Under Trump, it will be legal to bribe politicians again, the revolving door of Washington will continue to swing, and calls to "drain the swamp" will fade into nothing more than a dull murmur. read more
US stocks dropped sharply Monday morning after a surprise advancement from a Chinese artificial intelligence company, DeepSeek, threatened the aura of invincibility surrounding America's technology industry. read more
"It's really insane that he can destabilize the political situations in countries," Gates said in an interview with the UK newspaper The Times published Saturday. read more
The White House budget office has ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans, according to an internal memorandum sent Monday.
Federal agencies "must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance," White House Office of Management and Budget acting director Matthew Vaeth said in the memorandum, a copy of which was obtained by CNN.
The pause also blocks the issuance of new grants.
Who runs the world? Political scientist Ian Bremmer argues it's not as simple as it used to be.
With some eye-opening questions about the nature of leadership, he asks us to consider the impact of the evolving global order and our choices as participants in the future of democracy.
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Promise? I won the Lottery!
I'm not sure how you could possibly be as vapid in real life as you are here, but I guess it's possible.