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Updated Jan 2, 2026 - Technology

Elon Musk's Grok under fire for generating explicit AI images of minors

Elon Musk, during a news conference with President Donald Trump on May 30, 2025 inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. (Photo by Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

DHS hypes worksite enforcement as fraud allegations rip through Minnesota

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Updated Jan 2, 2026 - Business

Tesla sales hit lowest point since 2022 after Musk backlash and end of tax credit

White Model Y electric car on display at a Tesla booth with people around, showing price and features on windshield, inside a brightly lit exhibition hall.
Jan 2, 2026 - World

Trump threatens military force if Iran kills protesters

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What AI means for the future of policing

Illustration of a cop replaced with binary code.
Jan 2, 2026 - Business

Trump's wealth grew in 2025, but his investors took lumps

Maduro says he's "ready" to talk with U.S. on drug trafficking

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, in light pink shirt and red cap holding a large Venezuelan flag with yellow, blue, and red stripes, in front of a colorful background with crowd of people waving smaller Venezuelan flags.
Updated Jan 1, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Highlights from NYC Mayor Mamdani's historic 1st day in office

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in a black coat, red tie, and black gloves smiles and raises his gloved hand; his wife, Rama Duwaji, beside him wears a brown coat with large buttons and silver hoop earrings, smiling.

5 takeaways from Trump's defiant WSJ interview on his health

President Trump, with light hair wearing a navy suit, gold tie, and American flag pin points forward with a serious expression against a background with gold decor.

Trump enacted dozens of Project 2025 goals. Here's what's left

Illustration of a magnifying glass enlarging phrases from "Project 2025" including: "deleting the terms reproductive health", "noxious tenets of 'critical race theory'", "'reassign' the sex of a minor is child abuse", "how to muzzle woke propaganda", "Woke bureaucrats at the Pentagon", and "satisfy transgender extremists".
Jan 1, 2026 - Technology

2026 is AI's "show me the money" year

Animated illustration of a globe spinning forward over speed lines. More speed lines above it are forming the year 2026, the individual numbers of which rotate to reveal sparkle shapes.

The Supreme Court cases that could shape 2026

Photo illustration of President Trump with a giant gavel beside him and the Constitution in the background
Jan 1, 2026 - Economy

Charted: The sharp decline in federal employment

Jan 1, 2026 - Economy

IRS tax brackets and 2026 changes could lower taxes, boost paychecks

Illustration of a conveyor belt with percent symbols on it, which are being shrunk by a machine lowering from above.
Updated Jan 1, 2026 - World

Photos: New Year's celebrations from NYC to Sydney, as world welcomes 2026

People take part in New Year's Eve celebrations on January 01, 2026 in New York City. Thousands of people packed into Times Square to celebrate and watch the ball drop, with over one ton of confetti being released at midnight.
Updated Dec 31, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump's first vetoes of second term reject bipartisan bills

President Trump — wearing a navy suit, a blue tie, a white collared shirt and an American flag pin on his lapel — frowns as he appears in front of a microphone with an American flag behind him.

Trump's America 250 celebration kicks off on NYE

At night, a light projection of a historical painting with two men in colonial attire is displayed on the Washington Monument. A person in a white coat walks nearby on a dark path.
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