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U.S. Plans Major Military Buildup In Middle East With More Troops
More than 7,000 sailors and additional Marines are included in the buildup, alongside two Marine Expeditionary Units assigned since March.
The Saudi Stress Test
With Hormuz squeezed and drones hitting its pipeline, Riyadh rerouted oil, signed up new allies and asked Beijing for help.
Is The GOP Failing To Sell Trump’s Economic Gains? I&I/TIPP Poll
Despite positive economic indicators, 39% of Americans say they are worse off than two years ago, while just 26% say they are better off.
The Credential Gambit
A judge ordered the White House to restore press access to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. Trump got the week of coverage he wanted before the ruling came down.
Anything Goes
Consumer investigators sent hundreds of shoppers into the same online store at the same time and found three-quarters of the items priced differently from one person to the next.
Utopia Yesterday, Apocalypse Today
Six months ago, AI's leaders promised abundance. Now they want the bureaucracies that botched COVID to oversee them.
The Bait And The Bite
How a $5,000 promise put the administration's tariff record back on the front page
Treasury Opens Trump Accounts To 60 Million Newly Enrolled Children
Children born between 2025 and 2028 can qualify for a one-time $1,000 Treasury contribution, but parents must still claim the accounts to receive the money.
Federal Trade Commission Expands Probe Into AI Safety Concerns
The FTC opened the investigation this summer as officials examined whether increasingly capable large language models could pose risks to consumers.
Federal Reserve Renovation Costs Ballooned By Nearly $1 Billion
Investigators found no reasonable grounds to believe federal criminal law had been violated
Trump Suggests 10-Person Committee To ‘Watch Over” AI
He spoke to reporters after eating lunch with top tech executives, administration officials, and House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Watch: Trump Says Netanyahu Relayed Story Of Israeli Plumber Who Helped Save Plunging FlyDubai Jet
While speaking at a public event, Trump expressed astonishment at the narrative of the chaotic cockpit struggle, though he openly admitted he could not verify whether the dramatic story was entirely true.
Watch: Left Iraq After 23 Years, Shouldn't Have Been Here In First Place, Says Trump
Trump asserted that the United States has pulled every asset out of the country and maintained that the original invasion should never have happened.
Watch: FlyDubai's Indian Pilot Hailed A Hero After Cockpit Attack
Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar is being hailed globally as a hero after surviving a harrowing mid-air attack on a flydubai flight to Israel.
Watch: New Video Of Alleged Cockpit Attack Inside FlyDubai Flight To Israel
As the aircraft plummeted in altitude, quick-thinking passengers and crew wrestled the attacker to the ground, secured the flight deck, and ultimately forced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, averting a catastrophic disaster.
What Iowa’s New Steel Mill Means For The Midwest
These are some of the tangible benefits of reindustrializing America, but there is something deeper going on as well.
New York’s Experiment In Governing By Racial Outcomes
Under the plan, 45 agencies will examine racial outcomes across housing, employment, contracting, health, public safety, and other areas of government, touching everything from budgeting and staffing to service delivery and land use.
As Iowa Cancer Rates Rise, New Ad Links Democrat To Water Pollution
In a new campaign ad, Iowa Republican gubernatorial nominee Zach Lahn links his Democrat opponent, Rob Sand, to Iowa water pollution.
‘A Little Ironic’: Vance Calls Out Democrats Over Medicare Fraud
Vance’s task force has found hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud, with millions stemming from health care.
What Iowa’s New Steel Mill Means For The Midwest
These are some of the tangible benefits of reindustrializing America, but there is something deeper going on as well.
US Labor Market Shows Stability Despite Slower Hiring
The labor market has cooled mainly because companies are adding fewer workers rather than cutting large numbers of jobs.
Takaichi Vows To Restore Confidence In Weak Japanese Yen
A joint U.S.-Japan intervention and the Bank of Japan’s September rate increase helped the yen gain 3.3% against the dollar during the third quarter
Oil Markets Tighten As China Moves To Protect Domestic Fuel Supplies
Saudi Arabia has also resumed tanker loading from Yanbu after restarting its East-West Pipeline, easing some concerns over Gulf crude supplies.
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The Boom They Never Saw Coming
A surge in investment, manufacturing, productivity and jobs is reshaping the American economy in ways that have received little attention.
Hard Lessons For Europe From The Ceuta Crisis
By Ana Palacio, Project Syndicate | September 1, 2026 European Union leaders should have received several messages during the recent surge of migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. In particular, cohesion without trust is fragile; dependence without limits leads to vulnerability; and selective enforcement of international law risks eroding a
The Vindman File
Alexander Vindman outspent his opponent sixteen to one and lost the Florida Senate primary by twelve points.