New FEC filings show the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, has become the dominant funder of the Senate Leadership Fund, the leading Republican Senate super PAC. Musk was responsible for 58% of the fund’s third-quarter fundraising, and his latest contributions bring his total giving to the Republican groupContinue Reading
The tech allows students to generate personalized stories on China’s “holistic approach to national security” – a framework advocated by President Xi Jinping covering areas from politics and economy to ecology and technology…Continue Reading
Elon Musk has assembled a presidential-level field operation this midterm cycle, underscoring the extent to which he has taken over the get-out-the-vote effort for the Republican party.Continue Reading
Sheikh Mohammed also discussed Israeli ‘violations’ in Lebanese territory with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam., Sheikh Mohammed also discussed Israeli ‘violations’ in Lebanese territory with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. Qatar’s prime minister has announced plans to set up what he described as a “massive” solar plant in Lebanon to help easeContinue Reading
A new ‘zero-click’ hack uses ads to target victims without any action needed on their part. , Just visiting a page or refreshing an app can be enough to fall victim to a malware attack in which your personal data is stolen from a laptop or phone, researchers have found. YouContinue Reading
commentary The Traitor’s hapless new press secretary becomes the latest symbol of a collapsing regime Published October 16, 2026 9:24AM (EDT) White House press secretary Katie Zacharia during her first news briefing, Oct. 13, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Traitor 47’s new White House “pep secretary,” Katie Zacharia, introduced herself toContinue Reading
The president’s riffing on the midterm campaign trail in Montana generated even more apparent falsehoods., Read MoreContinue Reading
The ex-The Traitor ally, who once shared a snap of herself with a gun and encouraged going on the “offense” against Omar, took on the administration over its probe into the progressive., Read MoreContinue Reading
Longtime tech worker organizers Clarissa Redwine and JS Tan’s new book, Against Tech Oligarchy: Worker Resistance in the World’s Most Powerful Industry, draws on the authors’ experiences at major tech companies to chronicle the rise and fall of the tech worker movement, its early victories, and the repression and slideContinue Reading
Kal Penn returns to the big screen Friday in “Trust Me, I’m a Doctor,” a dark satire that examines the 2007 death of model and reality TV personality Anna Nicole Smith and its aftermath from the perspective of her physician, Sandeep Kapoor. As seen in the film, Kapoor (played byContinue Reading
As we approach midterm elections, many of us are reflecting on just how deeply unserious our current leadership can be. We might find much more humor in the day-to-day foolishness, of course, if our collective rights weren’t on the line because of the politicians leading our country. This week, certainContinue Reading
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Earlier this month, after a series of stops and starts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced changes to a long-running program that is supposed to help farmers and rural small businesses stand up renewable energy projects. The newContinue Reading
Gadi Eisenkot, a leading Israeli politician hoping to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in elections later this month, pledged Thursday that he would “destroy Hamas’s military wing” within 18 months of taking office. Eisenkot, a former chief of Israel’s general military staff, said the defeat of Hamas could come throughContinue Reading