AfterQuery reportedly becomes Y Combinator’s fastest-ever unicorn, now valued at $3.2B
AI model-training startup AfterQuery has reportedly raised a round that valued it at $3.2 billion, just five months after announcing its $30 million Series...
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Mainland China stepping up preparations for Taiwan blockade, report says
Taiwan’s defence ministry has warned that the People’s Liberation Army is stepping up its preparations for a blockade of the island, adding that it...
US Journalist Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Acting as Chinese Agent
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—An American who worked with Chinese intelligence for years and worked for Chinese state media has been sentenced to two years in prison...
Nepal-China floods highlight a growing front of the climate change crisis
On August 26, a section of glacier collapsed at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres on the Nepalese side of the Himalayas. The...
House Education Committee Holds a Hearing on Child Care and Supporting Working Families
The House Education and Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education holds a hearing titled “Supporting Working Families: State-Led Child Care...
House Ways, Means Subcommittee Holds Welfare Reform Hearing
The House Ways and Means Committee holds a subcommittee hearing titled “Welfare Reform at 30: Restoring the Promise of Work and Personal Responsibility in...
House Passes Bill to Fund Government Past Midterms, Sending It to Trump’s Desk
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Sept. 1 to fund the government past the midterms, thereby avoiding a shutdown. The tally was...
Federal Judge Blocks Virginia Law Banning Cooperation With ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers make arrests during Operation Safe Community in Virginia and Maryland between Aug. 1 and Aug. 14, 2026. Department...
Sen. Blumenthal Probes New USPS Mail-In Ballot System Amid Whistleblower Complaint
A mail ballot drop box at a polling station in Arlington, Va., on Nov. 4, 2025. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Sen. Richard Blumenthal...