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Parmy Olson: ChatGPT-5 hasn't fully fixed its most concerning problem
Sam Altman has a good problem. With 700 million people using ChatGPT on a weekly basis — a number that could hit a ... Read More
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West Virginia Guard to join Trump's crackdown on crime in DC
WASHINGTON — West Virginia is sending several hundred National Guard troops to Washington to bolster the federal deployment that President Donald Trump has ordered in his effort to reduce crime in the nation’s capital....Read more
After welcoming Putin, Trump appears to adopt his goal, agreeing to cede land for peace
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Donald Trump made his expectations clear entering a summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday: “I won’t be happy if I walk away without some form of a ceasefire,” he said aboard ...Read more
Trump's unprecedented shows of force in LA and Washington are pushing norms, sparking fears
LOS ANGELES — In downtown Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom was holding a news conference with Democratic leaders when the Border Patrol showed up nearby to conduct a showy immigration raid.
In Washington, D.C., hundreds ...Read more
Putin, triumphant in Alaska, may be pressing his luck with Trump
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Donald Trump made his expectations clear entering a summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday: "I won't be happy if I walk away without some form of a ceasefire," he said aboard Air ...Read more
DOJ backs off attempt to install emergency DC police chief
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday appeared to back off of its attempt to install a new “emergency” head of the Washington police force after local officials challenged the move in federal court.
The ...Read more
Hillary Clinton says she'd nominate Trump for Nobel prize if he ends Ukraine war
Hillary Clinton said she would nominate President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize if he can end the war in Ukraine under certain conditions.
“I understand from everything I’ve read he very much would like to ...Read more
Members of Congress request answers from NCAA on pay equity for female athletes
RALEIGH, N.C. — The new era of college athletics, with revenue sharing for athletes, has drawn questions about how equitably the new monies will be split and how it could affect women’s sports.
Ten members of Congress...Read more
KISS 'honored' to accept Kennedy Center award, despite calling Trump 'abhorrent'
NEW YORK — KISS has apparently had a change of heart about Donald Trump amid the president’s announcement of the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors, which include the induction of the beloved ’70s glam-rock band.
Founding ...Read more
Why Pete Davidson's Hillary Clinton tattoo is the one he won't remove
NEW YORK – Pete Davidson’s committed to removing his tattoos, but his Hillary Clinton ink isn’t going anywhere.
Though the comedian is in the process of removing upwards of 200 tattoos from his body, he revealed on ...Read more
Congressional Democrats seek legislative end to Trump's DC police takeover
WASHINGTON — As tensions escalate around President Donald Trump’s moves to federalize D.C.’s police force, Democrats in Congress are attempting to push back legislatively.
Reps. Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia — ...Read more
A look at consumer prices 6 months into the second Trump administration
It’s been a little over six months since President Donald Trump assumed office for his second term. In that time, the economic landscape has shifted quite drastically: The new administration has implemented broad tariffs...Read more
Here's when everything in Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' takes effect
President Donald Trump signed the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act this summer, but the legislation’s staggered nature means its full impact will not be seen for several years.
Trump and his Republican allies have ...Read more
Redistricting in Historic Perspective
In assessing the current controversy over Texas Republicans' proposed redistricting of the state's U.S. House seats, two historic facts should be considered.
One is that the principle of equal representation by population...Read more
Commentary: The heat-safety law isn't enough. Farmworkers are still dying every summer
By midmorning in the Central Valley, the light turns hard and white, bleaching the sky and flattening every shadow. The rows of melons stretch to the horizon, vines twisted low in cracked soil. Pickers move in the rhythm ...Read more
Jackie Calmes: Donald Trump makes America worse than tacky
For President Donald Trump, it's all about appearances.
He's busy with so many makeovers: The Versailles-ification of the Oval Office, which seems to sprout more gold leaf and ornamentation every time Trump assembles the ...Read more
Commentary: The true cost of abandoning science
Any trip to the dark night skies of our Southern California deserts reveals a vista full of wonder and mystery — riddles that astrophysicists like myself spend our days unraveling.
I am fortunate to study how the first...Read more
Commentary: Let voters, not politicians, decide elections
The effort in Texas to hastily redraw congressional maps for partisan advantage reveals vulnerabilities in our democratic system, subject to exploitation by bad actors. As this crisis escalates into multiple states, it ...Read more
Mark Gongloff: Pope Leo is becoming the climate champion we need
While the leader of 340 million Americans furiously works to derail climate action, the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics is embracing it.
In May, when Pope Leo XIV succeeded the late Pope Francis, I suggested he could be ...Read more
Michael Hiltzik: Trump's deal with Nvidia puts our national security on sale to the highest bidder
One thing that can be said about Donald Trump's transactional approach to policy-making is that, as destructive as it might be to our economic health, it gives business leaders clear options to get what they want out of ...Read more
Ronald Brownstein: How to avoid a gerrymandering war
The nakedly partisan congressional redistricting effort that Texas Republicans are pursuing at President Donald Trump’s command shows what the map-making process should not look like. It’s more difficult to say exactly...Read more
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