September 17, 2026 at 3:25 PM EDT
Killer AI Is Already Here. We're Using It in Iran.

Killer AI Is Already Here. We're Using It in Iran. More than 60 percent of Americans believe it's at least moderately likely that artificial intelligence will kill us all, according to a Politico survey released Wednesday. It's easy to see why. Arguments that AI companies are "gambling with our lives" have dominated the news this week. But despite our fear that AI might kill us […]More than 60 percent of Americans believe it's at least moderately likely that artificial intelligence will kill us all, according to a Politico survey released Wednesday. It's easy to see why. Arguments that AI companies are "gambling with our lives" have dominated the news this week. But despite our fear that AI might kill us ["]

September 17, 2026 at 3:09 PM EDT
Trump's Friends Are Already Signing Deals to Take Venezuela's Oil

Trump's Friends Are Already Signing Deals to Take Venezuela's Oil "It's a milestone deal in making the Western Hemisphere the center of the global energy system,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday. He was talking about a fellow Trump ally's oil deal with Venezuela: oil tycoon Harold Hamm of Continental Resources, a US petroleum and natural gas production company, who announced a preliminary deal […]"It's a milestone deal in making the Western Hemisphere the center of the global energy system," Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday. He was talking about a fellow Trump ally's oil deal with Venezuela: oil tycoon Harold Hamm of Continental Resources, a US petroleum and natural gas production company, who announced a preliminary deal ["]

September 17, 2026 at 9:21 AM EDT
Bo French Sent a Tweet So Racist, His Own Party Finally Took Notice. It's Just the Tip of the Iceberg.

Bo French Sent a Tweet So Racist, His Own Party Finally Took Notice. It's Just the Tip of the Iceberg. When Jon Rosenthal announced his campaign last fall for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, he never expected to talk about the short-lived Republic of Rhodesia. Rosenthal, a 63-year-old mechanical engineer and Democratic state representative from northwest Houston, is the kind of politician you might expect to show interest in the influential but little-understood […]When Jon Rosenthal announced his campaign last fall for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, he never expected to talk about the short-lived Republic of Rhodesia. Rosenthal, a 63-year-old mechanical engineer and Democratic state representative from northwest Houston, is the kind of politician you might expect to show interest in the influential but little-understood ["]