Kendra Secrett

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  |  June 8, 2026

Should the US gov’t receive a piece of the AI pie?

Over the weekend, President Trump suggested the idea of the US government taking a small ownership position in major AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, saying it "could be a beautiful thing."

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  |  June 5, 2026

Some Republicans start to sour on Trump’s agenda

Four Republican lawmakers broke from party leadership on Wednesday, joining Democrats in a 215-208 House vote directing President Trump to end US military involvement in Iran unless Congress explicitly authorizes the conflict.

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  |  June 3, 2026

More US states are legalizing medical aid in dying

Starting this fall, nearly one-third of Americans will live in a state where medical aid in dying, also called “physician-assisted suicide,” is legal for certain patients.

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  |  June 1, 2026

Congress' deadlines are coming due in June

Congress returns to Washington from recess this week facing a problem familiar to procrastinators everywhere: eventually, the deadline arrives.

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  |  May 29, 2026

AI’s corporate honeymoon phase may be ending

After spending the past two years treating AI adoption like a corporate arms race, some executives are starting to realize the technology’s benefits may be arriving slower than the invoices.

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  |  May 27, 2026

What’s going on with war in Iran?

Iranian officials yesterday accused the US of a "grave violation" of the ongoing ceasefire between both countries, as we approach the three-month mark since the war began.

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  |  May 22, 2026

World Cup demand still hasn’t kicked into high gear

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is less than a month away, but the expected tourism boom is currently looking a little more “pregame warmups” than full-on kickoff frenzy.

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  |  May 20, 2026

Teenagers are growing more sober, but less social

America’s teens are increasingly saying “no thanks” to alcohol, showing far lower rates of drinking compared to their parents’ generation.

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  |  May 18, 2026

AI backlash is building across America

Artificial intelligence leaders and major companies have largely treated rapid adoption of AI as inevitable.

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  |  May 15, 2026

Pressure is building across the US economy

New economic data in recent weeks has highlighted growing strain across the US economy, increasingly challenging the White House’s bid to lower costs and improve Americans’ financial outlook.

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  |  May 13, 2026

What to expect at this week’s Trump-Xi summit

President Trump is set to arrive in Beijing today for a closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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  |  May 11, 2026

Russia hints at possible shift in Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin said over the weekend that he believes the war in Ukraine could soon be nearing its end, remarks that contrasted with years of Kremlin messaging that Russia would continue fighting until its military goals were achieved.

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  |  May 8, 2026

Wall Street’s quarterly earnings era could soon be over

This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission formally proposed a rule change that would allow publicly traded companies to shift from reporting earnings on a quarterly basis to instead do so twice per year.

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  |  May 6, 2026

US states are going back to the political drawing board

Last week’s Supreme Court ruling that outlawed drawing political maps based on race has poured gasoline on an already heated redistricting fight.

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  |  May 4, 2026

New court ruling brings abortion pills back in the spotlight

On Friday, a US appeals court temporarily blocked doctors nationwide from mailing the abortion pill mifepristone to patients, instead requiring the drug to be dispensed in person.

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  |  May 1, 2026

California’s billionaire tax is heading to the ballot

California voters will soon decide whether to impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on all billionaires in the state, after a labor-backed campaign this week said its proposal gathered enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot.

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  |  April 29, 2026

SCOTUS tackles legality of geofence warrants

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in a case that centers around the legality of “geofence warrants,” which are regularly used by law enforcement to access location data collected by big tech firms.

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  |  April 27, 2026

Shooter targets Trump, top staff at D.C. gala

On Saturday night, a gunman charged through a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C. and opened fire, prompting a rapid response from Secret Service agents that involved the evacuation of top officials and canceling the event.

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  |  April 24, 2026

Major US school district presses pause on screentime

The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest in America at 500,000+ students, this week became the first major US school district to formally limit classroom screen time.

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  |  April 22, 2026

Are city-run grocery stores a good idea?

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week announced the first location for his plan to construct city-owned grocery stores across the Big Apple, as local food prices continue to soar.

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