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Trump just raised the $39 trillion national debt with the largest budget hike since World War II—and nobody can figure out how to pay for it

“MAGA was told an untruth by Trump — no foreign wars, no adventurism,” Steve Hanke told Fortune. “This is a massive militarization.”

By Nick LichtenbergApril 3, 2026
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Jamie Dimon says the U.S. was right to go to war with Iran: ‘Why the Western world put up with all these proxy wars for 45 years is kind of beyond me’
By Tristan BoveApril 3, 2026
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Bernie Sanders calls out Bezos, Musk, Bloomberg, and Buffett in billionaire tax push: ‘The richest people in America have never ever had it so good’
By Catherina GioinoApril 3, 2026
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France, South Korea say they’ll work together on reopening Strait of Hormuz
By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim and The Associated PressApril 3, 2026
Energy markets are having a Wile E. Coyote moment as oil supplies go off a cliff, expert says
Energy markets are having a Wile E. Coyote moment as oil supplies go off a cliff, expert says
By Jason MaApril 3, 2026
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A $10 billion ‘slush fund’ to pay TSA agents: Trump’s latest unilateral loophole, explained
By Jake AngeloApril 3, 2026
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AIMIT created duplicate AI workers to tackle thousands of different tasks. The verdict? Most of the time AI is still just ‘minimally sufficient’
By Tristan BoveApril 3, 2026
Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives are gaining and losing power
C-SuiteFortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives are gaining and losing power
By Fortune EditorsApril 3, 2026
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AIThe AI kill switch just got harder to find: LLM-powered chatbots will defy orders and deceive users if asked to delete another model, study finds
By Sasha RogelbergApril 3, 2026
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Trump warns he’s considering limited strikes on Iran and says Tehran ‘better negotiate a fair deal’
PoliticsTrump warns he’s considering limited strikes on Iran and says Tehran ‘better negotiate a fair deal’
By Farnoush Amiri, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
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    AIBig Tech execs playing ‘Russian roulette’ in the AI arms race could risk human extinction, warns top researcher
    By Tristan BoveFebruary 18, 2026
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CommentaryWe heard CEOs rip into Trump’s tariffs behind the scenes and the Supreme Court just vindicated them
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian and Stephen HenriquesFebruary 20, 2026
The Supreme Court’s bombshell tariff ruling failed to answer a $133 billion question over refunds: Here’s what happens now
LawThe Supreme Court’s bombshell tariff ruling failed to answer a $133 billion question over refunds: Here’s what happens now
By Jeff John RobertsFebruary 20, 2026
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LawTrump on ruling that he violated Constitution: Justices were ‘disloyal to our Constitution’
By Josh Boak, Steve Peoples and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
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LawBrett Kavanaugh warns of ‘mess’ to come whenever Trump returns billions of dollars in illegal tariff revenue
By Lindsay Whitehurst and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
A security guard on the steps of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
LawCFO whose business fell 10% from tariffs cheers Supreme Court ruling: ‘No single person should have unilateral authority over tariffs’
By Sheryl EstradaFebruary 20, 2026
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    PoliticsJesse Jackson’s enormous legacy includes helping popularize ‘African American’ identity
    By Hannah Schoenbaum and The Associated PressFebruary 18, 2026
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PoliticsWall Street shrugs at widely expected Supreme Court tariff ruling
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
Trump calls Supreme Court justices who struck down his tariffs a ‘disgrace to our nation’ and vows fresh duties under other laws
LawTrump calls Supreme Court justices who struck down his tariffs a ‘disgrace to our nation’ and vows fresh duties under other laws
By Jason MaFebruary 20, 2026
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Economy‘We are in a dismal fiscal situation, and it just got worse’: Budget watchdog sounds the alarm even louder after Supreme Court erases Trump’s tariffs
By Tristan BoveFebruary 20, 2026
Trump vows to release classified information on aliens after admonishing Obama for commenting on classified information about aliens  
PoliticsTrump vows to release classified information on aliens after admonishing Obama for commenting on classified information about aliens  
By Catherina GioinoFebruary 20, 2026
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North America‘Trump will no longer be able to honor many of the ”deals” he has negotiated’: How the Supreme Court crippled America’s negotiator-in-chief
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 20, 2026
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    PoliticsBernie Sanders campaigns in Gavin Newsom’s backyard for a tax on billionaires
    By MIchael R. Blood and The Associated PressFebruary 18, 2026
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EconomyNobel economist warns a dearth of blue-collar jobs is among the biggest threats to the U.S. economy—and they fell by more than 100,000 last year
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 20, 2026
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EconomyThe ‘alternative scenario’ of an even bigger national debt disaster is in play after the Supreme Court ruled Trump’s tariffs illegal
By Tristan BoveFebruary 20, 2026
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LawSupreme Court slaps down $175 billion worth of Trump tariffs as unconstitutional
By Nick Lichtenberg, Jake Angelo and Lily Mae LazarusFebruary 20, 2026
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PoliticsFirst, Colbert, now ‘The View’: Trump’s FCC opens equal time investigation into political chat show
By Meg Kinnard and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
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PoliticsU.S. Olympian who Trump called ‘a real loser’ holds an ‘L’ to his head after a successful qualifying run
By Eddie Pells and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
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PoliticsTrump’s housing secretary moves to end ‘days of illegal aliens, ineligibles, and fraudsters gaming the system’
By Michael Casey and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
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PoliticsNew Mexico’s historic move to give universal child care to parents in the state is paid for by an oil and gas windfall
By Morgan Lee, Savannah Peters and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2026
US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025.
EconomyTrump’s justification for the tariffs was rebalancing the trade deficit—it’s not going the way he wanted
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 20, 2026
A man walks past graffiti of the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro on a street in Havana on Feb. 16, 2026.
EnergyCuba is quickly nearing a point of no return as the U.S. weaponizes its Venezuelan oil supplies
By Jordan BlumFebruary 20, 2026
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EconomyAmerica faces a ‘debt crisis’ a lot like the 1980s when a ‘private pact’ brokered by Ronald Reagan did the trick
By Tristan BoveFebruary 19, 2026
Welcome to the ‘annoyance economy’: Americans are paying over $165 billion a year as companies waste their time to drive revenue
EconomyWelcome to the ‘annoyance economy’: Americans are paying over $165 billion a year as companies waste their time to drive revenue
By Catherina GioinoFebruary 19, 2026
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EuropeRussia’s violation of NATO airspace surged 200% in 2025, a warning of what may be coming
By Frederic Lemieux and The ConversationFebruary 19, 2026
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CryptoJapan’s first female prime minister wants to be Trump’s close ally on rare earths
By Mari Yamaguchi and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
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PoliticsArgentina’s biggest unions call nationwide strike with Milei in Washington for Trump’s Board of Peace
By Isabel Debre and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
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PoliticsMamdani restarts policy of clearing out homeless encampments following double-digit death toll from cold exposure
By Anthony Izaguirre, Jake Offenhartz and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
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EconomyAmerican small business bills tripled due to Trump’s tariffs in 2025, JPMorgan finds
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2026
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, at the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor, England on April 11, 2021.
LawFormer prince Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct
By Lucy White, Ellen Milligan and BloombergFebruary 19, 2026
FDA backtracks and agrees to review Moderna mRNA flu vaccine after initial rejection
PoliticsFDA backtracks and agrees to review Moderna mRNA flu vaccine after initial rejection
By Lauran Neergaard and The Associated PressFebruary 18, 2026
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EconomyTop Trump advisor furious about true cost of tariffs being revealed, vows to punish New York Fed for ‘worst paper’ ever in history
By Jake AngeloFebruary 18, 2026
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