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Here's why advocates doubt the Supreme Court will revisit marriage equality

Vin Testa waves a LGBTQ+ pride flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building as he makes pictures with his friend Donte Gonzalez to celebrate the anniversary of the United States v. Windsor and the Obergefell v. Hodges decisions on June 26, 2023. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Aug 12, 2025 - Business

Companies embrace in-person interviews to dodge the chatbots

Illustration of a cursor pushing a woman who has her hand outstretched as if she's meeting someone for a job interview

"Unheard of and ominous": Trump's D.C. homelessness crackdown perplexes advocates

Photo illustration of a homeless woman flanked by two police officers with cracked glass in the background.
Aug 12, 2025 - Technology

Cybersecurity's dual AI reality: Hacks and defenses both turbocharged

Illustration of a robot and human arms arm-wrestling

Inside Senate Dems' summer warpath against Trump

Older man with gray hair wearing red glasses, blue striped shirt, yellow patterned tie, and gray suit with a small American flag pin, speaking into a microphone indoors.

Trump appointments could spell breakdown of economic trust

Illustration of Benjamin Franklin with his hand up to his face, looking out through his fingers.
Updated Aug 12, 2025 - Business

Key Consumer Price Index gauge rises as Trump trade war weighs

Aug 12, 2025 - Business

Why Ford is doubling down on electric vehicles

Illustration of an electric vehicle plugged in, the charging wire has dollar bill signs running inside of it towards the car.

These industries are the most reliant on noncitizen workers

Inside Trump's power play for more control in D.C.

Split screen of President Trump and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser
Aug 12, 2025 - Technology

OpenAI's big GPT-5 launch gets bumpy

Illustration of a cracked screen with a scrambled ChatGPT interface.

Scenes from Trump's takeover of D.C.

Two DEA agents in black tactical gear stand near the Washington Monument at dusk, with an American flag circle in the background under a clear blue sky.

U.S., China extend tariff pause another 90 days

President Xi and President Trump in dark coats, one with light hair and red tie smiling, the other with dark hair pointing, standing in front of vibrant red, yellow, pink, and orange flowers.

Explosions at U.S. Steel plant leave 2 dead, 10 injured

Group of six workers in orange safety gear standing near the back of a white emergency vehicle with Pennsylvania plates, on a sunny industrial site.
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