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Ted Cruz is one of the most high-profile Republicans in the U.S. Senate. He is also one of the most vulnerable — and he has a fight on his hands in Texas. Cruz is “fighting for his political survival,” said […]

Doldrums continue to plague China’s post-pandemic economy. Now the country’s leaders are firing up a new round of plans to jump-start growth. It just might not be enough. Amid concerns of a “prolonged structural slowdown,” China’s central bank this week

An important new question for presidential candidates: Where do you stand on cryptocurrencies? Donald Trump has already made friendly gestures to the crypto sector. Now Kamala Harris appears to be joining in. In an “overture to young men,” Axios said,

Only a few early votes have been cast in the 2024 presidential election, but Donald Trump — as in past elections — is making claims that the process is rigged against him. Trump is “escalating calls” to investigate election officials

Kamala Harris has momentum, but she is still locked in a virtual dead heat with Donald Trump in most polls of the 2024 presidential race. Harris “overwhelmingly impressed” voters in her September debate with Trump, said The New York Times: Two-thirds

It has been two decades since America balanced its budget. Wars, tax cuts and a pandemic have all been paid for with deficit spending, using borrowed money. The next president might face a reckoning as a result. The federal debt

One concussion is bad. Two are worse. Three? There might be a problem. That’s the dilemma faced by Tua Tagovailoa, the Miami Dolphins quarterback, who suffered a concussion — at least his third in the NFL — this month in

Germany isn’t building walls to put an end to mass migration. But the country is tightening its borders — and prompting a fresh debate about the future of the European Union. The new border controls have “put the unity of

In a MAGA world of extreme-sounding influencers and agitators, Laura Loomer stands out. She has promoted conspiracy theories suggesting that 9/11 was an “inside job” and suggested that various American gun massacres were really carried out by “crisis actors” or

America’s love affair with super-sized trucks and SUVs has a downside: The giant vehicles can be a menace to pedestrians, who have died in ever-greater numbers in recent years. That may change. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing