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Trump renews attacks on Fed after rate increase
New York Times: “I told Kevin, I said, you might as well vote with the board because it’s…
September 16, 2026
Fed raises rates in first major step by Warsh to contain inflation
New York Times: The decision, which lifts rates to a new range of 3.75 to 4 percent, was…
September 16, 2026
OpenAI says it found more instances of AI models acting deceptively
CNN: OpenAI found additional incidents of AI models acting deceptively and taking unsanctioned actions during training, the company…
September 16, 2026
AI bosses’ safety push sparks rift inside OpenAI and Anthropic
Financial Times: Staff inside OpenAI and Anthropic, as well as the safety researchers they would rely on to…
September 16, 2026
US billionaires line up to bankroll Republicans’ election push
Financial Times: The findings reveal another US election drawing colossal sums to shape the outcome — and also…
September 16, 2026
Trump says Canada becoming ‘associate member’ of EU could be ‘hostile act’. EU-Canada ambitions face reality check
CNN: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed Wednesday that Canada become the bloc’s first “associate member,”…
September 16, 2026
Jared Kushner’s dollar diplomacy
New Yorker: Donald Trump’s son-in-law represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a…
September 15, 2026
Trump approves $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel
New York Times: The package includes 40,000 one-ton bombs and would be among the largest deliveries of U.S.…
September 15, 2026
Senate votes to block crypto bill in major blow to industry
New York Times: While many Republicans embraced the bill, Democrats largely opposed it. Many of their concerns centered…
September 15, 2026
Steve Bannon, Bernie Sanders condemn tech ‘Oligarchs’ and demand A.I. reforms
New York Times: The unusual public appearances by the country’s elder democratic socialist and a leading architect of…
September 15, 2026
Patel suggests F.B.I. agents may be sent to polls
New York Times: “I thought you weren’t going to be sending people to the polls,” Mr. Welch said.…
September 15, 2026
Federal employees were paid $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 under DOGE effort
Washington Post: As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid…
September 15, 2026
He might end up world’s most educated person
New York Times: Jamie Beaton has 12 advanced degrees from Harvard, Yale, Oxford and other top universities, with…
September 15, 2026
ICE quietly firing new hires. For one recruit, it was devastating.
Washington Post: Joseph Moore killed himself after learning ICE was going to fire him. Investigators had identified issues…
September 15, 2026
Elon Musk trains his political chaos machine on U.K.
Wall Street Journal: The Journal analysis shows that Musk’s attention has given the already-ascendant Lowe a significant digital…
September 15, 2026
Russia’s shadow fleet sailing in NATO’s blind spot: Irish waters
Wall Street Journal: Around 75% of all trans-Atlantic subsea cables pass through or near the waters around Ireland,…
September 15, 2026
US prosecutors say Chinese groups used Binance to launder $61mn from Iranian oil deals
Financial Times: The justice department filed a forfeiture complaint seeking to seize the funds, which were sent through…
September 15, 2026
US charges five people linked to Russian ‘assassination network’
Financial Times: The Department of Justice said the group, composed of Russian, Cuban and Venezuelan nationals, was paid…
September 15, 2026
How Chinese hacking firm tapped AI to supercharge cyber-spying
Wall Street Journal: Some of China’s scrappiest hackers-for-hire are evolving into full-service private intelligence agencies, exploiting advances in…
September 15, 2026
Iran war will enter ‘much different phase in a couple of months,’ says Vance. Missile shortages, damage to US facilities: Pentagon watchdog issues first review of Iran war—AND MORE
New York Post: “We can’t predict the future, but I think the president is right to say that…
September 15, 2026