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Pentagon prepares to send another 3,000 troops to Middle East

The Pentagon is preparing to deploy about 3,000 troops from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, adding to the thousands of Marines already headed to the region to assist with oper...

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Billionaire OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla thinks 80% of jobs could vanish by 2030, and that ‘fear of AI’ put American politics in a chokehold

In a sit-down interview with Fortune Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell, billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla had a dire message: by 2030, 80% of jobs will be AI-capable, and open to potential ...

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How Biden’s former consumer protection chief is picking up the torch in New York

President Donald Trump has taken apart the Biden administration’s consumer protection agenda.Now one of its architects is trying to revive the fight — from New York City.As the new leader of the ci...

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The Russian oil tanker playing chicken with Trump over Cuba

The Anatoly Kolodkin is steaming toward the Caribbean.The Russian oil tanker’s official destination, according to one of its public broadcasts: “Atlantis, USA.” More probably, it’s the Cuban port o...

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US’s new ‘brand ambassador’: A Hooters-loving, ‘Alpha Male’ Trump nominee

Nick Adams, the social media influencer who describes himself as President Donald Trump’s “favorite author,” has a new job in the Trump administration.Adams wrote on social media on Tuesday that Tr...

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White House energy adviser says oil companies ‘all on board’ with upping production

HOUSTON — The Trump administration has not received any pushback on its calls to ramp up oil production amid the war in Iran, one of President Donald Trump’s top energy advisers said Monday.“They’...

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Ending Iran war now would cede Hormuz to the enemy, Trump’s former Defense secretary says

The Trump administration ending its war against Iran now would essentially cede control of the key energy choke point of the Strait of Hormuz to Tehran, President Donald Trump's former secretary of...

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Senate confirms Mullin to be DHS chief

The Senate voted Monday to confirm Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to be the next Homeland Security secretary, thrusting the first-term Republican into the leadership of a department in crisis.Th...

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GOP senators see path to ending DHS shutdown after Trump meeting

Senate Republicans believe they've found a path to ending the five-week Department of Homeland Security shutdown after meeting Monday with President Donald Trump.Asked after the White House meeting...

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Newsom Talks Trump, 2028 — and Where He Draws the Line on Israel

SAN FRANCISCO — It was one of those days in San Francisco: Sun shining, temperature just right, the city at peak charm. This was weather that makes you forget about the gloomier days, those that ev...

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2028 Dems reject AIPAC

Democrats eyeing White House runs in 2028 are preemptively breaking up with AIPAC.Sen. Cory Booker, who received donations bundled by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee as late as Decembe...

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MORNING GLORY: Trump has restored the GOP as the party of defense and deterrence

As the fourth week of the battle with Iran opened, President Donald Trump announced a window of opportunity for negotiations. With whom no one outside of the president and his closest advisors know...

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Supreme Court worries Trump’s attack on late ballots could also threaten early voting

The Trump administration kept running into the same problem Monday as it urged the Supreme Court to stop letting states count mail-in ballots after Election Day: fears that such a move could also i...

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Gabbard plans to shift coveted, CIA-backed high-tech fund to her office

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is finalizing a plan to become the primary federal steward of a CIA-backed venture capital firm that funds high-tech gadgets and software for U.S...

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‘We're in the testing phase’: Trump admin eyeing Iran’s parliament speaker as US-backed leader

The Trump administration is quietly weighing Iran’s parliament speaker as a potential partner — and even a future leader — as the president signals a shift from military pressure toward a negotiate...

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Former political rivals take on Trump’s push to nationalize voting

A pair of former political rivals is teaming up again to fight against President Donald Trump’s effort to impose federal control over state election functions ahead of the midterms.The Bipartisan A...

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US-Iran war damaged global oil markets more than Russia-Ukraine war, Chevron CEO says

HOUSTON — Oil companies and the world’s largest energy consumers face a significant challenge to rebuild global petroleum supply chains and inventories once the critical Strait of Hormuz bottleneck...

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It's three times harder for blue states to get disaster funding under Trump

President Donald Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.He approved just 23 percent of disas...

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The Trump-inspired realignment of the conservative think tank world

President Donald Trump has reshaped nearly everything about Washington– including the groups clamoring to influence policy.Three new groups – the America First Policy Institute, American Compass an...

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Trump administration, energy developer announce end of U.S. offshore wind projects

HOUSTON — The Trump administration reached a nearly $1 billion agreement with French energy giant TotalEnergies on Monday to cancel its offshore wind leases off the coasts of New York and North Car...

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‘The pressure is untenable’: Trump's deployment of ICE agents to airports ramps up shutdown fight

ICE agents have been deployed to airports across the country as the partial government shutdown continues, officials at multiple airports confirmed Monday. Airport and city officials at Houston’s G...

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