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Updated Oct 9, 2026 - Politics & Policy

JD Vance says he won't watch livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force Two on October 5, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Vance is traveling to Alaska to campaign in the run-up to the midterm elections on November 3. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images)
Updated Oct 9, 2026 - World

Exclusive: Zelensky tells Axios Trump's diesel deal with Putin "not fair and not honest"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi attends a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Kyiv on Oct. 4 2026.
Updated Oct 9, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Katie Zacharia tapped as next White House press secretary

Katie Zacharia attends a party for the New York Women's Foundation on December 16, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Ostuni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Chuck Schumer has a 2028 problem that's not even in New York

Photo illustration of Senator Chuck Schumer pointing his finger at a target made of binary numbers.
Updated Oct 9, 2026 - World

Trump announces major diesel deal with Putin, infuriating Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow on Sept. 5.

DHS faces blowback over attack on Democratic House candidate

Blonde woman in a dark top wears large brown sunglasses and gold hoop earrings, raising a hand in a crowd at a rally. A blue sign and blurred protesters appear in the background.
Oct 9, 2026 - Economy

The surprising post-pandemic drop in income inequality

Updated Oct 9, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Cook Political Report tilts 18 House races toward Democrats

Illustration of a torn up GOP elephant logo that has been pinned and taped back together.
Updated Oct 9, 2026 - World

Navi Pillay, advocate for international law, wins Nobel Peace Prize

Judge Navi Pillay stands in front of a white logo against a blue background.

How the permitting bill could collapse

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Oct 9, 2026 - Business

The rising risk of the AI-versus-everything-else economy

Oct 9, 2026 - Business

Scoop: AI companies plot "the day after"

Illustration of a calendar with the top paper singed and peeling away, revealing a binary "01" underneath.
Oct 9, 2026 - Business

Immigration split screen: Microsoft gets a crackdown and a medal

Satya Nadella getting an award from Donald Trump at the White House

"Not a fetish, not a taboo": Democrats weigh another Trump impeachment

Illustration of a gavel wearing a MAGA hat and red tie
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