Democrats miss mark on accountability, poll shows
But Republicans don’t get high marks on fighting corruption, either.
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Iran complicates Iraq’s charm offensive in Washington
Washington wants to pull Baghdad closer, but Iraq remains on the front lines of a widening confrontation with Iran.
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Republican urges Trump administration to ban Chinese AI for contractors
Tom Cotton sent a letter Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick raising concerns about Chinese AI models.
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Trump’s rift with Thune drives a wedge into the Republican Party
The president is heaping demands on his Senate leader that, to many of their colleagues, feel unachievable.
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France, Italy turn to native soccer coaches
France and Italy named their new men’s national soccer team managers — a Frenchman and an Italian, leaving them among…
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Londoners are leaving in droves
The capital has been plagued by a cost of living crisis, slower pay growth, and higher levels of unemployment than…
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US-China space race intensifies
China is closing the satellite gap with the US, as Beijing battles Washington to become the world’s leading space power.
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Altman says he supports AI regulation
OpenAI’s Sam Altman said he supports legislation to slow AI development during his visit to Capitol Hill, as debate…
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US crude stockpiles are depleting rapidly
Analysts warned the massive drawdown could jeopardize the US’ role as the global supplier of last resort.
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Iran war could drag on for months
The hostilities could oscillate between “hot and cold war indefinitely,” one security expert said, warning that the US…
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Crypto, and its cash, gets snarled in the Senate
The industry is pushing for a key vote to help spend its midterm war chest against its enemies. Until then, it may not…
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Saudi defense minister visits Washington to lobby for F-35s
Both the jet sale and wider security cooperation were on the agenda, people familiar with the plans told Semafor.
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A divided Fed votes to hold rates steady
The decision against a hike is a win for Trump — but a contrast with Warsh’s hawkish rhetoric.
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SpaceX looks to compete with the carriers
The company is expected to bid in upcoming spectrum auctions.
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US Fed holds interest rates steady
The US Federal Reserve is likely to hold rates steady at its meeting today, but the path ahead looks unclear as…
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How Congress entrenched its own unpopularity by trying to rein in stock trading
The STOCK Act, by forcing transparency, has created a perception of an unfixable institution.
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Nvidia’s frothy bet on Safe Superintelligence
The AI lab doesn’t have a product yet — it says it has an AI breakthrough, but hasn’t shared any details publicly.
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US looks to allies to prepare for 6G
No one knows exactly what 6G will look like, but the US appears eager to avoid the pitfalls of the 5G era.
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FCC ban on new Chinese robots poses challenges for US firms
American robot makers may have to move quickly to onshore their supply chains, as many still rely on Chinese components…
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A 'page-turning thriller' of biological terror
Annie Jacobsen’s book is “a better briefing on the problem than the one we received in Downing Street,” a former UK…
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Extreme heat casts doubt on viability of MidEast tree planting project
If the water runs out due to extreme heat, it won’t be much good having billions more trees, a climate expert argued.
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Saudi bread ritual outgrows the riyal
Bakers spent years holding the symbolic one-riyal line for ‘tamees’, but rising costs have finally outrun them.
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The UAE cautiously engages with Iran as strikes decline
Whether by carrot or stick — and there’s still no definitive reporting on which — the animosity between Iran and the…
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US reinstates global vaccine program after freezing funding last year
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a longstanding vaccine skeptic.
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Chip firms lead tech stocks rout despite blockbuster earnings
Some investors are concerned that tech giants’ enormous AI spending is unsustainable.
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AI leaders back calls for US to pace tech development
OpenAI and Anthropic both backed a petition signed by 1,224 AI workers calling for regulation to “pace the frontier” of…
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Zimbabwe gets its first lithium processing plant
The development of the plant is part of efforts by African governments to capture more of the added value in mining…
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S&P Global to acquire Nigerian ratings agency
The move expands S&P’s ground presence in Africa amidst a growing clamor for better assessments of the continent’s…
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Censorship in Chinese AI models can be undone, new research shows
Models distilled from Chinese AI don’t adhere to the same guardrails; research undercuts US concerns about Chinese…
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US, Saudi Arabia launch joint attacks in Iraq
The strikes against Iran-backed militias that are said to have targeted Saudi oil facilities mark the first time Riyadh…
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Economic concerns in focus as Zambia heads to the polls
The southern African nation is seeking to rebuild after defaulting on its debt in 2020 and as it faces severe power…
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Germany wants to know China's trade vulnerabilities
German officials are reportedly working to identify Chinese trade vulnerabilities, as the EU braces for a potential…
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Sudan sanctions may catch ride on defense bill
Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, filed the PEACE in Sudan Act as an amendment to the annual defense policy bill moving through…
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Americans see AI more negatively, poll finds
About four in ten Americans say the technology does more harm than good.
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Republican in Montana’s Senate race gets a boost
A one-on-one matchup between Republican Kurt Alme and independent Seth Bodnar in Montana’s Senate race is looking less…
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Fed chair's latest test: Messaging a murky rate choice
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s tightrope walk atop the central bank will get even dicier.
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