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Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5. Trump said this week that his relationship with Musk was likely beyond repair after the two sparred publicly on social media.
WORLD
Jun 8, 2025
Trump says Musk relationship over and warns of 'consequences' if he funds Democrats
Asked if he thought his relationship with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO was over, Trump said, "I would assume so, yeah."
U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk speak in the Oval Office before departing the White House in March.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2025
Republican lawmakers try to dodge Trump-Musk crossfire
Their buddy-movie dynamic evaporated this week as Musk and Trump openly feuded over a sweeping tax-cut and spending bill.
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer is among the key Democrats who have raised concerns about Middle East chip deals.
WORLD / Politics
May 20, 2025
Democrats warn Trump’s Middle East chip deals imperil U.S. security
Key U.S. Senate Democrats have urged the administration of President Donald Trump to revisit new artificial intelligence deals with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, saying that expanded sales of AI chips to the Middle Eastern countries risk exposing advanced technology to China and Russia,...
Former U.S. President Joe Biden departs Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Jan. 20.
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2025
Release of 2023 Biden recording renews debate on his capabilities
The four-minute audio clip comes as a book is being released alleging the White House staff covered up Biden's decline even as he was seeking reelection.
Polls show Generation Z men, influenced by economic and social crises like the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic, have shifted right, favoring Republicans while Generation Z women have remained more liberal, supporting Democrats.
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2025
Gen Z is politically old before its time
For many years, both younger men and women have leaned decidedly left. No longer.
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to remarks during a swearing-in ceremony for Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz in the Oval Office in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2025
Trump seeks to put more civil servants under his control
The move would give him power to directly hire and fire as many as 50,000 jobs reserved for career federal employees.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, greets supporters after speaking at the "Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here" rally at Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 13, 2025
Bernie Sanders fights apathy on American left
The 83-year-old senator is drawing tens of thousands of people to his "fighting oligarchy" rallies around the country.
Protesters hold up signs during a demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday. Scores of protests were held across the country the same day.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2025
Tens of thousands in U.S. turn out to protest against Trump policies
Some 1,200 demonstrations nationwide formed one of the largest single days of protest against President Donald Trump since he was sworn in.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, the day of his remarks on tariffs.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 4, 2025
For Trump, tariff gamble brings political risk
If his promises to recast the economy don't work out, it could cause political headwinds for his party and economic pain for his constituents.
Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, speaks to reporters after surpassing the record for the longest Senate speech at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD
Apr 2, 2025
Cory Booker condemns Trump’s policies in longest senate speech on record
Cheers broke out in the chamber when the senator passed Strom Thurmond's record for longest speech.
Democratic-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Judge Susan Crawford gestures to supporters after voters elected her to the state Supreme Court, at her election night headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2025
Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court election in setback for Trump and Musk
The election was widely seen as an early referendum on Trump's presidency, and the campaign easily became the most expensive judicial contest in U.S. history.
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Jack Reed (left) and co-chair Roger Wicker at Capitol Hill in Washington in April 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2025
U.S. senators from both parties urge formal probe of Signal chat attack plan
The Pentagon was asked to investigate the Trump administration's use of the Signal messaging app to discuss sensitive attack plans.
Both houses of the U.S. Congress have effectively become a subordinate branch of government, ceding power to the executive, especially when the president's party also controls Capitol Hill.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2025
U.S. Congress began ceding power to presidents long before Trump
Since the turn of the century, Congress has increasingly functioned as a quasi-parliament rather than as an independent branch of government
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the White House on Thursday directing the secretary of the Department of Education to take steps to close the agency.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2025
Cutting the department of education is theater, not a plan
Despite all the pomp, Trump is focused on fixing the wrong problem and that presents Democrats with a perfect opportunity.
Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer leaves a luncheon on Thursday in Washington.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 16, 2025
U.S. Democrats fume as some in party cave to Trump on spending bill
Congressional passage of the controversial spending bill was being seen as a setback for Democratic backbenchers.
Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer takes part in a television interview at the Capitol in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2025
Relief as U.S. Congress averts government shutdown
Lawmakers already reeling from President Donald Trump's radical federal spending cuts voted to keep the lights on through September.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy either "needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude, or someone else needs to lead the country to do that."
WORLD / Politics
Mar 3, 2025
Trump allies pressure Zelenskyy to change course or resign
Democrats, meanwhile, have expressed disgust over the tenor of U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with the Ukrainian leader.
Demonstrators protest against actions taken by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, outside the Treasury Department in Washington, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 9, 2025
U.S. federal judge temporarily blocks Musk's DOGE from accessing payment systems
A federal judge temporarily blocks Elon Musk’s government efficiency team from accessing U.S. Treasury systems, citing risks of sensitive data leaks and cybersecurity threats.
A coalition of mostly Democratic-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit to stop billionaire Elon Musk from accessing government systems used to process trillions of dollars in payments.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2025
U.S. states sue to block Musk's DOGE from accessing payment systems
The suit claims Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has no legal power to access the U.S. Department of Treasury systems.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a briefing on Thursday about the midair crash in Washington.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2025
From anguish to aggression: Trump goes on offense after midair collision
In the wake of this week’s midair collision near Washington, Trump was more than happy to jump to conclusions and pull the United States apart rather than together.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Takaichi leads first ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign residents
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration on Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 slumps 4%, led by losses in tech sector
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average index briefly tumbled more than 2,000 points on Wednesday morning following a downbeat session on Wall Street fueled by fears of a bubble in the artificial intelligence sector.
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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