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semafor.com > article > 09 > 13 > 2026 > inside-the-us-treasury-secretarys-tense-relationship-with-financial-media

Exclusive: Inside the US Treasury secretary’s tense relationship with financial media

10+ hour, 32+ min ago   (820+ words) Last September, Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait got a call from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The secretary had been a regular on Bloomberg’s TV programming and in its reporting for years, first as the founder of a hedge fund,…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 13 > 2026 > trump-calls-for-lower-rates-setting-up-test-for-fed-chair-warsh

Trump says US interest rates should be lowest in the world

12+ hour, 46+ min ago   (143+ words) Semafor Trump says US interest rates should be lowest in the world President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the US should have the world’s lowest interest rates, piling pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh days before the bank…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > republicans-promise-cash-and-a-flexible-new-economics-for-the-midterms

Republicans’ midterm promise is more populism, and more cash

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (471+ words) DALLAS – Republicans arrived at their first midterm convention ready to sell their wins for “working class” Americans, including hundreds of billions of dollars for tax cuts, refunds, and savings accounts.They left it ready to spend another trillion dollars in…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > houthi-rebels-capture-key-red-sea-port-in-yemen

Houthi rebels capture key Red Sea port in Yemen

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (136+ words) Houthi rebels captured a key port on Thursday from Yemen’s Saudi Arabia-backed government, strengthening the Iranian proxy’s hold on one of the region’s two critical waterways. Houthi rebels captured a key Red Sea port on Thursday from Yemen’s Saudi…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > el-sayed-hits-rogers-on-healthcare-during-republican-convention

Exclusive: El-Sayed hits Rogers on healthcare during Republican convention

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (160+ words) El-Sayed hits Rogers on healthcare during Republican convention Semafor Exclusive / El-Sayed hits Rogers on healthcare during Republican convention Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is going after Republican opponent Mike Rogers’ healthcare record in a new ad, timed to land…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > conservatives-divided-on-ai-regulation-forum-dallas

AI loses a Dallas debate

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (332+ words) A few minutes before Donald Trump got on stage in Dallas Wednesday night, Joe Allen was warning a hard-right crowd across town about immigration. “You look at the data center, this incubator for algorithmic immigrants,” he said. “They’ve already broken…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > trump-adviser-patrick-witt-warns-time-running-out-on-crypto-bill

Exclusive: Trump adviser warns time running out on crypto bill

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1169+ words) President Donald Trump’s top cryptocurrency adviser is warning senators that next week could be the last chance Congress gets to accomplish the crypto industry’s top legislative priority — at least, for a while. “I would say to everyone, Republican and Democrat: Get…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > trump-pledges-5000-voter-payout-if-republicans-win-the-midterms

Trump pledges $5,000 voter payout if Republicans win the midterms

4+ day, 17+ min ago   (71+ words) Trump’s unpopularity has weighed heavily on his party’s chances of retaining a majority. Trump pledges $5,000 voter payout if Republicans win the midterms Beyond broad rejection of the war in the Middle East, voters have soured on the Trump administration over…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > trump-sees-end-to-iran-war-immediately-after-midterm-elections

Trump sees end to Iran war “immediately” after midterm elections

4+ day, 18+ min ago   (139+ words) Semafor Trump sees end to Iran war “immediately” after midterm elections US President Donald Trump said the Iran war would end “immediately” after November’s midterm election, contradicting the analysis of experts and even some of his closest advisors. Top White…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > bipartisan-ai-safety-bill-gains-momentum-on-the-hill

Exclusive: Bipartisan AI safety bill gains momentum on the Hill

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (285+ words) An AI safety bill may be introduced by senators from both parties as early as next week. The ScoopCongress isn’t back to Washington yet, but some lawmakers were jolted awake by a round of dire AI warnings from a…...