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Trump wants to add nearly $7 trillion to the $39 trillion national debt with his new military budget, watchdog warns

Trump’s proposal would be “by far the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending in the post-WWII era,” the CRFB said.

By Nick LichtenbergApril 2, 2026
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Paul Krugman smacks down Trump speech with argument that $4 gas is ‘less than half’ of the Hormuz hit. Here’s what he’s talking about
By Jake AngeloApril 2, 2026
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Apollo and FC Barcelona just proved legacy markets are losing their grip on business
By Mike SimasApril 2, 2026
Traders signal offers in the S&P options trading pit at the Cboe Global Markets exchange on March 31, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.
Markets rally hard on Iran’s promise to play nice in Hormuz as its leaders pocket billions from the disruption
By Eva RoytburgApril 2, 2026
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Mercor, a $10 billion AI startup that works with companies including OpenAI and Anthropic, confirms major data breach
By Beatrice NolanApril 2, 2026
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Trump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general
By The Associated Press, Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo and Michelle L. PriceApril 2, 2026
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By Diane BradyApril 3, 2026
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InnovationGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai says we’re just a decade away from a new normal of extraterrestrial data centers
By Sasha RogelbergApril 3, 2026
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What it takes to retire comfortably in America: Nearly $1.5 million, Northwestern Mutual says
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Cyprus and Ireland top list of best places to retire—as boomers are forced to ‘unretire’, the only real solution is to move abroad
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By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 3, 2026
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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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    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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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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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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    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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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
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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
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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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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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
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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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