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The News Senate Democrats have a shared goal of taking back the majority this fall. Boy, do they disagree about how to do it. Party leaders have been picking winners and clearing the field since the late Harry Reid was leader, but those days are clearly at an end as ...

As a cub reporter at The Wall Street Journal, I learned an important lesson: Anyone can a lawsuit. Things get serious when people actually file them. Still, Microsoft’s threats to sue OpenAI — scooped by the FT — signify an escalating fight that won’t end particularly well if the two ...

The issue of children having access to chatbots is uniting even the unlikeliest of groups. Moms for Liberty, the political organization trying to get race and LGBTQ themes out of schools, has aligned with one of America’s largest teacher’s unions. The two groups “haven’t gotten along on almost anything,” Randi ...

Alexis’s view Bola Tinubu’s state visit to the UK offered a brief diversion from the Iran war, a conflict that could play a major role in the Nigerian president’s campaign to secure a second term. On the face of it, oil prices holding above $100 a barrel are good for ...

The Trump administration is doubling down on its bid to reverse the Biden-era drive to champion clean energy projects across Africa. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking in Washington this week, derided the amount spent by the US and Europe on wind and solar projects on the continent instead of ...

The Scoop A US Congressman has filed a bill requiring the Treasury Department to identify the regulatory barriers blocking breakaway region Somaliland’s access to the US financial system — and recommend what Washington can do to remove them. The Somaliland Economic Access and Opportunity Act, filed on Thursday, targets a ...

African governments are imposing restrictions on online betting amid growing fears of a rise in gambling addiction on the continent. South Africa’s gambling industry regulator estimates that around two-thirds of adults engage in online bets, more than double 2017 levels. In response, Pretoria has proposed a 20% tax on online ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi heralded her warm ties with US President Donald Trump in a White House meeting on Thursday, but the strain in the countries’ alliance was evident. Even as Trump praised Japan for joining several Western countries in pledging to help stabilize global energy markets, he said ...

The prices of metals both precious and industrial fell Thursday as the Iran war roiled global commodities markets. The selloff hit copper and palladium, joining gold and silver, which have fallen since the war began. Gold is typically seen as a safe-haven asset, but surging oil prices have spurred concerns ...

The Iran war’s global energy shocks are proving to be a boon for Russia — and may also benefit Tehran. To cope with the shortfall of oil supply from the Middle East, Washington last week lifted sanctions on Russian oil that was already in tankers, a move that caught Kyiv ...