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'Woke' Smithsonian exhibit lionizes embattled Fauci amid conservative scrutiny of museum's messaging

Anthony Fauci's signed baseball cap and heroic placard are prominently displayed at the Smithsonian as the White House scrutinizes the museum's messaging....

Trump accused China of an 'election security nightmare' but then undercut his own warning

Trump said China's voter file collection happened "a long time ago" and suggested both nations spy on each other as Xi Jinping's September visit proceeds....

Smithsonian exec who said DEI 'must be at the center' of institutions is raking in eye-popping salary

Lonnie Bunch earned over $4.4 million from 2020-2024 while pushing DEAI and diversity initiatives at the taxpayer-funded Smithsonian Institution....

SEE IT: GOP senator flips script on agitators tied to pro-CCP, Singham network

Rick Scott fired back at CodePink hecklers over Gaza, Iran nuclear weapons, and Cuba sanctions in a heated Capitol Hill hallway confrontation....

LA real estate vet comes at Mayor Bass with receipts over damning homelessness report: 'She doesn't get it'

John Alle says Mayor Karen Bass has repeatedly refused invitations to tour LA neighborhoods plagued by crime, drug use and rising street homelessness....

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Yum Brands reports mixed results but gives no update on Taco Bell cyclospora outbreak

The restaurant company provided no update on the cyclospora outbreak tied to Taco Bell restaurants is affecting its business....

Iran says it will 'punish the aggressor today' after 'heavy wave' of U.S. strikes

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened further escalation on Thursday after a wave of retaliatory U.S. strikes on the country overnight....

Meta tanks nearly 9%, Microsoft jumps 9% as the AI trade splits Big Tech

Microsoft posted strong Azure and Copilot growth, while Meta missed revenue guidance forecasts as free cash flow plunged leading to diverging stock moves....

Here are the five big takeaways from this week's Fed meeting

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday followed through on expectations for no interest rate change....

Microsoft aces earnings call, while Meta frustration grows: 'Do we just need to be a bit more patient?'

Wall Street wants bang for its buck after massive capital expenditures...

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How Haley Stevens’s Accent Became a Flashpoint in Michigan’s Senate Race

How the politics of raised a’s and disappearing g’s briefly came to dominate the Michigan Senate race....

After Obamacare Cuts, Hospitals Are Treating More Uninsured Patients

More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills....

Conservatives Like the Liberal Arts, Actually. They Just Don’t Like the Phrase.

Some people revere the “liberal arts” while others call them useless. They’re probably talking about different things....

Tributes, and Politics Too, at Lindsey Graham’s Funeral in South Carolina

A gathering of South Carolina’s political elite paid tribute to the late senator’s career against a backdrop of a highly competitive race to replace him....

Record Numbers of FOIA Public Document Requests Are in Limbo or Unfulfilled

A Times analysis of 16 years of available federal data shows federal agencies lag in processing requests for government records....