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August 29, 2026
Music publishers sue Anthropic, allege "blantant theft" of copyrighted music
Some of the world's largest music publishers filed a blockbuster lawsuit against Anthropic late Friday night, alleging "one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property i...
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August 22, 2026
U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse, massive tariffs to take effect
Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada fell apart late Friday night, and both sides said steep new tariffs will go into effect.Why it matters: It's an unprecedented breakdown in relations with the...
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August 7, 2026
Murkowski will oppose Blanche, complicating his confirmation
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Friday she will oppose the confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general.Why it matters: With two GOP holdouts — Murkowski and Susan Collins (R-Maine), Blanch...
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August 6, 2026
Trump backs Hegseth, calls reports to the contrary "treasonous"
President Trump on Thursday publicly defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and said reporting suggesting any friction between the two was "treasonous."Why it matters: The Washington Post and oth...
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August 5, 2026
Rep. Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid after censure recommendation
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) dropped his re-election bid early Wednesday after the House Ethics Committee recommended his censure over sexual harassment issues.Why it matters: Pressure has been moun...
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August 1, 2026
Tillis says Blanche won't be confirmed as AG amid Trump fund fight
Sen. Thom Tillis said Saturday morning that new comments by President Trump about his "anti-weaponization" fund mean that attorney general nominee Todd Blanche won't be confirmed by the Senate next...
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July 28, 2026
Anthropic, OpenAI blow past Starbucks, McDonald's amid AI boom
Data: Company reports, Funda via "Key Context"; Chart: Ben Berkowitz/AxiosAI revenue is accelerating so fast that it's starting to dwarf some of the world's most recognizable brands.Why it matters:...
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July 12, 2026
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies suddenly at 71
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a staunch ally of President Trump and a long-time advocate for U.S. military action around the world, died suddenly late Saturday, his office said. The big pictu...
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July 8, 2026
Trump says Iran ceasefire "over" and talks a "waste of time"
President Trump on Wednesday said he considers the ceasefire with Iran over and that while negotiations can continue, they are a "waste of time." Why it matters: Three weeks after the U.S. and Iran...
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June 29, 2026
Supreme Court rejects Trump effort to toss $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort by President Trump to toss a $5 million civil verdict that found he sexually abused and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll.Why it matters: It's another lo...
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June 22, 2026
Trump's messy path to peace
Last Wednesday, the U.S. and Iran signed a deal to end the war.Since then, Iran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again (though it didn't in practice, per U.S. officials), Israel intermitten...
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June 20, 2026
Italy's Meloni unloads on Trump as fracture grows over G7 incident
Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni's war of words over a factually contested photo op at the G-7 exploded on Saturday, with the one-time friends blasting each other in angry terms on social media.Why ...
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June 19, 2026
Exclusive: President Trump talks Iran, Cuba, Israel, AI, and power on "The Axios Show"
President Trump tells "The Axios Show" that his deal to end the war in Iran averted a global depression, that Cuba could get the same treatment as Venezuela, and that a leading AI lab looked in rec...
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June 7, 2026
The business of AI is facing 4 harsh realities
Investors were confronted this past week with four difficult realities that may fundamentally change the way they think about AI the business vs. AI the technology:💰 AI is too expensive, say CEOs a...
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