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US Taxpayers Will Pay Billions in New Fossil Fuel Subsidies Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill

Environment

US Taxpayers Will Pay Billions in New Fossil Fuel Subsidies Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill

Molly Taft

Defense Department Scrambles to Pretend It’s Called the War Department

Wishful Thinking

Defense Department Scrambles to Pretend It’s Called the War Department

Dell Cameron

No, Trump Can’t Legally Federalize US Elections

Checking Boxes

No, Trump Can’t Legally Federalize US Elections

Lily Hay Newman

Big Tech Companies in the US Have Been Told Not to Apply the Digital Services Act

Regulation Rift

Big Tech Companies in the US Have Been Told Not to Apply the Digital Services Act

Mila Fiordalisi

FEMA’s Chaotic Summer Has Gone From Bad to Worse

Trump Admin

FEMA’s Chaotic Summer Has Gone From Bad to Worse

Molly Taft

The Duty-Free Loophole Is Closing. What That Means for You—and Your Packages

Return to Sender

The Duty-Free Loophole Is Closing. What That Means for You—and Your Packages

Boone Ashworth

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

Password Please

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

Matt Burgess

FEMA Now Requires Disaster Victims to Have an Email Address

Emergency Response

FEMA Now Requires Disaster Victims to Have an Email Address

Molly Taft

Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody

Silent Treatment

Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody

Dell Cameron

Inside the Biden Administration's Gamble to Freeze China’s AI Future

Big Bets

Inside the Biden Administration's Gamble to Freeze China’s AI Future

Graham Webster

A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation

Sweet Bot O' Mine

A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation

Andrew Couts

The Future of EV Charging Can Be Found at Your Local Gas Station

Charge Change

The Future of EV Charging Can Be Found at Your Local Gas Station

Aarian Marshall

RFK Jr. Is Supporting mRNA Research—Just Not for Vaccines

Public Health

RFK Jr. Is Supporting mRNA Research—Just Not for Vaccines

Emily Mullin

Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From Google

Hideouts

Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From Google

Dell Cameron

Why the US Is Racing to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

Nuclear Power

Why the US Is Racing to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

Becky Ferreira

Inside the Summit Where China Pitched Its AI Agenda to the World

Made in China

Inside the Summit Where China Pitched Its AI Agenda to the World

Zeyi Yang and Will Knight

Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work

Climate Change

Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work

Molly Taft

Big Tech Asked for Looser Clean Water Act Permitting. Trump Wants to Give It to Them

Draining the Swamp

Big Tech Asked for Looser Clean Water Act Permitting. Trump Wants to Give It to Them

Molly Taft

60 Italian Mayors Want to Be the Unlikely Solution to Self-Driving Cars in Europe

Italian Job

60 Italian Mayors Want to Be the Unlikely Solution to Self-Driving Cars in Europe

Antonio Dini

Trump Says He’s ‘Getting Rid of Woke’ and Dismisses Copyright Concerns in AI Policy Speech

All-In

Trump Says He’s ‘Getting Rid of Woke’ and Dismisses Copyright Concerns in AI Policy Speech

Kate Knibbs