GOP furor over Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund sinks Senate budget reconciliation bill

Senate Republicans criticized Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch on Thursday over the Trump administration’s proposal to establish a $1.8 billion fund to compensate MAGA associates prosecuted by the Justice Department and made it clear that a budget reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement will not move forward until their concerns are addressed. GOP senators put…

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Iranian president says any aggression at Supreme Leader constitutes ‘all-out war’

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian urged foreign counterparts on Sunday not to direct aggression at the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, as protests in Tehran and other provinces sparked international concern. “If the people of #Iran face difficulties and hardships in their lives, one of the main reasons is the long-standing hostility and inhumanity… Source link

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Are we tokenmaxxing our way to nowhere?

The gap between AI insiders and everyone else is growing, and the expense, skepticism, and even new terminology are starting to show it. While OpenAI is busy buying everything from finance apps to talk shows, a certain shoe company has rebranded as an AI infrastructure play, and Anthropic has unveiled a model it says is…

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Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, CAC

A broker is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 6, 2025. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European markets are expected to see a lackluster mixed open on Thursday as investors take stock of the regional and global economic outlook. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening a…

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