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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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Health6 Best Vitamins to Boost Energy (2026): Top Recommendations From Experts
By Emily PharesApril 3, 2026
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By Emily PharesApril 3, 2026
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HealthThe Benefits of Red Light Therapy: Expert-Approved Advice
By Katherine Van DisApril 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
Dario Amodei sits in a white chair with his hands pressed together in front of a pink and orange background.
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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AIBig Tech execs playing ‘Russian roulette’ in the AI arms race could risk human extinction, warns top researcher
By Tristan BoveFebruary 18, 2026
  • President Donald Trump speaks to the media wearing a hat that reads, "Trump Was Right About Everything!," during a visit to The People's House: A White House Experience August 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    PoliticsWe’ve probably already seen ‘peak Trump,’ says Pimco, with the Oval Office now constrained by courts and midterms
    By Eleanor PringleFebruary 13, 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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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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PoliticsColbert’s CBS protest on YouTube viewed over 5 million times as he refuses to be silenced
By David Bauder and The Associated PressFebruary 18, 2026
Hyperliquid launches DeFi-focused policy shop led by prominent crypto lawyer Jake Chervinsky
CryptoHyperliquid launches DeFi-focused policy shop led by prominent crypto lawyer Jake Chervinsky
By Jeff John RobertsFebruary 18, 2026
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C-SuiteTrump is ‘dumb as a fox,’ master of ‘the wall of sound,’ and never above ‘the last resort of scoundrels’: Yale scholar breaks it down in new book
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 18, 2026
  • Tom Homan speaks at a podium.
    PoliticsThe ‘largest immigration enforcement operation ever’ in Minnesota is ending
    By Steve Karnowski and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
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Arts & EntertainmentJesse Jackson turned down a pro baseball contract that paid 6x less than a white player. Here’s how segregation shaped him
By Gibbs Knotts, Christopher A. Cooper and The ConversationFebruary 17, 2026
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CommentaryWe looked at 40 years of government data and found the U.S. at a ‘medium level’ of atrocity. Iran is ‘high level’
By David Cingranelli, Skip Mark and The ConversationFebruary 17, 2026
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PoliticsRay Dalio warns of ‘great disorder’ period for world economy, marked by ‘clash of great powers’—just like the 1930s
By Jake AngeloFebruary 17, 2026
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PoliticsJesse Jackson, civil rights leader and historic presidential candidate, dies at 84
By Sophia Tareen, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated PressFebruary 17, 2026
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LawWalmart consulted with Nancy Guthrie investigators over backpack seen in video footage
By Scott Bauer and The Associated PressFebruary 17, 2026
  • The CEO of coal producer Peabody Energy, Jim Grech, left, hands a trophy to U.S. President Donald Trump during an event on the use of coal in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. The lobbyist group, the Washington Coal Club, awarded Trump the inaugural "Undisputed Champion of Coal" award. Trump also is signing an executive order directing the Defense Department to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
    EnergyThe Trump administration calls its climate change policy shift the ‘largest deregulatory action’ in history—but experts say the impact will be limited
    By Jordan BlumFebruary 12, 2026
Democrats and the Trump administration dig in over DHS oversight, offering no signs of a deal to end the partial government shutdown
PoliticsDemocrats and the Trump administration dig in over DHS oversight, offering no signs of a deal to end the partial government shutdown
By Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026
Gasoline-starved California is turning to fuel from the Bahamas
EnergyGasoline-starved California is turning to fuel from the Bahamas
By Will Kubzansky, Lucia Kassai and BloombergFebruary 15, 2026
Trump’s border czar says ‘small’ security force will remain in Minnesota after enforcement drawdown. ‘We’ll get back to the original footprint’
PoliticsTrump’s border czar says ‘small’ security force will remain in Minnesota after enforcement drawdown. ‘We’ll get back to the original footprint’
By Ben Finley and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026
U.S. literally can’t afford to lose superpower status as debt looms—so we’re stuck in an ‘increasingly loveless’ marriage with Europe, analyst says
PoliticsU.S. literally can’t afford to lose superpower status as debt looms—so we’re stuck in an ‘increasingly loveless’ marriage with Europe, analyst says
By Jason MaFebruary 15, 2026
U.S. military tracks down a sanctioned oil tanker from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean and ‘shut it down’
EnergyU.S. military tracks down a sanctioned oil tanker from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean and ‘shut it down’
By Ben Finley and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026
The U.S. and Iran will hold a new round of nuclear talks as Trump sends the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Mideast
PoliticsThe U.S. and Iran will hold a new round of nuclear talks as Trump sends the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Mideast
By The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026
EU foreign policy chief pushes back on U.S. claims that ‘woke, decadent Europe’ is heading toward ‘civilizational erasure’
EuropeEU foreign policy chief pushes back on U.S. claims that ‘woke, decadent Europe’ is heading toward ‘civilizational erasure’
By Emma Burrows, Geir Moulson and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026
Newsom pleads with U.S. allies in Europe to see Trump as temporary
PoliticsNewsom pleads with U.S. allies in Europe to see Trump as temporary
By Maria Paula Mijares Torres and BloombergFebruary 14, 2026
China expanding aid for Russia’s war, Western officials say
PoliticsChina expanding aid for Russia’s war, Western officials say
By Alex Wickham, Alberto Nardelli, Colum Murphy and BloombergFebruary 14, 2026
Trump’s Caribbean surge nears $3 billion price tag so far
PoliticsTrump’s Caribbean surge nears $3 billion price tag so far
By Jamie Tarabay, Roxana Tiron and BloombergFebruary 14, 2026
Golfers sue over Trump’s overhaul of 100-year-old public course so it doesn’t become ‘another private playground for the privileged and powerful’
LawGolfers sue over Trump’s overhaul of 100-year-old public course so it doesn’t become ‘another private playground for the privileged and powerful’
By Safiyah Riddle and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026
Congress let more law enforcement agencies to down rogue drones. Then Customs and Border Protection fired a laser, shutting down an airport
PoliticsCongress let more law enforcement agencies to down rogue drones. Then Customs and Border Protection fired a laser, shutting down an airport
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026
TSA agents are working without pay again as DHS shuts down, and experts warn of flight delays even though air traffic controllers aren’t affected
PoliticsTSA agents are working without pay again as DHS shuts down, and experts warn of flight delays even though air traffic controllers aren’t affected
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026
Rubio backs Trump policy while telling trans-Atlantic allies ‘our home may be in the Western hemisphere, but we will always be a child of Europe’
EuropeRubio backs Trump policy while telling trans-Atlantic allies ‘our home may be in the Western hemisphere, but we will always be a child of Europe’
By Matthew Lee, Emma Burrows, Geir Moulson and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026
Trump says regime change in Iran that ousts Islamic clerics ‘would be the best thing that could happen’ as another carrier heads to Mideast
PoliticsTrump says regime change in Iran that ousts Islamic clerics ‘would be the best thing that could happen’ as another carrier heads to Mideast
By Konstantin Toropin, Aamer Madhani, Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressFebruary 13, 2026
Donald Trump shrugs as he stands behind the podium in the White House briefing room.
North America90% of Trump’s tariffs are paid for by American consumers and companies, New York Fed says
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 13, 2026
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PoliticsPoliticians scramble on data centers after putting their voters on the hook for Big Tech’s job-killing AI efforts
By Marc Levy and The Associated PressFebruary 13, 2026
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LawTrump’s FTC chief says he’s not the ‘speech police,’ but reality has too liberal a bias on Apple News app
By The Associated PressFebruary 13, 2026
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Workplace CultureCostco defied Trump’s DEI directive as Target and Walmart scaled back. Business is booming
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 13, 2026
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