After campaigning on promises to end American entanglements overseas, Donald Trump announced a mere month after winning the 2024 presidential...

In 1982, when the Voting Rights Act was up for reauthorization, the Reagan Justice Department had a goal: preserve the...

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For nearly three years, Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, was a ChatGPT devotee. Then, late last month, he abruptly...

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If the U.S. Agency for International Development is a front for the CIA, we’re about to find out all about...

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In college football, one rule seems to always hold: When a player leverages his power, it’s a scandal. When a...

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