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Dems help GOP kill Tlaib's Lebanon war powers measure

A woman with long dark hair, tortoiseshell glasses, and a bright pink blazer speaks at a desk in a formal hearing room, with a microphone in front and a gold seal and wood-paneled backdrop behind her.

Federal inspector reports chokehold, pen stabbing at ICE facility

A Winn Correctional Center, a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility, sign in Winnfield, Louisiana, US.

Iran war will have limited effect on labor market, says Boston Fed

Photo illustration of graph paper with a tear in the shape of the Strait of Hormuz and photos of President Trump and a collection of oil tanker ships
Jun 4, 2026 - Technology

Anthropic warns AI could soon help build its own successors

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Updated Jun 4, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Trump to nominate Todd Blanche as attorney general

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks before a House Appropriations subcommittee during a Justice Department oversight hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. on June 2, 2026.
Updated Jun 4, 2026 - Economy

New World screwworm confirmed in Texas, stoking fresh cattle fears

An aerial view of a series of large fenced-off areas full of cows.
Updated Jun 4, 2026 - World

Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon ceasefire terms

Blue sky with a large gray smoke plume rising behind a rocky field; small houses line the base and a tall cell tower stands on the right.

The population crisis hiding in California's suburbs

Jun 4, 2026 - Economy

Stocks drive record share of American wealth

Pulte pick sparks a Senate GOP rebellion

Bill Pulte at a Senate confirmation hearing in February.
Jun 4, 2026 - World

Netanyahu squeezed between Trump and election year politics

Photo illustration of a collage featuring Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump in front of a map of the Middle East.

AI is ushering in a new era of colonialism

Animated gif of a colonial painting featuring a sailor holding a laptop with a blinking cursor

Trump broadens U.S. military footprint

President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in suits sit at a conference table in a formal room; left Trump has graying orange hair, right Hegseth has gray slicked-back hair and a purple tie, with American flags behind them.

House tensions erupt as Tlaib pushes Lebanon war powers vote

This is Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar
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