The Guardian’s Kai Wright refuses to buy a new phone
The Guardian’s Kai Wright refuses to buy a new phone

Kai Wright is the co-host of Stateside with Kai and Carter over at the Guardian. But Wright has been bringing his unique insights to listeners for years. He’s also hosted Notes From America, The United States of Anxiety, and Indivisible. He’s a Peabody Award-winning journalist who has profiled powerful men, explored what it means to […]

The beautiful shame
The beautiful shame

While European tourists marvel at ranch dressing, Buc-ee’s, and other wonders of Middle America, would-be World Cup attendees from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East have experienced a different American pastime: exclusion. President Donald Trump’s nakedly racist immigration policies have prevented scores of people from traveling to the United States for the event – even, […]

The US Is About to Deport an Immigrant to the Center of the Ebola Crisis

Edward Nalwamba is a 78-year-old retired pastor whose health has rapidly declined while in detention, his attorney says.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s Island Resort Could Bring Down Albania’s Prime Minister

What began as a “flamingo revolution” to protest the $1.4 billion development on Sazan Island has spiraled into mass protests against a ruling party that thousands now want out.

Trump Mobile will take your $499 right now
Trump Mobile will take your $499 right now

Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We still don’t have the phones we preordered yet, but this week the T1 hit open sale, no deposit required. Trump Mobile’s T1 Phone is now available for anyone to buy directly. The phone has previously trickled out to a small number […]

Bayer Not Liable After Man Claimed Weedkiller Caused His Cancer, Supreme Court Rules

The court ruled against a man who sued Monsanto, alleging its weed killer Roundup caused his cancer.

Charlie Kirk’s legacy is a 30-year sentence for moving zines
Charlie Kirk’s legacy is a 30-year sentence for moving zines

Just days after a gunman killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, it became clear that President Donald Trump would use the assassination to fuel a crackdown on free speech. To avenge Kirk’s death, the administration vowed to go after so-called “antifa” (otherwise known as antifascist) terrorists. Now that promise is bearing fruit. This week, eight Texas […]

Congresswoman denies staff used AI to write defense funding amendment
Congresswoman denies staff used AI to write defense funding amendment

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) says her staff used AI for “spellcheck” in an amendment summary for a major defense bill, but denies it was used for the bill text itself and says “NO Legislation is ever drafted with AI.” Luna issued the response after accounts on X began sharing screenshots of an amendment summary […]

The $27 million Al proxy war over Alex Bores ends in a draw
The $27 million Al proxy war over Alex Bores ends in a draw

The expensive, $27 million political proxy war between Anthropic and OpenAI came to a draw last night when Alex Bores, a New York state Assemblyman whose popularity surged after being targeted by a pro-AI super PAC, narrowly lost the Democratic primary to represent New York’s 12th Congressional district. Prior to the race, Bores, a former […]

The Trump White House Is Over Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

At high-stakes meetings with the White House, Anthropic’s cofounder—a “weirdo,” per one official—has been replaced by cofounder Tom Brown.