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Thune-Trump tensions escalate as clock ticks on megabill 3.0

Senate Majority Leader John Thune talks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on July 23.

Exclusive: Musk plans massive push for GOP in midterms

Photo illustration of Elon Musk holding an America PAC check that reads "republicans" with an elephant trunk around his shoulders

Political profanity is having a f*cking moment

Illustration of a person's shirt with a sticker with an American flag on it, and the text, "I %$&#! Voted."
Updated Jul 29, 2026 - Economy

Fed leaves rates steady, with internal dissent

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at Federal Reserve Headquarters on July 29, 2026 in Washington, DC

Senate goes on record to oppose any possible pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell attend event in 2005
Jul 29, 2026 - Technology

Exclusive: OpenAI offers 100,000 academics free ChatGPT access

Illustration of a robot hand holding an apple.

Scoop: Inside the White House pitch for pre-election MAGA megabill

OMB Director Russell Vought during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington on July 16.
Jul 29, 2026 - World

Inside Bibi's pivotal White House meeting with Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump meet in the Oval Office Tuesday.
Jul 29, 2026 - Economy

Why AI makes central banking tougher

Animated illustration of three sparkles rotating in a circle, and glitching.
Updated Jul 29, 2026 - Health

Fauci faces contempt vote after invoking Fifth Amendment in Senate hearing

Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing.
Updated Jul 29, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Supreme Court joins Trump, Congress in job approval slump

Illustration of a gavel aimed at a hand reaching for the U.S. Constitution.
Jul 29, 2026 - Health

Cyclospora exposes weak links in America's food safety system

Illustration of a head of lettuce wrapped in caution tape

Thune's next nightmare

Photo illustration of Senate Majority Leader John Thune overlaid on top of a historical map of the Senate chambers with seats filled in as either red or blue creating rays around his head.
Jul 29, 2026 - World

Zelensky to Axios: Ukraine needs missile interceptors to head off winter disaster

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday.

Anthropic's lonely island

Illustration of the Anthropic head logo stylized as a person sitting alone on a desert island.
Jul 28, 2026 - Technology

Scoop: Second OpenAI agent incident tied to cybersecurity testing benchmark

Illustration of a small robot looking up at a large hurdle.
Updated Jul 28, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Iran launches missiles at U.S. base for first time since Trump paused strikes

Iranian ballistic missiles

Thune and Johnson both plan to attend Trump's Dallas convention

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune at a news conference on the Upper West Terrace of the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 1, 2025.

86 senators vote to move forward with Graham Russia sanctions bill

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) meets with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R) in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2024
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