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Senate passes stopgap to avert pre-election shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune walks through a Capitol hallway with reporters.

Simplify: How to exponentially improve work, life

Montage of covers of "Simplify"

AI is entertainment's scarlet letter

Illustration of a cursor stylized as a medieval gothic letter, sewn in red embroidery on a screen.

U.S. synagogues turn members into security teams

Illustration of a collage featuring a pair of ajar double doors, and two rectangles above it, each with a person's eyes looking at the doors.

Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general

Todd Blanche, a man in a dark suit and orange tie with a small American flag lapel pin, raises his right hand in a ceremonial oath.

White House revives unprecedented effort to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook

Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook participates in a board meeting at the Federal Reserve on March 19, 2026.

Summertime job market remains muggy

Sen. Cassidy throws Blanche a lifeline for attorney general nomination

Bill Cassidy in a suit in the Senate
Updated Aug 7, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Murkowski will oppose Blanche, threatening his confirmation

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, standing in a crowded hallway and holding folded papers.
Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: Trump's quicksand

Photo illustration of President Donald Trump sinking into quicksand

Exclusive: GOP plans socialism telethon at midterm convention

Illustration of an elephant peaking out behind a "door" in the form of an American flag
Aug 7, 2026 - Technology

Voters face uneven AI deepfake protections

"No escape:" Inside Rubio's Cuba pressure campaign

Photo illustration of Secretary of State Marco Rubio next to a topographical map of Cuba
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