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What to Know About the Maine Senate Race After Janet Mills Drops Out
Senator Susan Collins of Maine, a Republican seen as vulnerable given her state’s leftward tilt, is set to face Graham Platner, a progressive …
Billionaire Chris Larsen Plans to Spend $3.5 Million in NY House Race Amid Midterm Clash Over A.I.
The tech billionaire Chris Larsen said that attacks on Alex Bores, a House candidate in New York, by a super PAC aligned with OpenAI were “really …
What We Know About New York’s Proposed Tax Increases
The City Council speaker, Julie Menin, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani appeared together to ask Gov. Kathy Hochul to consider adjusting a state tax that …
The World’s Central Banks Are Wrestling With a Gigantic Problem
The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it needed to hold rates steady because “developments in the Middle East are contributing to a high level of …
As Kentucky Derby Becomes a Bigger Business, Locals Feel Left Behind
Pat Francis, whose family has owned Pat’s Steakhouse since 1958, is closing his doors on both Friday and Saturday to protest how Churchill Downs Inc. …
Obamacare Enrollment Drops Sharply as Costs Rise
Although the government has not yet reported enrollment numbers, insurers and analysts are estimating overall declines of about 20 percent compared …
In a Small Iowa Town, a Solution to a National Crisis
As the Trump administration guts weather agencies, a state’s low-cost flood tracking system offers a model for responding to deadly inundations.
Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff and the Profitable Business of Peace
The Trump administration is turning diplomacy into an asset to be leveraged.
Why So Many People Already Own Shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Even before the rocket company holds a major initial public offering, many people own stock in it through so-called special purpose vehicles.
Something Liberals and Conservatives Agree On: Hatred of Data Centers
Americans have soured on the projects, polls show, and the sentiment is profoundly bipartisan. How that will change our politics?