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Friday, April 10, 2026

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A high-profile US defense department official who oversees the agency's artificial intelligence efforts made a profit of up to $24m selling a private investment he held in Elon Musk's AI company earlier this year, according to government ethics records released this month. The value of his stake totaled a maximum of a million dollars when he joined the department.


Vice President Vance left Friday for Pakistan and the biggest challenge of his career: negotiating a deal with Iran to solve the nuclear dispute and end the war.

"This is a big deal for JD. He is going to the Super Bowl," one U.S. official told Axios. Why it matters: While the meeting itself is historic " the most high-level engagement between U.S. and Iranian officials since 1979 " the chances for success appear low.

Both sides know the risk of failure is renewed war, but have clashing visions for peace.


President Trump on Thursday tore into several right-wing media figures who had been reliably supportive of him during his second term until the U.S. war in Iran broke out. read more


Thursday, April 09, 2026

Donald Trump is seemingly done taking cues from his Israeli counterpart. read more


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