A letter to the editor argues that the real waste of cash was the US war with Iran, not Tom Steyer's $558 million campaign spending, which provided employment. Another letter criticizes elected offici…
California First Lady Jennifer Siebel Newsom dodged a reporter's question about a federal DOJ probe at the opening of Barack Obama's presidential library in Chicago, with Governor Gavin Newsom steppin…
US President Donald Trump claims prices are dropping and oil is flowing after a US-Iran peace deal, but data shows petrol prices remain above prewar levels and experts predict they won't normalize unt…
Federal regulators ordered regional grid operators to speed up connections for large energy users, including AI data centers, to address surging electricity demand. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commi…
Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bill on Thursday to create a $7 trillion sovereign wealth fund giving Americans a 50% public stake in top AI labs, with annual payments of $1,000 per taxpayer. The …
Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the 'American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act' on June 18, 2026, proposing a one-time 50% tax on the stock of the largest U.S. AI companies to create a public fund worth an…
President Donald Trump claimed Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture chips in the U.S., but neither company has confirmed the deal. The Wall Street Journal reported a prelimina…
Intel Corp.'s stock surged up to 12% after President Donald Trump announced that Apple Inc. has agreed to work with Intel to design and produce chips domestically. The tie-up, mentioned in a Truth Soc…
Federal regulators voted unanimously to allow AI data centers and other large energy users to connect more quickly to the U.S. electric transmission system, backing a Trump administration plan to acce…
The TAKE IT DOWN Act, targeting non-consensual deepfake imagery, was signed into law by President Trump on May 19, 2025, after passing the Senate unanimously and the House with a 409-2 vote. The bill …
Intel shares surged 8.5% after Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Intel reached a deal with Apple to manufacture its chips, lifting other AI-related stocks. Oil prices fell slightly as a US-I…
Maureen Dowd writes that Jeffrey Epstein continues to haunt President Donald Trump, with new revelations and investigations keeping the scandal alive despite Trump's attempts to distract. The House Ov…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, has rapidly gained influence and is reshaping the Democratic Party by endorsing progressive challengers against incumbents in upcoming prima…
French President Emmanuel Macron urged the US to grant broader access to Anthropic's AI models, following a US order to block foreign nationals from accessing them. G7 leaders discussed a "trusted par…
Donald Trump announced that Apple and Intel have agreed to collaborate on designing and manufacturing chips within the United States, a move aimed at bolstering domestic semiconductor production. The …
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh held interest rates steady in his first meeting, striking a hawkish tone on inflation and signaling a broader shakeup at the central bank. Business leaders and econom…
President Donald Trump said negotiations with AI company Anthropic are progressing well, speaking at the G7 summit on June 17, 2026, amid a months-long standoff involving federal bans and export contr…
Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled legislation to create a sovereign wealth fund financed by a 50% tax on the stock of the largest AI companies, giving the American public direct ownership and influence ove…
The G7 concluded a summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, with leaders discussing artificial intelligence and a surprise US-Iran agreement. French President Emmanuel Macron praised the Iran deal as a "ver…
Former President Barack Obama is hosting a star-studded concert at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on Thursday, featuring Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Bono, and Eddie Vedder, which many …