Chinese model Kimi 3 adds pressure on Trump administration's AI policy

The release of the Chinese AI model Kimi 3 is forcing Washington and Silicon Valley to reckon with another sign of intense competition with Beijing, renewing questions over how to…

States play defense amid Trump's latest election fraud claims

Officials in states across the country are playing defense against President Trump’s election fraud claims as he doubles down ahead of the midterms.  In remarks to the nation last week,…

Trump rivalry with Ossoff looms over visit to Georgia

President Trump’s budding rivalry with Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) is looming over his upcoming visit to the Peach State on Wednesday, as the president ramps up his rhetoric on…

The Memo: Democrats confident about Senate despite Platner, left-wing drama

Democrats are going through a turbulent time, but all the drama shows little sign of shifting the battle for the Senate definitively against them. Party insiders believe they retain a solid chance…

Republicans lean into anticommunism midterm argument

House Republicans are making fears about a creeping communist threat central to their midterm argument — accusing the furthest-left Democratic candidates of not just being self-styled democratic socialists, but promoting…

Here’s how Andy Burnham really could end homelessness | Daniel Lavelle

Utilising empty homes, capping rents and fixing the benefits system would all help, but they’d require a serious fight In January 2017, the then mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham,…

Why many Black Americans were rooting for Argentina to lose the World Cup | Etan Thomas

Many Black Americans were not cheering Spain’s complicated history. They were rooting against the racism, politics and silence associated with Argentina There are moments in sports when you realize people…

Has Trump dragged the US into a forever war in Iran? | Mohamad Bazzi

He decried endless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now he may be stuck in one of his own making As Donald Trump launched a war of aggression against Iran nearly…

The world is on fire, and who does Trump blame? The Canadians | Arwa Mahdawi

The US president has been complaining about Canada’s ‘filthy, polluted and unhealthy air’. Maybe he should put all that energy into tackling the climate crisis Right, that’s it: we’ve got…

Backed by France, Macron sees Germany as nuclear-deterrence ‘vanguard’ in Europe

VIENNA — Nuclear cooperation between France and Germany has moved from words to first actions, with French nuclear-capable bombers visiting a German airfield this month and joint exercises on the…