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The Betting on the Presidential Election Has Begun
While two leading prediction markets are fighting regulatory restrictions in court, wagers on politics and economics are still being made.
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Moody’s Changes U.S. Credit Outlook to ‘Negative’
Moody’s reaffirmed America’s credit rating at the highest AAA level but expressed concern about the nation’s fiscal trajectory amid congressional dysfunction.
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Moody’s lowers U.S. credit outlook, citing political dysfunction
The ratings firm warned of “downside risks” because of a rising U.S. budget deficit with no apparent plan to rein in the deficit in a time of higher interest rates.
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Judge Puts Off Decision on Whether to Delay Trump Documents Trial
Judge Aileen M. Cannon said she would meet with prosecutors and defense lawyers in March to settle on a schedule for the former president’s trial in federal court in Florida.
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Biden and Xi to Seek to Stabilize Relations in California Meeting
Taiwan, election interference and the war in the Middle East will be on the agenda, officials say. But the leaders will also look for ways to strengthen ties.
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With Manchin Out, Democrats’ Path to Holding the Senate Is Narrow
While the party will be on defense in every competitive race, Republicans face some messy primaries and a recent history of nominating extreme candidates who have lost key contests.
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U.S. Seeks to Resume Military Dialogue With Beijing
The Joint Chiefs chairman said in a letter to his Chinese counterpart that restoring communications was crucial to avoiding misunderstandings.
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Alarmed by Off-Year Losses, Mainstream Republicans Balk at Abortion Curbs
Worried about alienating critical blocs of voters, House Republicans from competitive districts are digging in against using spending bills for abortion and contraception restrictions.
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The Top Ten Most Banal Article Titles
We all know them. The Top Ten Most Banal Article Titles. You see them every day, clogging up your social media feeds and taking up valuable clicks on your favorite websites. They’re the bane of the modern internet reader – those articles with titles so uninspired, so clickbait-y, so downright dull that you just can’t…
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Sir David Attenborough’s Echidna and a Tree Shrimp Discovered in Cyclops Mountains
In the Cyclops Mountains in the Indonesian part of the island of New Guinea, Oxford scientists and local guides made a series of spectacular discoveries.