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Politics2 hours ago

Judge Rules Lawmaker Must Be Allowed to Join Kennedy Center Board Meeting

A judge ordered that Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat, be given access to planning documents and have the chance to oppose changes to the center at a board meeting next week.

Zach Montague

Politics10 hours ago

How Tragedy, Wealth and Trump Shaped JB Pritzker

The governor of Illinois and Trump antagonist has become a national figure for Democrats. Where will that lead?

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Politics10 hours ago

Tim Kaine Is Forcing the Iran War Debate From the Minority

Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, has found a way to repeatedly occupy floor time and force all senators to take votes challenging President Trump’s use of military force.

Robert Jimison

Rebecca F. Elliott and Vivian Nereim

Politics10 hours ago

Why Little Was Done to Head Off Oil’s Strait of Hormuz Problem

Geography and regional rivalries have prevented Gulf countries from finding a true alternative to the strait, which the war with Iran has effectively shut down.

Economy

Are David Protein Bars Actually Bad for You? - The Cut

According to a class-action lawsuit, macro trackers’ favorite snack contains about 83 percent more calories and 400 percent more fat than advertised.

Julia Reinstein

3 min read

Connor Smith, Sabrina Escobar, Adam Clark, Joseph Michael Stonor, Dow Jones Newswires, Giulia Petroni, Dow Jones Newswires, Renae Dyer, Dow Jones Newswires, Emese Bartha, Dow Jones Newswires

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Open Up; Adobe, Tesla, More Movers; Oil Prices; PCE Inflation Report - Barron's

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are giving back early gains as the stock market reacts to moves in the oil market and the latest economic data.

Why China could emerge a winner from Trump’s global energy shock - The Washington Post

Spiking oil prices may reveal how China has been more successful in electrifying its economy and reducing dependence on fossil fuels than the United States.

Evan Halper

Personal Income and Outlays, January 2026 - U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (.gov)

Personal income increased $113.8 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in January, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Staff Writer

4 min read

Technology

Lauren Hirsch and Andrew Duehren

Technology17 hours ago

TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration

The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.

Technology1 day ago

Adobe Settles With U.S. Over Hard-to-Cancel Subscriptions

The maker of Photoshop agreed to pay $75 million to the government, which had accused it of hiding details of expensive fees.

David McCabe

Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur

Technology1 day ago

U.S. Tech Giants Flocked to the Persian Gulf. Now They Are Targets.

Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.

Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Vjeran Pavic, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong

Technology1 day ago

A.I. Goes to War + Is ‘A.I. Brain Fry’ Real? + How Grammarly Stole Casey’s Identity

“When there is an attack that kills civilians or doesn’t hit its intended target, people are going to be asking, Oh, was that a human who made that mistake or was that an A.I. system?”

Health

Health1 hour ago

Stem Cell Breakthroughs Signal a New Era in Regenerative Medicine

New advances in regenerative medicine are accelerating worldwide as REELABS INC expands its stem cell research initiatives in the United States.

Laura Whitman

2 min read

Health10 hours ago

‘How Low Can You Go?’ The Shifting Guidelines for Blood Pressure Control

The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies linking high blood pressure and dementia.

Paula Span

Health1 day ago

Get Your Cholesterol Even Lower and Start Younger, New Guideline Says

Eleven medical organizations advised changes to preventive cardiac care that it says could markedly reduce heart attacks and strokes.

Gina Kolata

Roni Caryn Rabin and Vjosa Isai

Health1 day ago

How Safe Is Plasma Donation?

Two recent deaths tied to for-profit clinics in Canada raised concerns about the health effects of having plasma drawn as often as twice a week.