Iran supreme leader accuses Trump of violating deal, vows forceful response
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday issued a belligerent statement accusing President Trump of violating…
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AI race splits in two as China wages open-weight insurgency
China's latest AI breakthrough is forcing Silicon Valley to confront a terrifying possibility: Building the world's…
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The bench's AI balancing act
Judges are becoming AI firewalls, setting guidelines for lawyers and litigants entering their courtrooms and…
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Nancy Mace, Ralph Norman still eyeing runs to replace Lindsey Graham despite Trump snub
Reps. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) are both still considering bids for the U.S. Senate despite…
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Trump backs Lindsey Graham's sister in Senate special election
President Trump has endorsed Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), in next month's…
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Trump threatens more tariffs over Canadian wildfire smoke
President Trump is threatening to raise tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke that drifted from the country into the…
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The Senate braces for a House wave
The Senate is set for another big House infusion next year. Why it matters: The two chambers often clash over differing…
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Solo dining finds its moment
Solo dining is having a moment, with reservations for one jumping 23% over the past year, booking app OpenTable says.…
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Scoop: U.S. sending dozens of refueling planes to Israel as Iran escalation looms
The Trump administration notified Israel it is sending dozens more refueling planes to the country ahead of a potential…
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Epstein survivors pan Blanche meeting as dismissive, "demoralizing"
Multiple survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse said a long-awaited meeting with attorney general nominee Todd Blanche…
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China just erased America's AI lead
America's commanding lead in advanced AI is gone. A Chinese moonshot — literally and figuratively — has caught up to…
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Pro-AI super PAC keeps $31M ready for the midterms
With millions of dollars sitting in AI super PAC accounts, the industry's influence in the midterms is on track to…
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Summer is smoke season now
Toronto pedestrians walk as wildfire smoke turns the skies orange. Photo: Cole Burston/AFP via Getty Images The…
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Trump's dark warning on U.S. elections: 4 takeaways
President Trump cast American elections as under siege Thursday night, describing a system riddled with vulnerabilities…
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Trump threatens TV broadcast licenses after networks skip speech
President Trump threatened again to revoke the broadcast licenses of ABC and NBC on Thursday, after those networks…
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READ: Trump documents allege China interfered in U.S. elections
President Trump alleged Thursday that U.S. intelligence agencies covered up information about alleged Chinese efforts…
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Trump alleges vast conspiracy to commit and cover up election fraud
President Trump alleged during a White House address Thursday that China interfered in the 2020 election and that U.S.…
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Mike Johnson's government funding gambit
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wants to hold a conspicuously early vote on a short-term funding bill next week —…
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Inside Bibi's mystery Trump meeting
White House officials were surprised in recent days to read in the Israeli press that President Trump would host Prime…
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China's open-weight Kimi model stuns AI world with frontier-level results
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI stunned developers on Thursday with a massive new model that may rival the best American…
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Some TV networks won't air Trump's speech live
President Trump's primetime speech Thursday evening won't receive live coverage among at least two of the four major TV…
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ICE says all its offices will have body cams in 60 days
Half of all ICE field offices across the U.S. now have body cameras for agents, with the rest expected to get them…
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Trump's deportation push is rewiring American policing, ACLU report says
President Trump's deportation campaign has expanded far beyond ICE, turning federal agents, state troopers, local…
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Fetterman threatens to abandon Democrats
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said he'd leave the Democratic Party if it becomes the "anti-Israel party," though he…
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White House teleprompter operator investigated over alleged trades on Trump speeches
Federal regulators are investigating whether a White House teleprompter operator capitalized on his knowledge of…
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Tillis withholds Blanche vote until AG pick meets Epstein survivors
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Thursday he would not vote to confirm acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to…
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Americans keep spending while "grumbling" about the economy
Data: U.S. Census Bureau; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios The list of headwinds facing American consumers keeps getting…
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Trump speech gives TV networks a tough choice
President Trump's primetime address Thursday night is forcing TV networks to choose: Air potential 2020 election…
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Behind the Curtain: AI godfathers converge on regulations
The three men racing hardest to build superhuman AI — Demis Hassabis, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei — all agree the…
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How a fuming Trump reversed ICE's pause on vehicle stops
Late Tuesday at the White House, a livid President Trump complained to advisers about the Department of Homeland…
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Vance enters the media lion's den
Vice President Vance is venturing into unfriendly media terrain to defend the White House against its critics —…
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Scoop: DNC officers asked to sign NDAs amid financial woes
The Democratic National Committee asked its leadership team to sign non-disclosure agreements before a recent meeting…
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The AI boom tests the limits of growth
Electricity demand is becoming the clearest measure of the AI industry's extraordinary expansion — and a test of how…
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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Brazilian goods
The Trump administration said Wednesday it will impose an additional 25% tariff on many Brazilian goods, escalating a…
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Iran releases American detainee amid escalating fighting with the U.S., Trump says
President Trump said Wednesday that Iran released an American woman who had been wrongfully detained since December…
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Vance pitch does little to quell House GOP angst over reconciliation 3.0
Vice President Vance's pitch to House Republicans on Wednesday did little to ease concerns over Speaker Mike Johnson's…
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