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Trump won big with White working-class. Now they’re souring on him.
Washington Post: The swing is stark: 54 percent of White voters without a college degree disapproved of Trump’s…
May 28, 2026
Britain faces ‘lost generation’ as youth worklessness heads for 1.25m
Telegraph: The report will predict that the number of 16 to 24-year-olds not in work, education or training…
May 28, 2026
Prosecutors say ex-CIA official stole $40 million in gold bars from agency
Washington Post: Prosecutors say David J. Rush of Virginia, described in a criminal complaint as a former senior…
May 28, 2026
Celebrities telling women to use more AI or be ‘left behind.’ Their followers aren’t having it
CBC: Author and podcaster Mel Robbins faced blowback this month after telling her 12.3 million Instagram followers to…
May 28, 2026
Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait
Washington Post: The printing director who resisted the effort said she was reassigned last month. “The buck stopped…
May 28, 2026
‘It isn’t canceled’: Inside White House divisions on AI
Politico: President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to scrap an AI executive order on May 21 has exposed a…
May 28, 2026
Norway will come under France’s nuclear umbrella, leaders say
Politico: Under the plan, Norway would take part in what France calls “forward nuclear deterrence”, under which European…
May 28, 2026
What it takes to get a job at Anthropic
Bloomberg: To win a coveted role, candidates shouldn’t outsource their thinking to AI — and should be prepared…
May 28, 2026
Mistral rejects Pope Leo criticism of AI military use
Reuters: Mensch, who is also Mistral’s co-founder, said Europe could not ignore the use of AI by adversaries.…
May 28, 2026
Fired BP chair disputes oil company’s claims of poor conduct
The Guardian: Albert Manifold says he was removed without warning and ‘will not allow a false narrative to…
May 28, 2026
US and Iran trade fresh strikes amid fragile ceasefire. Trump says he feels no pressure to make deal because ‘I don’t care about the midterms’—AND MORE
CNN: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched an attack targeting an American air base they say was the…
May 28, 2026
Trump admin in talks to fund U.S. drone companies
Wall Street Journal: Among the companies the Pentagon has identified for possible funding are Performance Drone Works, which…
May 27, 2026
Justice Dept launches criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll
CNN: The probe is the latest move in the department’s ceaseless, and somewhat strained, efforts to meet Trump’s…
May 27, 2026
China exporting its factories across world and spooking competition
Wall Street Journal: More Chinese companies could be coming to the U.S., after President Trump and Chinese leader…
May 27, 2026
Google employee charged with $1M Polymarket insider trading bet on search term
CNBC: Prosecutors claim that Michele Spagnuolo, a staff information security engineer at Google, used confidential information to place…
May 27, 2026
World comes to Xi Jinping
Financial Times: Analysts said the parade of foreign leaders could strengthen China’s efforts to portray itself as a…
May 27, 2026
How AI threatens giants of consulting
Financial Times: AI is beginning to dismantle that hegemony for the first time, opening the door to well-funded…
May 27, 2026
Americans don’t like either political party. We asked them why.
Washington Post: The wide-ranging criticisms — that the parties are corrupt, subservient, “wishy washy” or unable to handle…
May 27, 2026
China’s military says it drove away Dutch frigate in South China Sea
Reuters: The Netherlands said the frigate was operating in accordance with international law. Zhai Shichen, a spokesperson for…
May 27, 2026
AI fight brewing inside New York Times
The Verge: Unionized tech employees at the Times say the company is violating their contract by using AI…
May 27, 2026