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Updated Aug 27, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Scoop: Dems plan bill to counter Trump's "Lake America" order

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Updated Aug 27, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Trump moves to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America"

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on August 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Aug 27, 2026 - Business

Where Trump's tariffs hit hardest

Updated Aug 27, 2026 - World

Trump to Axios: I'm not worried Russia will attack NATO

President Donald Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe speak as they depart after a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on July 31.

Scoop: U.S. close to striking "massive" deal for Venezuelan oil fields

Photo illustration of President Trump with stars from the Venezuelan flag hovering over his head. The bottom half of the image is of oil lines converging into the background towards Trump's portrait.
Aug 27, 2026 - Technology

OpenAI, Anthropic issue dire cyber threat warning

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Aug 27, 2026 - Technology

Exclusive: Meta disrupts Iran-linked AI operation targeting politicians, journalists

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Trump is pulling every lever to reshape U.S. elections

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Aug 27, 2026 - Economy

Fed's Warsh under pressure to clarify message

The Grand Tetons

Chuck Edwards makes last-ditch plea to avoid censure

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Updated Aug 27, 2026 - Economy

Fed governor Lisa Cook: "No legitimate basis for removal" on Trump mortgage claims

Fed governor Lisa Cook
Aug 27, 2026 - Business

Why Big Tech's AI spending is bigger than you think

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Aug 27, 2026 - Technology

Lutnick to host Altman, Huang at G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill

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Aug 27, 2026 - Business

What we learned from Nvidia's big day

Young Black voters buck Democratic old guard

Illustration of a collage featuring a young Black man at a voting booth facing the reader in the foreground, and an older Black voter in the background facing the opposite direction. They are separated by a line of pairs of ovals, with alternating red or blue scribble on one of each pair.

How to prepare for wildfires — now and for the future

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Big Tech faces Big Resistance

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Accused 9/11 plotters to stand trial in 2028

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