Sweden votes on Sunday. With various crises easing, center-left politics seem in vogue again, but the far right cannot be discounted.

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Altman’s IPO comments and Amodei’s public call for more careful pacing of AI development cap a week of loud AI warnings.

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Taxes wouldn’t fund $5,000 Trump ‘dividend’ if Republicans win midterms, says commerce secretary  theguardian.com Lutnick says Trump’s $5,000 checks for Americans wouldn’t rely on taxpayer funds  NBC News Will you get Trump’s $5,000 dividend check? Here’s what we know.  USA Today Trump Will Never Mail the $5,000 Checks  The Atlantic Trump officials scramble to manage fallout after his $5K…

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Trump predicts war with Iran will end ‘very soon,’ likely after midterms  Fox News Iran war live: Houthis warn against intervention; threaten to close strait  Al Jazeera Trump says Hormuz ‘will work out just fine’; Pezeshkian: Mideast doesn’t need US to be a ‘policeman’  The Times of Israel Trump reveals what he wants to rename next: ‘People love…

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Exclusive: Inside Hegseth’s push to showcase a dramatic Iran rescue on ‘60 Minutes’  CNN Hegseth and associates reportedly pressured two F-15 airmen downed over Iran to appear on ’60 Minutes’  The Times of Israel First on 60 Minutes: U.S. Air Force officer shot down in Iran details his two days surviving behind enemy lines before being rescued  CBS…

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Trespasser stopped on former Vice President Kamala Harris’ Malibu property  Los Angeles Times Kamala Harris & Doug Emhoff’s Los Angeles Home Targeted in Trespass Incident  TMZ Security stops trespasser at former VP Kamala Harris’ Malibu home, sheriff’s department says  ABC7 Los Angeles Person ‘illegally entered’ Malibu property of Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff: reports  KTLA Police rush to Kamala Harris’…

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Trump endorses Irish reunification, breaking with decades of U.S. policy  The Washington Post Trump says he would ‘love to see’ a united Ireland during Irish visit  Al Jazeera Trump Says Irish Unification Would Be ‘Fantastic,’ Breaking With Precedent  The New York Times Top Ally Rages After Trump Endorses Geopolitical Bombshell  The Daily Beast Donald Trump Interrupts Rory McIlroy’s Rough…

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Republicans fear they have a North Carolina problem  Politico Election 2026: Cooper leads Whatley by 11% in Elon University Poll  The Center Square Cooper holds double-digit lead over Whatley in NC Senate race, latest Elon poll shows  WCNC Opinion | Is This Democrat Too Good for His Own Good?  The New York Times Affordability takes center stage in North…

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Trump Demands Smithsonian Install ‘Colossus’ George Washington Statue  The New York Times Trump wants Smithsonian to replace sculpture with 30-foot George Washington  The Washington Post Trump criticizes Smithsonian’s focus on oppression  Reuters Trump Calls for George Washington Statue, Exhibit at Smithsonian  WSJ Trump asks Smithsonian to install ‘Colossus statue’ of George Washington with exhibit  theguardian.com

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Afghan woman deported from US in first use of ‘alien terrorist’ court  BBC Alien Terrorist Removal Court deports legal US resident to Afghanistan in first-ever case  NPR Justice Department secures deportation order in first-of-its-kind case brought in secretive court  CNN Woman deported to Afghanistan in first use of Alien Terrorist Removal Court  The Washington Post Afghan woman deported in…

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