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Watch live: Bessent delivers warning on US manufacturing

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will deliver a speech at the Reagan National Economic Forum on Friday warning that decades of U.S. industrial policy have left the country strategically vulnerable. During a talk titled "While America Slept," Bessent will argue that policymakers

Trump’s Great American State Fair Is Already Going Sideways

Donald Trump’s “ Great American State Fair ” is on the verge of having no live music at all. As of Friday, six of the nine original headliners have dropped out of the concert series intended to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. Martina McBride, Young MC, Milli Vanilli, The

Poll: Most say cost of living has never been worse

A majority of Americans say the war with Iran has made everyday costs more expensive for them, according to a new poll. In the Politico poll released Friday morning, more than 60 percent of respondents overall believe President Trump has not done enough to shield Americans from

Watch live: Jamie Dimon speaks at Reagan economic forum

Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorganChase, will speak at the Reagan National Economic Forum on Friday as the U.S. faces rising inflation amid the war in Iran. Dimon warned in his annual letter to shareholders last month that prolonged inflation and higher interest rates

Trump faces heavy lift on selling Iran deal

In today's issue: ▪ Iran deal awaits Trump's approval▪ Whitmer walks back 2028 comments ▪ ‘60 Minutes’ overhaul ▪ GOP in tough spot over Carroll probe President Trump has a tough road ahead as he tries to make the case that his tentative deal with Iran meets his own goals for

Trump’s Hail Mary on Abraham Accords falls flat

President Trump’s surprise demand for Gulf and Arab countries to normalize ties with Israel as part of Iran peace talks has run into a complicated reality in the Middle East. Pakistan, which has been mediating talks between the U.S. and Iran, outright rejected the idea of

Trump's baby boom goal sees few signs of progress

More than one year into the second term of President Trump, who declared he would be the “fertilization president,” experts say becoming a parent hasn’t become easier and the number of people who want children has only continued to go down. During the 2024 campaign, Trump

This Is How Democrats Should Talk About AI

You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read a transcript here . The rapid adoption of generative artificial intelligence is reshaping business, education, and other sectors of life, including

The Other Critical Childcare Issue That Politicians Overlook

Many governors across the country, Democrats and Republicans alike, are making a point of mentioning childcare these days. In fact, nearly half of them mentioned it in their 2026 State of the State addresses, according to a tally released this week by the Center for American

Trump on Iran: 'They're very good negotiators'

President Trump is asserting that the U.S. maintains the upper hand in ongoing talks to end the conflict in Iran because joint U.S.-Israeli strikes have weakened its military, even as he called the Iranians “very good negotiators.” “They’re very good negotiators, they're

5 things to know about tentative US-Iran ceasefire deal

A tentative agreement has been reached between the U.S. and Iran to extend a fragile ceasefire in the three-month conflict by 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and establish a framework for broader talks on Tehran’s nuclear program, according to U.S. sources. Negotiators

US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya to open Friday

Trump administration officials confirmed Thursday that they will not allow any American who was exposed to Ebola back into the country. A 50-bed field hospital quarantine facility for Americans that is being constructed in Kenya will be operational on Friday, according to

Google employee charged with insider trading on Polymarket

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Google employee charged with insider trading on Polymarket Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a Google employee with insider trading on Polymarket, marking the second case related to insider trading on prediction markets. ©

Oil prices dip amid reports of tentative deal

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Oil prices dip as U.S. signals deal with Iran Oil prices dipped Thursday amid reports that the U.S. and Iran had reached a tentative deal to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. © Chinatopix