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UN pauses Hormuz sailor evacuations after "attack" in strait
The UN paused efforts to evacuate more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran objected to the plan and a cargo...
Supreme Court backs Trump on stricter asylum rules
The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to turn away asylum seekers at the southern border who haven't yet crossed...
China's new open-source model accelerates AI hacking threat
GLM-5.2 — the latest Chinese open-source model capturing Silicon Valley's attention — is raising fresh concerns among security researchers that advanced AI hacking capabilities are...
The happiest World Cup game
POLITICO has been crunching the numbers to see how all 48 of this year’s World Cup participants rank in several other off-field categories, which we’ll...
Iran declares Mexico to be World Cup winner
The United States is failing in its responsibility as a World Cup host country, Iranian officials argued in a government statement shared exclusively with POLITICO...
Canada's soft-power flex
OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s rousing Davos speech, where he called on middle powers to not become losers to the world’s “hegemons,” delivered...
Supreme Court blocks lawsuits over chemical risks
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that consumers can't use state courts to bring "failure-to-warn" lawsuits against manufacturers that don't warn of hazards surrounding their products.Why...
House Democrats look to bypass Mike Johnson on outlawing Trump weaponization fund
House Democrats are launching a discharge petition to force a vote on permanently blocking the Trump administration's nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.Why it matters: The...
Why Americans hate the "good" economy
Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Chart: Neil Irwin/AxiosThe big-picture indicators of the U.S. economy — GDP, unemployment and so on — are doing fine while...
Freedom 250 vs. America250: Who's Doing It Better?
Atwo-week, 50-state fair on the National Mall kicked off Wednesday night with music, fair food, and Air Force flyovers. The crowd of roughly 1,000 sat...
Centrist Democrats are freaking out about progressives’ winning streak
Moderate Democrats are sounding the alarm after massive losses in New York's primaries. They fear they’re on the verge of losing the party’s ideological civil...
Gallego tapped campaign cash for family travel, Super Bowl tickets, records show
Sen. Ruben Gallego repeatedly used campaign cash to fund luxury outings with his wife and to care for his children since launching his campaign for...