Politics
The public sours on AI and data centers as Anthropic, OpenAI look to IPO and tech keeps spending
Artificial intelligence is losing the popularity contest in the United States, and that’s bad news for some of Big Tech’s power players. The trend has implications for richly valued companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, which are both on the path to go public. It also threatens Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta, the so-called hyperscalers planning […]
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Epstein accusations fly in Senate after César Chávez Monument row
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah (left) and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) Chip Somodevilla | Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images Jeffrey Epstein allegations flew during a spat between Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., over the fate of the César Chávez National Monument. Heinrich, the ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural […]
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data
Banks in the U.S. may not like the idea of being forced to collect citizenship data on customers, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says they better be prepared for the task. “If Treasury and the banking regulators say it’s their job, it’s their job,” Bessent told CNBC’s Sara Eisen at the Invest in America Forum […]
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U.S. and Iran could meet in Pakistan for peace talks next week: MS NOW
US Vice President JD Vance (R) speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, as US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner (L) and US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (C) watch, in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. […]
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White House budget chief Russell Vought won’t estimate Iran war cost in testimony
White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Budget Committee at the U.S. Capitol on April 15, 2026. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought told lawmakers he could not estimate the total cost of the Iran war and that the […]
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World Bank president: Prepare for months of disruption, even after Hormuz Strait reopens
Countries affected by the Iran war should prepare for conflict-related disruptions to last for months, even if the current shaky ceasefire lasts and the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, World Bank President Ajay Banga said Wednesday. “It’ll still take a few months for things to come back to where they were” once the key oil-shipping […]
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SantaCon promoter arrested for charity fraud, New York federal prosecutors say
Thousands of revelers who dressed as Santa Claus and other famous characters, participate in the annual SantaCon pub crawl on Saturday, December 13, 2025, in New York City, United States. Selcuk Acar | Anadolu | Getty Images The president of SantaCon was arrested on Wednesday on a federal criminal indictment accusing him of using the […]
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Jeanine Pirro pursues Fed pressure while clock ticks on her appeal in Powell probe
Jeanine Pirro is sworn in as the new interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia during a ceremony hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 28, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters Federal prosecutors are still pressuring the Federal Reserve over the Trump administration’s allegations that there […]
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Tax Day proposal to exempt Election Day poll worker pay floated by House Democrats
Election officials assist voters in casting their ballot in the primary vote at Bruns Avenue Elementary School, Mecklenburg County Precinct 12, on March 3, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Grant Baldwin | Getty Images House Democrats on Wednesday are introducing a proposal that would give tax relief to election poll workers. Under the legislation, led […]
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Trump threatens to fire Powell if the Fed chair doesn’t leave office on his own
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media, before boarding Air Force One on his way to Virginia, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., April 10, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday again threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and said the probe into the renovation of the […]
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