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Trump AI and crpto czar David Sacks sits next to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a dinner table in the White House as Zuckerberg turns to Sacks and says something.
Tech billionaires convinced Trump to back off an AI executive order. But much of MAGA favors AI regulation

Former AI czar David Sacks along with Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg swayed Trump against the executive order

By Jeremy KahnMay 22, 2026
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‘You kind of ruined it with your trans obsession’: House points fingers as Smithsonian Women’s museum funding fails
By Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressMay 22, 2026
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Fired bird conservationist settles with state of Florida over Charlie Kirk dispute for $485,000
By Hannah Schoenbaum and The Associated PressMay 22, 2026
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Mamdani’s campaign for cheap World Cup tickets delivers 1,000 for city of 8 million
By The Associated PressMay 21, 2026
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‘Earth-shaking event for New York pizza’ looms as flour ban hits 80% of crusts citywide
By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated PressMay 22, 2026
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McKinsey studied 200 family business successions. The biggest problem wasn’t the heir — it was the outgoing CEO
By Acha Leke and Chaitali MukherjeeMay 22, 2026
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CommentaryMillions of business owners are about to retire. They should sell to their employees
By Matt Helmer and Maxwell JohnsonMay 23, 2026
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CommentaryEveryone is blaming AI for the death of ‘craft.’ Take a good look in the mirror
By Ashley YetmanMay 23, 2026
Josh Smith, founder of Montana Knife Company.
SuccessThis 39-year-old quit his lineman job during the pandemic and built a $50 million company in his backyard
By Nick LichtenbergMay 23, 2026
Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve nominee for US President Donald Trump, is sworn in during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Economy‘I almost fell out of my chair’: Fed stalwart Claudia Sahm fears Kevin Warsh’s policies could undo 20 years of policy progress
By Eleanor PringleMay 23, 2026
The quiet death of conscious consumerism, from Everlane and Allbirds to Beyond Meat
EnvironmentThe quiet death of conscious consumerism, from Everlane and Allbirds to Beyond Meat
By Phil WahbaMay 23, 2026
A construction worker wearing a yellow helmet wipes his nose with his hand.
North AmericaAmerica is suffering a shortage of construction workers and sabotaging its ability to fill vacancies by wiping out the industry’s immigrant backbone
By Sasha RogelbergMay 23, 2026
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SuccessFormer Tesla president shares the secret to success he learned from his former boss, Elon Musk: ‘He demands to only work with world-class talent’
By Preston ForeMay 23, 2026
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CommentaryI’ve spent 25 years studying loneliness. AI is about to make it much worse
By Clay RoutledgeMay 23, 2026
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Activists display banners referring to the shutting down of existing oil pipelines in the northern United States in Washington, DC on April 1, 2021 one block from the White House. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)
EnergyFrankenpipelines: Inside Trump’s bid to resurrect Keystone XL and stretch Dakota Access north
By Jordan BlumMay 13, 2026
  • ‘It’s here’: Google issues dire warning after catching hackers using AI to break into computers
    AI‘It’s here’: Google issues dire warning after catching hackers using AI to break into computers
    By Matt O'Brien and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
Musk stands with his arms cross next to Trump who sits a table.
PoliticsElon Musk, Tim Cook and Larry Fink expected to join Trump’s entourage to Beijing this week
By Michelle Chapman and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026
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PoliticsCameron Hamilton, fired by Trump for defending FEMA’s right to exist, tapped to lead FEMA by Trump
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026
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LawMayor of a city about 13 miles from Los Angeles pleads guilty to spying for China
By Jaimie Ding and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026
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AIThis South Korean hotel worker is training a robot to fold a banquet napkin: ‘I’ve been doing this about once a month’
By Kim Tong-Hyung and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026
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PoliticsKeir Starmer’s deputies are starting to quit. Some are urging him to ‘do the right thing for the country’
By Brian Melley, Pan Pylas and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026
  • ‘As long as the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, markets remain on a knife-edge,’ Deutsche Bank warns
    Politics‘As long as the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, markets remain on a knife-edge,’ Deutsche Bank warns
    By Jim EdwardsMay 11, 2026
DHS wants to build AI smart glasses using the facial recognition tech ICE agents already ‘could be’ using on Americans
LawDHS wants to build AI smart glasses using the facial recognition tech ICE agents already ‘could be’ using on Americans
By Catherina GioinoMay 12, 2026
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos (center) with his parents, Mike and Jackie
PoliticsThe Bezos family just donated $100 million to help achieve one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top campaign promises
By Jake AngeloMay 12, 2026
Mark Carney gestures with his hand as he stands next to Donald Trump in front of a white background.
North AmericaIt’s not just Canadian tourists snubbing U.S. cities. Business leaders are cancelling more trips to America as geopolitical tensions continue
By Sasha RogelbergMay 12, 2026
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PoliticsOops. Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system actually costs about $1 trillion more than he said it would
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026
India brings back COVID-era work-from-home rules and asks farmers to halve fertilizer use as the Iran war chokes its oil lifeline
EnergyIndia brings back COVID-era work-from-home rules and asks farmers to halve fertilizer use as the Iran war chokes its oil lifeline
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 12, 2026
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    EconomyForget the Rust Belt or the Sun Belt. The ‘Wired Belt’ may be the next frontier of American political power
    By Jake AngeloMay 11, 2026
Employees in a General Motors factory.
EconomyThe U.S. auto industry went from global hegemon to running a $3.3 trillion trade deficit with the world: ‘That’s not acceptable’
By Tristan BoveMay 12, 2026
FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced his resignation after a rocky year
PoliticsFDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced his resignation after a rocky year
By The Associated Press and Matthew PerroneMay 12, 2026
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EnvironmentMeet ‘Coalie,’ the anime-style anthropomorphic lump designed to sell you the idea that pollution can be clean
By Annie Persons and The ConversationMay 12, 2026
People shop at a Lidl Supermarket on May 11, 2026 in the Crown Heights neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City.
Economy‘It’s a miserable number’: Inflation surges as the Iran war and breakneck AI spending are crushing consumers 
By Eva RoytburgMay 12, 2026
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EnergyApril inflation shoots 3.8% higher on surging prices from war in Iran
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressMay 12, 2026
US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
EconomyTrump is on a charm offensive ahead of President Xi meeting—and he wants Elon Musk and Tim Cook in tow
By Eleanor PringleMay 12, 2026
Navy plans to buy 15 costly Trump-class battleships by 2055
PoliticsNavy plans to buy 15 costly Trump-class battleships by 2055
By Tony Capaccio, Roxana Tiron and BloombergMay 11, 2026
Painting the Reflecting Pool is ‘more appropriate to a resort or theme park,’ says the president of a nonprofit suing the Trump administration
LawPainting the Reflecting Pool is ‘more appropriate to a resort or theme park,’ says the president of a nonprofit suing the Trump administration
By The Associated Press and Steven SloanMay 11, 2026
A female Indigenous Navajo small business owner at work in her jewelry shop.
EconomyNative American businesses have diversified beyond casinos to become a rural economic force. Trump is cutting off a lifeline that goes beyond tribes
By Tristan BoveMay 11, 2026
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EnergyTrump wants to suspend the federal gas tax. The move could mean higher debt—and more potholes
By Jake AngeloMay 11, 2026
Donald Trump pictured during a press conference following a Supreme Court ruling on his tariff policy.
EconomyFed researchers see a ‘full pass-through’ of Trump’s tariff costs to consumers, adding almost a full percentage point to inflation
By Tristan BoveMay 11, 2026
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PoliticsAbe Foxman, longtime director of Anti-Defamation League, dies at 86
By The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
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LawBiden’s DOJ sued a data company, accusing it of helping Big Meat fix prices. Trump’s DOJ is about to settle
By Alanna Durkin Richer and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
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EconomyOregon Democrats have genius political strategy: raising the gas tax heading into the midterm elections
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
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PoliticsTrump says ceasefire is on ‘life support’ after Iran’s latest nuclear offer was ‘garbage’
By Jon Gambrell, Seung Min Kim, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
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AsiaTrump and Xi may meet 4 times in the next 8 months as Air Force One heads to Beijing
By Will Weissert and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
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PoliticsKeir Starmer says he’s in ‘battle for the soul of our nation,’ vows to draw UK closer to EU
By Jill Lawless and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
Young Americans are more pessimistic about jobs than their parents—and no advanced economy has ever seen this kind of divide
EconomyYoung Americans are more pessimistic about jobs than their parents—and no advanced economy has ever seen this kind of divide
By Nicholas Riccardi and The Associated PressMay 11, 2026
The widow of a man killed in a Florida mass shooting is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, claiming it ‘knew this would happen’
LawThe widow of a man killed in a Florida mass shooting is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, claiming it ‘knew this would happen’
By The Associated Press and Jeff MartinMay 11, 2026
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