Politics
The Iran war is defense tech’s chance to shine, but few systems and weapons are ready
Guvendemir | E+ | Getty Images The Iran war is redefining modern combat for the U.S. and driving demand for lower-cost tech. It’s the exact situation Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned against a few months ago. “We cannot afford to shoot down cheap drones with $2 million missiles,” Hegseth said in December. “And we ourselves […]
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How Chinese, Russian Arctic ambitions are fueling a U.S. polar icebreaker mission
The once-impenetrable Arctic waters have become the latest battleground for sea dominance among military and maritime vessels, as increased activity by both the Chinese and Russian Coast Guard and naval ships in recent months has raised concern in the U.S. The Northwest Passage, a sea route extending north of Canada that connects the Arctic Ocean […]
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‘No Kings’ protest rallies against Trump planned in thousands of U.S. cities
A flag flutters near a banner depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during a “No Kings” protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 18, 2025. Kylie Cooper | Reuters Thousands of rallies are expected across the U.S. on Saturday as part of the latest “No Kings” protest against the policies of […]
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Trump signs order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding
A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent looks on passengers queue to go through security at New York’s LaGuardia airport on March 22, 2026. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action to pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a bid to end the shutdown of the […]
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Epstein victims to get $72.5M from Bank of America settlement
A Bank of America branch in New York, US, on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bank of America has agreed to pay victims of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein $72.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that the bank facilitated his sex trafficking operation, a New York […]
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Trump calls Strait of Hormuz the ‘Strait of Trump’
President Donald Trump speaks during the Future Investment Initiative Summit in Miami, March 27, 2026. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday winkingly referred to the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil-shipping route and a key choke point in the Iran war, as the “Strait of Trump.” Iran has to […]
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Tech stocks suffer worst week in nearly a year, driven down by war worries, Meta legal woes
Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg (C) arrives for a meeting U.S. Sen. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Capitol Hill on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images A bad week for stocks was particularly rough for tech investors, as the Nasdaq suffered its worst weekly drop since April 2025. […]
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White House launches app touting Trump’s record, with some key omissions
The White House in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White House on Friday launched a smartphone app that touts a selection of President Donald Trump’s second-term accomplishments and curates favorable news articles. It also invites users to report to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. […]
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Analysis: What might trip up Kevin Warsh and his agenda as Fed chair
Oil prices are surging. Inflation forecasts are rising. Futures markets increasingly raise the chances of a rate hike from the Federal Reserve. And then there’s Kevin Warsh and his stated desire — and edict from President Donald Trump — to cut interest rates. Even before a hearing is scheduled on his nomination as the next Fed chair, Warsh’s ambitious agenda for “regime change” at the Fed […]
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1.4 million filers face tax refund delays amid IRS paper check phaseout
Tunyada Kongkapan | E+ | Getty Images A growing number of filers are facing tax refund delays amid a government-wide phaseout of paper checks. House Ways and Means Committee Democrats this week sent another letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, with “additional concerns” about roughly 1.4 million IRS notices sent to filers about refund delays […]
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