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Trump White House in ‘panic mode’ over top advisers hired by pro-Putin government
While Trump is ‘livid’ over his party’s doomed prospects in midterms, some of his top allies are maintaining relationships with Russian-linked leaders
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Trump makes late Nobel Prize pitch: ‘Not bragging ... but I settled eight wars’
Trump repeats claim that he has ended more than a half dozen conflicts while his administration has so far proved itself unable to reach a lasting ceasefire with Iran
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Oil prices rise sharply on Middle East tensions and US hurricane threat
Global bond market sell-off continues and stocks fall amid another wave of potential strikes against Iran
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The midterm elections won't keep Trump from college football on Saturday. A hurricane might
A hurricane is menacing the Gulf Coast, but President Donald Trump remains eager to attend a big college football game in Alabama on Saturday night
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Trump says he ‘could have done very bad things’ to Hillary, Obama and Biden
‘They’ve done some very bad things,’ Trump said
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FDA says its review of abortion pill will continue into next year
The Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year
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WIRED’s Midterms Races to Watch
From data centers to Elon Musk funding to the AI lobby, the 2026 midterms are the most WIRED elections yet. These are the candidates we're following closely.
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Iran war live: Trump says he doesn’t ‘really want’ peace deal
Trump and his national security team discuss possibility of restarting large-scale US military operations in Iran
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Trump swats away question about his ‘take out’ LA and San Diego remark
President refuses to explain rally line that incensed California lawmakers
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Asian shares decline under pressure from rising bond yields and surging oil prices
Asian shares are lower and oil prices have surged after stocks on Wall Street retreated from their records
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Ukraine war live: Russia’s largest search engine targeted in major data centre strike
Death toll from Wednesday’s massive Russian strikes on Ukraine rises to 25, including children sleeping in their beds
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Electric shock gloves deemed too painful by US Army are being rolled out by ICE
An October 2024 US Army trial found that role-playing soldiers stopped resisting within seconds of being shocked, with test subjects reporting lingering fear and soreness
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Iran war live: Three killed in Saudi Arabia as fighting with Houthis escalates
Yemen said earlier Houthis attacked Aden International Airport with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones
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Ukraine war live: Kremlin responds to France testing upgraded nuclear weapon
President Macron says test was ‘sent loud and clear for wherever it must be received’
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Multiple protesters interrupt Trump as he speaks at Paxton rally in Texas – US politics live
The interruptions seemed to momentarily derail the president, who baselessly claims protesters are ‘paid’ and repeats lie about James Talarico
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Israelis mourn 7 October attack victims as Gaza lies in ruins three years on
Memorial events have taken place in Israel on the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attack that sparked the devastating Gaza war.
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'Yes, we will make that change': Elon Musk says SpaceXAI will be renamed — but AI's 'Super Intelligence' rebrand is running ahead of the technology
Trump wants America to stop saying “AI,” and Elon Musk is already on board
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Trump proposes Camp David-style presidential retreat at his private Florida golf club
President Donald Trump says he wants to turn part of his private West Palm Beach golf club into a retreat for future presidents and their guests, similar to Camp David near Washington
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Trump wants his West Palm Beach golf club to be a ‘presidential retreat’
A letter proposing the golf course compared it to Windsor Castle and the Élysée Palace
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Washington airport gets extra warning when Marine One takes off with Trump
The added safety measure comes after a passenger plane breached the buffer zone around the presidential helicopter two months ago
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Trump backs away from top aides who reportedly advised pro-Russia government
President floats firing Chris LaCivita and James Blair over any ‘conflict’ after reports of work in Republika Srpska
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WHO says it does not have ‘full picture’ from Russia following suspected plague death
‘Transparent information sharing’ from Moscow is required to conduct full risk assessment, UN agency says
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A rocky 'wonderland' in Arizona is poised to be the next US national park
An area of distinctive rock spires in southeastern Arizona is poised to become the nation’s newest national park
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Trump’s ‘Judgment day’? Why death penalty crusade is bringing back firing squads
Trump is letting the Pentagon revive a killing method that hasn’t been used in decades while the president tries to speed up executions of federal death row inmates, Alex Woodward writes
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Trump threatens to ‘terminate’ close aides who also advised pro-Putin government
Longtime advisers Chris LaCivita and James Blair sidelined as ‘outside consultants’ who ‘do not work for me’
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Scott Bessent spat in his food after protesters stormed DC restaurant: report
A new report sheds light on Trump Cabinet member’s conduct at the helm of the Treasury, where he is known for losing his temper at staffers and even in the halls of the White House
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Trump swats away question about his ‘take out’ LA and San Diego remark
President refuses to explain rally line that incensed California lawmakers
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The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos
The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
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Paxton faces awkward rally in Texas as newly leaked audio reveals him trashing Trump
A recent poll shows the Republican Senate hopeful trailing his Democratic opponent by 6 percentage points in the ruby-red Lone Star State
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Two-thirds of GOP candidates distancing themselves from Trump before midterms: poll
Trump’s recent approval rating has hit a career low of 32% going into the midterms
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Trump makes late Nobel Prize pitch: ‘Not bragging ... but I settled eight wars’
Trump repeats claim that he has ended more than a half dozen conflicts while his administration has so far proved itself unable to reach a lasting ceasefire with Iran
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A Mysterious Nonprofit Run by SpaceXAI’s Top Lawyer Is Paying the Salaries of Government Workers
The National Design Studio has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel.
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Now Trump wants to build a new Camp David - at one of his private golf clubs
A letter proposing the golf course compared it to Windsor Castle and the Élysée Palace
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Trump speaking to Putin about suspected plague death after reports of second case
President said he is in ‘very deep discussions’ about the potential outbreak with U.S. intelligence services
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Newsom calls Trump ‘mentally ill’ in 25th Amendment plea after ‘take out’ LA crack
Trump faced backlash after calling a hypothetical attack by Iran on San Diego or Los Angeles a ‘very small price to pay’
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Trump wants to tie transportation funds to birth rates
Proposals seeking to reward areas that have above-average fertility scores by granting more money for their infrastructure projects branded ‘bizarre and dystopian’
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Nobel Peace Prize set to be announced - here’s what happened to last year’s winner
María Corina Machado was forced to flee her home country but has not been able to return despite the U.S. removing president Nicolas Maduro from power. Jessie Williams reports on her supporters’ hopes she will one day come back to lead them
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Shock gloves purchased by ICE cause ‘intense pain’ and fear, Army study found
‘Everyone should be alarmed that ICE is preparing to deploy a tool designed to inflict, at best, intense pain, without showing that it is safe for the people who will be subjected to it’
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Trump to talk plague with Putin as Russia plays down fears of outbreak
The Kremlin welcomed the offer while Russia's health watchdog shot back that Moscow was "ready to assist the US in tackling infectious disease outbreaks" as the WHO asked Russia for additional information.
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The Nobel Peace Prize contenders who could beat Trump this year
Trump had his eyes on the peace prize in 2025 but was beaten by Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Alex Croft looks at who could scoop the prestigious title for this year
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Electric-shock gloves ICE plans to use inflicted intense pain in army study
Immigration enforcement agency has signed $16.7m deal for devices that induced ‘excessive’ fear in military subjects
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Trump-backed Ken Paxton reportedly blames Iran war and high gas prices for midterms struggles as president heads to Texas – live
Leaked audio shows state’s attorney general tell fundraiser affordability is his campaign’s biggest problem; Trump due to speak in Texas on Wednesday
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‘The Social Reckoning’ Already Feels Irrelevant
Aaron Sorkin’s sequel to ‘The Social Network’ attempts to shame a ruling class that has proved itself shameless.
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Putin pal responds to Trump’s claim that Don Jr paid him back for wedding
The Russian boxing chief expressed confusion over the transaction, saying that asking for a reimbursement after hosting a guest would be ‘ridiculous’
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David Ellison denies he has ‘politicized’ Skydance despite close Trump links
Ellison admits ‘good relationship’ with administration in remarks to reporters about newly merged media company
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The Republican candidates walking a Trump tightrope
Some running in November's elections are deciding whether to distance themselves from an unpopular president who still dominates his party.
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Trump reveals the make of his suit – and it isn’t what people were expecting
The president has worn Brioni suits since the days of his reality show, ‘The Apprentice’
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Trump reveals why tariff is only his ‘fifth favorite word’
In a scattered rant to Naval Academy students, Trump announces a new shipyard while excluding Maryland officials from joining him
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Families of troops killed in Iran war skip Trump’s Gold Star reception
Most families of the six U.S. soldiers killed in the deadliest attack of the Iran war aren't attending a White House reception for Gold Star families
