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Peptide Compounding: Trump Team Reportedly Plans Temporary Sales
The Washington Post reports the Trump administration is drafting a plan to allow temporary sales of some unapproved peptides. Nothing is official yet.
National Medal of Science: Trump to Honor Musk, Huang, Brin and Su
President Trump will present the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang and Lisa Su at a White House summit on Thursday, with Michael Dell and…
Congress Killed the Penny. Now Washington Is Taking Aim at the 13-Cent Nickel
The penny is already on its way out. Now lawmakers are confronting an even stranger piece of American pocket change: a five-cent coin that costs roughly 13 cents to manufacture.…
Pentagon Says It Has Completely Stopped Using Anthropic’s Claude AI
The Pentagon says it has stopped using Anthropic’s Claude AI, ending a months-long dispute over military access to the powerful AI model. The fight centered on a major question. How…
China’s Banking Shake-Up: 670 Rural Lenders Disappear as Beijing Consolidates Financial System
China’s banking landscape is undergoing one of its biggest restructurings in years. Hundreds of smaller lenders are disappearing as Beijing tries to strengthen its financial system. The changes come as…
The College Sports Bill That Could Change Everything: NIL, Transfers, Athlete Pay and Why Trump Went to Texas–Tennessee
College sports may be approaching its biggest federal overhaul in generations. On September 28, the U.S. Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 by a bipartisan 77–22 vote, advancing legislation designed…
Texas Moves Closer to Permanent Daylight Saving Time as Federal Bill Reaches Senate
A Texas law is already in place to make daylight saving time permanent — but the state cannot “lock the clock” until Congress changes federal law. A major U.S. House…
Senate Banking Committee Advances Brian Johnson for CFPB Director
WASHINGTON — The Senate Banking Committee has advanced Brian Johnson’s nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The move sends President Donald Trump’s nominee to the full Senate for…
NASA Awards SpaceX $946 Million Deal for Three More Astronaut Missions to the International Space Station
NASA is extending its reliance on SpaceX for astronaut transportation, awarding Elon Musk’s space company three additional crew missions worth $946 million as the agency works to maintain reliable access…
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Hikes Interest Rates — Why Trump Is Angry and What It Means for the U.S. Economy
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh just made one of the most consequential decisions of his young tenure at the central bank — and it puts him directly at odds with the president…
China Rejects Calls to Slow AI Development as Global Race Over Artificial Intelligence Intensifies
September 16, 2026 — THIS NEWSROOM The debate over how quickly artificial intelligence should advance has suddenly become much bigger than Silicon Valley. China is pushing back against calls from…
One Year After Charlie Kirk’s Assassination, Conservative Politics Faces Its First Major Electoral Test
September 10, 2026 marks one year since Charlie Kirk was assassinated during an event at Utah Valley University. Twelve months later, the conservative movement he helped reshape is larger, younger…
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