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Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol.

Republicans Are Dismantling a Key Tool in the War Against Kleptocrats

GOP lawmakers are pushing forward a bill to repeal a vital shell company database—completely undoing the biggest anti-kleptocracy step forward the U.S. has seen in decades.

In an aerial view, an Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Northern Virginia is the largest data center market in the world, according to a report this year cited in published accounts, but is facing headwinds from availability of land and electric power.

Nobody Here Wants the Data Center: An Oral History

We’ve gathered stories from all across the country detailing what happens when Big Tech’s latest monstrosities come to town.

Democrats Begrudgingly Agree That It Is Good to End a War They Oppose

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer speaks to members of the media outside the U.S. Capitol on June 18, 2026. Schumer blasted President Trump’s new agreement with Iran, calling it an “epic failure” that keeps Americans in the dark due to a lack of transparency while leaving the U.S. in a worse strategic and security position.

Democrats Begrudgingly Agree That It Is Good to End a War They Oppose

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National Park Service employees and contractors use vacuums to remove green algae from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The NPS is working to control and remove the algae bloom that has turned the pool green following the Trump Administration’s recent $14 million repair, resealing and painting project.

Michael Tomasky

Vandalism at the Reflecting Pool? Yes—It Was Committed by Donald Trump

Sadly, the historic water feature is a reflection—of the president’s bone-deep corruption and his administration’s neglect.

The movie War Games imagined the possibility of an out-of-control machine bringing the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation. Now, we’re hurtling toward that uncertain future.

Daniel Boguslaw

The AI Ghost in the Nuclear War Machine

The injection of this new technology into the military seems like a fever dream. But it’s a reality we’re hurtling toward, ready or not.

Barack Obama holds his right index finger in the air while speaking

Obama’s Harsh New Takedown of Trump Points to a World After MAGA

Barack Obama holds his right index finger in the air while speaking

Obama’s Harsh New Takedown of Trump Points to a World After MAGA

If Obama Had Done What Trump Just Did on Iran, He’d Be Crucified

Michael Tomasky

Michael Tomasky

If Obama Had Done What Trump Just Did on Iran, He’d Be Crucified

Donald Trump arrives for a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House.

If Obama Had Done What Trump Just Did on Iran, He’d Be Crucified

Michael Tomasky

Donald Trump arrives for a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House.

Michael Tomasky

If Obama Had Done What Trump Just Did on Iran, He’d Be Crucified