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Scoop: Trump's Iran envoys quietly convene nuclear experts in Tennessee
President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled to the national lab in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on Thursday for consultations with a team of...
Exclusive: Kamala Harris takes the redistricting fight to Louisiana
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to New Orleans later this summer as Democrats confront a Supreme Court ruling that could sharply reduce Black...
Innovation in medicine is having a breakthrough moment
Decades of scientific investment have paid off just in the last month, with researchers announcing promising breakthroughs against cancers and other deadly afflictions.Why it matters:...
Senate advances ICE funding through Trump's second term
Senate Republicans advanced ICE and Border Patrol funding through the end of President Trump's second term, after beating back multiple amendments targeting his priorities during...
"Someone called me the MAGA whisperer": Hunter Biden charms his trolls
Hunter Biden is staging one of the most unlikely reinventions in politics, attempting to charm and disarm the internet trolls who feasted on the darkest...
China fueling U.S. data center resistance, AI groups claim
The AI industry, battling concerns about its impact on jobs and energy costs, is accusing China-linked actors of using social media to fan opposition to...
Meet the official quietly leading Trump's science and tech push
Energy Department undersecretary Darío Gil is taking a long-term view of science and technology. Why it matters: While President Trump's second term has been marked...
What's in the Trump administration's "tsunami" of gun deregulation
The Trump administration is undertaking the broadest firearm deregulation in years, a sweeping rollback that would let Americans ship handguns in the mail, gut Biden-era...
Teens hit summer break with nowhere left to go
Teens seeking to socialize together in public this summer are discovering that their presence is often treated as a problem. Why it matters: The decline...
House Democrats help GOP kill Rashida Tlaib push to constrain Trump on Lebanon
The majority of House Democrats voted with Republicans on Thursday to defeat a Lebanon war powers resolution forced to the House floor by Rep. Rashida...
Federal inspector reports chokehold, pen stabbing at ICE facility
A surprise federal inspection found a prohibited chokehold, an officer who stabbed a detainee with a pen, and other issues that threatened health and safety...
There are early signs of renewed labor market strength during Iran war
The 1970s oil-shock playbook needs an update: The inflation costs remain, but the employment risks appear far smaller than they did 50 years ago.Why it...