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FCC Chair Orders Investigation Into Comcast’s DEI Practices
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has ordered an investigation into the diversity, equity and inclusion…
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Natural Gas Could Get Priority Over Renewable Energy in Largest U.S. Grid
Federal electricity regulators on Tuesday approved a proposal from the nation’s largest electric grid operator that could effectively give…
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Elon Musk’s Attacks on CFPB Remove Obstacle to Building ‘X Money’
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is widely known for amassing his fortune through Tesla, his electric car company, and SpaceX, the…
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Stocks Drop After Hotter Than Expected Inflation Reading
Stocks on Wall Street slumped at the start of trading on Wednesday, dragged lower by data that showed consumer prices rose more than…
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California’s FAIR Plan Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires
California’s home insurance plan of last resort, designed for people who can’t get coverage on the private market, does not have enough…
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What to Know About the Anti-Bribery Law Trump Is Targeting
President Trump has paused enforcement of a federal law he has long bemoaned: the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits companies…
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Macron Pitches Lighter Regulation to Fuel A.I. Boom in Europe
An artificial intelligence race is heating up between the United States and China — but don’t count Europe out. That was President…
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36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations
The day before Linda Wetzel closed on her retirement home in Southport, N.C., in 2012 — a cozy place where she could open the windows at…
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Trump’s Blueprint for Bending the Media Has Nixon Written All Over It
Voters had delivered the president to the White House for a second term, disregarding news about arrests and indictments of former aides…
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Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity
Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed to cease “all supervision and examination activity” and “all…
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Solid Labor Market Gives Fed Cover to Extend Rate Pause
Less than six months ago, Federal Reserve officials were wringing their hands about the state of the labor market. No major cracks had…
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Government Agencies Cancel Politico Pro Subscriptions
The White House is following through on its plan to cut back on news subscriptions inside government agencies. A spokeswoman for the…
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As Elon Musk Attacks DEI, Tesla Quietly Addresses Racism Complaints
In Washington, Elon Musk has been at the forefront of Trump administration efforts to gut programs designed to promote diversity. At the…
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S.E.C. Moves to Scale Back Its Crypto Enforcement Efforts
The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to scale back a special unit of more than 50 lawyers and staff members that had been…
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‘60 Minutes’ Head Producer Says He Won’t Apologize Over Trump’s Lawsuit
The head of “60 Minutes” told the show’s staff on Monday that he would not apologize as part of any prospective settlement in a lawsuit…
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Tesla and Chinese Carmakers Could Reap Billions From EU Emissions Rules
As European automakers brace for a possible trade war waged by President Trump, they are working to ward off another threat on their home…
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F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Stations
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, informed NPR and PBS this week that he had ordered an investigation…
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Shell and Equinor Oil and Gas Production Is Blocked at Sites Off British Coast
A court in Scotland blocked the production of oil and gas on Thursday at two large project sites being developed in British waters until…
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How China Is Reacting to DeepSeek Upending the A.I. Race
Inside China, it was called the tipping point for the global technological rivalry with the United States and the “darkest hour” in…
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The $8 Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund Kennedy Would Oversee
When President Bill Clinton worked with a bipartisan Congress to enact a federal program to guarantee vaccines for poor children, they…
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What is DeepSeek? And How Is It Upending A.I.?
Tech stocks tumbled. Giant companies like Meta and Nvidia faced a barrage of questions about their future. Tech executives took to social…
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Inside the $32 Billion Industry Transforming Marijuana
An email obtained by The Times shows that one committee leader, Representative Sharon Wylie, a supporter of the industry, shared a draft…
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Financial Advice on Social Media Is Growing. And Risky.
Amy Ryan was panicking about her savings when she went online for advice. It was April 2020, and the stock market had plunged, draining a…
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Trump’s Inflation Fix Centers on Energy Emergency That Doesn’t Exist
President Trump has put unleashing American energy production at the center of his economic agenda, saying that ramping up fossil fuel…