Since coming into office, the second Trump administration has remade the federal government in dramatic ways. The administration is dismantling vital government programs and
agencies, while weaponizing other parts of the state to scapegoat vulnerable communities and target political opponents. [...]
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR The secretary
of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, issued a statement on Saturday laying out multiple requirements for reopening the Strait [...]
At the start of the summer, the United Arab Emirates’ dream of serving as the world’s AI hub was in trouble. Iranian drones and missiles were making data center construction
difficult and dangerous. Bureaucratic fights within the Trump administration had stalled progress on long-promised chip exports. [...]
As a Department of Justice lawyer for almost a decade, I went to court to defend EPA rules to protect our air and water, but also to protect EPA’s institutional capacity
to set rules consistent with science and the law. Today, as an attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), I’m in court again, but now I’m challenging [...]
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Iran-backed Houthi rebels yesterday attacked the Yemeni military, killing at least 30 military personnel, according to Yemen’s state news agency. [...]
The United States and Israel launched a series of strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, bombing numerous sites in the cities of Tehran and across the country. Strikes killed
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other members of Iran’s leadership, including the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps [...]
On July 15, 2026, China’s first AI companion rule took effect. On the same day, China’s two largest AI platforms shut down the customized AI personas services that millions
of users had built relationships with, only ten days after the release of a cease-operation notice. [...]
The global contest over artificial intelligence is often described as a race for supremacy among states, among AI companies, and even between states and those companies. But
it is also increasingly a competition among governance models. Three now dominate the democratic world: the European Union’s rights-centered regulatory state, the [...]
In United States v. Navarro, a D.C. Circuit panel reaffirmed that the President alone holds executive privilege, and that a mistaken belief that noncompliance with a congressional
subpoena is excused will not defend against contempt of Congress charges. [...]
Sign up to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR Iran’s
foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said yesterday that Iran and Oman are close to finalizing an agreement on an acceptable route for ships to pass through [...]