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Hantavirus cruise outbreak sounds a dire warning for a mobile world

The shipboard hantavirus outbreak is a dire warning: A mobile world makes infection prevention — in the travel industry and in hospitals — more vital than ever. 

April’s inflation spike is no cause for panic — but only to finish off Iran fast

Word that inflation hit 3.8% last month is bad news, but not grim: The...

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 14

1969—Mired in scandal, Supreme Court justice Abe Fortas announces his resignation from the Court. Fortas’s...

Arizona’s Border Security Is National Security

What I saw on a trip to the border gave me cause for hope...

AI in the Classroom Is Our Most Senseless Education Experiment Yet

With the rise of AI in schools, we’re forgetting the importance of having students...

Rubio: US will push China for more ‘active role’ in Iran negotiations

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that during the summit in China, President Trump and administration officials will try to convince Chinese President Xi Jinping to take an “active role” in negotiations to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity in Beijing, Rubio...

Hantavirus outbreak exposes America’s post-COVID PTSD

COVID changed more than public health. It changed the emotional baseline of American life. 

Majority of Republicans support mandatory AI testing: Poll

A majority of Republican voters support policies requiring AI models to undergo independent security testing, according to a new poll released Thursday. The survey, shared first with The Hill from Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI), found that 71 percent prefer a mandatory testing process, compared to 17 percent who said AI companies should voluntarily test...

Trump says China agreed to buy soybeans, energy, Boeing jets

President Trump told Fox News that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to purchase soybeans, energy and jets during the two leaders' bilateral meeting in Beijing on Thursday.  According to Fox News, Trump told host Sean Hannity that Xi committed to helping the U.S. with Iran, buy U.S. soybeans, buy more oil and liquified natural gas...

Live updates: White House describes ‘good meeting’ for Trump, Xi; China warns about tensions over Taiwan

President Trump signaled in his opening remarks at a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that he's ready to do business with China. The host of business leaders accompanying Trump is just one sign of that. His first full day in Beijing is a busy one with a state banquet following the...

Trump invites Xi to visit White House in September

President Trump during his trip to Beijing on Thursday formally invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the White House in September. “Thank you again, President Xi, for this beautiful welcome, and tonight, it is my honor to extend an invitation to you, Madam Peng, to visit us at the White House this September 24...

Politics is a family business for these 2026 candidates. Voters may not care. 

For a host of candidates running for office up and down the ballot in this year’s midterms, politics is a family business. The race for governor of Maine alone has drawn three candidates with well-known political ties: Angus King III, the son of Sen. Angus King (I-Maine); Hannah Pingree, the daughter of Rep. Chellie Pingree...

Gulf allies are quietly starting to break with Washington

That bargain is now fraying — and perhaps breaking.

Graham: China’s allies are ‘all dirtbags’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday criticized the Chinese government and its allies, as President Trump visits with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a summit in Beijing. “You name the allies of China, they’re all dirtbags,” Graham, a foreign policy hawk, told Fox News host Sean Hannity. “They’re aligned with the worst people in the...

Chinese security blocks Secret Service agent’s access to event during Trump trip

Chinese security blocked a U.S. Secret Service agent from entering Beijing’s Temple of Heaven with their weapon during President Trump’s bilateral meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping on Thursday.  According to the White House press pool, the entry into the event site was delayed nearly an hour and a half due to an “intense discussion”...

McIver unveils ICE oversight measure one year after visit that resulted in indictment

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) is introducing legislation aimed at protecting congressional oversight powers, a year after a scuffle at an immigration detention facility in her home state resulted in criminal charges against her. The measure would “permanently codify the existing right of members of Congress to conduct oversight” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department...

Trump, Xi highlight US, China cooperation in opening remarks

President Trump signaled in his opening remarks at the bilateral meeting in Beijing on Thursday local time that he wants to do business with China and emphasized his friendship with Xi. He boasted about the size of the delegation he brought, which included prominent executives like Apple’s Tim Cook, Tesla and SpaceX’s Elon Musk, Nvidia’s...

President Obama on Iran: ‘We pulled it off without firing a missile’

Former President Obama is making the case for diplomacy with Iran amid the ongoing conflict, pointing to the 2015 nuclear deal as evidence that Tehran’s program can be constrained without further military intervention. “We went about trying to negotiate a diplomatic agreement that would get the enriched uranium out of Iran, that would assure they...

Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping

President Trump arrived at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for his meeting with President Xi Jinping on Thursday morning local time. Soldiers holding red and gold flags lined up the street as Trump’s motorcade arrived. Scores of soldiers were lined up uniformly to greet the motorcade. As he got out, the trumpets...

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