Semafor • Sep 5, 2025
Republicans to allow batches of confirmation votes
The Senate is slated to go on recess Sept. 19, and Republicans expect to move before that.
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Semafor • Sep 5, 2025
e.l.f. Beauty’s CEO on diversity, tariffs, and valuing Hailey Bieber
Tarang Amin runs a “different kind of company” but faces challenges familiar to other executives.
Jacobin • Sep 5, 2025
In Britain, Criminalizing Dissent Is an Imperial Strategy
In August, over five hundred people were arrested at demonstrations opposing the British government’s recent decision to list direct-action group Palestine Action as a “terrorist organization.” Peaceful protesters mostly aged in their sixties and seventies were dragged away from the square in front of the Houses of Parliament for the alleged crime of holding placards […]
Semafor • Sep 5, 2025
Trump will attend US Open finals, White House says
The tennis final is slated to start at 2pm on Sunday.
Zeteo • Sep 5, 2025
Cartels Are Bad But They're Not 'Terrorists.' This Is Mission Creep
Trump using the military to solve every problem is a backward step.
Semafor • Sep 4, 2025
US regulators to review AI chatbots
The Federal Trade Commission said it will seek documents from tech companies including OpenAI and Meta on whether the bots pose a threat to user privacy.
Semafor • Sep 4, 2025
Democrats still pine for Mills as Maine upstarts seek the Senate
Graham Platner and Dan Kleban bring relative youth as well as strong (and tasty) local credentials. It may not matter.
Semafor • Sep 4, 2025
Trump Fed nominee vows to preserve central bank independence
Some senators worried that if Miran did not resign as Trump’s economic adviser, he would continue to act in the president’s interest while serving on the Fed’s board.
Semafor • Sep 4, 2025
Congress grills RFK Jr. on vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his actions after a chaotic week of changing rules over COVID vaccine eligibility and upheaval at the national public health agency.
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Israel’s renewed war on Lebanon is about more than just Hezbollah
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Fake War Videos Are Degrading Our Trust in Reality
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Class Struggle, But Weird: The Surreal Politics of This Year’s Oscar Nominees
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EPA Chief Met With Bayer CEO Before Trump Moved to Push Company’s Case to SCOTUS
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Middle East: All parties to the conflict must refrain from unlawful attacks on energy infrastructure
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FERC Undermines Trump’s Useless Big Tech Ratepayer Pledge
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Trump Energy Secretary Accused of Manipulating Oil Markets With Deleted Post
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The State Is Escalating Charges Against Protesters. Labor Must Defend Them.
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Thanks to Trump, Petro-Imperialism Is Back
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