National Security, Terrorism Concerns as FIFA World Cup 2026 Matches Begin in U.S.

Intelligence Democrats are warning acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Bill Pulte against carrying out sweeping firings or improperly declassifying intelligence as Congress braces for the controversial new intelligence chief’s full first week on the job. Pulte, who also remains the head of a federal housing agency, was tapped by Trump to lead the Office…

For months, the Iran war was framed through the language of military success. This was shaped in part by longstanding orientalist assumptions reflected in the rhetoric of leaders such as Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu about the relative weakness and fragility of states such as Iran.

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The United States has about 20 years to change course on its national debt before it reaches the estimated limits of its debt capacity, according to new research from the Penn Wharton Budget Model.

Researchers estimate the outer limit of U.S. debt capacity at about 210% of gross domestic product. At that point, even a 100% tax on labor income would not generate enough revenue to cover interest costs, making the debt impossible to stabilize through labor-tax increases alone.

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As one of his first acts in office, President Trump rescinded President Biden’s executive order imposing basic safety reporting requirements on artificial intelligence (AI) companies.

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Over the last eight weeks of war with Iran, America’s two deliberative institutions, Congress and the media, have largely abandoned their duty to sustain public debate on the most important question a republic can face—the choice between war and peace. Neither institution performed perfectly during the Global War on Terror. Yet on Capitol Hill there was debate before the initiation of hostilities, and the media made considerable efforts to manufacture consent. By today’s standard, these activities seem almost admirable.

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New Jersey’s attorney general is responding to arrests that were made after a curfew went into effect Sunday night around Delaney Hall, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, and some people did not comply.