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By Darlene Superville, Alanna Durkin Richer and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
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EconomyU.S. debt is the ‘elephant in the room’ amid bond market rout as Fed-fueled interest costs could drive even larger deficits, analysts warn
By Jason MaMay 23, 2026
EconomyThe Fed’s worst inflation fears may be coming true as consumers lose faith in long-term prices—and even Trump supporters doubt he can bring relief
By Jason MaMay 23, 2026
SuccessMeet the 32-year-old who is America’s only full-time spelling bee coach — he charges up to $180 per hour
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North America‘Hello, Goodbye’: Paul McCartney closed the lights on a Late Show that CBS couldn’t cancel quietly
By Mark Kennedy and The Associated PressMay 23, 2026
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PoliticsTrump fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, replaces her with MMA Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who tried to fight a teamster during Senate hearing
By Michelle L. Price and The Associated PressMarch 5, 2026
EconomyTrump touts tariffs as a budget fix. But the brutal truth is ‘they’re very weak’ and barely dent the $39 trillion national debt
By Jake AngeloMarch 5, 2026
EconomyFed survey reveals Trump’s tariff gut punch to the backbone of the U.S. economy: small business
By Tristan BoveMarch 5, 2026
EconomyTrump’s loss of $1.7 trillion in tariff revenue will send the national debt to $58 trillion by 2036, think tank projects
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 5, 2026
By Jim EdwardsMarch 5, 2026
EconomyA shiny new Fed chair will be keen to start with an interest rate cut—but the bank is growing more hawkish due to Iran
By Eleanor PringleMarch 5, 2026
EconomyVinod Khosla thinks future presidential candidates should run on removing income tax for those making less than $100,000
By Catherina GioinoMarch 5, 2026
North AmericaWorld Cup safety is in jeopardy due to funding chaos and a lack of security coordination, U.S. host city officials warn
By Sam Klebanov and Morning BrewMarch 4, 2026
EconomyTrump’s $175 billion illegal tariff revenue is now accruing interest, and refund delays could be costing American taxpayers $700 million a month
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 4, 2026
Middle EastDespite a $200 billion price tag, Trump admits the Iran war could just swap one bad leader for another
By Tristan BoveMarch 4, 2026
CommentaryOne key difference on America and Iran, then and now: the CIA had a plan for what would happen in 1953
By Gregory F. Treverton and The ConversationMarch 4, 2026
Personal FinanceNationwide voter revolt over property taxes collides with reality that every other revenue source has been slashed already
By Jeff Amy and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026
PoliticsTalarico defeats Crockett in heated primary as Democrats seek first Texas Senate seat in decades
By Thomas Beaumont, Will Weissert and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026
EuropeTrump’s fury at Spain has him working to figure out how to wage a trade war even though it’s part of the EU
By Suman Naishadham, Joseph Wilson and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026
PoliticsCanada’s Carney says Trump didn’t tip him off before striking Iran, but he supports the war ‘with some regret’
By Rod McGuirk and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026
PoliticsMeet Mojtaba Khamenei, ‘the power behind the robes’ and presumptive favorite to assume power as Iran’s Supreme Leader
By Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026
By Simina Mistreanu, Stefanie Dazio and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2026
Middle EastThe U.S. has shown China and Russia ‘who really is a military power,’ says Trump’s ex–commerce secretary. Don’t expect them to get involved in Iran
By Eleanor PringleMarch 4, 2026
By Tony LoSassoMarch 4, 2026
EconomyBernie Sanders’ billionaire tax would soak about 900 people to fund $3,000 checks for the middle class
By Jake AngeloMarch 4, 2026
PoliticsIran’s revenge: drones damage data centers for Amazon Web Services, reveal west’s Achilles Heel
By Kelvin Chan and The Associated PressMarch 3, 2026
PoliticsTrump threatens Spain with trade war after it refuses to roll over and lend its army bases to the Iran effort
By Fatima Hussein, Suman Naishadham and The Associated PressMarch 3, 2026
PoliticsObama’s former campaign manager has a ‘brutal truth’ for Democrats: ‘We have no economic message, and if we don’t get one, we’re not going to win’
By Meg Kinnard and The Associated PressMarch 3, 2026
BankingJamie Dimon says Trump’s $5 billion JPMorgan Chase lawsuit has ‘no merit,’ but admits he’d be angry about debanking too
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 3, 2026
AIThe Pentagon’s fight with Anthropic was the first real test for how we will control powerful AI. The bad news: we all failed
By Jeremy KahnMarch 3, 2026
EconomyTop economist Mohamed El-Erian warns of stagflation gripping the entire world economy the longer the Iran war goes on
By Tristan BoveMarch 3, 2026
By Stephen Groves and The Associated PressMarch 3, 2026
Middle EastTrump’s strikes on Iran could cost American economy as much as $210 billion, top budget expert says
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 2, 2026
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