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Donald Trump

Iran cheered Trump’s midterm loss. It misread who still holds the wheel

Emzari Gelashvili · November 5, 2026 1:53 pm

Thousands of demonstrators protest against an internet tax planned to be introduced by the Hungarian government for the second time in two days in front of the Ministry of National Economy in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. Tens of thousands of protesters marched against a plan by the Hungarian government to tax Internet use from 2015. The inscription on Guy Fawkes mask reads: "Unity, freedom!" (AP Photo/MTI, Janos Marjai)

Guy Fawkes Day: Not what it used to be

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Sept. 29, 2026.

The Supreme Court wants a benchmark. Savers should get the numbers

President Donald Trump speaks.

Crying ‘socialism!’ isn’t a strategy — at least not a winning one

A yard sign expressing opposition to data center construction.

Republicans lost the AI argument in 2026. We must fix it before 2028

President Donald Trump

No teeth, no peace: Why Trump’s Gaza deal will collapse

Jose Lev Alvarez August 6, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Trump walks a fine line between madness and the madman theory

James D. Boys August 6, 2026 6:00 am

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz watch as President Donald Trump speaks.

Washington is failing Head Start. We’re empowering parents instead

Alex Adams August 6, 2026 6:00 am

Art of a woman holding a sign saying "Womb for rent"

Surrogacy needs federal regulation

Hershey Hackberry August 5, 2026 12:44 pm

Douglas County Google Data Center complex.

America is having the wrong data center conversation — and its shooting us in the foot

Kirk Offel August 5, 2026 11:00 am

AI models are escaping their cages. It’s time for a kill switch

Caleb Knapp August 5, 2026 11:00 am

An aerial view shows cooling vent fans on the roof next to generators on the lower level of a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia on November 12, 2025. Data centers are the physical infrastructure that make our digital lives possible, yet most people have never seen one up close or understand how they operate. Roughly 12,000 data centers are in operation in the world, with about half in the US, according to Cloudscene, a data center directory. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Data centers generate billions. So why is your tax bill going up?

Owen Voutsinas-Klose August 5, 2026 11:00 am

FILE - A man uses a cell phone in New Orleans on Aug. 11, 2019. A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Wiping your own phone is now a federal crime — if you do it at the airport

Jay Rogers August 5, 2026 10:00 am

An Obamacare sign is displayed outside an insurance agency.

Obamacare approved 96% of fake applications. Why is Congress extending its subsidies?

Jay Rogers August 5, 2026 10:00 am

Amazon Web Services IAD10 data center

Your power bill is paying for Silicon Valley’s AI obsession

Eric Wargotz August 5, 2026 10:00 am

Amazon Anthropic

Anthropic’s greed is handing the AI race to China

Stephen Moore August 5, 2026 10:00 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters as he arrives at the chamber to praise the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans are panicking over $95 billion while ignoring a $1 trillion healthcare scam

Charles Sauer August 5, 2026 9:00 am