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White House teases details of TikTok deal

A White House official said President Donald sign an order sealing the deal later this week.
Donald TrumpBrian Snyder/Reuters

Washington displaces Manhattan as the hub of a new Disunited Nations

Able was I, ’ere I saw Turtle Bay.
United Nations emblemDavid ‘Dee’ Delgado/Reuters

Americans think UN is doing a poor job, poll shows

Gallup polling shows that only 32% of American adults believe the UN is doing a good job solving global issues.
The United Nations HQEduardo Munoz/Reuters

Why Trump welcomes this government shutdown fight

The president has already gotten everything he wants from the Republican Congress.
President Donald TrumpBrian Snyder/Reuters

After ‘107 Days,’ Kamala Harris doesn’t know how to win

The former VP describes how Democrats lost her the election in her new book.
Kamala Harris and Joe BidenSaul Loeb/Pool via Reuters

Congress acknowledges it’s lagging the private sector on security

There’s a rare point of bipartisan agreement in a divided Washington: Politicians are throwing money at a problem that calls for bigger changes.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

‘Look at the charts’: Democrats desert legacy media for new outlets

Angry viewers are trying to make legacy outlets pay for their pro-Trump transgressions by turning to competitors.

Charlie Kirk memorial fuses Christianity and politics

Top Republican officials, including US President Donald Trump, gathered to celebrate the late conservative activist as a modern-day Christian martyr.

US, China inch toward finalizing TikTok deal

TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, will reportedly get a board seat on the new American operation, while the US will control the algorithm.

How the Kimmel saga reorders FCC politics

In exile, parties think very hard about what they should have done with their power.

A Democrat goes to war on progressive groups

Adam Jentleson’s new project will counter leftwing organizations that he blames for Democrats’ electoral failures.

Trump says he feels ‘let down’ by Putin over Ukraine

‘Very simply, if the price of oil comes down, Putin is going to drop out of that war,’ Trump said.

Trump, Xi to talk trade and tech in phone call

The call is first time the US president and Chinese leader will have spoken since June.

Ramaswamy nabs Teamsters endorsement

The state Teamsters conference is the latest state union to endorse him.

Uncommon bonds: Cracking down on AI chatbots

Concerns about their interactions with children have spurred bipartisan calls for federal action.

House to vote on Republicans’ bill to avert a shutdown

The stopgap spending bill is expected to pass, but will face Democratic opposition in the Senate.

Kimmel’s suspension prompts free-speech Republicans to reconsider their boundaries

One Republican said she no longer considers the First Amendment to “be sort of the ultimate right,” as she would “in normal circumstances.”

State Department revamps global health aid around bilateral deals

The new strategy, reviewed first by Semafor, aligns with the Trump administration’s broader bid to pare back assistance that doesn’t focus on “the interests of Americans.”