Politics
Congressional stock trading curb due to get House vote amid public support for a ban
The House is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on a bill that would bar members of Congress from purchasing additional stocks while in office.
Sen. Wyden introduces bill to curb Trump’s tariff powers
Sen. Ron Wyden said Trump has “abused every trade authority at his disposal” and called his new tariffs on Canadian goods a “shakedown.”
Citizens United provision allowing foreign campaign contributions draws Democratic bill
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., want to establish foreign ownership thresholds for companies that spend on campaigns.
What is Pickaxe Mountain, the Iranian nuclear facility Trump is threatening to strike?
“We’ll be hitting that area pretty soon, and very heavily,” President Donald Trump said about Iran’s underground nuclear facility in Pickaxe Mountain.
Zelenskyy ousts Ukraine’s army chief as protests expose wartime power struggle
The reshuffle comes after almost a week of nationwide unrest and represents one of the biggest political crises since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
Prediction markets and their opponents are spending more to influence Congress in 2026
Kalshi and groups representing the casino and gaming industry and online sports betting apps, all have boosted their lobbying spending in 2026.
The Fed rang the alarm about Anthropic’s Mythos AI model — but had to go months without it
The central bank didn’t have access to Claude Mythos Preview as of mid-July, even as other institutions were racing to patch their vulnerabilities.
$100M New Jersey deli fraudster James Patten sentenced to 21 months in prison
James Patten was sentenced Tuesday to 21 months in prison in the New Jersey deli case.
IRS chief Frank Bisignano laughs off JPMorgan spying allegations
Bisignano denied allegations The Wall Street Journal reported that he surveilled his colleagues while working at JPMorgan more than a decade ago.
OpenAI, Anthropic boost lobbying as legacy tech and defense spending slips
The two AI developers spent a combined $3.17 million in the second quarter, up 23% from the first three months of 2026.