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Trump-backed affordable housing overhaul clears Senate, while House GOP raises red flags

Major affordable housing legislation advanced through the Senate with measures to help first-time buyers, while critics raised build-to-rent supply concerns.

Espresso for the road: Howard Schultz, job creators to flee Washington state’s millionaire tax

Seattle resident Howard Schultz, the founder and longtime face of Starbucks, has announced that...

How San Francisco quietly relaunched its scandalized free money for black residents program

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has revived a controversial benefit program once lauded as a...

Justice Scalia at 90: The Structural Constitution (Part 2)

Scalia identified two structural features of the U.S. Constitution that especially safeguard liberty: separation...

AI Version of My Post on Ninth Circuit Automatic Stays

Right after I published my post this morning on the Ninth Circuit battle over...

Live Nation antitrust deal spurs questions for DOJ

The Justice Department’s surprise settlement with Ticketmaster parent Live Nation in its lawsuit alleging the entertainment behemoth holds an illegal monopoly on the ticketing industry has turned attention toward the Trump administration’s approach to antitrust. The agreement, which must still be approved by a judge, would require the company to cap service fees at 15...

The stakes are high in the Pentagon’s battle against ‘woke AI’

Now is not the time for a conflict with an artificial intelligence provider — wars are hard enough when taken just one at a time.

Projectiles hit 3 ships in Strait of Hormuz

Unknown projectiles struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday, with one of the strikes causing a fire onboard one vessel and prompting most of its crew to evacuate, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The maritime security agency posted on social platform X that the fire on one vessel...

A mega-deal to end the war

In exchange for Iran's acquiescence, the world should offer something transformative and generous.

Florida is now the gold standard for social studies education

Not all state standards are created equal.

Iran war flummoxes some Trump media allies

Plus: Trump travels to Massie's backyard

YouTube expands access to AI detection tool to politicians and journalists

YouTube on Wednesday said it would expand access to its artificial intelligence (AI) detection tool to politicians and journalists.  The company will allow a pilot group of lawmakers and reporters to use its likeness detection feature, which flags AI-generated content that uses a person’s likeness and allows them to request removal if it violates YouTube...

Thompson fends of challenger to win Mississippi primary

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) is projected to win his primary race, fending off a long-shot challenge from 34-year-old antitrust lawyer Evan Turnage, according to Decision Desk HQ. Thompson, the 78-year-old civil rights leader, has represented Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District for more than 30 years. He is expected to prevail in November’s general election, as his...

Swalwell says staffer flew to Colombia to return hearing aid to deported 6-year-old boy

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Monday said one of his staffers flew to Colombia to return a hearing aid device to a 6-year-old who was deported alongside his mother.  “As we stand here, my staff has just landed in Columbia, and is placing the hearing devices back in the boy's ear,” the California lawmaker said...

State Department authorizes up to $40M for Middle East evacuation flights

The State Department has authorized the use of up to $40 million in emergency funds for evacuation flights from the Middle East amid the unrest over the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.  The funds were pulled from a stockpile traditionally reserved for emergencies involving diplomatic and consular staff, two U.S. officials who were not permitted to...

Trump’s war in Iran fractures MAGA media

President Trump's war in Iran has sparked a heated fight in conservative circles, pitting some of Trump’s most ardent supporters in the media against GOP lawmakers who are backing what critics argue is a conflict pushed by Israel but unpopular with the American people. Among the loudest opponents of the war in its early days...

The Memo: Hazy messaging deepens Trump’s political challenges on Iran

Turbulence in President Trump’s messaging on the war in Iran has deepened this week, with the commander-in-chief and his aides toggling between implying the conflict could be nearing a close and striking a more belligerent tone. The most striking example came on Monday when the president gave a phone interview to CBS News in which...

Leading economics organization no longer affiliated with Larry Summers

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has cut ties with former Treasury Secretary and Harvard professor Larry Summers amid the ongoing fallout over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Journal cited an email from the organization’s president, James Poterba, that stated Summers was “no longer an...

Microsoft backs Anthropic in lawsuit against Trump admin

Microsoft has filed an amicus brief in Anthropic's case against the Trump administration, urging the court to temporarily block the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk.

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