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Longtime Democratic Rep. David Scott dies at 80

Close-up of an African American man with gray hair and glasses, in a blue suit and orange polka-dot tie, seated at a desk with a "MR. SCOTT" nameplate during a hearing.

Scoop: Trump set to reclassify marijuana soon

US President Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and media personality Joe Rogan during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, April 18, 2026
8 hours ago - Technology

Exclusive: OpenAI briefs feds and Five Eyes on new cyber product

Illustration of the Capitol dome with scaffolding all around made from a glowing circuit pattern.
8 hours ago - Technology

Hands-on with ChatGPT's powerful new image engine

Beige background with two posters: left shows a collage for "Mike Allen Look-Alike Contest" at noon Sunday in Washington Square Park; right presents the infographic "The Case Against Candy Corn" with candy corn visuals.

Trump gives Iran days to end power struggle, return to peace talks

Photo collage of President Trump with graph paper behind him, a downward trending line, a map of the Strait of Hormuz, and a photo of a destroyed building in Tehran

Dems' Virginia gamble pays off in redistricting wars

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a a blue jacket, is shown with signs that say "YES By April 21st"

Scoop: Trump mulls extending waiver to ease U.S. oil shipments

Donald Trump points with Marine One in the background.
Updated 17 hours ago - Technology

SpaceX nears deal with Cursor

Photo illustration of Elon Musk gazing towards stars forming a constellation in the shape of binary code

Some Democrats regret voting to expel George Santos

This is George Santos
Updated 19 hours ago - Politics & Policy

Trump extends Iran ceasefire, citing "fractured" Iranian government

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Trump's 2.0 Cabinet welcomed women, but they've been the first to leave

22 hours ago - Technology

Images in ChatGPT are getting a major update

Two AI-generated magazine covers: left features a red panda cub, bold "RED PANDA" title, an Endangered stamp, and an Asia map. Right shows "Images 2.0" with a woman wearing futuristic glasses and neon typography.

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress

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Scoop: DeSantis "begging" Trump for prime role in administration

Ron DeSantis stands beside a U.S. flag and a Texas flag.
Apr 21, 2026 - Technology

Scoop: CISA lacks access to Anthropic's Mythos

A man wearing a suit talking into a microphone during a congressional hearing.

OpenAI-Anthropic enterprise rivalry heats up

Animated illustration of a pair of sparkles moving up a stock chart, leaving trendlines behind them.
Apr 21, 2026 - Economy

What to look for in Kevin Warsh's big day on Capitol Hill

Fed Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh is set to appear before the Senate Banking Committee for his nomination hearing.
Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: The kids aren't AI-right, Part 2

Illustration of a small young man with a laptop case staring up a giant office chair

Democrats prepare to abandon Cherfilus-McCormick en masse

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Apr 21, 2026 - Technology

Apple enters post-Cook era chasing its next hit

Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as he departs after a business leaders reception at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos in January.
Apr 21, 2026 - Technology

Silicon Valley is building its own news-industrial complex

Get used to higher gas prices this year

Illustration of a car gas gauge, with a neutral emoji on the left and a swearing emoji on the right, and the needle reaching the swearing side.
Updated Apr 20, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to leave Trump administration

U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer testifies before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Anthropic bites back in the compute wars with Amazon partnership

Illustration of a robot with the Amazon logo as a smile.
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