Trump Muses About Government Taking a Piece of A.I. Companies

By: Tripp Mickle · Ana Swanson and Cecilia Kang

10 June 2026 at 23:07

President Trump touched on what is an increasingly hot topic in Washington: how average Americans can get a piece of the tech industry’s A.I. windfall.

President Trump, shown here in the Oval Office on Wednesday, has not been shy about the government’s taking a stake in companies.

Is he Bernie Sanders or Donald Trump? Protest vote complicates Graham Platner’s victory

The Guardian - World news

By: David Smith in Blue Hill · Maine

10 June 2026 at 13:18

Democrats have rolled the dice in Maine as they pursue a post-Trump future. Will it work?

It was over the moment he received the endorsement of Maine’s most famous resident: Stephen King, the master of horror, who announced on Tuesday that he voted for Graham Platner.

More than 100,000 Democrats in Maine agreed, making Platner, a marine veteran and oyster farmer, their nominee for the US Senate against Republican incumbent Susan Collins in November.

Sanders-Backed Progressive Advances in California Swing District Against Valadao

NYT - Top Stories

By: Kellen Browning

10 June 2026 at 02:02

Randy Villegas will face the incumbent, David Valadao, a Republican who has survived numerous challenges in a competitive district.

Randy Villegas, a progressive backed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, defeated Dr. Jasmeet Bains in the Democratic primary in California’s 22nd Congressional District. He will face Representative David Valadao, the Republican incumbent.

Republican-led House narrowly passes Trump’s $70bn bill to fund DHS and ICE – as it happened

The Guardian - World news

By: Robert Mackey (now) · Lucy Campbell, Vivian Ho and Tom Ambrose (earlier)

9 June 2026 at 22:56

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Vice-president JD Vance has added a chicken coop to his residence at the US Naval Observatory, the Daily Wire reports, along with a dozen baby chicks whose new henhouse is designed to look like the Victorian home where the second family lives.

The coop was built without taxpayer money, a person familiar with the project told the Associated Press. The residence hosted a family event over the weekend where local 4-H students taught other kids about the newly installed coup, the person said.

Is this the end of costly and harmful pharmaceutical advertising?

The Hill

By: Christopher Shays and Richard Swett · opinion contributors

8 June 2026 at 18:30

Direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising is under increasing political pressure, with bipartisan legislation being introduced to ban or restrict the practice, and states considering bills to deny tax deductions for pharmaceutical advertising expenses.

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