Breaking News: Politics
- Europe at 'fork in the road' between AI competition and climate: fund managers - As power-hungry infrastructure scales and demand for electricity surges, friction between competition and climate goals becomes harder to ignore.
- Over 300,000 student loan borrowers were denied a new repayment plan, court filing shows — here's why - Trump officials rejected 327,955 income-driven repayment plan requests from student loan borrowers, according to a recent court filing. Here's what to know.
- The Trump-class battleship faces a large obstacle in its way: reality. - Even if it were technically feasible, the cost of building the battleship would be prohibitive.
- Tariffs hit boots, bags and more as leather prices jump — and relief could be years away - Leather prices are expected to continue rising in 2026 as Trump's tariffs crimple a global supply-chain while domestic manufacturing and cattle herds are down.
- Epstein files: Senators call for audit into DOJ's release - A bipartisan group of Senators on Wednesday said the Trump administration violated the law by failing to release the records in full last week.
- 'Witch hunt': Ex-EU commissioner Breton denounces U.S. visa ban targeting 'censorship' - The former EU commissioner and four anti-disinformation campaigners were the subject of U.S. travel sanctions.
- Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to send National Guard to Chicago - In an unsigned decision released on Tuesday, the court said Trump lacked the authority to federalize troops in Chicago.
- Epstein files: Latest batch from DOJ includes court records, flight logs and heavily redacted documents - The release comes amid intense scrutiny from congressional lawmakers and victims over the DOJ's handling of the Epstein files.
- Greenland PM rebukes Trump special envoy overture - President Donald Trump on Sunday appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as a 'special envoy' to Greenland.
- How U.S. oil tanker seizures targeting Venezuela are linked to rising geopolitical tensions with China - U.S. seizures of vessels carrying Venezuelan oil may become a bigger strategic pressure point in the geopolitical battle with China, a major buyer of the crude.