can use it to fight back.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Moor Studio—Getty Images\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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Tom Whitehead knows which medicine works to treat his Crohn’s disease. But when he switched insurers in 2025, he says was denied coverage for the expensive medication, Remicade, which he received in a monthly infusion. He was instead put on what’s called a biosimilar, which is essentially a slightly different version of the drug made from the same materials.

The biosimilar did not work well for him. His symptoms worsened, he had urgent and unpredictable bowel movements, and he got kidney stones twice, ending up in the hospital, he says. His doctor’s office appealed the coverage denial after his bad side effects, he says, but the company upheld it and he could not get the medication he wanted. 

So he turned to AI. 

Whitehead found Warris Bokhari, the founder of Claimable, an AI tool that helps people appeal insurance denials for medication and other treatments. Claimable drafted a letter for him and told him to send it to. With his input, Claimable outlined his experience with the biosimilar drug, detailed how he’d missed work because of his symptoms, and cited federal statutes that, the AI argued, meant that his insurer had to cover this “medically necessary drug.” 

Five days later, he got a call from his doctor’s office that his Remicade had been approved. 

Health insurers are [increasingly using AI](https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/01/ai-algorithms-health-insurance-care-risks-research) to evaluate requests for coverage of drugs and medical procedures. But patients, too, are using AI to fight back against denials. Services like Claimable, Fight Health Insurance, Mediloop, and Billyze help people understand their medical bills and push back against what could be improper billing or wrongful denials. 

Many Americans have had an experience where their insurance denies a procedure or medication request from a doctor. But very few of them appeal those denials. One [recent survey](https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/surveys/2026/jun/how-health-insurance-coverage-denials-affect-americans-2025-affordability-survey) of more than 4,500 U.S. working-age adults with private health insurance found that 21% reported that they or a family member had experienced a denial of coverage in the past year. Only about half of them appealed it. 

People often don’t appeal insurance denials for several reasons; it can be intimidating to know what paperwork to file, and the bills can start to pile up, says Sara R. Collins, a senior scholar at the Commonwealth Fund and one of the authors of the report. In the survey, some people who appealed their denial said that their provider had threatened to send their overdue bills to collections while they awaited word from their insurer. 

About 43% of people in the study said that a claim denial led them to [incur medical debt](https://time.com/article/2026/09/17/having-health-insurance-doesnt-prevent-medical-debt/), and half of those bills were $1,000 or more. “It’s not insignificant sums of money when you end up with a denial of care,” she says.

Often, patients feel helpless when they receive a medical bill or prior authorization denial, says Collins. They don’t know who to contact or what to do. Though their provider can sometimes help with next steps, that isn’t always the case. AI tools have emerged to offer guidance, usually for a fee.

Each of the AI tools available to patients does something slightly different. Claimable helps people appeal insurers’ decisions to deny coverage for drugs or medical care and costs about $40 per appeal. Fight Health Insurance is a free tool that helps patients write letters appealing denials. Billyze helps search hospital bills for possible errors and helps patients question charges that may be erroneous. It costs $79 per report, though for bills over $1,000, it promises to refund the service fee if its analysis finds no billing discrepancies. Mediloop also reviews bills for potential errors and negotiates with providers to reduce what patients owe. It costs $129 to negotiate a bill and also offers an annual household plan. 

“I realized that if you could invert and and actually give patients the ability to argue articulately against the insurer, you might actually change someone’s life,” says Bokhari, the CEO and co-founder of Claimable.

Using AI to help with medical bills only became realistic in the last few years, says Holden Karau, one of the founders of Fight Health Insurance. Open generative models—AI systems with publicly available code that users modify to their own purposes—only became good enough to help build this kind of system in early 2024, Karau says. 

“That’s when the models got good enough that it was like, yeah, we can actually do this, let’s make it available for people to use,” she says. 

It can be difficult to build an AI model that helps people appeal denials because the insurer—not the patient—usually has most of the information about why they’re denying claims and what makes them overturn their appeals, say Karau and her co-founder Melanie Warrick. But the two still found data to build into their model, including published information from state regulators about what language they used to overturn insurers’ denials. 

For instance, if an insurance company said that a patient needs to get an X-ray before they get an MRI, and a regulator in California overturned that decision, the AI model could use the language the state regulator used to overturn that denial in its appeal letter. 

Like Karau, Flavia Bojescu, the founder of Mediloop, became interested in pushing back on health insurance bills after getting into an accident in the U.S. and stressing over how much her medical bills would be, even though she had insurance at the time. Bojescu says a physician in the emergency room asked her if she wanted stitches, which she didn’t understand. In her home country of Romania, the doctor would decide whether or not she needed stitches; cost or coverage wouldn't be factors for the patient to consider. 

Bokhari says he hopes that someday, his AI tool won’t need to exist. If it starts getting more expensive for insurers to deny care than to just pay for it, maybe they’ll approve more claims, he says. 

“We hope that this bends our system back towards reality,” he says, “where denying patients at massive scale starts becoming a problem for the insurers because it's driving a cost line for them.” 

Similarly, Warrick says that she wishes that Fight Health Insurance weren’t needed. “We would prefer that this went down a path where nobody used it anymore,” she says, “because health care was no longer so hard to actually access.” 

As for Tom Whitehead, he says he feels much healthier now that he gets his Remicade injections every five weeks or so. Ironically, getting the right medication may actually save his insurer money in the long run, because he has far fewer complications when he’s on the right drug. 

He’d tried to make that case on his own to his insurer, unsuccessfully. He’d needed AI to persuade them instead. 

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=blt2caa0efe2c2b2b76 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:00:04 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Alana Semuels\]\]><!\[CDATA\[I Worked Out Every Day for 35 Years. It Saved My Life\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/12/alfonso-moretti-essay/<!\[CDATA\[Health\]\]><!\[CDATA\["True strength isn't just about what you can lift. It’s also about what you can endure and survive," writes personal trainer Alfonso Moretti.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[artpartner-images—Getty Images\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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For three decades, I’ve built a career on a “no-nonsense” approach to [personal training](https://time.com/7262048/personal-trainer-fitness-tips/). My clients—many of whom are celebrities—often come in with outdated or flatly wrong ideas about fitness, and it’s my job to dispel these and help them get the type of body they want. 

The tools people need to get and stay fit aren’t sold in a bottle or at a store. They’re in your willingness to commit to a simple plan: Stay focused. Stay disciplined. Your life might just depend on it, I recently found out. 

One day in October 2025, all of my convictions and confidence were put to the test. I was rushed to the [emergency room](https://time.com/7285524/when-to-go-emergency-room-vs-urgent-care/) five days after a routine procedure, sepsis ravaging my system with a level of intensity no [HIIT session](https://time.com/collections/guide-to-exercise/4750262/high-intensity-interval-training-longevity/) could ever mimic. I didn’t even know a body could feel this level of pain. 

What followed was a brutal two months spent inpatient at a hospital, confined to a bed. I had five major surgeries in as many weeks. 

While I was lying there recovering, listening to monitors beeping with a feeding tube in my nose and needles in my veins, a doctor told me something that, to my ear, proved I had been right about my dedication to personal fitness. "If you weren't as fit and strong as you are, you’d be dead,” he said plainly. The thing that mattered most was the literal [foundation of muscle](https://time.com/7323121/strength-training-exercises-aging-health-benefits/) I’d built beneath my skin.

This is what it had all been for: The 35 years of lifting, the micro-workouts, the metabolic optimization, my nutrition. I knew all along that it wasn't just about aesthetics, and the fact that I had survived was proof that fitness was a life insurance policy I’d been paying into nearly every single day for decades. Being fit had saved my life.

Still, recovery was the hardest thing I’ve ever done—both physically and mentally. As the weeks dragged on, I watched my physical identity wither away, losing 27 pounds of the muscle I had spent a lifetime building. For the first time in my life, I was bedridden. 

An identity crisis set in. (Months in the hospital will do that to you.) _If I’m not the guy who can crush a workout_, I wondered, _who am I?_ 

That’s when I realized then that the toughness I had cultivated through fitness had strengthened my mentality as well as my muscle. The discipline that kept me consistent in the gym was the same discipline I needed to use in order to learn how to eat, walk, and function again. 

To recover from eight surgeries in one year, I’ve employed the same principles I used to get stronger, lose body fat, and [improve heart health](https://time.com/7316703/heart-health-at-every-decade/): develop a plan, patience, and commitment. I’ve had to teach my body how to eat normal food again. I had an ileostomy for nearly 10 months and my gut microbiome changed significantly. I’ve had to slowly reintroduce food, sometimes a teaspoon at a time, to assess my tolerance. It’s the same as adding a quarter pound of weight to a lift or reducing calories by 100 daily to see a change. My fitness journey has taught me the long game and an understanding that meaningful results take time. Nothing happens in one workout or one meal—it’s the collection of these that matters.

Trust me, eating food one teaspoon at a time and waiting hours to see how you feel is tough. Keeping a log of what I ate, how much, and when isn’t a whole lot of fun. It’s tedious and monotonous, but integral to my long-term success. 

It’s been hard mentally and emotionally.When I woke up after my emergency surgery with an ileostomy, I wanted to die. Lying in bed with a nasogastric tube was awful. The emotional challenge was and still is harder than the physical aspect of my healing. My abdomen, which I worked very hard on for decades, is now covered in scars and deformed. My last surgery will be abdominal reconstruction to fix an incisional hernia and abdominal separation. My abdominal wall has literally split apart from the prior surgeries. But I’m hopeful that after a few months, my normal movement will be restored.

I have a road ahead of me. My body is forever changed. My rectum has been removed, and how I use the bathroom—along with foods I can tolerate—will never be the same. Many things I’d taken for granted—coffee, chocolate—are no longer allowed because they trigger my digestive tract. Still, I’m grateful to be alive. 

I am applying the same "stick to the plan" philosophy to my own healing that I apply to all of my clients’ programs. 

I’ve started very light bodyweight workouts: modified pushups, lunges and a few banded or light dumbbell exercises. I’m slowly starting to work again, and my wife and my clients have been so supportive and understanding. Day by day, I am finding my new normal. 

I’ve learned that being fit is a responsibility to your future self. You don't train just to look good in the mirror; you train for the day life tries to take you out. 

Because true strength isn't just about what you can lift. It’s also about what you can endure and survive. 

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=blt1d31c9716de05abe Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:00:03 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Alfonso Moretti\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Millions of Spanish Workers Stage First General Strike in 14 Years\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/12/spain-general-strike-housing-crisis-national-election-sanchez/<!\[CDATA\[World\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Opposition politicians accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of encouraging the strike for political gain, weeks ahead of Spain’s elections.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Davide Bonaldo—SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images\]\]><!\[CDATA\[A protester holds a "housing is a right, not a business" sign during a demonstration in Barcelona on Nov. 11, 2026.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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A protester holds a "housing is a right, not a business" sign during a demonstration in Barcelona on Nov. 11, 2026\. —Davide Bonaldo—SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

Millions of workers on Wednesday staged Spain’s first general strike in 14 years in protest of the country’s [housing crisis](https://time.com/article/2026/11/09/spain-housing-crisis-maricarmen-abascal-pedro-sanchez/).

Around 4 million workers—around 17% of the country’s 23 million-strong workforce—participated in the Nov. 11 walkout, unions said. The strike was [organized](https://www.ugt.es/ugt-registra-la-convocatoria-de-huelga-general-del-11-de-noviembre-para-reclamar-soluciones-la) by Spain’s two largest unions, the General Union of Workers (UGT) and the Workers’ Commissions (CCOO), tenants’ associations, and other unions. In cities across Spain, including Barcelona, Madrid, and Valencia, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets on Wednesday to demand measures to bring down rental prices.

The last nationwide general strike was in 2012, when workers staged nationwide walkouts and downed tools to protest austerity spending cuts and sweeping labor market reforms during the Eurozone debt crisis.

The strike comes weeks before Spain’s Nov. 29 national election, in which rising rents and cost-of-living have become defining issues. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government called snap elections last month after the eviction and subsequent death of an 87-year-old tenant in September prompted days of mass protests.

In an unusual move, Sánchez’s government declared its support for the general strike. The administration appears hopeful that it will be buoyed in the election by resentment over the opposition’s block on new housing measures.

**Read More:** [_Spain’s Leader Is Betting His Government on the Housing Crisis_](https://time.com/article/2026/10/05/spain-snap-elections-sanchez-housing-crisis/)

“Your eight-hour workday. Your pension. Your public healthcare. None of this fell from the sky. They were collective achievements. We won't let them be taken away. We will keep moving forward,” Sánchez [posted](https://x.com/sanchezcastejon/status/2119715724054667379?s=20) on X on Monday, alongside a video describing Spain’s biggest social advances over the last century as the result of collective pressure.

“Every right that workers in this country enjoy was won through struggle and strikes,” Spain’s Social Rights Minister Pablo Bustinduy, an independent politician allied with Sánchez, [said](https://www.europapress.es/sociedad/noticia-bustinduy-critica-madrid-elimine-ayudas-familias-monoparentales-mismo-dia-gobierno-protege-20261110144234.html) on Tuesday, the day before the strike. Second Deputy Prime Minister and Labor Minister Yolanda Díaz, a member of Sumar, the junior partner in Sánchez’s left-wing coalition government, [posted](https://bsky.app/profile/yolandadiaz.bsky.social/post/3n22mw4lxr22d) on Bluesky on Wednesday: “When our country stops, it is always to move forward.”

Several unions [declined](https://www.csif.es/es/articulo/cuenca/general/98063) to support the strike, [citing](https://usoib.es/2026/10/09/uso-no-se-suma-a-la-huelga-general-del-11n-te-explicamos-por-que/) its proximity to the election. But unions that backed the strike [said](https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20261019/sindicatos-registran-ministerio-huelga-general-11-noviembre/17272505.shtml) it was nonpartisan and that their demands were aimed at local and national governments of any party.

“We don’t distinguish between political affiliations,” Valeria Racu, a spokesperson for the Madrid Tenants’ Union, [told](https://x.com/MananerosTVE/status/2120498050657350101) the Spanish public broadcaster TVE on Wednesday. “The time for politicians is over. We have no more patience. The power is in the streets.”

## Walkout, protests, and violence

UGT and CCOO called the strike a success, while the tenants’ union estimated 4 million people had joined the stoppage and said it expected the total to grow to 5 million by the end of Wednesday.

CEOE, Spain’s main employers’ confederation, however, estimated that less than 5% of workers participated. In statements, CEOE [said](https://www.ceoe.es/es/ceoe-news/laboral/comunicado-balance-de-ceoe-y-cepyme-sobre-el-seguimiento-de-la-huelga-general) the action was a “failure,” and it [argued](https://www.ceoe.es/es/ceoe-news/laboral/comunicado-ceoe-cepyme-ante-el-anuncio-de-huelga-general) that employers were being unfairly made to bear the cost of demands over housing policy. The association said the government’s support for the strike projects “a regrettable image abroad.”

Support for the strike was most concentrated in coastal areas, at ports, and in the automotive sector, according to UGT and CCOO. The unions [reported](https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20261111/sindicatos-huelga-exito-violencia-policial/17309343.shtml) a halt to production at Seat’s Martorell plant and majority support for the strike at Volkswagen’s factory in Navarre.

In Barcelona, the regional government [suspended](https://web.gencat.cat/es/inici/actualitat/vaga-general-11-novembre-serveis-minims) metro and public bus services outside peak hours. In Madrid, metro traffic through 10 a.m. local time was [42% lower](https://www.europapress.es/economia/transportes-00343/noticia-servicio-metro-madrid-funciona-100-viajeros-caen-42-20261111125232.html) than the same period last Wednesday.

Large demonstrations in cities across Spain accompanied the strike. In Madrid, protesters linked arms and blocked Gran Vía, the city’s main shopping area, and called for people to stop working and shopping. Shops along the thoroughfare, including H&M and Stradivarius, [temporarily closed](https://www.europapress.es/madrid/noticia-manifestantes-cortan-gran-via-grito-hoy-no-consume-fuerte-dispositivo-policia-20261111130936.html) as protesters passed.

While unions said protests were largely peaceful, police [reported](https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-huelga-deja-menos-75-detenidos-millar-incidencias-toda-espana-20261111234657.html) at least 75 arrests across the country as of Wednesday night. Officials said there were at least 1,044 incidents linked to the general strike. In Barcelona, police said protesters had smashed shop windows, burned rubbish containers, and launched fireworks at officers.

CCOO Madrid said it planned to file a criminal complaint against the “disproportionate” response by police after riot police used batons and pepper spray against protesters in Madrid, allegedly injuring 20.

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt73412c03668a375a/6af58e6894462e3e5ac14fb0/Barcelona_protest.jpg?branch=production)

A fire is seen on the street during the demonstration after the general strike in Barcelona on Nov. 11, 2026\. —Davide Bonaldo—SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3bb90e71a93f9616/6af58eabd09b302b94bd339f/Riot_police.jpg?branch=production)

Riot police apprehend protesters in Barcelona on Nov. 11, 2026\. —Davide Bonaldo—SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

## Frustrations loom over election

The demonstrations are at the center of political debate ahead of the elections.

Several opposition politicians [accused](https://efe.com/espana/2026-11-11/pp-huelga-general/) Sánchez’s government of stoking the strike for political gain. “This is an electoral strike,” said Miguel Tellado, secretary-general of the conservative Popular Party (PP). “A preventive strike against the next government.”

“Don’t hold it,” PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo [warned](https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-feijoo-pide-sindicatos-reconsiderar-huelga-general-porque-tragedia-urda-grave-error-20261103093804.html) the unions, “or you will tie your image to Pedro Sánchez forever.”

Feijóo called the strike “a general strike against the opposition.”

Santiago Abascal, leader of the far-right Vox, [called](https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20261103/feijoo-llama-sindicatos-desconvocar-huelga-grave-error-tras-accidente-urda/17297062.shtml) the general strike a “campaign for Sánchez.”

Sánchez’s government [defended](https://www.europapress.es/economia/laboral-00346/noticia-saiz-pide-no-utilice-politicamente-dolor-accidente-recuerda-derecho-huelga-20261103134825.html) the constitutional right to strike. Sánchez [said](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2026/11/09/sanchez-reivindica-el-valor-de-las-movilizaciones-sociales-a-dos-dias-de-la-huelga-general-por-la-vivienda-no-fue-facil-pero-cambiaron-espana-cadena-ser/?event%5Flog=okdesc) the action “is not against anyone,” and he [argued](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2026/11/09/sanchez-reivindica-el-valor-de-las-movilizaciones-sociales-a-dos-dias-de-la-huelga-general-por-la-vivienda-no-fue-facil-pero-cambiaron-espana-cadena-ser/?event%5Flog=okdesc) that all public institutions should act to address the country’s housing needs.

Anger over Spain’s housing crisis came to a head in September, after 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was evicted from her home after its owner sought to raise her rent fivefold. While the landlord eventually agreed to let her return without raising the rent, Abascal died in hospital two weeks after the eviction, before she could move back.

The eviction sparked a protest encampment in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol and demonstrations in other cities. Spain has a housing shortfall of around 750,000 homes, which [could exceed more than a million](https://elpais.com/economia/vivienda/2026-09-23/el-banco-de-espana-eleva-a-un-millon-el-deficit-de-viviendas-para-2028.html?outputType=amp) by 2028, according to the Bank of Spain.

More people have turned to renting as home ownership becomes increasingly out of reach. But renting also remains expensive. Rents increased 87% between 2015 and 2025, while wages increased around 30%, [_El País_](https://elpais.com/economia/vivienda/2026-11-08/que-pasa-con-la-vivienda-11-graficos-para-entender-causas-y-consecuencias-del-problema.html) reported. The average monthly rent of €1,176 ($1,315) is equivalent to [nearly 99% of the average monthly salary](https://www.cje.org/ca/observatorio%5F2025/) of a worker aged 16 to 29, according to the Youth Council of Spain. The average age that a person moves out of their parents’ home and lives independently is now 30.2 years, while the youth emancipation rate has fallen to a record low of 14.5%, according to the council.

Sánchez’s administration tried to enact legislation to strengthen tenants’ rights and curb the cost of rent in early October, but opposition lawmakers rejected both housing decrees. Congress’s Permanent Deputation, which operates while Parliament is dissolved, is due to vote on revised versions of the decrees on Thursday. Sánchez’s minority government previously passed a 2023 housing law that allowed for rent controls in high-pressure areas. In 2025, it announced proposals for more public housing, incentives for affordable rentals, and tighter restrictions on property purchases by certain overseas buyers.

Despite those efforts, Sánchez, who is seeking reelection later this month, faces criticism over the [migration crisis in Ceuta](https://time.com/article/2026/07/31/ceuta-spain-morocco-africa-explainer/), where at least 75 people died while attempting to cross from Morocco along with tens of thousands of others earlier this summer. An Oct. 28 [train crash in Urda](https://time.com/article/2026/10/29/spain-high-speed-train-crash-cause-inexplicable-human-error-transport/), which killed 69 people, and corruption cases involving people close to Sánchez’s government also loom over the coming election. Polls [published Nov. 9](https://www.reuters.com/world/spains-right-well-ahead-polls-november-29-election-2026-11-09/) showed Sánchez’s Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party trailing PP, and projected that PP and Vox would together secure enough seats to form a majority government.

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=bltf56189d481fe4d03 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:30:00 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Miranda Jeyaretnam\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Scott Colom Wins Nail-Biter Mississippi Race, Becoming State’s First Democratic Senator-Elect Since 1982\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/12/mississippi-senate-race-scott-colom-cindy-hyde-smith-2026-midterm-elections/<!\[CDATA\[Politics\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Colom defeated incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Mississippi since 1982.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Brad Vest—Getty Images\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Mississippi Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Scott Colom speaks during a campaign rally in Tupelo on Oct. 30, 2026.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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Mississippi Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Scott Colom speaks during a campaign rally in Tupelo on Oct. 30, 2026\. —Brad Vest—Getty Images

Democratic challenger Scott Colom has defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in what was one of the [tightest races](https://time.com/article/2026/11/05/mississippi-senate-race-2026-midterm-elections-colom-hyde-smith/) of the 2026 midterms, marking another stunning victory for his party. 

The Associated Press called the race on Wednesday, more than a week after [Election Day](https://time.com/article/2026/11/03/midterm-elections-2026-key-races-live-results-polls-latest-news-updates/).

Colom, a district attorney for Mississippi’s 16th Judicial District, becomes the first Black Senator elected in the state since 1874 and the first Democratic Senator elected there since 1982\. Trump won Mississippi in the 2024 presidential election by nearly 23 points.

**Read More:** [_The Democratic Wins No Election Forecaster Expected_](https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/midterm-election-results-biggest-democrat-surprise-wins-forecaster-ratings-republican/)

Colom’s victory marks the eighth Republican-held Senate seat Democrats have flipped in this year’s midterms, securing a [majority](https://time.com/article/2026/11/04/democrats-win-control-of-senate-in-blue-wave-election/) of at least 55 seats, including independents who caucus with the party. They will nevertheless remain short of the 60 votes generally needed to overcome a filibuster on legislation.

“I make a solemn commitment to each and every Mississippian tonight,” Colom said at a victory rally at Tougaloo College on Wednesday night. “In every decision I make, I will never forget that the most important thing is: Mississippi matters.”

Colom’s margin of victory was narrow: he had 49.2% of the vote to Hyde-Smith’s 48.7%, with an estimated 99% of ballots counted, according to the AP. Mississippi law provides for neither automatic nor candidate-requested recounts, though a court can order one.

“There were times,” Colom said during his victory speech, “when I couldn’t get donors to answer the phone, they didn’t believe a moment like this was possible, but I kept the faith. … There are so many people that had faith in Mississippi at times where it seemed impossible.”

“While this is not the outcome we worked for or hoped for, I respect the decision of Mississippi voters,” Hyde-Smith said in a [two-minute concession speech](https://x.com/cindyhydesmith/status/2120658269945344349?s=20). “I want to congratulate Scott Colom and wish him well as he takes on the tremendous responsibility of representing our great state.”

A spokesperson for Hyde-Smith said she called Colom to concede before the video was posted. At the end of the call, Colom [reportedly](https://www.wapt.com/article/mississippi-senate-race-hyde-smith-concedes/74405237) said, “God bless you and thank you, Senator.”

There are certain paths that a losing candidate can pursue, however, according to a [blog post](https://electionlawblog.org/2026/the-complicated-path-to-resolving-a-u-s-senate-election-dispute-in-mississippi/) from Derek Muller, a professor and expert on election law at the University of Notre Dame. For one, Muller wrote, they could mount a legal challenge over decisions to include or leave out certain ballots in the count, for instance. Or they could appeal to the U.S. Senate to determine who should be seated in the chamber.

The Mississippi race remained too close to call for days after the election, with the two candidates split by only a razor-thin margin of as low as 0.1% with more than 95% of votes counted. Counting took longer because county election officials had to individually review affidavit ballots—provisional votes cast when a voter’s eligibility or identification needed further verification.

“Over the past week, our campaign has worked tirelessly to ensure every legally cast vote was counted, and that the people of Mississippi received a fair and transparent election,” Hyde-Smith said.

Both candidates expressed confidence that they would win leading up to the final vote count. Colom in a [statement](https://x.com/scott%5Fcolom/status/2117874973649916245) said he was “confident we will ultimately flip this seat,” while Hyde-Smith [told](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC3QjPeKf7w) her constituents, “I assure you, I will continue to be your U.S. Senator.”

Ahead of Election Day, the Senate race was filled with name-calling and tit-for-tat jabs over the candidates’ differing ideologies. 

Colom called Hyde-Smith a “[chicken](https://mississippitoday.org/2026/09/29/debate-colom-hyde-smith-election/)” for refusing to debate, something she hasn’t done since 2018\. 

In response, Hyde-Smith’s campaign defended her by saying that there was “no point in debating someone so out of touch with Mississippi that he advocates for the sex change surgeries for children,” referencing Colom’s stance on gender-affirming care. 

Colom, whom Hyde-Smith [called](https://mississippitoday.org/2026/11/02/hyde-smith-and-colom-make-final-pitches-in-mississippi-senate-midterm-race) “the most radical liberal” to run for office in Mississippi, in 2021 signed a letter opposing the criminalization of transgender people and gender-affirming care, but has said that he opposes gender-affirming surgeries for minors. Hyde-Smith has similarly sought to paint Colom in a negative light by labeling him a “[Transgender Defender](https://mississippitoday.org/2026/09/29/debate-colom-hyde-smith-election/)” throughout her campaign. 

Colom created a nickname of his own for his opponent, referring to Hyde-Smith as “Cindy High Prices.” Colom, whose campaign focused in part on lowering consumer prices, criticized the Republican incumbent for comments that appeared to brush off concerns about rising beef prices in particular, zoning in on a February television interview in which the Mississippi Senator said in response to a question about rising costs for beef and other food that there were “so many proteins to choose from.” Colom’s campaign put out a [viral ad ](https://x.com/scott%5Fcolom/status/2110149942727553187)that suggested that voters, instead of picking another protein, should “pick another Senator.” 

The jab against Hyde-Smith was also made in reference to her support for Trump, whose approval ratings have sunk to new lows in large part due to mounting dissatisfaction with his handling of the economy. Hyde-Smith last month [called](https://mississippitoday.org/2026/10/26/trump-rallies-for-cindy-hyde-smith-in-mississippi-you-like-me/) Trump “the best President of our lifetime” during a rally where both Republicans shared the stage

In an unorthodox strategy, Colom attended Trump’s rally in Mississippi in an attempt to [talk to voters](https://www.facebook.com/reel/1578652693587855) about key issues and later said he had converted some of those he spoke to.

“I’m gonna show up and I’m gonna listen, and when on Nov. 3 we pick a new United States Senator, I’m gonna represent them a lot better,” he said on Oct. 26.

The two candidates were at odds on other key policy issues as well. Hyde-Smith, who chairs the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, also levied [accusations](https://mississippitoday.org/2026/11/02/hyde-smith-and-colom-make-final-pitches-in-mississippi-senate-midterm-race) against Colom for his position on abortion. Colom has described himself as pro-life, while saying that he trusts that women will “make the choices that are best for them.”

When it comes to the war in Iran, meanwhile, Colom has opposed the conflict and its effect in driving up costs. Hyde-Smith has for her part acknowledged the war’s impact on the economy, but said it was necessary for national security.

She also supported Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and cuts to Medicaid, which Colom has said he hopes to help reverse if elected.

The candidates have a history predating their tight Senate race as well. In 2023, Hyde-Smith blocked Colom from a federal judgeship after he was tapped for the position by President Joe Biden, citing Colom's support for transgender rights, among other issues.

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=blta51f3b4522e92473 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 01:49:01 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Connor Greene\]\]><!\[CDATA\[What Comes Next for NVIDIA\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/11/what-comes-next-for-nvidia/<!\[CDATA\[Ideas\]\]><!\[CDATA\["NVIDIA's board had three choices when it comes to Huang’s future: remove him, force him to take a leave of absence, or let him off the hook," write Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian, and Stephen Henriques.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[VCG—Getty Images\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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 —VCG—Getty Images

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “an institution is the lengthened shadow of one man.” In NVIDIA’s case, the shadow of its CEO and co-founder, Jensen Huang, is a haunting one. 

Many within Silicon Valley see [Huang as a visionary genius](https://time.com/7341061/jensen-huang-time-person-year-interview/), whose vision as the “[Godfather of AI](https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/dan-ives-calls-jensen-huang-173102461.html)” has improved billions of lives around the world and contributed greatly to American prosperity and innovation. When attending our Yale CEO forums, he has been revered by CEOs across sectors and around the world for his bold, entrepreneurial vision and his revolutionary technological triumphs. 

But with [Huang reportedly ensnared in an affair](https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/10/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huangs-affair-with-alleged-chinese-spy-a-timeline/) with a Chinese executive rumored to be a [suspected Chinese intelligence asset ](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/06/us/politics/chinese-spy-agency-nvidia-jensen-huang.html)and allegedly involved in [laundering NVIDIA chips into China](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nvidia-ceos-affair-aided-75-billion-chip-shipments-china-information-reports-2026-11-10/) around bans, [a growing chorus of voices](https://www.fastcompany.com/91639399/yes-government-officials-confirm-the-jensen-huang-scandal-is-really-really-bad) across finance, tech, and government circles are whispering the once-unthinkable: that Huang may have [lost the legitimacy to lead](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6408182522112). And indeed, we believe the NVIDIA board is finally doing the right thing: [moving](https://www.wsj.com/business/nvidia-is-preparing-to-oust-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-30f421ad) to oust Huang.

That follows a tortured sequence of events. On Nov. 8, NVIDIA’s board of directors announced it had launched an independent investigation into reports that Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.

“While the Board has no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised, the Board's inquiry will examine all available information,” wrote the leaders in a [statement](https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/statement-from-nvidia-board-of-directors). “Jensen fully supports the review and has committed to cooperating with it. The Board has confidence in Jensen and his leadership team.”

Then, on Nov. 11, _The New York Times_ [reported](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/11/technology/jensen-huang-nvidia-affair.html) that Huang allegedly had a relationship with an executive who reports to him. The saga culminated in _The Wall Street Journal_ [reporting](https://www.wsj.com/business/nvidia-is-preparing-to-oust-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-30f421ad) that the NVIDIA board is preparing to oust Huang. 

Critics [point out](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/9/why-is-nvidias-jensen-huang-at-the-centre-of-a-us-china-spy-scandal) that Huang has shown remarkably poor judgment, putting NVIDIA and U.S. national security at risk. Others argue he has lost the confidence of key customers with his recklessness. Plus, he was [reportedly](https://fortune.com/2026/11/09/nvidia-board-probe-jensen-huang-affair-suspected-china-spy-statements/) less than honest and candid with NVIDIA’s board. 

Ideally, boards working with visionary founders can help ground the leader in reality while also supporting creative, calculated risk-taking. A lot of visionary founders have grown tremendously in this model. In fact, when managed the right way, these founders have the ability to drive their organizations to become more, not less, nimble. That is why our research reveals that [long-tenured CEOs often outperform](https://chiefexecutive.net/the-inside-edge/). 

Corporate boards must be able to speak truth to power, as good governance is neither blind loyalty nor an always-adversarial mentality—and have the courage to support or reprimand a CEO under scrutiny. And most importantly, and overlooked, boards must be on the lookout for grandiose and reckless conduct, and curtail those instincts when appropriate. Now, the question is what comes next for NVIDIA with Huang seemingly out? 

## NVIDIA’s three options

NVIDIA's board had three choices when it comes to Huang’s future: remove him, force him to take a leave of absence, or let him off the hook with a reprimand amounting to a slap on the wrist. And it did the right thing by moving to oust Huang. Of note, NVIDIA does not have dual-class shares, and Huang only owns a single-digit[ percentage](https://thenextweb.com/news/nvidia-board-jensen-huang-inquiry-directors-succession) of the company’s shares, so the board controlled his fate, not Huang himself.

Boards rarely remove a chief executive solely for being unfaithful to a spouse, but they do sometimes remove executives when the board subsequently loses trust in them. Look no further than the cases of [John Browne at BP](https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2009445%5F2009447%5F2009442,00.html), [Steve Easterbrook at McDonald’s](https://time.com/5717949/why-mcdonalds-fire-ceo-steve-easterbrook/), and [Mark Hurd at HP.](https://time.com/archive/6907288/hps-mark-hurd-who-will-hire-the-ousted-ceo/) We would argue Jensen’s is a different kind of case. 

Likewise, there are some examples of CEOs who were forced to take a leave of absence, either by their boards or for personal reasons, and then subsequently returned to the job successfully. Some notable examples include Steve Jobs of Apple, who took a [six-month medical leave](https://fortune.com/2009/01/14/steve-jobs-takes-a-medical-leave-says-health-problems-are-complex/) to focus on his health in 2009, and then returned to run Apple alongside Tim Cook; [Tony Fernandes of AirAsia](https://www.rappler.com/business/255413-airasia-tony-fernandes-returns-boss-after-airbus-probe), who gave up his role for two months amid allegations that were later disproven by an independent review which cleared him of all wrongdoing; as well as Kraft Foods CEO [Roger Deromedi](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/wbna4738416), who returned as CEO of Kraft after a medical leave. 

Sometimes, boards choose to reprimand founders, allowing them to stay on as CEO with barely any changes. Perhaps the most famous example is Elon Musk of Tesla in 2018, over his [false tweets](https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-219) that Tesla would be taken private for $420 a share. [The SEC settlement](https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-226) made Musk give up the chairmanship for three years while he stayed on as CEO. Both he and Tesla each paid $20 million, and Tesla added two independent directors. 

The board likely weighed all three but came around to the right decision: Huang would be hard to replace, but the time was right to make a move and to replace Huang amidst escalating scandal and controversy. 

## Potential replacements for Huang

As top GOP voices such as Senator Kevin Cramer [called](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/10/senate-banking-republican-nvidia-ceo-resign-01160543) for Huang’s resignation as NVIDIA CEO, it is apparent that NVIDIA had [no public succession plan](https://www.semafor.com/article/11/09/2026/with-a-weak-board-and-no-successor-nvidia-confronts-a-governance-crisis). Huang has boasted of having [some 60 direct reports](https://www.aol.com/articles/jensen-huang-runs-nvidia-60-094101070.html), a hub-and-spokes model which is common to many founders but which is unprecedented in its sheer scale. Few founders can balance the global travel and responsibilities Huang has and still maintain even a fraction of that many direct reports. 

Unfortunately for the NVIDIA board, they are unable to draft someone with [requisite CEO experience off the board](https://thenextweb.com/news/nvidia-board-jensen-huang-inquiry-directors-succession) on an interim basis that would buy them time, unlike some other emergency succession parallels. For example, [Lew Platt](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000012927/000119312503087790/dex991.htm), an honorable former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, stepped in off the board when CEO Phil Condit left Boeing amidst a series of scandals; and similarly, when John Akers imploded at IBM, the company brought in [Jim Burke of Johnson & Johnson fame](https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune%5Farchive/1993/02/22/77532/index.htm) as Chair of the search committee for a new CEO, ultimately landing Lou Gerstner. 

One top internal candidate at NVIDIA would be [Colette Kress](https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/26/11/63109340/nvidia-jensen-huang-successor), the veteran CFO who is widely known and admired across Silicon Valley and Wall Street circles. It seems clear that there is nobody outside of Huang and Ian Buck who knows the company as well as Kress and who already has relationships with key stakeholders inside and outside the company; but Kress is not a technologist by background. 

Nevertheless, there are many CFOs who stepped in as CEOs during crisis situations, despite not having any CEO background, with no need for any outside messiah. For example, when founder Steve Wynn left as CEO of his eponymous Wynn Resorts, [CFO Matt Maddox stepped in](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001174922/000119312518033939/d538506dex991.htm). Likewise, [Greg Hayes](https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/utcs-chenevert-retires-cfo-hayes-tapped-as-new-ceo/), then the CFO of United Technologies, took over amidst succession challenges and then led the company through a soaring transformation and [merger with Raytheon](https://sdmmag.com/articles/97813-utc-merges-with-raytheon-completes-spin-offs-of-carrier-and-otis) and the formation of RTX. 

Leadership bench strength extends far beyond just the CFO role, with many other examples of management team members who stepped in as CEOs amidst crisis despite no personal background as CEO. [Frank Blake](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000354950/000089882207000014/final8k.htm) was a General Counsel when he took over at Home Depot after the sudden CEO departure. [Irving Shapiro](https://www.nytimes.com/1979/11/04/archives/irving-shapiros-heir-apparent.html) was pulled in from the deputy general counsel role to take over as CEO of DuPont when there was a scandal with the designated heir apparent. McDonald’s had such bench strength that successive management team members were pulled in as CEOs after [two CEOs died on the job in rapid succession](https://fortune.com/2011/08/23/how-mcdonalds-got-ceo-succession-right/) in 2004 and 2005\. 

NVIDIA has an impressive and deep bench of management talent, including an admired tech superstar Ian Buck, the vice president of Hyperscale with strong relationships with NVIDIA’s largest customers. Buck would be a hugely strong replacement who brings the right technical expertise, customer relationships, experience, and employee relationships for the role. He has garnered influential endorsements as the next CEO from several key commentators, including Jim Cramer. 

We would be delighted if Buck or Kress became the interim CEO, and that would be hugely beneficial for NVIDIA in the long term. A partnership co-CEO model would even work in the interim between Buck and Kress. 

That bench strength will be crucial for NVIDIA in the months ahead. But should the board decide that an outside captain is needed to stabilize the ship in the long term, two candidates who stand out as obvious choices would include Tim Cook, who has an unparalleled track record of succeeding a bigger-than-life founder who is synonymous with their company and proving that the company can thrive without the founder. Cook’s accomplishments need little explaining; after he followed Steve Jobs, Cook took Apple from [roughly $350 billion in market value to $4 trillion](https://apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/), mastering the same Asian supply chain every Nvidia chip depends on and moving Apple onto its own silicon.

Similarly, Eric Schmidt has done this job before: he arrived at Google in 2001 as the seasoned executive to provide “[adult supervision](https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/former-google-ceo-a-nobel-prize-winning-robot-and-executive-adult-supervision)” beside two brilliant founders and built it into a global colossus, working hand in hand with the brilliant technical talent of the Google founding team with barely any daylight between them.

## NVIDIA’s moment of truth

Whichever path NVIDIA’s directors choose, the one option no longer available to them is blind deference to a single leader. 

Even with Huang’s seemingly likely ouster, the board’s work is only beginning. In our view, a deep failure was exposed this week: one of the world’s most valuable companies was allowed to run with some 60 direct reports, no clear succession plan, as though its founder were both immortal and infallible. 

History is unambiguous on this point. Legendary companies like Polaroid, Digital Equipment, and Wang Labs arguably withered because their boards could not separate the institution from the founder. Apple soared after Steve Jobs because he and his board [had prepared Tim Cook to lead](https://apple.com/newsroom/2011/08/24Steve-Jobs-Resigns-as-CEO-of-Apple). 

As one of us wrote in [_The Hero’s Farewell_](https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-heros-farewell-9780195065831), the greatest leaders depart as ambassadors, leaving behind institutions stronger than themselves, while monarchs cling to the throne until they are overthrown or die in office. They believe there is only one person who is truly indispensable, but the boards don’t have to buy into such self-delusion. 

Whether NVIDIA is an institution that can not only survive but continue to thrive for the long term beyond any single individual is entirely up to its board.

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French judoka Teddy Riner receives a National Order of Merit from President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France, on Sept. 14, 2024\. —Sarah Meyssonnier—Getty Images

The [French presidential](https://time.com/5680174/france-emmanuel-macron-transcript-interview/) election took an unexpected turn this week when Teddy Riner, a celebrated Olympian and [judo](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/teddy-riner) star, announced his intention to run in the high-stakes race.

“I know what people will say about me: ‘He’s mad. He isn’t part of the establishment. He doesn’t know the rules. He has never been involved in politics,’” [Riner said](https://x.com/teddyriner/status/2119740524064322005) Monday in a video confirming his bid for the April 2027 election. “If refusing to bow my head and refusing chaos makes me mad, then yes, I am completely mad.” Referencing the widespread unrest and turmoil that has enveloped France since September, Riner emphasized that “the time has come to step up and take responsibility.”

The wave of [protests](https://time.com/article/2026/10/19/how-protests-in-france-europe-spiraled-out-of-control/) started when students blockaded high schools, demanding a reform of what they argue is an underfunded education system. The unrest soon turned into national demonstrations, spurred by multi-generational concerns over cost-of-living pressures. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to streets across the country, with some protests turning violent. Buildings and vehicles were [set alight](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw5yn5e8mezvo), while tear gas and water cannons were used to dispel crowds after clashes between protesters and riot police. At least 5,000 people have been arrested over the unrest, according to the Interior Ministry, as authorities grapple to regain control of the situation.

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the "unbridled violence" in a [televised national address](https://www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-macron/2026/10/18/adresse-aux-francais-7) last month and has repeatedly pledged to restore calm. While the embattled leader told young people their concerns over learning conditions will be addressed, student groups [have vowed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4cTvFCztiw) to keep up the protest pressure.

The political instability has only served to raise the stakes of next year’s presidential elections, which will see a successor appointed as Macron completes his stint limited to two consecutive terms.

“I know what it means to fight, to fall and to get back up,” said Riner, positioning himself as the person to bring the country out of its turmoil. “France does not need a professional politician who recites lessons and quarrels all day long. It needs common sense, firmness, justice and a state that puts things right.”

In line with France’s procedure, Riner will [require](https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-president-four-questions-answered) the signatures of “500 elected representatives, in at least 30 different Departments or Overseas Territories, without more than a tenth of them being elected from the same Department or Overseas Territory,” before he is considered an eligible presidential candidate. It’s a tall task for anyone, but especially someone with no discernible political experience.

Acquiring such signatures “can be a real barrier for a political outsider,” says Rainbow Murray, a professor of politics at the Queen Mary University of London. “\[Riner\] would have to find independent local politicians and/or people willing to defect from their party nominee to him.”

Macron has welcomed the celebrity addition to the presidential race, telling French broadcaster France 5 that Riner is “a tremendous athlete” who has made the country proud. “I supported him in competitions and as an athlete, and he is a committed man,” Macron added.

Despite the support, Riner, 37, faces stiff competition from figures who have spent years building names for themselves in the political sphere. The far-right National Rally party, and its candidate Marine Le Pen, is favored among likely voters. Le Pen was convicted of misusing E.U. funds last year. An appeals court upheld the conviction in July, but shortened her sentence, clearing the path for her to run in the presidential election. Le Pen has been [hailed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJIobN7rVnk&t=148s) as a “conservative voice” by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the hard-left candidate of the France ​Unbowed (LFI) party, is also in the running for the French presidency, along with centrist candidates Gabriel Attal and Édouard Philippe, and other hopefuls. Le Pen and Mélenchon are currently [leading](https://www.connexionfrance.com/politics/france-2027-vote-new-poll-shows-le-pen-and-melenchon-extending-leads/827531) in the polls.

In an interview with French newspaper [_Le Parisien_](https://www.leparisien.fr/elections/presidentielle/presidentielle-2027-je-suis-candidat-pour-dire-quon-peut-relever-la-france-teddy-riner-se-lance-dans-la-competition-09-11-2026-36MFSFMWDFGATLM2YGR3MDF4QI.php?ts=1794221215454), Riner distanced himself from aligning with solely the left or right, saying he instead hopes to become a “President who unites.” This centrist positioning is common in French politics, experts tell TIME.

“That's a very French thing, to say that you're neither left nor right,” says Thibault Muzergues, political director at the Dutch-based think tank Shared Ground, pointing to previous instances of [Macron](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39139630) and [Le Pen](https://www.facebook.com/reel/785217337124334) using similar rhetoric.

As Riner prepares for an uphill battle, here’s what to know about the Olympic champion who is hoping to be the next resident of the Élysée Palace.

### Riner is a celebrated athlete, with five Olympic gold medals to his name 

Riner made history as the youngest world champion in judo at 18 years old, [winning](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/teddy-riner) gold at the 2007 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. He has since secured his athletic star status by winning five Olympic gold medals, on top of enjoying a 10-year winning streak in his judo matches between 2010 and 2020.

Interestingly, Riner would not be the first French judoka champion to shift into politics. Olympian [David Douillet](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/david-douillet) became [a member](https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/deputes/PA422119) of the French National Assembly in 2009 and later served as the Minister of Sport.

However, Riner’s political ambitions shouldn’t be taken as a sign he’s set to retire. If he were to become President, he’d still want to compete in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, [he told](https://www.leparisien.fr/elections/presidentielle/presidentielle-2027-si-les-francais-my-autorisent-malgre-sa-candidature-teddy-riner-reve-toujours-des-jo-de-los-angeles-2028-09-11-2026-PO6E3MLAIFB6BLE7V2WCBDEDTM.php) _Le Parisien_, but only “if the position allows it, and if the French people allow it.”

While Riner’s sports-heavy resume may not include any political experience, it doesn’t mean he’s not a viable potential candidate. Macron had never held elected office before his victory in 2017\. “By breaking the party system, Macron made it much easier for candidates like \[Riner\] from civil society to emerge,” says Muzergues. 

### Riner presents a popular reality TV show alongside his partner

Riner, alongside his real-life partner Luthna Plocus, hosts the French adaptation of Netflix’s [_Love is Blind._](https://www.instagram.com/p/DCo2JRWoswS/?hl=en)

The first season of the show aired in 2025 and garnered an estimated [1.3 million viewers](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/top-10-september-8-2025) in its first week, opening up Riner to a whole new audience.

Riner has previously credited his partner, with whom he has two children, for being a driving force behind his athletic successes. “Without her, nothing is possible,” he told [Paris Match](https://www.purepeople.com/article/teddy-riner-en-couple-avec-luthna-la-patronne-le-judoka-devoile-tout-ce-que-la-mere-de-ses-enfants-fait-dans-l-ombre%5Fa525371/1) ahead of the 2024 Olympics in France. “She helps me get enough sleep, watches over my nutrition, and organizes family life.”

Plocus, in return, praised her partnership with Riner. “We're a balanced and interchangeable duo. Except that I'm incapable of taking his place on the tatami. He won his competitions all by himself,” she said.

### Riner has expressed concern over the rise of the far-right in France 

During an interview in September, Riner said he was “anxious” over [far-right](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/europe-far-right-protest-violence-authoritarian-agenda) extremism in France.

“Seeing all this makes me anxious. The rise of extremism, it freaks me out,” [he said](https://x.com/francetvsport/status/2100290098017259913). When asked if he was referring to extremes on both the left and right, Riner said: “The far right. Let’s call a spade a spade.”

Riner later [reported](https://x.com/teddyriner/status/2103043330154139719) receiving “numerous tweets, posts, comments, and messages of a hateful or racist nature” following his comments. He vowed to continue to express himself “freely, with respect, and without hatred.”

Paris’ public prosecutor opened an investigation into the racist abuse and harassment. 

### Riner outlined his hopes for France’s youth, but hasn’t unveiled a campaign platform

Amid the unrest across France, Macron’s popularity rating dipped to just 15%, with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s rating only slightly higher at 22%, [according to a poll](https://www.ipsos.com/fr-fr/barometre-politique-ipsos-bva-la-tribune-dimanche) published in October. 

“The French are very unhappy with the political status quo, so are perhaps more open to an outsider who promises to shake things up,” says Murray, suggesting the unstable political climate could work in Riner’s favor.

Riner condemned instances of violence in the protests, insisting that “those responsible must be identified and sanctioned,” but he has also [said](https://x.com/teddyriner/status/2106272960797458647) he refuses to “put an entire generation on trial.”

He added: “I want a young person who pushes open the door of their high school to be able to think about their future, not their safety.”

Aside from his commentary on the turmoil, Riner has yet to establish his exact vision for the future of France.

“He's riffing on the recent protests, showing solidarity with students, and has also talked about pension reform and anti-racism,” says Murray. “However, he has not yet taken a stance on most policy areas.”

This ambiguity could work in the judoka’s favor, but only for a short while, experts suggest.

"I think there are people right now desperately looking for the centrist candidate that is going to avoid the second round \[a run-off vote\] between Mélenchon and Marine Le Pen," says Muzergues. "Riner seems like a possibility... but the problem is, at some point, he will need to come up with a political program and he's going to have to make choices."  
  
\]\]> https://time.com/?p=bltbf03a8ce0bb5624f Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:00:16 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Callum Sutherland and Olivia-Anne Cleary\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Biden Says He Would Have Stepped Down If He Knew He Had Cancer\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/11/biden-says-he-would-have-stepped-down-if-he-knew-he-had-cancer/<!\[CDATA\[Politics\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Joe Biden says he would have resigned had he known he had cancer while in office, denying that he concealed his diagnosis.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Sean Rayford—Getty Images\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Former President Joe Biden speaks to a crowd during a fundraising event with the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art on Feb. 27, 2026 in Columbia, South Carolina.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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Former President Joe Biden speaks to a crowd during a fundraising event with the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art on Feb. 27, 2026 in Columbia, South Carolina. —Sean Rayford—Getty Images

[Former President Joe Biden](https://time.com/author/joe-biden/) said in a recent interview that he wasn’t aware that he had cancer when he was in the White House—but that if he had known, he would have stepped down.

**Read more:** [_Joe and Jill Biden: We’re Changing How We Fight Cancer_](https://time.com/4832740/biden-cancer-initiative-research/)

In an interview with [PEOPLE](https://people.com/joe-biden-new-interview-video-exclusive-12247044), the [former President](https://time.com/tag/biden-administration/) was asked if he would have done anything differently during the [2024 election](https://time.com/6984970/joe-biden-2024-interview/).

“What I can’t say, because there’s no evidence of it—if I had known that I was feeling lousy because I had cancer, I would have resigned,” Biden, 83, replied. “I would’ve not gone forward, because I don’t think an 80-year-old man with cancer should be running for \[President\].”

“But that wasn’t the case,” he continued. “I believe that on an objective basis, I was the best-equipped person to do the job.”

Biden’s office announced in May 2025 that he had been [diagnosed](https://time.com/7286346/joe-biden-prostate-cancer-diagnosis/) a few days earlier with an aggressive form of prostate cancer and that tests indicated that the cancer had spread to his bones. He later had surgery and went through radiation therapy as part of his treatment.

When asked by PEOPLE about accusations that he kept his cancer diagnosis a secret while he was in office, Biden maintained, “I didn’t do that.”

“We let the public know when I found out, when I knew what was going on,” he said. “I wasn’t hiding it at all.”

Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, [told BBC’s Newsnight](https://time.com/article/2026/08/09/-very-debilitating-hunter-biden-says-his-father-s-cancer-has-spread-further/) in August that his father’s cancer had spread “further” and the condition was “very painful.” On Sunday, Biden shared that he wouldn’t be able to do as many public appearances as he had planned in conjunction with the release of his new memoir—”Promise Me, America,” which is coming out on Nov. 17—because of his health.

“My doctors continue to be encouraged by how I’ve responded to treatment,” he said in a [post on X](https://x.com/JoeBiden/status/2119566187986120705?s=19). “Some days are better than others. It hasn’t stopped me. But sometimes it slows me down. What that means is, unfortunately, I won’t be able to do as many conversations about my book as I’d hoped. However, I’m hopeful the words on the page speak for themselves.”

Biden—who, until President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term, was the oldest person to take the presidential oath of office in American history—grappled with controversy and scrutiny related to his age and the state of his health during his time in the White House. He faced criticism for seeking re-election, and calls for him to drop out intensified after his [performance](https://time.com/6993760/joe-biden-debate-disaster-democratic-panic/) in the June 2024 presidential debate against Trump. 

Weeks after the debate, Biden [announced](https://time.com/6997832/biden-drop-out-presidential-race/) that he would [suspend his re-election campaign](https://time.com/7001028/why-joe-biden-stepped-down/) and expressed his support for then-Vice President Kamala Harris to become the Democratic Party’s nominee.

A [YouGov survey](https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Importance%5Fof%5F2024%5FElection%5FEvents%5Fpoll%5Fresults%5FPD4DniA.pdf) conducted about a week after the 2024 election found that 59% of respondents felt that Biden’s “age and mental state” was “very important” to the outcome of the presidential race. About 47% said they thought that the debate between Biden and Trump was “very important” to the election result.

The former President told PEOPLE that “so far, the two tests that have been done show that the cancer is not metastasized beyond what it already was” and that he is taking “eight different pills” each day. 

He remained optimistic in his interview with the magazine.

“I’m not saying I’ll live forever,” he said. “But the point is that I have all my faculties, I have access to all the things I had before and I feel good.”

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=blt1badd7ee8046a9ff Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:36:44 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Chantelle Lee\]\]><!\[CDATA\[The Good Daughter Is One Exhausting Trauma Dump After Another\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/11/the-good-daughter-review-peacock/<!\[CDATA\[Entertainment\]\]><!\[CDATA\[A cast led by Rose Byrne, Meghann Fahy, and Brendan Gleeson can't save this Peacock thriller from its maudlin script.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Peacock\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Rose Byrne, left, and Meghann Fahy in The Good Daughter\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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Rose Byrne, left, and Meghann Fahy in The Good Daughter —Peacock

_The Good Daughter_ opens with the kind of formative act of violence that thrillers typically save for climactic flashbacks. Two maskedgunmen looking to exact revenge on a small-town Georgia defense lawyer invade his home to find only his wife and two daughters. This nightmare continues that day and reverberates through the girls’ adult lives. Front-loading this key trauma allows the Peacock series, premiering Nov. 12, to make it the basis of maybe a dozen more trauma dumps over the course of its six gloomy episodes. Search for meaning amid the misery, and you’ll find it’s trauma all the way down.

A couple of decades after the above tragedy, the younger sister, Charlie Quinn ([Meghann Fahy](https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318872/meghann-fahy/)), is a lawyer working with her dad Rusty (Brendan Gleeson). Brash and crude yet fond of quoting highbrow literature—and pariahs in a town that blames Rusty for multiple real or perceived miscarriages of justice—father and daughter are in rough shape. He’s a sickly, aging drinker. Separated from her husband (Michael Dorman), Charlie awakens one morning with a phone belonging to last night’s hookup (Jake McDorman). She brings it to the high school where he teaches (and she spent some of the worst years of her life as a student) and happens to be present for a fatal shooting. But something doesn’t add up about the apparent culprit, Kelly (Shayna Benardo), a poor, placid girl with learning difficulties. She’s the perfect client for Rusty. 

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Meghann Fahy and Brendan Gleeson in The Good Daughter —Mark Hill—Peacock

A few twists later, Charlie’s estranged sister Sam ([Rose Byrne](https://time.com/7324453/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you-review-rose-byrne/)) is summoned home after a long absence—and drawn into Kelly’s case. Sam is a lawyer too, though her safer and more lucrative specialty is patents. But in all other respects, she’s managed her trauma by becoming the opposite of her surviving family members: a rich, uptight, black-clad urbanite. 

Byrne, Gleeson, and Fahy (the standout here) are great actors, but there’s only so much they can do for a script built on coincidence and contrivance. One death happens at such a convenient moment, it's comical. Worse is how _The Good Daughter_, adapted by veteran suspense author and rookie showrunner [Karin Slaughter](https://time.com/4174139/real-mystery-of-making-a-murderer/) from her 2017 best seller, collects horrors, as though cataloging everything awful that could happen to a woman. Sure, it exposes one gender’s brutality to another, but that isn't exactly unexplored territory, especially in this genre. Real mysteries, like what keeps Rusty in a town and a job that destroyed his family, are shrugged off with portentous metaphors about stories—who has the power to tell them, who gets to rewrite their own. In bringing this book to TV, Slaughter might have entrusted the latter task to someone else.

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=blt89db218838268bf0 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:00:06 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Judy Berman\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Avedon Is a Gracefully Constructed Documentary About a Great American Photographer\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/11/avedon-documentary-review-ron-howard/<!\[CDATA\[Entertainment\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Ron Howard's documentary about one of the greatest fashion photographers of his era offers a roadmap of not only Richard Avedon's career, but his lifetime.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Susan Middleton\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Richard Avedon circa 1985, from the documentary Avedeon\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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Richard Avedon circa 1985, from the documentary Avedeon —Susan Middleton

[Richard Avedon](https://time.com/archive/6739617/richard-avedon-1923-2004-the-man-who-spoke-style-to-truth/), whose career began in the early 1940s and ended with his death, following a cerebral hemorrhage, in 2004, was one of the greatest fashion photographers of his era. Even if you think you don’t care about fashion, you’ve probably been awed by his 1955 _Dovima With Elephants,_ in which the supermodel Dovima, draped in a two-tone Dior gown, stands regally between two pachyderms, her arms outstretched as if to read their magnificence with her fingertips. Compositionally, it’s perfect. But it also links the inherent splendor of human creativity and beauty with the even more overwhelming grandeur of the animal kingdom. It’s fashion photography as spiritual meditation.

Being a great fashion photographer would have been enough. But as [Ron Howard’s](https://time.com/collections/person-of-the-week-podcast/6984046/ron-howard-interview-person-of-the-week/) gracefully constructed documentary _Avedon_ shows, Richard Avedon’s way of looking at the human face and body informed everything he achieved in his roughly 50-year career, from capturing the quicksilver essence of public figures like [Malcolm X](https://time.com/3715164/50-years-malcolm-x/), Ronald and Nancy Reagan, and Henry Kissinger, to catching [Marilyn Monroe](https://time.com/5793556/marilyn-monroe-100-women-of-the-year/) in a moment where, rather than playing to the camera, she seems lost in a private world where no one can follow. As Avedon’s son, John, says in the film, “He exalts the individual. His work is very much about trying to discover himself in other people’s faces, in other people’s lives.”

_Avedon_ makes a fine introduction to both the man and the artist. Though he would always love the theatricality of fashion photography, he also made pictures that functioned as social protest. In 1939 African American opera singer Marian Anderson had been barred from singing in Washington’s Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution, who cited a white-performers-only policy. It was an outrage that had long troubled Avedon. In 1963 he had the chance to photograph members of the DAR at a convention, showing a group of women in dowdy gowns, smug with self-certainty; one of them, caught off-guard, actually has her back to the camera. It can’t be the kind of portrait any of them were hoping for.

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Avedon at work in Montana in 1983 —Laura Wilson

Through juxtaposition of images and voice-over recordings from Avedon himself, _Avedon_ offers insight into the photographer’s mode of working. His preference was to capture subjects in front of a plain white background. Around the time of his project _In the American West,_ completed in 1984, he explained, “One cowboy against a white background represents all cowboys. Whereas if he’s leaning against a fence post, he’s just a cowboy.”

And what about Avedon the man? He grew up in Manhattan, the son of an emotionally withholding father; he had siblings, including a younger sister, Louise, whom he adored, and who struggled for most of her life with mental illness. Even as a kid, he loved photographing Louise, who was exceedingly beautiful. When he was 9, he took a photographic negative of one of those pictures, taped it to his shoulder, and spent the day in the sun. By evening, his sister’s image had been recorded on his skin.

It’s a strange, touching story, especially considering that Louise would become more withdrawn over the years, and would eventually be diagnosed with schizophrenia. A photographic image can be explained, strictly speaking, by science. But it’s also a place for ghosts of both people we once knew and those we never had the chance to meet. Avedon left many of those ghost pictures behind, from joyful images of the models who also became longtime friends, like Lauren Hutton and Isabella Rossellini, to striking portraits of blazing stars like Picasso and Ella Fitzgerald, as well as fading comets like the older, 1950s-era Buster Keaton. _Avedon_ is a road map through his career, a lifetime of looking at faces and striving to capture the life that animates them, before it vanishes forever. 

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=blt521d368418229401 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:00:05 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Stephanie Zacharek\]\]><!\[CDATA\[How to Check in on Your Friendships\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/11/friendship-check-in-questions/<!\[CDATA\[Health\]\]><!\[CDATA\[You talk about everything with your friend. Try talking about your friendship itself.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Image: Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images)\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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 —Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Image: Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images)

You know your best friend’s coffee order, complicated family dynamics, and feelings about her boss. But you might not know whether she wishes you called more—or how much she appreciated that text you sent last week.

“We have this expectation that friendships should be easy, that we should always be affirmed, that our friends are kind of there forever,” says Nick Fager, a therapist in New York. Yet the people you want in your life for the long haul need care and attention. That’s why he encourages clients to do friendship check-ins: brief conversations about how things are going between you, including what you appreciate and what could use a little work.

These chats can help you identify hurt feelings before they turn into resentment, figure out how to support each other through changes, and say the lovely things you’ve been thinking but haven’t actually shared. They can also be fun. “A check-in should involve laughter,” Fager says.

To try it, choose a relaxed moment—on a walk or over coffee—and start by telling your friend how much they mean to you, suggests Janine O’Brien, a clinical psychologist in New York. Explain that you’d love to check in about how you can keep being good friends to each other. Pick one question to start with, give each other room to answer, and resist the urge to immediately defend yourself if something uncomfortable comes up.

We asked friendship experts which questions are worth making time for—and why.

## **“What’s working for you in this friendship right now?”**

Maybe your friend can make you laugh on a day when absolutely nothing is funny. Or she remembers when you’re waiting on medical test results and checks in. You appreciate it. Does she know that?

“We love so many things about our friends that we don’t actually tell them,” Fager says. “When’s the last time you told them exactly what you love about them?”

Starting with what’s good gives you both a chance to feel appreciated—and makes it easier to talk about anything that’s been bothering you. Be specific: You love that she makes the plans, that you can tell her embarrassing things, or that she’s kept the same ridiculous inside joke alive for 15 years.

Friendship check-ins shouldn’t only happen when there’s something to fix, O’Brien adds. “It’s important to also be able to say what you appreciate in the relationship and what’s working well,” she says. Over time, that can help you feel more comfortable expressing disappointment or hurt, too.

## **“How do you feel about our level of contact recently?”**

You think your monthly phone calls are keeping the friendship humming along. Your friend misses when you talked every week. Neither of you knows there’s a mismatch, because you’ve both been assuming the other person feels the same way.

By asking this question, Fager says, you’ll find out. You might discover that you’re both perfectly happy with how often you connect; or, your friend might finally admit they’ve been missing you. For example, Fager says, a friend might say: “We used to hang out a lot more before you had your kid, and now it’s less. Could we maybe try to do a little bit more?”

You can also talk about who’s doing the reaching out. If you’re always the one suggesting dinner, it’s easy to wonder whether you’d ever see each other if you stopped asking. Your friend, meanwhile, might have no idea you mind being the designated planner.

Once you know how you each feel, you can figure out what’s realistic. Maybe that means a standing call, more voice notes, or taking turns organizing your next get-together. You might not be able to talk every day, but you can make sure neither of you is left wondering where the other stands.

## **“I’m not going anywhere.”**

Sometimes, your friend knows she hasn’t been calling enough. She’s also raising young kids, taking care of her aging dad, or barely keeping up with work—and worrying that you’re upset with her is one more thing weighing on her.

When a close friend was busy with two young children during the pandemic, friendship expert Anna Goldfarb, author of [_Modern Friendship_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1649632088?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback), wanted to take that worry away. As they sat down at a restaurant, she reassured her that she understood how busy she was.

“I know you think about me all the time. I think about you all the time too,” she told her. “My door is always open for you.”

Her friend’s shoulders dropped, Goldfarb recalls. She didn’t have to find more time to spend together or apologize for not having it.

“Instead, the strategy I chose was just certainty,” Goldfarb says. “I’m not going anywhere. You’re still my best friend, and it’s OK if we don’t talk.”

## **“Have there been any moments recently between us that you’d like to revisit?”**

That joke at dinner stung. Or your friend seemed distracted when you were telling her something important, and you’ve been wondering whether to bring it up ever since. By now, it might feel like you’ve missed your chance.

You haven’t: This question makes room to return to something you didn’t know how to address in the moment. Otherwise, Fager says, “we end up just stewing on it and then distancing ourselves." Or we tell another friend what happened—and the person who could actually help clear things up never hears about it.

Even close friends hurt each other’s feelings without meaning to, Fager says. Asking about those moments lets your friend know it’s OK to bring them up—and that you’re willing to listen.

If you’re the one asking, let your friend finish before explaining what you meant. Listen, acknowledge what hurt, and apologize when appropriate. You can also return to the conversation if you realize later that there’s more you want to say. As Fager puts it: “The check-in is not everything.” Part of its purpose is to make the next honest conversation easier.

## **“How do you feel that you’ve changed recently, and how can I support you in that?”**

Your college drinking buddy doesn’t drink anymore. The friend who used to close down every party now wants to leave by 9\. You’re happy to reminisce about who you were together—but how much do you know about who she is now?

“We often want the person to stay in a certain version of themselves because it reminds us of a certain phase of life,” Fager says. That version might be especially fun, or familiar, or easy to connect with. Still, holding someone to it can leave them feeling like there’s little room to grow.

Asking what’s changed gives your friend a chance to tell you about a shift you might not have noticed. Someone who’s given up alcohol, for example, might want to rethink where you hang out or explain what kind of support would help, Fager notes.

You can still remember old adventures—while making room for new ones. “It’s important to also recognize that things have shifted,” he says.

## **“Is there anything happening in your life that I can show up better for?”**

You know your friend’s mother is sick. But does your friend want to talk about it—or would she be more grateful for an invitation to do something that gets her mind off it for a while?

O’Brien recommends asking rather than assuming you know what would help. Your friend might need something you hadn’t thought to offer, or want to talk about a problem you didn’t realize she was dealing with. Maybe you’ve been asking about her mother, but no one’s asked how _she’s_ holding up.

Give her time to think. “They may not know how to explain the support they need,” Goldfarb says. “They may feel put on the spot.” You can make clear that she doesn’t owe you an answer right away: “You don’t have to know now. I just want you to know you can ask me.”

If she’s unsure, try offering something specific: “Would you like some company this weekend?” or “Can I drop off dinner on Tuesday?” That gives your friend something concrete to respond to—and a chance to tell you whether you’re on the right track.

## **“How can we keep each other on track for our goals?”**

Perhaps your friend wants to finish writing their first book, start running again, or finally launch the newsletter they’ve been talking about. Asking how you can help gives you something meaningful to work on together—and a reason to keep checking in. “Working on a goal is a wonderful, wonderful gift we can give to our friends,” Goldfarb says. “It’s something to talk about.”

She recently discussed doing a weekly check-in with a friend about their Substacks: On Fridays, they could text each other about how things were going. That gives their conversations a purpose tied to something they both care about.

Ask what kind of involvement your friend would welcome. Maybe she wants someone to celebrate small wins with, read a draft, or join her for a walk while she talks through an idea. Agree on a rhythm that feels useful to both of you, Goldfarb suggests, whether that’s a weekly text or a monthly conversation.

## **“What can we do that’s ours?”**

“We should get together soon” is an excellent way to end a conversation and a less reliable way to get something on the calendar. Try asking what you’d actually be excited to do together.

Goldfarb posed this question to her busy friend after reassuring her that she understood why regular hangouts weren’t realistic. Her friend suggested a birthday slumber party. “Girl, let’s do it,” Goldfarb told her. Their birthdays are both in March, and they’ve now kept the tradition going for several years—with Goldfarb’s husband making himself scarce for the occasion. “He high-tails it to his mom’s house,” she says.

Your version could be an annual camping trip, a hike you’ve been meaning to take, or dinner at the restaurant you keep sending each other posts about. Choose something you both want to make time for, even if it happens less often than you once imagined.

“Part of the challenge of modern friendship is being flexible and being open to the variety of friendships we get to have,” Goldfarb says. “It’s not better or worse. It’s different.”

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=bltb5e2c8597bb5c414 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:00:05 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Angela Haupt\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Breaking Down the Wicked Finale of Netflix's The Body\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/11/the-body-netflix-finale-explained/<!\[CDATA\[Entertainment\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Netflix's new raunchy teen psychodrama serves up a doozy of a final episode\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Netflix\]\]><!\[CDATA\[(L-R): Shirley Chen as Maddie, Sarah Abbot as Olivia, Geena Meszaros as Lisbeth, Bella Neuspiel as Katie, and Emily Roman as Claire in Episode 5 of The Body Season 1.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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(L-R): Shirley Chen as Maddie, Sarah Abbot as Olivia, Geena Meszaros as Lisbeth, Bella Neuspiel as Katie, and Emily Roman as Claire in Episode 5 of The Body Season 1\. —Netflix

**_Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of_** **The Body** **_._**

In the aftermath of a team initiation ritual gone wrong on Halloween night, the members of the St. Mark's Catholic school all-girls dance squad find themselves at the center of a townwide mass hysteria event. Or, perhaps the visions of the Lions' comatose new recruit Grace (Sofia Wylie) are actually a sign from God.

That's the tension at the heart of Netflix's _The Body_, all eight episodes of which are now streaming. But it's certainly not the only conflict at play in the 2004-set raunchy teen psychodrama. Created by Quinn Shephard ([_Under the Bridge_](https://time.com/6966486/under-the-bridge-review-hulu/))—who has [described the series](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-body-plot-release-date-news) as a love letter to Y2K-era teen movies and erotic thrillers like _Jennifer's Body_ and _Heavenly Creatures_ mixed with the collective paranoia themes of _The Crucible—The Body_ explores the relationships between the teens as they navigate the buried secrets shaping their lives.

By the time the finale rolls around, Lions captain Anya (Kristina Bogic) has pulled back from her forced friendship with outcast-turned-chief team manipulator Lisbeth (Geena Meszaros) in favor of preserving her secret romance with her best friend and co-captain Elise (Sara Boustany). The problem is, Lisbeth is still the only person who knows Anya was the one who found Grace passed out in a drug-induced stupor at the Halloween party, gave up on her plan to take Grace to the hospital after she appeared to stop breathing, and, at Lisbeth's suggestion, snuck Grace's body back inside her house to try to make it look like she had never been out with them. Meanwhile, a desperate Lisbeth is ready to use this information to blackmail Anya into letting her and her brother Leo (Jackson Kelly) live with Anya's family so they aren't forced to return to their West Virginia hometown with their mentally unwell religious zealot mother Catherine (Louisa Krause). Lisbeth also threatens to out Anya and Elise to get her way, an outcome that terrifies Anya more than anything.

"I’ve always been interested in the idea of girlhood as a religious experience.This story is definitely my way of putting a playful spin on all the nightmares of my own teenage-dom," Shephard told [_Netflix's Tudum_](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-body-plot-release-date-news). "I think that the emotions of trying to figure out who you are, how to love your identity, where you align with your belief system, and wanting to be loved \[don’t\] ever really go away. I think that the truth is that as much as we’d like to think otherwise, we don’t ever stop coming of age." 

## The truth comes out

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d947caa4495fd59/6aeccf84caf94b16a573f674/The-Body-Halloween-Party.jpg?branch=production)

(L-R): Julia Lowe as Blair, Kristina Bogic as Anya, Sara Boustany as Elise, and Emily Roman as Claire in the Season 1 premiere of The Body. —Netflix

After it's revealed that Grace had ecstasy in her bloodstream—something the doctors initially missed because it wasn't part of their standard testing panel—and that the Lions were lying about Grace appearing to them in visions, St. Mark's head priest and Grace's uncle Father Franklin (Nnamdi Asomugha) comes to understand he sanctified a miracle that had no basis in fact. But with Grace's father Michael (Motell Foster) convinced he also had a vision of Grace and a crowd of Grace devotees, including Leo and Grace's best friend and fellow Lion Maddie (Shirley Chen), gathered outside Grace's home to pay witness to her, the situation has spiraled completely out of Father Franklin's control. 

Across town at the big debutante ball, Anya's conscience finally gets the best of her after Elise confronts her about the fact that Anya was seemingly willing to let both her boyfriend Steven (Orlando Norman) and Elise herself take the fall for what Anya and Lisbeth did to Grace. After Anya flees the ball, Lisbeth, in what appears to be an attempt to secure her position on the team and protect herself from Anya's accusations, decides to spin the truth of what happened on Halloween night to make the Lions believe Grace would've died if Lisbeth hadn't managed to resurrect her. Meanwhile, a deteriorating Catherine is busy at home taking part in the same Pentecostal cult ritual that killed Lisbeth and Leo's father: drinking poison and dangling a live rattlesnake in front of her face.

Reeling from everything that's happened and believing Grace is dead, Anya rushes over to Grace's house and confesses her sins to Father Franklin. However, it's at that moment that Grace at long last rouses from her incapacitated state and shocks her parents, uncle, and Anya with her waking declaration: "I'm God."

## What's next? 

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc086e1118f598b68/6aeccfe65fb446922ccfb036/The-Body-Grace.jpg?branch=production)

(L-R): Nnamdi Asomugha as Father Samuel Franklin and Sofia Wylie as Grace in the Season 1 premiere of The Body. —Netflix

While _The Body_ hasn't yet been renewed for a second season, the Season 1 finale certainly seems to indicate Shephard has more of this story to tell. Not only does the show leave the true nature of what's happened to Grace up for debate, but Season 1 also ends with the fates of several main characters hanging in the balance. 

Will Lisbeth take over as the Lions captain now that Anya and Elise have lost the team's trust? Is Anya going to try to pin the blame for everything that happened on Lisbeth? Will Anya ever come to terms with her sexuality and repair her relationship with Elise? Is Catherine dead? Is Grace just repeating what she heard everyone saying about her while she was in a coma, or does she really believe God is moving through her? Is any sort of divine intervention actually at play?

For answers to these questions and more, all we can do now is put our faith in Netflix to bestow us with another season.

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=blt523d825faca64663 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:00:05 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Megan McCluskey\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Kennedy Family Members Sue to Stop Construction of Trump Arch\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/11/trump-arch-kennedy-family-lawsuit-washington-dc/<!\[CDATA\[U.S.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Nine members of the Kennedy family became the latest group to sue to stop the construction of Trump’s 250-foot arch in Washington, D.C.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Kevin Carter—Getty Images\]\]><!\[CDATA\[The Arlington Memorial Bridge spans over the Potomac River to Memorial Circle, site of President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch with Arlington National Cemetery in the background in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 4, 2026.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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The Arlington Memorial Bridge spans over the Potomac River to Memorial Circle, site of President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch with Arlington National Cemetery in the background in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 4, 2026\. —Kevin Carter—Getty Images

The Kennedys have sued to stop construction of [President Donald Trump’s “triumphal” arch](https://time.com/article/2026/04/11/how-trump-s-proposed-triumphal-arch-stacks-up-against-others-around-the-world/).

On Tuesday, nine members of the dynastic political family filed a [motion](https://www.democracydefendersfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/111026%5FDDF-Motion-to-Intervene-Kennedy-Family.pdf) in federal court in Washington, D.C., to block the arch from being built, arguing that it would obstruct views of the family’s gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, including that of President John F. Kennedy.

“This action is about protecting sacred spaces that belong to the American people,” Rory Kennedy and Maxwell Kennedy, two of the plaintiffs and children of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, said in a [statement](https://www.democracydefendersfund.org/news/kennedy-family-sues-to-block-the-trump-administration-from-unlawfully-building-250-foot-arch/) on Tuesday. “A towering arch casting shadows across the graves of our father, mother, and uncles, as well as the graves of so many who have served our country, would also cast a shadow over our democratic principles, undermining the safeguards established by our elected representatives to protect this hallowed ground for generations to come.”

The plaintiffs include the children and grandchildren of the late Sens. Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy, who are among several Kennedy family members buried at Arlington National Cemetery, the U.S.’s largest military cemetery. Other Kennedys buried or memorialized there include JFK, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, their two children Patrick and Arabella, as well as Robert F. Kennedy’s wife Ethel, and Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not among the plaintiffs.

The family [argued](https://www.democracydefendersfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/111026-DDF-Trump-Arch-Kennedy-Complaint.pdf) that the 250-foot arch—“more than double the size of the Lincoln Memorial and the equivalent of a twenty-five-story office building”—would obscure views of the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame and Kennedy gravesites from the Arlington Memorial Bridge. It also argued that it would “cast shows over … the memorials of hundreds of thousands of fallen American heroes.”

The arch’s proposed site is located in Memorial Circle between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, which the family argue would obstruct “a line of sight that was designed to represent the unification of the Nation following the Civil War and that has existed for nearly a century.”

“The gigantic proposed arch is an illegal interference with Arlington National Cemetery and the heroes remembered there,” attorneys Norman Eisen and Steve Jonas of Democracy Defenders Fund, which represents the family members, said. “Only Congress has the constitutional power to authorize an intrusion of this magnitude.”

**Read More:** [_Obscure Committee Set To Be at Center of Trump Fight if Democrats Win House_](https://time.com/article/2026/09/08/exclusive-obscure-committee-set-to-be-at-center-of-trump-fight-if-democrats-win-house/)

The Kennedy family is not the first group to mount a legal challenge against the project. Their Nov. 10 filing seeks to join a [lawsuit filed last month by D.C. and Virginia](https://time.com/article/2026/10/31/d-c-and-virginia-join-the-fight-to-block-trump-s-triumphal-arch-what-happens-next-/), which argued that the arch violates historic preservation laws and would hinder traffic and emergency services. It also argued that the project did not have congressional authorization. That lawsuit was consolidated with an [earlier suit](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.289572/gov.uscourts.dcd.289572.44.1%5F1.pdf) filed in February by a group of three veterans and an architectural historian. It is being overseen by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, an Obama appointee.

The Kennedys argued that courts have previously recognized families’ interests in protecting their relatives’ burial sites.

Arlington County also [filed a separate lawsuit](https://democracyforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1-Arlington-Co-v.-NPS-Complaint.pdf) in October, alleging that the government had failed to adequately review the project’s environmental impact, including its consequences for traffic and public safety.

The arch has faced [significant backlash](https://time.com/article/2026/05/28/trump-arch-plans-democrat-legislation-construction-projects-backlash/) from Democratic lawmakers, preservationists, and the public. During a [nine-hour-long public hearing](https://www.ncpc.gov/videos/) on Thursday, dozens of people testified against construction of the arch. Preservationists [pointed](https://www.ncpc.gov/files/projects/2026/8778%5FNew%5FMonumental%5FArch%5FPublic%5FTestimony%5FNov2026.pdf) to an [August review](https://planning.nps.gov/document.cfm?documentID=153235&parkID=186&projectID=136973) by the National Park Service in which the Administration noted the arch would have an “adverse” impact on [up to 42 historic sites](https://www.tclf.org/monument-razzle-dazzle).

But the hearing ultimately ended in the National Capital Planning Commission approving the project, and the National Park Service and Interior Department authorized construction of the arch late Thursday.

Chutkan then blocked any “construction-related activity” for 14 days.

The arch is one of several of Trump’s projects to remake the capital, many of which face legal challenges. Trump has begun [building a $400 million, 90,000 sq ft White House ballroom](https://time.com/article/2026/09/01/white-house-east-wing-ballroom-trump-supreme-court/), [resurfaced the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool](https://time.com/article/2026/07/06/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-repairs-Doug-Burgum-Algae-Gash/), sought to [renovate the Kennedy Center](https://time.com/article/2026/08/26/kennedy-center-demolish-threat-trump-justice-department/) with [his name on the building](https://time.com/article/2026/08/13/kennedy-center-trump-name-board-vote-judge-order/), and proposed [redeveloping the historic East Potomac Golf Links](https://time.com/article/2026/10/19/trump-says-dc-golf-course-renovation-will-move-forward-despite-judge-s-order/). Trump has [invoked national security](https://time.com/article/2026/09/20/why-trumps-building-projects-national-security/) to justify the arch and the White House ballroom, [announcing](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117303154231930646) in September that he would incorporate a military complex into the proposed arch to house drones, snipers, and ammunition.

The President has said he wants to see the arch erected before he leaves office, although the mounting legal challenges threaten that timeline. In his [first public appearance](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/after-republicans-routed-trump-devotes-first-post-midterm-event-white-house-2026-11-04/) after Republicans’ [sweeping losses](https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/midterm-election-results-biggest-democrat-surprise-wins-forecaster-ratings-republican/) in the [midterm elections](https://time.com/article/2026/11/04/democrats-win-control-of-senate-in-blue-wave-election/), Trump [repeated](https://time.com/article/2026/10/01/donald-trump-2026-interview-transcript/) his defense of his attention to the construction projects: “For me, it’s relaxing.” 

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=bltf189c78f2808a782 Wed, 11 Nov 2026 10:30:00 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Miranda Jeyaretnam\]\]><!\[CDATA\[House Republicans Block Hegseth Impeachment, but Democrats Could Revive Effort in January\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/hegseth-impeachment-procedural-vote-house/<!\[CDATA\[Politics\]\]><!\[CDATA\[The House voted 211-204 to defeat a resolution brought by Rep. Thomas Massie\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Finn Gomez—Getty Images\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is seen at the White House on Oct. 29, 2026 in Washington, DC.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is seen at the White House on Oct. 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. —Finn Gomez—Getty Images

The Republican-led House on Tuesday narrowly rejected a push to impeach [Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth](https://time.com/article/2026/11/09/trump-defends-hegseth-as-republican-led-impeachment-vote-looms/) over unauthorized military hostilities in Iran, Venezuela and Yemen, shielding one of President Donald Trump's closest allies from an immediate reckoning but setting the stage for a renewed confrontation when [Democrats take control](https://time.com/article/2026/11/04/democrats-power-midterms/) of Congress in January.

The House voted 211-204 to defeat a resolution [brought](https://time.com/article/2026/09/15/massie-hegseth-impeachment-iran/) by Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a Republican who has repeatedly clashed with Trump, preventing lawmakers from considering eight articles of impeachment accusing Hegseth of violating the Constitution, conducting unauthorized military operations, and abusing the powers of his office.

The vote offered a temporary reprieve for Hegseth, who has faced mounting criticism over the administration's conduct of the Iran war, and demonstrated Trump's continued hold over congressional Republicans despite the party's sweeping losses in last week's midterm elections. But it may have only delayed a political showdown over the defense secretary's future. Democrats, who won control of both chambers of Congress in the election, will have an opportunity to revive the impeachment effort when the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3, potentially making Hegseth the third Cabinet member in American history to be impeached.

With a Democratic majority in the House, impeachment articles would stand a substantially greater chance of passage. Unlike a Senate conviction, which requires support of a two-thirds majority, impeachment in the House requires only a simple majority. Democrats could therefore approve articles without Republican support if enough of their members backed the effort.

Such a vote would make Hegseth [only the third Cabinet secretary](https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/hegseth-could-be-the-third-cabinet-secretary-to-be-impeached/) in American history to be impeached, following William Belknap, President Ulysses S. Grant's secretary of war, in 1876, and Alejandro Mayorkas, President Joe Biden's homeland security secretary, in 2024\. It would also raise the prospect of a Senate trial soon after Democrats take control of the chamber, forcing lawmakers in both parties to confront allegations of unlawful military conduct at a time when the Iran war has become a major political liability for the White House.

The current impeachment effort was led by Massie, who lost his Republican primary this year to a candidate backed by Trump. Massie introduced the eight articles on Monday, arguing that Hegseth had repeatedly exceeded his legal authority in directing military operations and disregarded congressional restrictions on the use of force. “We’re not indicting him for being bad at his job,” Massie said Monday. “The argument here is that he’s broken laws and he’s violated the Constitution.”

Hegseth has rejected the allegations as politically motivated and insisted that he has no intention of resigning. At a news conference Tuesday morning, he dismissed the impeachment effort as the work of a “disgruntled and defeated congressman.” His spokesman, Sean Parnell, said the Pentagon had acted lawfully and that Hegseth intended to remain in office through the end of Trump's term.

Trump has stood firmly behind his defense secretary, even as the war has fueled public frustration and deepened divisions within his party. Asked whether he would continue supporting Hegseth if the House impeached him, the president replied, “Yeah I’ll stand by him.” In a social-media post Monday night, he urged lawmakers to defend Hegseth: “Congress, stand up for Pete!!!”

While Tuesday's vote failed, the political circumstances surrounding the effort are poised to change dramatically. In the new year, Democrats will have the power to set the House's agenda, conduct investigations, and bring impeachment resolutions to the floor without relying on Republican defections to overcome procedural obstacles.

The eight articles introduced by Massie encompassed some of the administration's most controversial military decisions, from the war in Iran to its operations in Venezuela and strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Pacific.

Three focused on Iran, accusing Hegseth of helping initiate the conflict without congressional authorization, continuing military operations despite congressional demands to end the war or obtain approval for it, and violating statutory deadlines for withdrawing American forces from unauthorized hostilities.

The charges invoked the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which limits the president's ability to conduct prolonged military operations without congressional approval. The Trump administration has maintained that the president possesses the constitutional authority as commander in chief to direct the campaign, a position that has brought the White House into conflict with lawmakers who argue that Congress has been unlawfully sidelined.

Other articles accuse Hegseth of overseeing unlawful strikes against boats suspected of carrying drugs, failing to adequately protect civilians during military operations and directing the January mission that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, which Massie argues constituted an act of war. Another challenges the administration's 2025 campaign against Houthi forces in Yemen, which drew scrutiny after senior officials discussed planned strikes in a Signal group chat that inadvertently included a journalist.

A separate charge accuses Hegseth of retaliating against Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat and retired Navy captain, after Kelly participated in a video reminding service members that they were not obligated to follow illegal orders. Hegseth censured Kelly and initiated disciplinary proceedings that threatened his military rank and pension. A federal judge subsequently blocked the punishment, though the Justice Department has appealed.

Together, the articles sought to establish a pattern of alleged misconduct extending beyond the Iran war, challenging the administration's expansive interpretation of executive authority and its willingness to use military force without congressional approval.

Hegseth and his allies have portrayed the allegations as an attack on successfulmilitary operations. Speaking Monday, Hegseth suggested that seeking his removal over the Iran war, the strikes against suspected drug traffickers and the capture of Maduro amounted to “taking issue with the troops and what they accomplished.”

Trump offered a similar defense Sunday, saying Hegseth was “guilty of two things, basically winning two wars.”

While some of the party’s base are pushing for a Trump impeachment, [several senior Democrats have told TIME](https://time.com/article/2026/11/04/democrats-power-midterms/) that targeting the defense secretary would offer Congress a more attainable means of challenging the administration's conduct of the war. "There are Republicans who would support impeaching Hegseth who might not support doing it to Trump," says Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, who is in line to chair the House Armed Services Committee. 

Democrats have also not ruled out impeaching other members of Trump’s cabinet, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “Impeachment of Pete Hegseth or Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or anyone in the cabinet presents a completely different set of political considerations than the president,” says Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, an impeachment manager in Trump’s first term who is in line to chair the Judiciary Committee. 

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=bltbf026af2327a8142 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 23:12:37 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Nik Popli\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Climate Leaders Toast to a Hopeful Future at TIME100 Impact Dinner at COP31\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/cop31-time100-impact-dinner/<!\[CDATA\[Climate\]\]><!\[CDATA\[They spoke about the clean energy transition and the importance of bringing youth into the climate fight.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Vanessa Hauc speaks at the TIME100 Impact Dinner: Leaders Creating Climate Action in Antalya, Türkiye on Thursday, Nov. 10.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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Vanessa Hauc speaks at the TIME100 Impact Dinner: Leaders Creating Climate Action in Antalya, Türkiye on Thursday, Nov. 10.

At a TIME100 Impact Dinner on Nov. 10 during the annual U.N. climate conference, this year known as COP31, in Antalya, Türkiye, climate leaders spoke of the challenges and gains in the clean energy transition and the importance of bringing youth into the climate fight. 

Five honorees spoke about what gives them hope: Global Citizen co-founder [Michael Sheldrick](https://time.com/collection/time100-climate/2026/michael-sheldrick/), president and CEO of the World Resources Institute [Ani Dasgupta](https://time.com/collection/time100-climate/2026/ani-dasgupta/), Telemundo journalist [Vanessa Hauc](https://time.com/collection/time100-climate/2026/vanessa-hauc/), CEO of CrossBoundary Energy and managing partner of CrossBoundary Group [Matthew Tilleard](https://time.com/collection/time100-climate/2026/matt-tilleard/),, and climate activist and co-founder and executive director of the Re-Earth Initiative [Xiye Bastida](https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308478/xiye-bastida/).

Here’s what each of them toasted to.

## Michael Sheldrick

As co-founder of Global Citizen, Michael Sheldrick, a 2026 TIME100 Climate honoree, has worked to ensure the fight to end poverty remains interconnected with climate action. 

He shared the story of two young men training to be solar technicians in Touws River, South Africa, who view the solar boom as an opportunity for boundless ambition. “Luke and Keanu spoke of the determination, the hopes, and aspirations of a billion young people who are going to be entering the job market over the next decade,” he said.

Yet on the other side of the transition, he noted, are people like Bennie, a supervisor at one of South Africa's oldest coal-fired power stations who might soon see the place he has worked at for much of his career sunset. “He said to me, ‘You know, it is sad when eventually we flip the switch and then we turn off this power plant because ofthe generations of workersit helped support. But most of us understand why that's important. We just hope society will have our backs at the end of the day.’”

That, says Sheldrick, is the goal of Global Citizen—to scale up renewables while ensuring that non one is left behind. At the end of October, the non-profit launched the Perth Declaration, which aims to expand electricity access to over 4 million homes and deliver 3 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity globally. “Together, we can build a future worth believing in, one where young people have the chance to build it and workers like Bennie have a place in it too,” he said. 

## Ani Dasgupta

Climate headlines might seem bleak, but leading the World Resources Institute, a non-profit working to improve lives and address climate change, has shown Ani Dasgupta that there are a number of solutions that many might not even realize are out there. 

In his toast, he shared examples from around the world: ranging from the democratization of solar power in Pakistan, to the 10,000 Kenyan farms working to grow macadamia trees in degraded land. 

“Solutions like this are happening everywhere in the world, across the world,” said Dasgupta, a 2026 TIME100 Climate honoree. “It is the seed for the new economy.” 

Dasgupta added that young people are eager to get involved when it comes to climate solutions—and urged the room to bring them into the fold. “I just want all of us to join together to find the solutions that exist. Sing about them. Amplify them. Fund them,” he said. “Find these young leaders. Support them. Mentor them. Because together…we're going to build a new economy.”

## Vanessa Huac 

As a veteran journalist, Vanessa Huac, another 2026 TIME100 Climate honoree, is all too familiar with how our changing climate has brought devastation to communities around the world. 

“I have reported from the Amazon rainforest, my home, while fires basically erase trees and beautiful ecosystems that were there for centuries,” she said. “I have seen the glaciers in the beautiful Andes of South America retreat with dire consequences and coral reefs in Florida lose their vibrant colors.”

She called the climate crisis, “one of the greatest challenges of our times,” but added that, while she’s seen some of the ways climate change is destroying communities, her reporting has also revealed examples of resilience and innovation. 

She spoke of scientists working to find solutions, Indigenous communities putting their lives on the line to protect forests, and young people around the world that are refusing to give up the climate fight. 

“Hope is something that we build. It's a choice that we make every single day, because giving up is not…a choice for us,” she said. “We have only this one beautiful planet, and the future of it depends on what we do today.”

## Matthew Tilleard

Matthew Tilleard, another 2026 TIME100 Climate honoree, is working to accelerate the clean energy transition by reducing mining’s environmental footprint.

In his toast, he reflected on how this energy transition is markedly different from those past. “Great energy transitions in our past were all fuel to fuel, wood to coal, coal to oil, oil to gas,” he said. “To be honest, we didn't actually transition.”

He continued by laying out three secrets of the new energy transition. 

First, he noted, solar and batteries operate on an “efficiency curve,” meaning that they get cheaper as more are made. “The panel made today is 98% cheaper than the panel just 25 years ago,” he said. 

The second secret is that solar and storage-based energy systems will be radically decentralized—which will help make clean energy more accessible. “This has a really important economic implication, which is that the unit cost of… a small storage system isn't much higher than a large system,” Tilleard said. “And any cost advantage to build a really big system is completely overwhelmed by the savings of not having to transmit and distribute that power.”

Most importantly, the transition will have the potential to shore up energy security around the world, he said. “Technology-based energy systems, unlike fuel, make energy sovereign.” 

## Xiye Bastida 

Xiye Bastida, a 2023 TIME100 Next honoree, ended the night by reminding attendees what role the COP conferences play when it comes to the global climate conversation. 

“We come here because we have a bigger responsibility to the future, to our communities, to equity, to just transitions.” 

Bastida, who co-founded the Re-Earth Initiative, a youth-led climate justice nonprofit, described meeting with U.N. Secretary General António Guterres earlier in the day, who told a room full of youth climate leaders that they had inspired him to speak boldly on climate action. 

“He told us, 'The reason why my words have been so sharp and my vision has been so grounded is because I listened to you,'” she said, noting the importance of intergenerational conversations on climate change. 

She closed by adding that, when it comes to climate change, even if we do not have all the answers, we have a framework—grounded in Indigenous practices: stewardship and service to the land, the people around us, and future generations.

“I hope that… we \[can\] truly look back at this time and see that we are already living the transformation,” she said. “It's not coming; it's already happening.”

_TIME100 Impact Dinner: Leaders Creating Climate Action was presented by Rolex._

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=bltce57f825da0f1aa7 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:16:48 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Simmone Shah\]\]><!\[CDATA\[How Israel Will Choose Its Next Prime Minister, Explained\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/how-israel-will-choose-its-next-prime-minister-explained/<!\[CDATA\[World\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Israel’s election is over, but who will lead its next government remains undecided. Here’s how that decision will be made.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Amir Levy—Getty Images\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, left, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog attend a ceremony marking the formal mandate to form a new government in Jerusalem, Nov. 8, 2026.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot, left, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog attend a ceremony marking the formal mandate to form a new government in Jerusalem, Nov. 8, 2026\. —Amir Levy—Getty Images

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday tasked [Gadi Eisenkot](https://time.com/article/2026/10/25/gadi-eisenkot-exclusive-interview/), a former military chief and the leader of the center-right Yashar party, with forming the country’s next government. It’s the first of several steps necessary to determine the next Prime Minister—but a potentially months-long process could leave [Benjamin Netanyahu](https://time.com/article/2026/10/19/trump-netanyahu-israel-election-endorsement/) in power for the foreseeable future. 

**Read more:**[_Israel's Choice_](https://time.com/article/2026/10/26/israel-election/)

With Herzog’s nod, Eisenkot was given 28 days, through Dec. 6, with a possible 14-day extension, to assemble a government that can win the confidence of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament. Once he notifies the President and the Knesset that he has formed a government, the lawmakers must meet within seven days for a confidence vote. The government takes office if it wins that vote.

First, Eisenkot would need to bring together rival political parties with disparate policy views and governing priorities in order to form a voting majority. By joining his coalition, parties are effectively endorsing Eisenkot as the next Prime Minister. But he has several obstacles to overcome before he can get the number of seats that he needs.

Here’s everything to know about the process Israel will undertake in its efforts to name its next Prime Minister.

## What did Israel’s election results decide?

In last month’s election, no party bloc secured the 61 seats needed to form a majority in the 120-seat parliament. This means that little has been decided about future leadership. But the process is still in motion.

Knesset elections are scheduled to occur [every four years](https://www.gov.il/apps/elections/elections-knesset-15/heb/lexicon/esystem.html), with the most recent taking place Oct. 27.

Voters must be physically present on Election Day, with extremely rare absentee exceptions, and it is a public holiday. According to [_The Atlantic_](https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/10/israeli-expat-vote/689172/?utm%5Fsource=facebook&utm%5Fcampaign=the-atlantic&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fcontent=edit-promo), an estimated 67,000 Israeli citizens living outside of the country traveled back this year in order to cast their ballots.

Israeli citizens vote for the political parties that they want to govern—not specific candidates. 

Based on the percentage of votes cast, each party is then allotted a certain number of representatives in the Knesset.

Despite Netanyahu's [poor approval rating](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/despite-israeli-firepower-netanyahu-struggles-political-gains-iran-war-2026-04-14/), his Likud party and its far-right and ultra-Orthodox allies, such as Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power), secured the most votes and won 53 seats. The four Jewish-led parties of the Knesset backing Eisenkot—his Yashar party, in addition to the B'Yachad, the Democrats, and Yisrael Beytenu parties—earned 48\. Two Arab-led parties hold the remaining 19—a record high.

“If you just count the number of votes for each party, Netanyahu's party got the most votes, but because it's a parliamentary system, and you need a simple majority to form a government, he was far away from actually establishing a government,” Steven Cook, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, tells TIME.

To form a government, the parties must now negotiate an alliance that can secure enough support to win a confidence vote in the Knesset. Typically, this requires meeting or exceeding 61 seats, but it can also be fewer if some parties abstain.

Either Netanyahu’s bloc or Eisenkot’s bloc could reach a majority by joining forces with both Arab-led parties, giving them 72 or 67 seats, respectively. Alternatively, the two rival blocs would hold 101 seats if they joined together—but any such agreement would require negotiations over who would serve as Prime Minister. 

Netanyahu would likely press to stay on. Rival leaders can also agree to take turns as Prime Minister, as [Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Shamir](https://main.knesset.gov.il/en/about/lexicon/pages/unity-government.aspx) did between 1984 and 1988\. Netanyahu has shown willingness in the past, [extending such an offer](https://www.axios.com/2020/12/22/israels-government-collapses-elections-march-23) to Benny Gantz in 2020, though it did not go through. The decision would need to be reached before a proposition for the new government could be submitted to the Knesset. 

Parties within an electoral bloc can also negotiate separately. For example, either Eisenkot or Netanyahu could court one of the Arab-led parties without needing to necessarily sway the other. However, parties within a bloc tend to share similar outlooks on policy and representation.

The election results can also shift control of parliament before a new government is formed.

Shira Efron, a senior fellow at Rand, a global policy think tank, says that voters should take note of Tuesday’s announcement that the opposition bloc agreed to appoint Matan Kahana, who belongs to Eisenkot’s Yashar party, as the next Knesset Speaker and Avigdor Lieberman, leader of Yisrael Beytenu, as Head of Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, reflecting a distinct vision for parliament and a willingness to begin the work.

 “They have already been able to enact a few things already, fulfilling promises in terms of taking over the Knesset agenda,” Efron says. “This is weakening Netanyahu already, before a government is even formed, and while he is still Prime Minister. So this is a positive thing for anyone who wants to see a change in government.”

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2914fc3a661d4c44/6af369267ce30bc2231eb9cf/GettyImages-2304018965.jpg?branch=production)

Caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on during a speech at the Israeli parliament (Knesset) during the opening day of the new parliament in Jerusalem on Nov. 10, 2026\. —Ilia Yefimovich—AFP via Getty Images

## Why was Eisenkot chosen to form Israel’s next government?

While the presidency is largely ceremonial in Israel, their power is particularly pronounced in the aftermath of an Israeli election. They consult with the leaders of each political party and pick the person who they believe is most likely to successfully bring together disparate parties to form a governing coalition.

“More often than not, it's been the leader of the party with the most votes,” says Cook. “In this case, that's Netanyahu.” 

Another factor, however, was taken into account: 67 out of 120 Knesset members endorsed Eisenkot to Herzog during consultations last week, while only 46 endorsed Netanyahu. 

“President Herzog came to the conclusion that although Netanyahu has the most votes of any party, Gadi Eisenkot had a better chance to form the necessary coalition,” Cook says.

Herzog’s tapping of Eisenkot is not an endorsement. Rather, it signifies that Herzog sees Eisenkot as the clearest path to forming a government.

Cook says it boils down to a simple point: “More Israelis voted for parties that oppose Netanyahu than voted for parties that support Netanyahu.” A majority of voters backed parties seeking to replace Netanyahu, even if those parties disagree on what should come next.

“Obviously, there's a range of complications associated with that,” he says, “which is what is making coalition-building difficult.”

## What barriers stand in the way of forming a government?

Even though Eisenkot received the endorsement of 67 Knesset members, that does not mean it’s smooth sailing for him to create a government.

The clearest path to government for Eisenkot would be securing support from the two Arab-led parties—the Joint List and Ra’am—to gain their 19 seats. 

This is complicated by the fact that some of his backing parties are opposed to forming a governing coalition with Arab-led parties. 

According to the [_Times of Israel_](https://www.timesofisrael.com/opposition-chiefs-meet-agree-to-launch-coalition-talks-but-path-remains-unclear)_,_ Yair Golan, Chairman of the Democrats, is the only leader of the four Jewish-led parties backing Eisenkot to publicly support a coalition with the Joint List and Ra’am. Naftali Bennett, leader of the B'Yachad party, and Lieberman are both nationalist leaders who oppose the idea of becoming reliant on Arab partners.

Arab-led parties have historically avoided formal participation in governing coalitions—aside from 2021, when Ra’am [joined](https://time.com/6073019/mansour-abbas-arab-israel-coalition-government/) a coalition seeking to oust Netanyahu. 

Cook points out that they can still pledge support from “the outside,” which means voting alongside Eisenkot, and giving him the majority in parliament, without joining his coalition.

“There’s examples of that happening in the past, and it has not been very stable, but that's one possibility,” Cook says.

The Joint List has said it would support an alternative government from outside the coalition, but Lieberman has rejected outright a government [reliant on outside support](https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberman-to-back-eisenkot-for-pm-but-rules-out-minority-government-with-arab-support/) from Arab-led parties.

Another possibility, Cook adds, would be if Eisenkot invited the ultra-Orthodox parties, with a combined 13 seats, to join his coalition. 

But that would likely be even more difficult, given that the ultra-Orthodox parties oppose compulsory military service for yeshiva students. On Oct. 31, Eisenkot [shared a post on social media that outlined his](https://x.com/gadi%5Feisenkot/status/2116586741289148433) four core demands for any political faction looking to join his upcoming “national emergency government,” including a mandate of national service for all Israelis.

## Can Netanyahu stay in power?

In the coming weeks, as Eisenkot works to form a suitable coalition, Netanyahu will remain by default at the head of the outgoing government. 

He is also free to make outreach efforts in the attempt to form his own coalition, which might involve swaying those who did not endorse him in their initial conversations with Herzog.

If Eisenkot is unable to form a coalition in the allotted time, with all potential extensions tapped, Herzog can choose another member of the Knesset to try—such as Netanyahu—or tell the parliament that he does not see a path forward. 

If someone else is named, they would be given 28 days to make an attempt, without the possibility of an extension. 

If a second candidate fails, or Herzog informs the Knesset that he sees no possibility of forming a government, lawmakers have 21 days to request, by majority, that a willing Knesset member be given the task. That candidate would then have 14 days to form a government.

If no candidate receives the required backing, or that final attempt fails, the Knesset is automatically dissolved and elections must take place within 90 days. 

Netanyahu would continue heading the outgoing government until a replacement is established.

This kind of deadlock would not be new for Israel: Between 2019 and 2022, the country held five elections as parties struggled to find common ground.

Failing to form a coalition now could be seen as a setback for the opposition, Efron says, because another election in a few months does not “mean necessarily they're going to fare any better.” A prolonged cycle of elections—and the uncertainty it would bring—would likely be unpopular with Israeli voters and lawmakers, as well, she adds.

If given the chance to form his own government, Netanyahu would face an uphill battle: Eisenkot and his allies have vowed not to sit in government with him and have accused him of [ignoring warnings](https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-910966) ahead of Hamas’s attacks on [Oct. 7, 2023](https://time.com/article/2026/10/07/how-oct-7-changed-israel/).

In an effort to lead, Netanyahu would likely reach out to more right-leaning members of the four parties that have pledged support to Eisenkot. Bennett and Lieberman have worked with him in the past. If Netanyahu is able to convince them that supporting him is less objectionable than collaborating with the Arab-led parties, then their seats would give him the majority needed to govern.

While the contest may appear to hinge on the persuasive powers of Eisenkot and Netanyahu, leaders like Bennett and Lieberman could ultimately decide who governs Israel. Their choice may come down to which compromise they are more willing to make.

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=blta2f5199096bd78aa Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:26:41 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Rebecca Schneid\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Hegseth Could Be the Third Cabinet Secretary Impeached in U.S. History\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/hegseth-could-be-the-third-cabinet-secretary-to-be-impeached/<!\[CDATA\[Politics\]\]><!\[CDATA\[House Republicans blocked Hegseth’s impeachment, but Democrats could revive the effort when they take control of Congress in January.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Chip Somodevilla––Getty Images\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on Nov. 10, 2026.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on Nov. 10, 2026\. —Chip Somodevilla––Getty Images

Defense Secretary [Pete Hegseth](https://time.com/article/2026/11/09/trump-defends-hegseth-as-republican-led-impeachment-vote-looms/) narrowly escaped an impeachment attempt Tuesday after the Republican-led House [rejected a](https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/hegseth-impeachment-procedural-vote-house/) resolution filed by a GOP lawmaker.

While Hegseth has been granted a reprieve, it's possible the Democrats could revive the effort in January, when they take control of both the House and Senate following sweeping victories in the midterms. 

The House voted 211-204 to defeat the measure reintroduced Monday by Rep.[ Thomas Massie](https://time.com/article/2026/05/19/massie-trump-kentucky-house-republican-primary-gallrein/) of Kentucky. The[ eight articles of impeachment](https://massie.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hegseth%5Farticles%5Fof%5Fimpeachment.pdf) accused Hegseth of violating the [War Powers Resolution of 1973](https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-joint-resolution/542), citing the lack of congressional oversight on the[ Iran war ](https://time.com/7382697/trump-iran-war/)which Massie argued was “unlawful from its inception.” Another charge accused Hegseth of “ignoring laws that minimize civilian casualties.” The charges also alleged the “kidnapping of a sovereign foreign leader,” in reference to the U.S.’ capture of former Venezuelan President [Nicolás Maduro](https://time.com/7342941/venezuela-maduro-bombing-trump-delta-force/) in January.

Hegseth dismissed the impeachment effort as a “political spectacle,” referring to the resolutions put forward by Massie, who lost the Republican primary in May to a Trump-backed challenger, as a “farce” that “mock the Constitution.” Addressing reporters during a press conference at the Pentagon Tuesday morning, Hegseth said that “Iran, the[ cartels](https://time.com/7338857/hegseth-confirms-another-boat-strike-controversy-war-crime-debate/), Maduro,[ Yemen](https://time.com/article/2026/11/09/trump-defends-hegseth-as-republican-led-impeachment-vote-looms/google.com/search?q=yemen+strikes+time.com+2025&sca%5Fesv=2a1971bd37c7a5a8&rlz=1C5GCCM%5Fen&biw=1633&bih=755&sxsrf=AKL5yDj8vZ-Uxe0J5c6TOqLLNPP%5F1qYtAw%3A1794317589329&ei=FR3zar7AE9-M7NYPnYSjoQM&uact=5&oq=yemen+strikes+time.com+2025&gs%5Flp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiG3llbWVuIHN0cmlrZXMgdGltZS5jb20gMjAyNTIFEAAY7wUyCBAAGIkFGKIEMggQABiJBRiiBDIIEAAYiQUYogQyBRAAGO8FSIMGULcDWLcDcAJ4AZABAJgBX6ABX6oBATG4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgOgAmzCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIOEAAY5AIY1gQYsAPYAQHCAhcQLhjcBhi4BhjaBhjYAhjIAxiwA9gBAZgDAIgGAZAGD7oGBggBEAEYCZIHATOgB-ECsgcBMbgHY8IHBTAuMS4yyAcIgAgB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp), every one was a lawful operation ordered by the Commander in Chief, then ordered by myself, notified to Congress, and executed by American warriors who did their jobs.”

Even if the measure had passed the House, it was unlikely to obtain the two-thirds majority needed to pass the current Senate, where Republicans still hold 53 out ⁠of 100 seats. But that balance will change in the Democrats' favor next year.

For now, Hegseth has the support of President [Donald Trump](https://time.com/article/2026/10/01/donald-trump-2026-interview-transcript/), who vowed to “stand by” him even if an impeachment vote is successful, but the embattled Defense Secretary is facing mounting scrutiny elsewhere. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was among those to throw his weight behind the impeachment effort. Jeffries is widely expected to be the new House Speaker come January, which would put him in a position of influence should another resolution be filed against Hegseth.

While impeachment itself carries[ no immediate legal consequences](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S4-1/ALDE%5F00000282/), a conviction in the Senate can also result in disqualification from holding future federal office.

“If you wanted to draw an analogy to criminal law: an impeachment vote by the House of Representatives is like an indictment. It doesn't mean the person has been found guilty, but it means that the House thinks there's enough evidence of high crime or misdemeanor that there should be a trial,” says Thomas Berry, director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies.

The House has initiated impeachment proceedings[ over 60 times](https://www.usa.gov/impeachment), but only[ 22 cases](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-HPRACTICE-118/pdf/GPO-HPRACTICE-118-28.pdf#page=2), involving 21 people, have resulted in formal impeachment by the House. Trump was[ impeached twice](https://time.com/5939232/senate-acquits-donald-trump-second-impeachment-trial/) by the House during his first term. He was accused of abusing the power of his office for domestic political advantage and obstructing Congress’ abilities to hold him accountable in the [first impeachment](https://time.com/5751699/donald-trump-impeached/), while the [second impeachment](https://time.com/5928988/donald-trump-impeached-second-time/) saw him accused of incitement of insurrection, in relation to the events of Jan. 6, 2021\. He was acquitted by the Senate in [February 2020](https://time.com/5778572/donald-trump-acquitted-impeachment/) and again in [February 2021](https://time.com/5939232/senate-acquits-donald-trump-second-impeachment-trial/).

If the House did vote to impeach Hegseth next year, he'd become the third Cabinet secretary to be[ impeached](https://time.com/5477435/impeachment-clinton/) in U.S. history—here's what to know about the previous occasions, and how it played out. 

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34fde751e326c14a/6af386ca62c30620f04bb330/William-W-Belknap.webp?branch=production)

Secretary of War William W. Belknap is seen here —Heritage Art/Heritage Images—Getty Images

### How William Belknap became the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached

[William Belknap](https://time.com/6691749/impeachment-mayorkas-cabinet-member-history/) served under Republican President Ulysses S. Grant from[ 1869 to 1876](https://history.army.mil/Portals/143/Images/Publications/Publication%20By%20Title%20Images/S%20PDF/CMH%5FPub%5F70-12.pdf) as Secretary of War, a predecessor to the modern-day Secretary of Defense. (Although the Trump Administration has since revived the term after [rebranding](https://time.com/7314840/department-of-defense-name-change-department-of-war-pete-hegseth-trump/) the “Department of Defense” as the “Department of War” last year.)

Belknap, a Civil War veteran, came under scrutiny after Democrats regained the[ House majority in 1875](https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1851-1900/The-Impeachment-of-Secretary-William-Belknap/) and began investigating the Grant Administration amid a series of scandals and allegations of financial corruption.

“The Grant presidency was particularly [corrupt](https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/scandals-grant-administration/). It was a situation where Grant himself was an honest man, a beloved war hero, turned two-term President,” says Thomas Balcerski, a professor of history at Eastern Connecticut State University. “Yet he had a flaw in his character in that he was too trusting of the men around him, many of whom were military figures from the Civil War.”

In January 1876, the House passed a resolution directing committees with oversight of the executive branch to investigate government spending across all departments.

The investigations turned to Belknap’s appointment of[ post-traders](https://www.nps.gov/places/post-trader-s-house-foundation.htm), civilian merchants licensed by the government to conduct business at military forts. These positions could be highly profitable, making the appointments a valuable source of patronage controlled by the secretary.

Belknap was “accused of bribery, corruption, and taking kickbacks in exchange for essentially providing contracts,” says Balcerski. “These were basically kickback schemes. In the case of Belknap, he gave an exclusive contract, what we would call a ‘no-bid contract’ in our language today, specifically to trading posts in \[modern day\] Oklahoma.”

While testifying in front of the Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, a [wheeler-dealer named Caleb Marsh](https://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/04/this-day-in-politics-may-4-1876-237816), who alongside Belknap handpicked associates to operate the lucrative military trading post at Fort Sill, alleged that Belknap had received payments in exchange for the appointments. Estimates placed the amount between $20,000 and $40,000, equivalent to approximately[ $630,000](https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1876?amount=20000) to[ $1.26 million](https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1876?amount=40000) today.

Belknap learned of Marsh’s testimony on March 1, 1876, and resigned the following day, just hours before the House unanimously voted to impeach him.

His resignation, however, did not stop the impeachment proceedings from moving to the Senate, raising the constitutional question of whether an official could still face a trial after leaving office.

“The only real dispute was whether the Senate could do anything about it, because Belknap had actually resigned hours before the House impeached him,” says Berry. “Much of the trial was not about whether he had been corrupt, but about whether the Senate could convict him, given the fact that he had already resigned.”

Although the Senate could have voted to disqualify Belknap from holding future federal office, it ultimately did[ not reach the two-thirds majority](https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment/impeachment-belknap.htm) necessary to convict him, and he was acquitted.

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Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at the White House on Oct. 1, 2024\. —Kent Nishimura—Getty Images

### The impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas in 2024—and what came next

[Alejandro Mayorkas](https://time.com/6048061/alejandro-mayorkas-dhs-profile/) served as Secretary of Homeland Security under former President Joe Biden from[ 2021 to 2025](https://www.dhs.gov/alejandro-mayorkas). He was [impeached by House Republicans](https://time.com/6590641/alejandro-mayorkas-impeachment-house-gop/) in 2024 over the Administration’s handling of the southern border, as federal officials during the Biden Administration had been overwhelmed by a [surge in migrant crossings](https://time.com/6553088/venezuelan-migrant-crisis-collective-trauma-essay/).

The House of Representatives narrowly voted to impeach Mayorkas in February 2024\. Republicans accused Mayorkas of failing to properly enforce the nation’s immigration laws.

Balcerski says that, compared with Belknap, “there wasn't a similar signature scandal” surrounding Mayorkas’ impeachment. Instead, the case raised questions about the boundaries of impeachment and whether disagreements over how an official carries out government policy should constitute impeachable offenses.

“That was[ pushing the boundaries](https://time.com/6554103/mayorkas-impeachment-hearing-criticized/) of what is an impeachable offense,” argues Berry. “There has been much debate since the Constitution was ratified about what is a legitimately impeachable offense versus what is simply a disagreement in policy.”

The[ Constitution](https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S4-1/ALDE%5F00000282/) identifies “conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors,” as grounds for removal from office, but the scope of what constitutes high crimes and misdemeanors lacks a formal definition, experts tell TIME.

Ultimately, the Democrat-majority Senate dismissed Mayorkas’[ articles of impeachment as unconstitutional](https://time.com/6968262/alejandro-mayorkas-impeachment-trial-over/) in a single afternoon, two months after they were filed. Senate Democrats[ argued](https://www.democrats.senate.gov/news/press-releases/majority-leader-schumer-floor-remarks-on-the-transmission-of-articles-of-impeachment-for-secretary-of-homeland-security-alejandro-mayorkas) that allowing Cabinet officials to be impeached over disagreements with an Administration’s policies could set a dangerous precedent.

The Biden Administration at the time [denounced](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SAP-HRes-863.pdf) the move as “baseless” and "unconstitutional.” The DHS Office of the General Counsel also sent a [38-page response](https://democrats-homeland.house.gov/imo/media/doc/dhs%5Fletter%5Fto%5Frules.pdf) to the House Rules Committee, arguing that impeachment was being used to punish good-faith policy and enforcement decisions. 

Some Republicans raised doubts over the proceedings, also. Rep. Tom McClintock of California [said that](https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/speeches/house-floor-remarks-case-against-impeachment-dhs-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas) although he believed Mayorkas was “guilty of maladministration” of immigration laws, he did not view the matter as grounds for impeachment. 

“Many people thought that what Mayorkas had done did not rise to the level of a high crime or misdemeanor. That it was simply a political disagreement. That he was choosing to enforce immigration law with different priorities than a Republican DHS Secretary would, but that this was not objectively criminal or illegal,” says Berry.

Mayorkas, who called the impeachment proceedings “[baseless](https://abcnews.com/Politics/dhs-sec-mayorkas-calls-impeachment-baseless/story?id=106780640),” continued to lead the DHS until the transition to the second Trump Administration in January 2025.

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=blt12c27957b454787f Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:12:04 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Tiago Ventura\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Trump Says 'You Should've Had Stock' to Build Net Worth. Here's How He's Increased His by Billions in His Second Term\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/trump-net-worth-second-term/<!\[CDATA\[Politics\]\]><!\[CDATA\[In the two years since President Donald Trump was elected, his reported net worth has spiked by more than $2 billion. What's behind the rise?\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Tierney L. Cross—The Washington Post/Bloomberg/Getty Images\]\]><!\[CDATA\[President Donald Trump during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 9, 2026.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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President Donald Trump during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 9, 2026\. —Tierney L. Cross—The Washington Post/Bloomberg/Getty Images

In the two years since President [Donald Trump ](https://time.com/article/2026/11/04/trump-lame-duck-era/)was re-elected to the White House, his reported [net worth](https://time.com/6589369/donald-trump-net-worth-estimations/) has [spiked](https://time.com/7342470/trump-net-worth-wealth-crypto/) by billions of dollars.

Between 2024—during his presidential campaign—and 2025, Trump’s net worth rose from $4.3 billion to $7.3 billion, according to a [_Forbes_](https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2025/09/09/presidency-boosts-trumps-net-worth-by-3-billion-in-a-year/)report published in September 2025.

The President’s total net worth has dipped somewhat since then, with [_Forbes_](https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/article/the-definitive-networth-of-donaldtrump/)reporting this September that it had fallen to $7 billion in 2026\. As of Tuesday, the outlet [estimates](https://www.forbes.com/profile/donald-trump/) that the figure has dropped still further, to roughly $6.3 billion. But it remains notably higher—to the tune of about $2 billion—than it was two years ago.

Trump addressed the steep reported increase in his wealth in an [interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2aC8lAOQbg) with “60 Minutes” that was released on Sunday.

“There’s a _Forbes_’ story that said that your net worth—maybe it’s changed with the stock market recently—but your net worth went up by $3 billion since you—” “60 Minutes” correspondent Ross Douthat asked Trump during the interview.

“Well, so did everyone,” the President replied.

“My net worth did not go up by $3 billion,” Douthat said.

“Well, you should’ve had stock,” Trump said.

Kedric Payne, senior director of ethics at Campaign Legal Center, says that it’s “unusual … for any person to increase their wealth in one year” by the amount Trump’s did following his return to office, let alone the President. Since Presidents began disclosing their personal finances,“we have not seen any Presidents’ wealth increase that dramatically,” Payne says.

“Typically, the Presidents don’t … have financial interest in businesses that could generate that amount of wealth,” he adds.

## What has driven the increase in Trump’s net worth during his second term?

Much of the growth in Trump’s net worth between 2024 and 2025 stemmed from dealings in the cryptocurrency industry, according to _Forbes_’ reporting last year, including an increase of about $710 million from memecoin, $240 million from [stablecoin](https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/trading-investing/what-is-a-stablecoin)—a type of cryptocurrency that has a value that is linked to a fiat currency or another asset— and $340 million from tokens sold by the Trump family’s crypto business, World Liberty Financial.

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Trump [announced](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/technology/donald-trump-cryptocurrency-business.html) the creation of World Liberty Financial in September 2024, weeks before he won re-election. The [New York _Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/business/binance-trump-crypto.html) reported that the President "effectively controls a stake" in the business, but that his sons, along with U.S. envoy [Steve Witkoff](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/steve-witkoff/)’s family, manage its operations. World Liberty Financial [started selling](https://docs.worldlibertyfinancial.com/wlfi-token/tokenomics) its $WLFI tokens in October 2024, and [unveiled](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/25/trumps-world-liberty-financial-jumps-into-stablecoin-game-with-usd1-reveal.html) a stablecoin linked to the value of the U.S. dollar, USD1, the following March.

Shortly before Trump was inaugurated for a second term, he also separately unveiled a memecoin called $TRUMP; a few days later, his wife launched one called $MELANIA.

Trump’s annual financial disclosure for 2025 [revealed](https://time.com/article/2026/07/01/trump-2025-financial-disclosure-crypto-world-liberty-financial/) that he earned over $1 billion that year as a result of his family’s cryptocurrency dealings.

As of 2026, _Forbes_ reported in September, Trump’s memecoin tokens accounted for about $183 million of his roughly $7 billion net worth, while World Liberty Financial tokens accounted for about $78 million and Stablecoin for about $233 million. 

His liquid assets—meaning cash or other assets that can be rapidly converted into cash—made up another $1.9 billion of his total net worth, according to _Forbes,_ which attributed part of that figure to hundreds of millions of dollars that stemmed from cryptocurrency sales. _Forbes_ previously reported in 2025 that the value of the President’s liquid assets grew by about $660 million during his first year back in the White House. 

**Read More:** [_3 Ways Trump’s Wealth Has Soared Since He Returned to Office_](https://time.com/7342470/trump-net-worth-wealth-crypto/)

Trump’s licensing and management business, meanwhile, added about $410 million to his net worth between 2024 and 2025, according to the outlet.

_Forbes_ attributed part of the growth in the President’s net worth related to his licensing and management business to international real estate deals, including in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.[_TIME_](https://time.com/7342470/trump-net-worth-wealth-crypto/)has also previously reported on licensing deals that the President unveiled shortly before his second inauguration, including selling items such as Bibles and fragrances.

Trump’s licensing and management business accounted for about $655 million of his total net worth as of 2026, according to _Forbes_’ tally from September. The news outlet reported that his golf clubs and resorts accounted for another $1.8 billion of his total net worth, and his real estate investments for $1.1 billion.

Also contributing to the President’s rising net worth in his first year back in the White House was a legal victory: appellate judges in 2025 tossed out a fraud penalty that a previous court ruling had levied against Trump, boosting his net worth by about $470 million, according to _Forbes’_ reporting from last year.

## How does Trump’s handling of his finances differ from other Presidents?

According to Payne, past Presidents have typically tried “to avoid the appearance of conflicts of interest and the appearance that they are using public office for private gain,” including by divesting their interests in businesses and placing their assets in what’s called a [“blind trust,”](https://www.trustlaw.com/resources/blog/blind-trust-matter/) an arrangement in which another individual is tasked with managing the assets and the trustor—as well as the beneficiaries—are not informed of the details. This arrangement is [often used](https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/strengthening-presidential-ethics-law) by politicians to avoid a possible conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict.

Trump’s assets, as well as his business interests and investments, are in a type of trust, but it is not a blind one, the _Times_ has [reported](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/trump-money-crypto-financial-gains.html). Trump has said that two of his sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., manage the family business.

Payne says that this, and “the large amount of money that \[Trump\] has made in just one year in office” has raised concerns and sparked conflict of interest allegations.

Among the actions that have given rise to such [allegations](https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-seeks-answers-from-key-financial-regulator-on-trumps-crypto-conflicts-of-interest), the federal government has made moves during Trump’s second term to embrace the crypto industry. 

In February 2025—about a month after Trump was sworn into office for his second term**—**the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance [announced](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/staff-statement-meme-coins) that “It is the Division’s view that transactions in the types of meme coins described in this statement, do not involve the offer and sale of securities under the federal securities laws,”meaning that its view is that memecoins do not need to be subjected to the same oversight and regulation as a security. 

A few months later, Trump signed the [GENIUS Act](https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-signs-genius-act-into-law/) into law, which the White House said would help protect “consumers from nefarious actors in financial markets” and aims to promote the use of stablecoins in the country. The White House [said](https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-signs-genius-act-into-law/) on its website that the “legislation creates the first-ever Federal regulatory system for stablecoins, ensuring their stability and trust through strong reserve requirements.”

“It just comes down to the fact that the President’s policies are very favorable to the same industry where he is heavily invested,” Payne says.

The White House has denied that Trump’s cryptocurrency-related assets present any conflict of interest. In a statement to [media](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmv98ez3zo) [outlets](https://www.newsweek.com/everything-trump-has-done-to-boost-crypto-12147371) in July, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly praised Trump for making the U.S. “the crypto capital of the world” while insisting that “neither the President nor his family has ever engaged—or will ever engage—in conflicts of interest.”

When Douthat asked the President how his net worth increased following the 2024 election, Trump said, “I devote almost no time to my net worth.” He went on to say that his son “watches over money.”

“I don’t even talk to him about it,” Trump said. “He watches. He gives—they gave my money, I have a lotta cash, had a lotta cash long before I came in here.”

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=blt4fca09f1e8c72d36 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:08:16 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Chantelle Lee\]\]><!\[CDATA\[House Republicans Select Jim Jordan as Their New Leader After Sweeping Midterm Losses\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/jim-jordan-house-minority-leader-republicans-congress/<!\[CDATA\[Politics\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Jordan beat out Majority Leader Steve Scalise for the top House GOP position in the next Congress after Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not seek the role.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Mark Felix—Bloomberg/Getty Images\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Representative Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, speaks to members of the media during the second day of the Republican Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 10, 2026.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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Representative Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, speaks to members of the media during the second day of the Republican Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 10, 2026\. —Mark Felix—Bloomberg/Getty Images

Rep. [Jim Jordan](https://time.com/6324703/jim-jordan-house-speakers-history/) of Ohio will become the next House Minority Leader after beating out the party’s current Majority Leader Rep. [Steve Scalise](https://time.com/6322674/steve-scalise-nominated-speaker/) of Louisiana for the position. 

Jordan, a hard-line conservative and Trump ally who’s served in Congress for nearly two decades and currently chairs the House Judiciary Committee, secured the role in a secret ballot vote of 106-73.

The Ohio lawmaker announced his bid for the top Republican position in the lower chamber in the next Congress after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson [said](https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28866315-johnson-letter-minority-leader-2026/) that he would not run for the role in the aftermath of a blue wave that [shifted control of both chambers](https://time.com/article/2026/11/04/democrats-win-control-of-senate-in-blue-wave-election/) to Democrats.

“In these next two years, our job cannot be merely to spotlight how radical this new Democrat party is—offense, not defense, wins elections,” Jordan said in a [letter](https://www.politico.com/f/?id=000001a1-a75c-def8-a5f7-f75c06580000) to colleagues a day after Democrats scored a series of sweeping victories in the midterms. “Republican policies prioritize making Americans' neighborhoods safer, keeping more money in their pockets, and protecting enduring American values and freedoms. To restore our majority, we must restore voters' faith in our ability to deliver on these principles.” 

He warned that Democrats would “wreak havoc on every sector of our economy” and “turn their full attention to investigating every facet of the Administration and private entities across the country.” 

Jordan called himself “battle-tested on the oversight front,” adding, “I know the Democrats' playbook.”

**Read More:** [_Inside the Democrats' Plans to Take On Trump_](https://time.com/article/2026/11/04/democrats-power-midterms/)

Scalise announced that he would run for House Minority Leader on the same day as Jordan. 

“It is more important now than ever for us to emerge from this stronger and united because the stakes couldn’t be higher,” Scalise wrote in a [letter](https://www.majorityleader.gov/uploadedfiles/scalise%5Fdearcolleague%5F11.4.2026.pdf) to colleagues. “The socialists are coming to Washington with a radical agenda that threatens the America we hold dear … The House Republican Conference must be the first line of defense in this crucial battle, and we must fight like our way of life depends on it—because it does.”

Scalise, who has has served in Congress for nearly 20 years and held positions as the No. 2 or No. 3 Republican in the House for over a decade, similarly warned his party of what he called Democrats “radical ‘oversight’ agenda,” which he said will target key White House officials, President Donald Trump, and “extend far beyond the Oval Office. He vowed to in turn “discredit their ‘investigations’ and put them on defense.”

To pick the House leaders for each party, returning and newly elected members of the Democratic and Republican conferences in the lower chamber gather privately and vote via secret ballot for their preferred candidate.

Minority leaders must only secure a simple majority within their own party’s House membership. To become Speaker of the House, meanwhile, a candidate must secure the backing of a majority of all those voting in the full lower chamber.

Both Scalise and Jordan previously ran for Speaker in 2023 after Kevin McCarthy became the first person holding the position to be [ousted by a House vote](https://time.com/6320197/in-dramatic-vote-mccarthy-becomes-first-house-speaker-to-be-ousted-in-u-s-history/). 

Scalise originally secured the House Republican conference’s nomination for the role at the time, beating Jordan, but later withdrew after failing to get enough support for a successful full House vote. Jordan, whose bid had been endorsed by Trump, then became the conference’s nominee, but he also failed to garner the needed backing on the House floor after three votes. Republicans ultimately rallied around Johnson, who gained both Scalise and Johnson’s votes en route to securing the position. 

Johnson, who won reelection in Louisiana’s Fourth District last week, said a day after Election Day that “while the outcome of this midterm is not what we’d hoped and fought for, a new battle is just beginning,” in a [post](https://x.com/MikeJohnson/status/2117865506778628338) on X. 

“This Democrat House majority will be led by the most radical and extreme leftists in American history,” he continued, adding, “We will continue pressing forward with our agenda of common sense, and our vision to make America great again—and come 2028, we WILL take back the House and we will finish the job.”

The same day, however, Johnson informed his staff that he would not seek a leadership position in the next Congress.

In the wake of the midterm elections, Trump, who said he had not asked Johnson to step down, lauded the Speaker’s leadership, calling him “fantastic.” The President also said that “we’ll stay out of it” when asked about the race for Congress’ next Minority Leader. 

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=blt9c0ba9946b6f824e Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:49:39 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Connor Greene\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Trump and Venezuela’s Elusive Elections\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/trump-machado-venezuela-elections/<!\[CDATA\[Ideas\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Opposition leader María Corina Machado is back in Venezuela, but the Trump Administration will control her country’s road back to democracy.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Jonathan Lanza-NurPhoto-Getty Images\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets her supporters upon her arrival in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 25, 2026.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets her supporters upon her arrival in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 25, 2026\. —Jonathan Lanza-NurPhoto-Getty Images

When will Venezuela hold elections? More than nine months after the [capture and extraction](https://time.com/7345310/trump-venezuela-maduro-machado/) of the country’s strongman,Nicolás Maduro in a military raid ordered by President Donald Trump, there are still no clear answers**.** On Oct. 27, María Corina Machado, the country’s most prominent opposition leader, returned to Caracas after about a year in exile, thanked the Trump Administration for removing Maduro, and expressed faith that an election would be held in Venezuela in 2027\. 

In the predawn hours of Jan. 3, U.S. Special Forces [captured Maduro](https://time.com/7345310/trump-venezuela-maduro-machado/) in Caracas and flew him to the United States. With President Trump’s blessing, Maduro’s vice president and longtime loyalist Delcy Rodríguez took power, and the two governments began negotiations over Venezuela’s future. Would the country finally hold free and fair elections, many wondered? 

Two weeks after the raid, opposition leader Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, presented [Trump with her Nobel medal](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/15/maria-corina-machado-says-she-presented-trump-with-her-nobel-peace-prize-medal) during a visit to the White House, hoping he would push for early elections that she was widely expected to win. Trump, however, maintained that Venezuela wasn’t ready for elections. “We have to [fix the country](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-us-not-war-venezuela-rcna252427) first,” he insisted. He estimated in January that the process could be completed within 18 months. 

Then on Aug. 28, the U.S. and Venezuela governments announced [an unprecedented agreement](https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/28/politics/trump-venezuela-oil-deal) to revive Venezuela’s oil industry. The 100-year deal gave the U.S. an ownership stake in 17 oil fields and access to more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. Under the terms of the agreement, the U.S. Departments of State and War will [develop the oil fields](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/31/venezuela-grants-north-american-blue-energy-partners-100-year-concessions-for-17-oil-fields-white-house-says.html) with North American Blue Energy Partners, a private company owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt. The U.S. will have a 35% stake in the venture, with guaranteed access to 20% of the output at cost, giving it an effective share of 55%. 

Trump has called it the “[biggest oil deal in world history](https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/09/president-trump-secures-the-biggest-oil-deal-in-world-history/),” one that would give the U.S. control over an additional 65 billion barrels of crude, more than doubling U.S. reserves. He claimed the additional supply would “substantially lower gas prices for all Americans” and deprive China and Russia of their most important ally in the Western Hemisphere. Rodríguez, Venezuela’s interim president, has called the [deal a huge win](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/30/venezuela-delcy-rodriguez-says-oil-deal-with-trump-has-endless-benefits) for the Venezuelan people, promising hundreds of billions of dollars in investment and revenue for a country battered by years of economic stagnation. By reviving oil production and improving the country’s economic prospects, the agreement could also help the Venezuelan government restructure its crippling debt. 

But there was little talk about elections and democracy. Two weeks before her return, Machado offered the strongest signal that she was [running out of patience](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/world/americas/maria-corina-machado-venezuela-trump.html). The Rodriguez government [is negotiating](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelan-acting-government-opposition-delegation-begin-talks-2026-08-06/) with representatives of the 2015 National Assembly, Venezuela’s last internationally recognized, democratically elected body, but Machado has said she has been marginalized in those talks. On Oct. 15, _The New York Times_ [published an interview](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/world/americas/maria-corina-machado-venezuela-trump.html) with Machado in which she accused Betancourt, the oil deal’s Venezuelan investment partner, of “obscene corruption” and blamed him for the country’s persistent electricity shortages. She did not criticize Trump or suggest that, if elected president, she would repudiate the oil deal. She made clear, however, that Betancourt would have no part in it. 

The interview marked Machado’s sharpest attempt yet to distance herself from an agreement between a Venezuelan government run by Maduro’s former deputies and a Trump Administration that has become increasingly unpopular in Venezuela. Her dilemma is familiar to leaders around the world: how to remain on good terms with a U.S. president who holds tremendous leverage over their countries’ futures while also exploiting the opportunities created by Trump’s growing unpopularity at home. 

Back in Venezuela, Machado [seems to believe](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/world/americas/machado-trump-venezuela-return.html) that Washington will push Rodriguez to hold elections next year. She’ll have to tread lightly. After praising her return, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned, without naming Machado, that “[you’re not going to street-protest your way into a democracy](https://www.axios.com/2026/10/27/rubio-venezuela-maria-machado-elections).” Translation: Glad you’re back, but Washington will control the process ahead. Whatever that process turns out to be.

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=blt19fc1282a249a0b0 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:30:00 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Ian Bremmer\]\]><!\[CDATA\[How to Relieve Sciatica Pain—and What Makes It Worse\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/how-to-relieve-sciatica-pain/<!\[CDATA\[Health\]\]><!\[CDATA\[The best exercises and treatments for your sciatica depend on what’s causing it.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Olena Malik—Getty Images\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

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 —Olena Malik—Getty Images

Sciatica can send pain shooting down your leg and make it hard to find a comfortable way to sit, stand, or sleep. Finding relief starts with figuring out [what’s irritating the nerve](https://time.com/7346163/weird-symptoms-neurology-neurologists/). A herniated disc, a spinal canal that’s become too narrow and puts pressure on the nerves, and other problems can cause the pain—and what helps one person may make another feel worse.

Many people get better without surgery. Pain from a herniated disc often eases on its own within about six weeks, though recovery can take longer. Here’s what experts recommend trying, what to avoid, and when to see a doctor.

## **What causes sciatica pain?**

Sciatica is a symptom, not a diagnosis—a distinction that matters when you’re trying to find relief. “Everybody’s like, ‘This is what I have. I have this,’” says Dr. Allen Chen, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist at UCLA Health. But the term describes pain traveling down your leg, without explaining what’s causing it.

Typically, irritation or pressure on a nerve root in the lower spine triggers the pain. It can feel burning, shooting, or electric, traveling through the buttock and down the leg, sometimes into the foot. It can also make finding a comfortable position difficult. “It bothers people at night, and it bothers people in the day,” Chen says. “It can be very, very disruptive.”

One common cause is a herniated disc. The discs that cushion the bones in your spine have a tough outer layer and a softer center—think of “a jelly donut,” Chen says. If some of that inner material pushes through the outer layer, it can press on a nerve and trigger inflammation. Sometimes people can pinpoint when things went wrong: “I was moving my kid into college,” or “I was moving a couch,” Chen says. Other times, there’s no memorable moment to blame.

Another common cause, particularly among older adults, is spinal stenosis, or a narrowing of the space where spinal nerves travel. Arthritis and other changes over time can put pressure on those nerves, Chen says. People with this problem may be able to sit comfortably, then notice “pain or sometimes heaviness” in their legs when they walk.

## **What are the best exercises for sciatica?**

The best exercise for your sciatica depends on what’s causing it. “There really isn’t one exercise program that’s best for everyone,” says Dr. Keven Burns, an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Spine Institute of Arizona in Scottsdale.

Even mild exercise can feel unbearable when you’re in pain. For some people, sciatica is “absolutely debilitating,” Burns says. They “can’t stand, can’t move.”

If you have a herniated disc, exercises that gently bend the back backward may help—but only if moving in that direction eases your symptoms. One example is a prone press-up. “You lie on your stomach and gently push your upper body upward while keeping your hips on the floor,” Burns says. Some people find it easier to start by simply resting on their elbows. A physical therapist can help determine whether these movements are right for you and how to progress.

People with spinal stenosis may respond to the opposite approach: bending forward. Bringing the knees toward the chest while lying on the back, or leaning forward while seated, can provide relief for some people, Burns says.

As the pain eases, you can start working on getting stronger, too. “Your core is your internal back brace,” Burns says. That includes your back muscles and the muscles along the sides of your trunk, as well as your abs. He often recommends bridges, bird dogs, and modified planks, adjusted to what you can tolerate. “I generally prefer these stabilization exercises over traditional sit-ups or crunches, especially early in recovery,” he says.

Whatever you try, don’t just assume that the routine that helped your friend will work for you. “What helps one person may actually make someone else’s symptoms worse,” Burns says.

## **Is walking good for sciatica?**

Often, yes—and you don’t need to turn it into a fitness project. “Everyone wants to think about, ‘OK, I gotta do some exercises or stretching,’” Burns says. “Well, just don’t stop moving. Get up and walk. Take short walks.”

Several short walks throughout the day can be more manageable than one long outing. The goal is to stay active without repeatedly setting off the pain. Dr. Wellington Hsu, a spine surgeon at Northwestern Medicine, also suggests considering low-impact aerobic activity, such as using an elliptical, if it feels comfortable. Running and jumping can be harder to tolerate during a flare.

How far you walk, however, should depend on how you feel, Burns says. People with spinal stenosis may find that walking triggers leg pain or heaviness, so work with your clinician or physical therapist to find an amount and type of activity you can tolerate. You don’t need to finish your usual loop if your leg keeps hurting more with every step.

## **Can stretching make sciatica worse?**

Yes. If the back of your thigh feels tight, you might assume your hamstrings need a good stretch. But sometimes, Burns says, what feels like a tight muscle is actually tension along an irritated nerve. Patients “stretch harder, hoping to loosen things up, and end up making their leg pain worse,” he says. “More stretching doesn’t necessarily mean more improvement.”

An exercise can also change how far down your leg the pain travels. “If pain that was previously traveling into the calf or foot begins moving back toward the buttock or lower back, that’s generally a favorable sign,” Burns says. Physical therapists call this centralization. If an exercise instead sends pain farther down your leg, it may be aggravating the nerve.

It might be normal to feel sore after exercising, but some symptoms are a sign to stop. “A little muscle soreness during exercise is acceptable,” Burns says. “However, increasing radiating leg pain, worsening numbness, or new weakness aren’t things I want patients trying to push through.”

Everyday tasks can aggravate the pain, too. Chen cautions against lifting and twisting at the same time, especially with a herniated disc. Think of turning to grab your suitcase and hoisting it into an airplane’s overhead bin. Use your legs to help lift, he advises, and avoid twisting your back as you raise the bag.

## **Does physical therapy help sciatica?**

A physical therapist can help you figure out which exercises ease your pain—and which make it worse—and then build a routine that helps you get stronger without repeatedly irritating the nerve. 

One technique they might teach you is nerve gliding, which is also called nerve flossing. 

“Nerves need to move as we bend, straighten, and change positions,” Burns says. “When a nerve becomes irritated or inflamed, that movement can become uncomfortable.” A physical therapist can teach you exercises to help the nerve move more comfortably—and show you how to avoid pulling too hard.

The goal of PT is to make moving more comfortable while your body recovers, Burns says. “They give you tools to cope and compensate,” he says. “But also they allow your body to get back to normal movement while your body’s healing itself.”

Hsu often recommends physical therapy before other treatments, like medication or injections, because it has fewer risks. But finding a program a patient is comfortable with matters most. “If their body doesn’t feel good afterwards, they’re not going to do it,” he says.

## **What else helps relieve sciatica pain?**

Sitting in the same position for hours can be uncomfortable when you have sciatica, Hsu says. Try breaking up that time by standing between tasks or taking a short walk during a break. A physical therapist can also help you find ways to sit more comfortably.

Heat or cold may provide relief, too, although people differ in which they prefer. Massage can help soothe muscle tightness or spasms around the lower back and buttocks, Burns adds.

Foam rolling might ease surrounding muscle tightness, but there isn’t strong evidence that it directly treats sciatica, Burns says. Keep the pressure gentle, he advises, and back off if it triggers nerve pain.

Burns also sometimes recommends anti-inflammatory medication, such as ibuprofen or naproxen. These drugs aren’t right for everyone: Evidence of benefit for sciatica is limited, and they can cause side effects, including stomach bleeding and kidney problems.

If you’re still in a lot of pain, your doctor might suggest an epidural steroid injection, Chen says. It puts medication near the irritated nerves to help reduce inflammation. Some people get relief for weeks or months; others don’t notice much difference. The injection doesn’t remove whatever is pressing on the nerve, though. “They don’t make the disc go away. They don’t open up the space. They don’t take pressure off of the nerve,” he says.

If you’ve tried other treatments and pain is still making everyday life difficult, surgery may offer relief, Burns says. Depending on what’s pressing on the nerve, a surgeon can remove the piece of herniated disc causing the problem or create more room for the nerves.

For someone struggling to get out of bed or get through the day, that relief can make a big difference. “What surgery does offer is the ability to get better quicker,” Hsu says. Many people with a herniated disc improve without an operation, but surgery can shorten that painful wait for some patients. Results aren’t guaranteed, though—and though not everyone improves, most do, he says. A spine surgeon can help you weigh whether the likely benefits outweigh the risks.

## **When should you see a doctor for sciatica?**

If your pain is getting worse or keeping you from your usual activities, see your doctor, Burns says. They can check your strength, sensation, and reflexes to help figure out the best treatment path.

If symptoms aren’t improving after about six weeks of treatment, Burns often considers an MRI to help figure out what’s pressing on a nerve and what to try next. But certain symptoms mean you shouldn’t wait that long to be evaluated.

“If someone suddenly has difficulty lifting their foot, begins tripping because of weakness, or notices their leg becoming progressively weaker, they need an urgent medical evaluation,” Burns says. Trouble lifting the front of your foot is called foot drop, which can make your toes drag as you walk. It can signal nerve compression severe enough to cause lasting weakness, he says.

New bladder or bowel problems—like trouble starting to pee, being unable to pee, or losing control of your bladder or bowels—are also reasons to go to the ER immediately. So is new numbness around your genitals, groin, or anus. These can signal cauda equina syndrome, a rare condition in which compressed spinal nerves affect bladder and bowel function.

For many people, getting better takes weeks to months, and the first few weeks can be especially hard. If treatment isn’t helping, let your doctor know so you can discuss what to try next. Burns doesn’t want patients to assume they simply have to live with the pain. “There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and there are treatment options.”

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=bltd53420ff3622f122 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:48:33 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Angela Haupt\]\]><!\[CDATA\[How to Try Somatic Shaking for Stress Relief\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/somatic-shaking-stress-relief/<!\[CDATA\[Health\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Channel your inner wet dog.\]\]><!\[CDATA\[Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Image: Volodymyr Melnyk via Canva)\]\]><!\[CDATA\[

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57f9bb49418aee3d/6af239177ce30ba33d1eb447/OSC_Shake.png?branch=production)

 —Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Image: Volodymyr Melnyk via Canva)

Imagine you’ve just washed your hands, and there’s no towel. Give them a gentle shake, and then let your arms join in.

That’s the start of a [stress-management exercise](https://time.com/4063368/stress-relief-meditation/) that may help loosen your tense muscles and give you a break from [anxious thoughts](https://time.com/6286178/intrusive-thoughts-meaning-treatment/), says Kim Penberthy, a clinical psychologist and professor of research in psychiatric medicine at the UVA School of Medicine. It’s a small movement experiment—sometimes called somatic shaking—that takes a minute or less, doesn’t require any equipment, and gives you something to try when telling yourself to [calm down](https://time.com/7353430/nervous-system-reset-mindfulness/) isn’t getting you anywhere.

Here’s why shaking things out might help, plus how to give it a try.

## **How does shaking your body help with stress?**

Think about what happens when you’re replaying an argument or worrying about tomorrow’s big work presentation. Your mind is busy, sure. But your jaw might be clenched, your shoulders raised, and your neck stiff enough to make turning your head unpleasant. Shaking your body gives you a chance to notice—and loosen—some of that tension. “If you try to tense your shoulder and shake your arm, it’s sort of hard,” Penberthy says. Letting your arm hang loosely and gently moving it encourages you to relax those muscles.

The movement also gives your mind something else to focus on. Instead of mentally rewriting the email you just sent, you’re noticing how your hands feel or concentrating on moving one leg at a time. That shift may briefly interrupt rumination—and remind you that you have a way to respond when you’re feeling stuck. Part of the relief, Penberthy says, is realizing: “I’ve got some ability to do something. I don’t have to just sit here and suffer.”

Penberthy sometimes shakes things out herself. “I often do it after a very stressful day,” she says, especially when she notices her neck aching. The image that comes to her mind is athletes shaking out their limbs before heading onto the field: a mental and physical move. 

## **How to try somatic shaking**

Start small, advises Lisa George, a psychiatric and family nurse practitioner and founder of Talk Tribeca Psychiatry in New York. Stand comfortably with your feet planted on the floor, or sit down in a chair. Let your hands hang loosely and give them the same gentle shake you’d use to flick off water. Try that for 10 or 15 seconds, then let your arms join in, keeping your shoulders relaxed.

If it feels comfortable, loosen one leg and then the other, holding a chair or wall for support if you’re standing. If you’re sitting down, you can try small foot taps instead. Keep your eyes open, leave your head and neck steady, and breathe normally. A little movement is plenty.

“This isn’t something where you have to be aggressive,” George says. “You’re not throwing your arms.” She “shakes things out” in her own office, including around other people, and likens it to “an active form of stretching.” You’re moving enough to see whether it feels good, rather than trying to work up a sweat.

George’s own anxiety tends to show up in her body: Her heart races, her muscles tense, and she feels overwhelmed. When that happens, being told to meditate or work on her thoughts doesn’t necessarily help. Movement gives her another place to start. It’s also something you can fit into a stressful workday: a realistic alternative to telling a client, “‘Oh, you’re feeling stressed at work, you should go for a 20-minute run,’” she says.

After a brief shake, stop and notice how you feel. Are your shoulders a little lower? Do your hands feel less clenched? Has the conversation in your head quieted down? You might feel calmer, unchanged, or more energized. Use that information to decide whether this is something you’d like to try again. “If it feels good, great,” George says. “And if it doesn’t feel good, then stop.”

Don’t worry if the difference is small. Penberthy sometimes suggests rating your tension before and afterward, but she doesn’t want people thinking, “Oh no, I’ve only moved from 7 to 6\. I’ve failed.” Any stress reduction is valuable, she says.

## **How to make “shaking it out” a stress-relief habit**

You don’t have to save shaking for the end of a terrible day. Try it between tasks, after a tense phone call, or once you’re somewhere comfortable following an appointment you’ve been dreading.

Morgan Starr-Riestis, a therapist in Honolulu, recently did a quick shake beside her car after a trip to the dentist. Dental appointments are stressful for her, and she had already used breathing and other calming techniques beforehand. Afterward, she spent about 10 seconds bouncing around before getting into the car. “You just kind of allow that pent-up energy to feel like it has a place to go,” she says, “so you’re not carrying it around.”

It’s something she encourages her clients to try, too. “If you could think your way out of your problems,” she often tells them, “you would have done it by now.”

If you’re having trouble picturing the movement, Starr-Riestis suggests imagining water droplets on your skin and gently shaking them off, like a dog after a bath. Focus on where you notice tension, and move in whatever way feels comfortable. 

Starr-Riestis wishes the movement felt less socially awkward. “If somebody saw you doing squats publicly, they wouldn’t think, ‘Oh, that’s weird.’ They’d be like, ‘Oh, they’re doing squats,’” she says. If you'd rather experiment without an audience, she adds, head to a private spot, even if it’s the restroom at work.

There’s no need to turn shaking into another time-consuming thing on your to-do list. Starr-Riestis likes that it’s free, takes very little time, and gives people something they can try anytime they have a spare second. “I think so much of our healing culture has become these long drawn-out routines,” she says. “You go to yoga for an hour, you have to do this and you have to do that.”

Just leave yourself a moment afterward to be still. Take a breath, notice how you feel, and give yourself a chance to settle before checking your phone or opening the next email. “The stillness after that is really, I think, the more important part,” Starr-Riestis says.

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=blt1a312dc301b6dd3a Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:06:29 +0000<!\[CDATA\[Angela Haupt\]\]><!\[CDATA\[The 10 Best Gifts for Outdoorsy Types\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/best-gifts-for-outdoorsy-types/<!\[CDATA\[

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d5f3d32ff90bea1/6af22f7d46dffeee17d9e8f0/outdoor-gifts-holidays-best-inventions.jpg?branch=production)

Every year, TIME's editors and correspondents work together to compile a collection of the most interesting and groundbreaking new products and innovations for the [Best Inventions](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/) list. As holiday season approaches, the TIME team has pulled out a selection of the 10 best outdoors items from the list that would make a perfect gift for the explorers and adventurers in your life. 

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca91698ba25ac579/6acf84e3c37bcf52cbc91c25/01_TIME_SHOOT_The-North-Face-Universal-Wawona-3-Tent.jpg?branch=production)

 —Hugo Yu for TIME

## [The North Face Universal Wawona 3 Tent](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/the-north-face-universal-wawona-3-tent/)

_Gear for a more broadly imagined adventurer_

Inclusivity is rarely the focus of outdoor equipment innovation. With the help of professional adaptive athlete Vasu Sojitra, The North Face set out to change this with the Universal Collection. The frame of the Universal Wawona 3 tent comes together with three poles of the same size, eliminating the need for designers to use color coding that would be useless to the visually impaired to signal which pole goes where. The tent’s doorway also features a low threshold that makes it easier to roll in a wheelchair, which should have no problem being stored in the tent’s cavernous front vestibule alongside any other camping gear. _—Rae Witte_

**Buy now:** Universal Wawona 3 Tent on [The North Face](https://www.thenorthface.com/en-us/p/shop-all-829783/universal-wawona-3-NF0A8GJM?color=PFQ&size=OS&utm%5Fsource=The+Arena+Group&utm%5Fmedium=affiliate&utm%5Fcampaign=affiliate&utm%5Fcontent=ecomm&irclickid=3850c7c2Na42111f1b5b88df2558b5514&irgwc=1&afsrc=1)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d467f709bc078f5/6af230295fb4461536cfce84/01_TIME_SHOOT_Coleman-Snap-N-Go.jpg?branch=production)

 —Hugo Yu for TIME

## [Coleman Snap ’N Go](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/coleman-snap-n-go/)

_A collapsible hard-sided cooler_

Hard coolers take up too much storage space; soft coolers don’t offer enough insulation. Coleman merged the best of both with its first collapsible hard-sided cooler. The Snap ‘N Go has a leakproof design, retains cold for up to 64 hours, and quickly folds to a third of its size. “You just pick the cooler up and it self-assembles—and with one tug, it collapses back down,” says VP of R&D for Outdoor and Recreation Scott Barbieri. It’s already outselling the company’s predictions: “I think it shows the desire for people to be outside and have easily transportable gear,” Barbieri says. _—Derek Rose_

**Buy Now:** Coleman Snap ’N Go on [Amazon](https://amzn.to/4rX3oNz)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0438fa4b8f2eef11/6acf84e4caff70535d18c32e/Royal-Robbins-Salathe-Sun-Hoody-time-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

 —Royal Robbins

## [Royal Robbins Salathé Sun Hoodie](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/royal-robbins-salath-sun-hoodie/)

_Chemical-free mosquito protection_ 

Mosquito-borne diseases cause over [700,000 deaths per year](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12868167/), making the mosquito [the world’s deadliest animal](https://www.cdc.gov/global-health/impact/fighting-the-worlds-deadliest-animal.html). Protective measures typically involve synthetic chemicals like permethrin and Deet or natural repellents with varying degrees of effectiveness, but outdoor apparel brand Royal Robbins sees another way: fabric construction. Its Salathé Sun Hoodie is made with a proprietary tight-weave ripstop fabric that the company says is [roughly 92% effective against mosquito bites](https://outdoorindustry.org/press-release/royal-robbins-introduces-new-styles-featuring-award-winning-chemical-free-mosquito-protection-technology-for-spring-2027/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) in lab and field testing and doesn’t wear away with time, all while remaining lightweight and breathable. As an added bonus, the fabric also offers UPF40+ sun protection. _—Derek Rose_

**Buy Now:** Royal Robbins Salathé Sun Hoodie on [Amazon](https://link.amazon/B0hOFQH82)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2e9e5d597f6401b/6aceeb4e5c679e3f166fd41e/LifeStraw-Escape-time-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

## [LifeStraw Escape](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-special-mentions/2026/lifestraw-escape/)

_A faster water filter_

Designed for the outdoors, Escape is a high-flow pressurized water purifier that holds 5.25 gallons and filters 1 liter per minute, removing viruses, bacteria, parasites, and microplastics. _—TIME Staff_

**Buy Now:** Escape on [LifeStraw](https://lifestraw.com/products/lifestraw-escape)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt169dfc0d7130fc2c/6acf84e3c336f27aeba27cc4/Armedangels-Windbreaker-time-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

 —ARMEDANGELS

## [Armedangels Windbreaker](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/armedangels-windbreaker/)

_Petroleum-free and functional_

Windbreakers are usually made from petroleum-based synthetics like polyester or nylon, and treated with forever chemicals—that’s what makes them windproof, water resistant, and durable. But it’s also what makes them an environmental nightmare. “We believe as a company that nature holds the solution to the problems we face as an industry,” says Armedangels Impact and Innovation Director Julia Kirschner. The team instead designed a windbreaker with Tencel Lyocell, a wood-pulp fiber, as the main fabric, tightly woven and treated with a PFAS-free water-repellent finish. The result is a breathable, water-repellent windbreaker that doesn’t rely on the [oil industry](https://time.com/6175206/black-gold-fossil-fuel-industry/) or shed microplastics. —_Matthew Huff_

**Buy Now**: Armedangels Windbreaker on [Armedangels](https://www.armedangels.com/en-us/products/windbreaker-jacket-tinted-navy?option%5Fvalues=10965245165893%2C10965244707141)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae9257db9891e12b/6acf84e4caff702c5618c334/Therm-a-Rest-NeoLoft-Sleeping-Pad-time-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

 —Mirae Campbell

## [Therm-a-Rest NeoLoft Sleeping Pad](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/therm-a-rest-neoloft-sleeping-pad/)

_A cozy, knit, inflatable sleeping pad_

After decades of creating some of the lightest sleeping pads for camping, Cascade Designs’s latest release is also one of the plushest. At 30 oz., the new Therm-a-Rest NeoLoft Sleeping Pad is still quite light. But instead of crinkly, unbreathable nylon, the inflatable mattress is constructed from a stretch knit polyester usually reserved for apparel, which feels smooth against your skin and is virtually noiseless when you shift in your sleep. It also inflates to 4.6-in. thick, unprecedented for a mattress that—when rolled up—is hardly larger than a 1L Nalgene water bottle. _—Adam Schram_

**Buy now:** Therm-a-Rest NeoLoft Sleeping Pad on [Amazon](https://link.amazon/B0injVH1b)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb9b695938e06136/6acf84e459e207809f6136b8/Opinel-Neo7-Alpine-time-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

 —STUDIO LBLB VIVIAN BRUCHEZ

## [Opinel Neo7 Alpine Folding Knife](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/opinel-n-o7-alpine/)

_A multitool purpose-built for mountaineering_

More climbers die on Mont Blanc than on any other mountain in Europe. To help the Chamonix mountain guides who work to prevent this, French knife manufacturer Opinel involved several ENSA-certified guides to develop and test a multi-tool tailored to their specific needs. Designed so it can be opened with one gloved hand, the [Neo7 Alpine](https://www.opinel-usa.com/products/neo7-alpine-folding-knife) includes a serrated stainless-steel knife (perfect for cutting breakcord) and a quarter-inch bit holder (sized for ski and snowboard adjustment and repair). “Instead of trying to do everything, it focuses on doing the most important jobs very well," said Francoise Detroyat, Opinel's Marketing Director. _—Erica Zazo_

**Buy now:** Opinel Neo7 Alpine Folding Knife on [Amazon](https://link.amazon/B02KcqE7e)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt498cd92fa8f6c1d1/6aceebb57f48ae57c9b3fff9/Marmot-Wraptor-time-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

 —Marmot

## [Marmot Wraptor](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-special-mentions/2026/marmot-wraptor/)

_A more flexible sleeping bag_

Marmot’s Wraptor sleeping bag has dual-flap magnetic closures instead of zippers for flexibility and a foot vent to help campers regulate body temperature. _—TIME Staff_

**Buy Now:** Wraptor on [Marmot](https://www.marmot.com/c/marmot-equipment-sleeping-bags-wraptor)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb025d85239a12bff/6acf825f04105810558be96c/American-Trench-Ventile-Shell-Jacket-time-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

 —American Trench

## [American Trench Ventile Shell Jacket](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/american-trench-ventile-shell-jacket/)

_Naturally waterproof cotton_

Cotton is infamously bad when wet, absorbing moisture and causing hikers’ hypothermia. Ventile, developed for the British military in 1943, is a cotton weave that leverages the fabric’s desire to expand when wet; when densely woven, the damp fibers actually create a natural elemental barrier—no weatherproofing chemicals required. American Trench uses the elegantly utilitarian material in its new Ventile Shell Jacket. Here, the fabric’s waterproofing is aided by a light water-repellent finish and thorough internal seam taping, a technical manufacturing process rarely attempted by factories outside of southeast Asia. The Ventile Shell, however, is manufactured in Clifton, N.J. _—Daniel Varghese_

**Buy now:** American Trench Ventile Shell Jacket at [americantrench.com](https://americantrench.com/products/the-ventile-shell-jacket?)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltefffe1a2dc156b50/6acf84e3c37bcfdf3ac91c29/Cinch-Outdoors-Wingman-time-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

 —Cinch X Wildland

## [Wild Land Wingman](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/cinch-outdoors-wingman/)

_Truck bed glamping_

Vehicle-based camping is [on the rise](https://oia.outdoorindustry.org/l/51282/2026-02-23/f4j3xz%5C), and Wild Land’s Wingman is here to meet the moment. The Wingman is a hardshell topper tent that transforms a pickup truck bed into a two-story camping system [with the press of a button](https://cinchoutdoors.com/pages/wingman); founder and CEO of Wild Land's distribution partner Cinch Outdoors Jake Jackson describes it as somewhere between a traditional tent and an RV. The second-story sleeping area—for example—is decked out with a transparent PVC skylight, built-in Bluetooth speakers, lighting, and a high-density foam mattress. Purists might say it’s not camping, but for Jackson, “It's as close as you can get to the wildest parts of nature with a hotel-like experience.” _—Derek Rose_

**Buy Now:** Reserve Wild Land Wingman on [Cinch Outdoors](https://cinchoutdoors.com/pages/wingman)

\]\]> https://time.com/?p=blt489ee2139abf7ea1 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:23:02 +0000<!\[CDATA\[TIME Staff\]\]><!\[CDATA\[The 10 Best Gifts for the Home\]\]> https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/best-gifts-for-the-home/<!\[CDATA\[

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt701a474e21f468a8/6af22c1b7ce30b12691eb425/home-gifts-holidays-best-inventions.jpg?branch=production)

Every year, TIME's editors and correspondents work together to compile a collection of the most interesting and groundbreaking new products and innovations for the [Best Inventions](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/) list. As holiday season approaches, the TIME team has pulled out a selection of the 10 best household items from the list that would make a perfect gift for those looking to add more practical pizzazz to their space. 

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca5ff53a4c38cee0/6acf851890def4a9111c1041/Dreame-MF10-Bladeless-Fan-time-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

 —Courtesy of Dreame

## [Dreame MF10 Bladeless Fan](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/dreame-mf10-bladeless-fan/)

_A futuristic smart fan_

Earlier this year, Yu Hao, the founder and CEO of leading [robot-vacuum-maker](https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/dreame-ranked-no-1-global-130500173.html) Dreame, made headlines and [stirred controversy](https://www.briefs.co/news/robot-vacuum-makers-100-trillion-dream-china-crackdown/) with his goal of building it into the world’s first [$100 trillion company](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/12/a-chinese-start-ups-dilemma-exposes-cracks-in-beijings-tech-funding.html). The first step is rapidly expanding into various sectors, including phones, wearables, and air care. Dreame’s newest smart fan, the futuristic [MF10](https://homeair.dreametech.com/products/mf10-bladeless-fan), provides wide-ranging airflow via two bladeless, independently oscillating wings. (Each wing rotates up to 180 degrees horizontally and 90 degrees vertically for 270-degree circulation.) The MF10’s TempSync system senses air temperature and automatically adjusts fan speed to optimize comfort and energy use. _—Derek Rose_

**Buy Now:** Dreame MF10 Bladeless Fan on [Amazon](https://link.amazon/B0g2RKae9)

## 

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a267da36e97d0e7/6af22dba28c86606c08f60c0/01_TIME_SHOOT_Vestaboard-Note.jpg?branch=production)

 —Hugo Yu for TIME

## [Vestaboard Note](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/vestaboard-note/)

_Retro message board_

Vestaboard’s split-flap messaging displays evoke the sight and sound of a mid-century train station, but founder and CEO Dorrian Porter says it’s more than a nod to the past—it’s a respite from glowing screens. “The whole internet collapsed into our phones,” Porter says. “There’s an opportunity to put that information into our lives in simpler, more peaceful ways.” The Note—a compact version of the company’s [much larger flagship product](https://www.vestaboard.com/flagship)—launched in February, and can display personal messages, weather, stock prices, Spotify songs, and [hundreds](https://www.vestaboard.com/help/vestaboard-plus) of other options via [2,880](https://www.vestaboard.com/note) mesmerizing flaps controlled via an app. _—Derek Rose_

**Buy Now:** Vestaboard Note on [Vestaboard](https://shop.vestaboard.com/products/note)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt20432f3a21c7ec26/6acf83b090def472841c1028/Aura-Ink-time-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

 —Aura

## [Aura Ink ](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/aura-ink/)

_A cordless, wall-mounted digital frame_

[Digital photo frames](https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318374/aura-aspen/) have been around for decades, but you couldn’t easily wall-mount them without cord clutter until Aura Ink, a wireless, 13.3-in. display that can hold a charge for up to three months. Unlike traditional LCD frames that can make your living room feel like Times Square, Aura Ink uses a color e-paper technology that gives photos a vintage-print quality. Designing it meant “reinventing the whole product," Aura co-founder and CTO Eric Jensen says. For instance, because e-paper reflects ambient light (unlike a back-lit LCD), the Ink has a built-in front light that automatically adjusts to the room’s brightness. _—Jessica Sager_

**Buy Now**: Aura Ink on [Aura Frames](https://auraframes.com/ink)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt612afc50c50eb608/6acf83b092bb50b2bb0f0d5a/01_TIME_SHOOT_Syncere-Lume.jpg?branch=production)

 —Hugo Yu for TIME

## [Syncere Lume](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/syncere-lume/)

_A lamp that does chores_

Like Lumiere the candlestick before it, the Lume both sheds light and completes tasks for its owner with nary a complaint. To create an AI-powered butler, AI startup Syncere reimagined the bedside lamp as a robotic arm that, when prompted via an app, makes the bed or sorts through a heap of clean laundry and folds it into neat piles. The current iteration can be wheeled around the house, and works best when purchased in a pair to fold clothes, make the bed, or pick up clutter. The company says it will learn more tasks with time. _—Emma Barker Bonomo_

**Buy Now:** Lume on [Syncere](https://syncere.com/product)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdfcaef01f022db91/6acf83b192bb5080ad0f0d5e/Philips-Skylight-time-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

 —Signify

## [Signify Philips Skylight](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/signify-philips-skylight/)

_Engineering natural light_

The lighting pros at Philips have tackled the final frontier: replicating natural sunlight. The Philips Skylight provides a ceiling-mounted frame, which comes in two sizes, filled with a light panel that mimics the soft, fluctuating daylight of a skylight for those who rent or live on lower floors. The biggest challenges, its designers say, were mimicking the fade from crisp morning rays to bright noon light to a soft evening glow, and creating a sense of depth to conjure the distant sky. The VitaUp version even uses safe UV-B lights to stimulate vitamin D production. _—Emma Barker Bonomo_

**Buy Now**: Signify Philips Skylight on [Amazon](https://link.amazon/B0gGgzQBz)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4042ee04fd9214c/6acf85256a8fc54b783489a8/Flipper-Devices-Busy-Bar-time-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

 —Flipper Devices

## [Flipper Devices Busy Bar](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/flipper-devices-busy-bar/)

_A timer that limits distractions_ 

Busy Bar started with a [cardboard box with an LED strip](https://habrastorage.org/getpro/habr/post%5Fimages/18f/d70/7d1/18fd707d1c52dc990859e183e3d353df.gif) as a stoplight to let [coworkers](https://time.com/tag/coworkers/) know you’re occupied. Now the glowing gadget, which resembles a retro alarm clock, can share a personalized message, set a Pomodoro timer, lock down distracting apps, silence notifications, _and_ connect to smart home systems to dim lights and change the music—all at the touch of a physical button. And that’s just the beginning. The product is open source, which gives you plenty of opportunity for customization. Place the bar on your desk, attach it to your monitor, or hang it on the wall and find your focus. _—Nina Elder_

**Buy Now:** Flipper Devices Busy Bar on [Amazon](https://link.amazon/B0b9St5W4)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb67f657b6a14ce3a/6acf823c6a8fc52be234897b/01_TIME_SHOOT_Marshall-Stockwell-III.jpg?branch=production)

 —Hugo Yu for TIME

## [Marshall Stockwell III](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/marshall-stockwell-iii/)

_Classic portable speaker, better battery life_ 

Many portable Bluetooth speakers still prioritize function over form. Marshall’s revamped Stockwell III marries the two ideas, fitting a ton of features into a sleek package that looks like a mini version of the brand’s iconic amps. The battery lasts for an industry-best 40 hours and is replaceable (essentially unheard of in consumer electronics). Audio is better than ever too: Marshall’s signature True Stereophonic 360° audio ensures [music](https://time.com/tag/music/) sounds amazing from all angles, while the Dynamic Loudness feature automatically adjusts balance across volumes. _—Eliza Thompson_

**Buy Now:** Marshall Stockwell III on [Amazon](https://link.amazon/B05cRvNh6)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta107bf0b14586a1c/6acf83b1f0a6ca33dee89962/Ecovacs-Winbot-W3-Pro-time-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

 —ECOVACS

## [Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/ecovacs-winbot-w3-pro/)

_Cordless robot window washer_

Cleaning floor-to-ceiling windows can feel like an Olympic sport. Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni lets you sit this one out. Simply press the small [robot](https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318493/figure-03/) against a pane of glass and watch its TruEdge scrubber get within 1.1 mm of edges and corners. Unlike its predecessor, the W3 Omni is paired with a portable station whose built-in battery powers 130 minutes of continuous cleaning—no nearby outlet or extension cord necessary. That same dock features Vortex Wash, which automatically cleans the robot’s dirty wiping pads in about a minute. Your ladder and microfiber cloth could never. _—Matthew Huff_

**Buy Now**: Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni on [Amazon](https://link.amazon/B0hOpyjVU)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8982a2de30f703cd/6ad0cad44d8d16f491315a7a/Nuwave_Smart_Mug-time-best-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

 —Courtesy of Nuwave LLC

## [Nuwave Smart Mug](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/nuwave-smart-mug/)

_A cup that does the brewing_

Plenty of mugs claim to keep beverages hot, and a few will even reheat a drink if it gets cold, but the 14-oz. Nuwave Smart Mug goes a step further by brewing tea and [coffee](https://time.com/4849985/coffee-caffeine-live-longer/) on the spot. Add coffee grounds or loose tea leaves to its stainless-steel brewing filter, then tap a preset button for coffee, green tea, or black tea, or choose a temperature of your liking anywhere from 70°F to 205°F. Then discard the grounds or leaves and enjoy at your leisure: the dishwasher-safe cup maintains the just-so temp for more than five hours, and automatically shuts off once you’ve taken your last sip. _—Matthew Huff_

**Buy Now**: Nuwave Smart Mug on [Amazon](https://link.amazon/B070zl8sG)

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc2a5bc2ccc28d575/6acf8286f0a6ca038ee8995c/Ninja-Slushi-Twist-time-inventions-2026.jpg?branch=production)

 —SharkNinja

## [Ninja Slushi Twist](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions/2026/ninja-slushi-twist/)

_Life of the party_

The original Ninja Slushi [sold out 15 times](https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2025/7289595/sharkninja/) after it debuted in July 2024\. Now SharkNinja has doubled down on that success, literally, with the Slushi Twist. The double-barreled frozen-drink maker can churn out two icy drinks at once, even when their ingredients—and therefore their freezing points—are markedly different. The machine’s Dual SlushAssist technology uses sensors to analyze each mixture and determine how cold it needs to get, and its refrigeration system controls the chambers independently, so a margarita and a milkshake can reach peak consistency at the same time. Two spouts let you pour each flavor separately or in a swirl. _—Matthew Huff_

**Buy Now:** Ninja Slushi Twist on [Amazon](https://link.amazon/B02vkcrfJ)

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![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61cb00f6b67de8c4/6aea08c668c81454fb6265d1/World_s-best-companies-sustainable-growth-2027.jpg?branch=production)

 —Photo-illustration by TIME; FanPro—Getty Images

The "[World’s Best Companies - Sustainable Growth 2027](https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/worlds-best-companies-sustainable-growth-2027/)" ranking is a comprehensive analysis aimed at identifying companies that demonstrate outstanding performance in sustainable development while maintaining strong financial health. The ranking focuses on three key dimensions - Revenue Growth, Financial Stability, and Environmental Impact. Only companies that transparently disclose their environmental data are considered for inclusion in the ranking.

## Methodology

The first dimension, Revenue Growth, was evaluated based on a company's revenue between 2023 and 2025\. To ensure a fair comparison, revenue growth was analyzed both in terms of relative growth and compared to the industry average. Companies were required to demonstrate consistent revenue growth during the evaluation period to be considered.

The second dimension, Financial Stability, was assessed using well-established financial metrics, including the Piotroski F-Score and Altman Z-Score. The F-Score measures a company’s financial health by examining profitability, leverage, and liquidity, while the Z-Score assesses the likelihood of bankruptcy. Companies that showed resilience and stability, especially in times of economic uncertainty, scored highly in this category. Additionally, profitability over the last five years (2021- 2025) was an important factor, ensuring that companies not only grew but maintained solid financial foundations. Industry specific KPIs were utilized to portray financial stability of companies within the banking, insurance and REIT sectors.

The third dimension, Environmental Impact, was a core focus of this analysis. Using data from 2024, the evaluation covered both direct and indirect carbon emissions, categorized as Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions. Companies were evaluated based on their total emissions and emissions intensity, measured both relative to revenue and industry peers. Green energy use, water consumption, and waste management were additional key performance indicators. Companies that effectively reduced their environmental impact while maintaining operational efficiency scored highly in this dimension. Data sources included publicly available sustainability reports, environmental disclosures, and third-party environmental databases.

Once all data was collected, it was consolidated and weighed within a scoring model. The scores of all three dimensions were weighed equally to determine the final ranking score, with a maximum of 100 points. The 500 companies with the highest scores were featured on the “[World’s Best Companies - Sustainable Growth 2027](https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/worlds-best-companies-sustainable-growth-2027/)” ranking by TIME and Statista.

[See the full list. ](https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/worlds-best-companies-sustainable-growth-2027/)

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As the world is reshaped by the AI industry while trying to stave off the worst effects of climate change, corporations have to strike a balance between growth and environmental and social stewardship. TIME and Statista have published the third annual ranking of World’s Best Companies in Sustainable Growth, identifying 500 companies that demonstrate outstanding performance in sustainable development while maintaining strong financial health. The ranking accounts for revenue growth, financial stability, and environmental impact. Only companies transparently disclosing their environmental data are considered for inclusion in the ranking.

[**Methodology: How TIME and Statista chose the World’s Best Companies in Sustainable Growth**](https://time.com/article/2026/11/10/worlds-best-companies-sustainable-growth-2027-methodology/)

Compared to [last year’s list](https://time.com/7332989/worlds-best-companies-sustainable-growth-2026/), in the top ten, several companies improved their rankings, and there were some new names appearing on the list as well. Nvidia, a company at the epicenter of AI’s buildup, climbed from no.6 last year to lead this year’s list. Its [revenues across](https://s201.q4cdn.com/141608511/files/doc%5Ffinancials/2027/Q227/Q227-Revenue-by-Market-Platform-Slides.pdf) its various business platforms like data centers, hyperscale, AI cloud, and edge computing have continued to grow from 2025, with a 106% year over year growth, as reported in its [2027 Q2 earnings](https://s201.q4cdn.com/141608511/files/doc%5Ffinancials/2027/Q227/Q2FY27-CFO-Commentary.pdf), driven by the Blackwell Ultra infrastructure [introduced over the last few years](https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-blackwell-ultra-ai-factory-platform-paves-way-for-age-of-ai-reasoning). “We're the only company in the world that creates and builds, offers an entire AI factory platform, a full-stack system. And customers can still mix and match,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on [an earnings call in August](https://s201.q4cdn.com/141608511/files/content%5Ffiles/TRANSCRIPT%5F-NVIDIA-Corp-NVDA-US-Q2-2027-Earnings-Call-26-August-2026-5%5F00-PM-ET.pdf). “Most companies just don't have the skills to do that or desire to do that. And so, there's an entire part of the market that we experience growth. There's sovereign AI, there are regional AIs, there are neoclouds, there are AI start-ups, there are enterprises – which represents about half of our business, and that's growing 100% a year.” (The data for this year's list does not account for Nvidia's recent stock dip following the announcement of an [investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's](https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-jensen-huang-spy-china-63531dec0fe5c145afaac94dde31d478) relationship with a suspected Chinese spy.)

On the sustainable development side, Nvidia has partnered with industries like healthcare, education, weather monitoring and more to improve and expand services and accelerate innovation. Related discussion around grid demands of AI, Nvidia stated in its [2026 sustainability report](https://images.nvidia.com/aem-dam/Solutions/documents/NVIDIA-Sustainability-Report-Fiscal-Year-2026.pdf) that it is working on, for example, power-flexible AI factories that can increase capacity while reducing stress on the grid, especially during peak times. It is also working on designing increasingly energy efficient products including chips. In addition to using creative ways to capture and reuse water on its various campuses, Nvidia stated that it’s deploying closed-loop liquid cooling across its AI factories and leased data centers where applicable. The design of their cooling system “can significantly reduce or eliminate water use for cooling compared to traditional evaporative systems.” Additionally, Nvidia supports industry-wide efforts to validate the source of minerals used in its products with the goal to use “only conflict-free gold, tantalum, tungsten, and tin (3TG).” The company reported that it has removed noncompliant 3TG smelters and refiners from its supply chain to help meet this goal.

E.L.F. Beauty, no. 2 this year, up from no. 13, had a strong-performance year across its portfolio, including with the brand Rhode, which it [acquired last year](https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2025/7289584/elf-beauty/), and Naturium. In a second quarter [earnings report in November,](https://investor.elfbeauty.com/stock-and-financial/press-releases/landing-news/2026/11-04-2026-210608777) its net sales this past March to end of September are up 51% compared to the same period last year. “This marks our 31st consecutive quarter of net sales growth. That is almost eight continuous years of growth. We are one of only six public consumer companies out of 516 that has grown for 31 straight quarters and averaged at least 20% net sales growth per quarter,” CEO Tarang Amin said in the [earnings call](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ELF/earnings/ELF-Q2-2027-earnings%5Fcall-725309.html). “Rhode continues to break records with every launch, including most recently in Sephora Europe, marking the biggest launch in Sephora's history.”

E.L.F has also leveled up from a [C to a B in its CDP climate score](https://www.elfbeauty.com/impact/environment-sustainability#acting-on-climate-and-emissions) during the second year of reporting due to getting more suppliers to use renewable energy, using lower carbon logistics such as hydrogen trucks for shorter delivery on the West Coast of the U.S., and designing packaging with recycling in mind as well as sourcing “smarter materials like FSC-certified paper and wood, and post-consumer recycled and bio-based resins.” 

Four international companies in the list’s top ten are new: France-based management consulting firm Wavestone (no. 5), Sweden-based helmet maker Mips (no. 6), Taiwan-based integrated circuit designer Aspeed Technology (no. 7) which provides remote server management chip products, and the U.K.-based real estate company LondonMetric Property (no. 9).

See the full list of the World’s Best Companies in Sustainable Growth below:

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