Vance fronts the Iran deal as Rubio stays quiet

The vice president has become the main face selling the Trump administration’s US-Iran deal.
Vice President JD VanceMatt Rourke/Reuters

Gaming industry, unions push for prediction market rules in crypto bill

“Congress should not wait while this nationwide expansion of gambling continues.”
CEO of Kalshi Tarek MansourMarco Bello/Reuters

DeepSeek fundraises $7.4 billion

The AI upstart upended Silicon Valley with its cost-effective open-source model last year, and is seen as leading Beijing’s race against the US.
Founder, CEO and CTO of Unitree Wang Xingxing, founder and CEO of BrainCo Han Bicheng, co-founder of Manycore Tech Huang Xiaohuang, founder and CEO of DEEP Robotics Zhu Qiuguo, founder and CEO of Game Science Feng Ji, Deepseek Senior Researcher Victor Chen and founder of Alibaba Cloud Wang Jian attend the Six Little Dragons Wuzhen Dialogue, at the World Internet Conference, in Wuzhen town of Tongxiang city, Zhejiang province, China Tingshu Wang/Reuters

Justice Department zeroes in on Newsom

The investigations involve the taxes of the California governor’s wife and also target his former chief-of-staff, who recently pleaded guilty to a fraud scheme.
Gavin NewsomAnnabelle Gordon/Reuters
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Vance fronts the Iran deal as Rubio stays quiet

The vice president has become the main face selling the Trump administration’s US-Iran deal.
Vice President JD VanceMatt Rourke/Reuters

Gaming industry, unions push for prediction market rules in crypto bill

“Congress should not wait while this nationwide expansion of gambling continues.”
CEO of Kalshi Tarek MansourMarco Bello/Reuters

Republicans and Democrats unite: Trump’s Iran nuclear deal needs a vote in Congress

The only point of disagreement: whether the administration would heed the law that requires Hill review.
Senate Majority Leader John ThuneAnnabelle Gordon/Reuters

Justice Department zeroes in on Newsom

The investigations involve the taxes of the California governor’s wife and also target his former chief-of-staff, who recently pleaded guilty to a fraud scheme.

Podcast listeners stand out on political questions, poll finds

Americans who listen to partisan podcasts and influencers are more likely than others in their political party to believe that citizens with “radical views” should be able to (nonviolently) protest the government, per a new survey.

Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya draws criticism

The US quarantine unit could deter American volunteers, a public health expert warns.

Why House Democrats aren’t worried about aisle-crossing rebellions

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries may only win a small majority, but his party still doesn’t fear the discharge petition.

Bernie Sanders endorses Cori Bush’s comeback bid

Bush, an outspoken critic of Israel, launched a primary challenge last fall for what’s now the sole remaining safe blue seat in Missouri.

Defense spending impasse raises fall shutdown threat

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said his party is going to play hardball on the Trump administration’s request for more defense spending.

Will new Fed chair Warsh play nice?

Kevin Warsh holds his first Federal Reserve meeting as chair on Tuesday.

Trump faces Republican skepticism of his Iran deal

The opaque agreement is leaving many GOP lawmakers to take a wait-and-see-approach.
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