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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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By Katherine Van DisApril 3, 2026
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Personal FinanceBest certificates of deposit (CDs) for April 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 3, 2026
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By Emily PharesApril 3, 2026
The Benefits of Red Light Therapy: Expert-Approved Advice
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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Trump backed down from NATO tariffs over Greenland but may cross a ‘red line’ on U.S. military bases there
EuropeTrump backed down from NATO tariffs over Greenland but may cross a ‘red line’ on U.S. military bases there
By Jason MaJanuary 24, 2026
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    Politics‘Europe looks lost’: Zelensky says Trump’s actions in Venezuela and Iran should embarrass the ‘Groundhog Day’ movie in Davos
    By Kamila Hrabchuk, Kostya Manenkov and The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2026
Days after saying ‘it’s a good thing’ for Mark Carney to sign a trade deal with China, Trump vows a 100% tariff on Canada for doing so
EconomyDays after saying ‘it’s a good thing’ for Mark Carney to sign a trade deal with China, Trump vows a 100% tariff on Canada for doing so
By Jason MaJanuary 24, 2026
President Donald Trump is acting like the CEO of USA Inc. Is it the strategy America needs?
NewslettersPresident Donald Trump is acting like the CEO of USA Inc. Is it the strategy America needs?
By Alyson ShontellJanuary 24, 2026
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Politics‘I’m not sure about what’s going on with the United States’: Alaska’s Murkowski says Trump rattled Davos about a ‘new world order’
By Steven Sloan and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2026
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PoliticsTrump’s National Defense Strategy declares ‘sharp shift,’ tells allies to take care of their own security
By Konstantin Toropin, Courtney Bonnell and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2026
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PoliticsThree-way-talks between Ukraine, Russia and U.S. held in Abu Dhabi in diplomatic first
By Kamila Hrabchuk, Kostya Manenkov and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2026
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    BankingTrump sues Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan for $5 billion over claims that his politics got him debanked in 2021
    By Ken Sweet and The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2026
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Real EstateFrom $40 billion to $225 billion: Inside the Trump housing plan to radically change the mortgage bond buying plan
By Brian Slodysko and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2026
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva speaks to reporters outside during the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
LawAI productivity gains are making the rich richer, and they’ll wipe out jobs—but the IMF chief sees a silver lining for low-wage workers
By Tristan BoveJanuary 24, 2026
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PoliticsMinnesota activist released after she catches White House manipulating images of her arrest
By Jack Brook, Sarah Raza and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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PoliticsMinneapolis’ icy ICE rally sees 100 clergy arrested as thousands protest ‘federal occupation’
By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Sarah Raza, Jack Brook and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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RetailTarget faces new backlash amid Minnesota ICE raids after boycotts over its DEI rollback. But don’t blame politics for falling profits, analyst says
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 23, 2026
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    EuropeMacron says Europe forced Trump to back down: ‘Europe can make itself be respected, and that’s a very good thing’
    By Lorne Cook, Sam McNeil and The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2026
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EnergyTrump cancels Puerto Rico solar project designed to help 30,000 low-income families in rural areas
By Danica Coto and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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EconomyIMF chief sees global GDP growth as ‘beautiful but not enough’ to handle ‘the debt that is hanging around our necks’
By David McHugh, Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
The U.S. has ‘escalation dominance’ in a debt war: Europe would face a violent market crash if it dumps Treasuries
EconomyThe U.S. has ‘escalation dominance’ in a debt war: Europe would face a violent market crash if it dumps Treasuries
By Jason MaJanuary 23, 2026
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PoliticsPhiladelphia sues Trump administration for removing evidence of slavery from George Washington’s house
By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Graham Lee Brewer and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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LawTrump’s Education Department accuses New York school district of ‘erasing its Native American heritage’ with name change
By The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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LawOlympic snowboarder turned FBI most wanted drug lord arrested in Mexico, extradited to U.S.
By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Mike Balsamo, Amy Taxin and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
Trump, sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, shakes Elon Musk's hand.
PoliticsThe great power gap: Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold office than you are, and Oxfam warns it’s ruining democracy
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 23, 2026
‘Wake up, AI is for real.’ IMF chief warns of an AI ‘tsunami’ coming for young people and entry-level jobs
Innovation‘Wake up, AI is for real.’ IMF chief warns of an AI ‘tsunami’ coming for young people and entry-level jobs
By Tristan BoveJanuary 23, 2026
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PoliticsFormer Bush-appointed federal judge: Why the ICE memo allowing officers into your home without a warrant is unconstitutional
By John E. Jones, III and The ConversationJanuary 23, 2026
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PoliticsJared Kushner’s dream of a Gaza city full of new skyscrapers clashes with reality of 60 million tons of rubble
By Julia Frankel and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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PoliticsThe U.S. has 3 of the world’s 240 icebreakers, the crucial shipping technology that would unlock Greenland
By Sam McNeil and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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LawNew York City sues reality TV producer Jordan McGraw, son of ‘Dr. Phil,’ trying to prevent negative police footage from leaking
By Michael R. Sisak and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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North AmericaAfter 78 years as a founding member, U.S. fully withdraws from WHO—and it owes over $130 million to the UN agency
By Mike Stobbe, Devi Shastri and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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PoliticsTrump thanks Xi, hails himself for closing TikTok deal: ‘Long into the future I will be remembered by those who use and love TikTok’
By Kaitlyn Huamani and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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North America‘Canada thrives because we are Canadian’: Carney fires back at Trump after return from Davos
By Rob Gillies and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
Photo: DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The annual meeting of political and business leaders comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Europe over a range of issues, including Trump's vow to acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
EconomyWall Street celebrates the end of Trump’s Greenland tariff threats and expects the Supreme Court will kill even more of them
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 23, 2026
Elizabeth Holmes walks into the federal courthouse in San Jose, California.
LawTrump has granted clemency to several high-profile white-collar fraudsters. Could Elizabeth Holmes be next? 
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 23, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One on January 11, 2026. Trump said Sunday his administration was working well with Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez and that he would be open to meeting with her.
EnergyAmerican oil company CEOs feel increasingly ‘slighted’ by Trump’s focus on Venezuela: ‘That’s bad for U.S. producers’
By Jordan BlumJanuary 23, 2026
Elon Musk, wearing all black and in front of a blue background, presses his hands together.
Big TechElon Musk makes the case for why his $2.2 trillion tech empire is the only way to save humanity as the only intelligent life in the universe
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 22, 2026
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