Memorandum of Understanding Between The Government of the United States of America and the Government of Sweden Regarding the Technology Prosperity Deal (news.google.com)
Markets News, May 22, 2026: Stocks End Higher Ahead of Holiday Weekend; Dow Closes at Record High; S&P 500 Posts 8th Straight Week of Gains (news.google.com)
FTC to Require Cox Media Group to Pay Nearly 1million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About “Active Listening” AI-Powered Marketing Service (www.ftc.gov)
A federal judge in Tennessee dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, saying prosecutors had improperly charged the Salvadoran immigrant for political reasons (on.wsj.com)
Most green-card applicants will need to go abroad to apply for permanent residency at an American consulate, rather than filing from within the U.S. as they do now (on.wsj.com)
The U.S. is pausing visa issuance for travelers who have been in several Central African countries within 21 days of planned travel to the U.S. as part of a response to contain an Ebola outbreak, according to officials and documents (on.wsj.com)
For more than a year, Republican senators had largely been deferential to President Trump‘s wishes. This week, they revolted over a Trump endorsement and his 1.776 billion ‘anti-weaponization fund.’ (on.wsj.com)
SpaceX blasted off an upgraded version of its Starship rocket, a vehicle that has posed tough challenges over the course of a costly development campaign (on.wsj.com)
Elizabeth Smart became an advocate for survivors of sexual violence after her 2002 abduction and abuse as a young teen. Here, she discusses how bodybuilding sustains her. (on.wsj.com)
Elon Musk holds so much power at SpaceX that it is nearly impossible to fire him or make other significant corporate changes without his support. That won’t change post-IPO. (on.wsj.com)
Memorandum of Understanding Between The Government of the United States of America and the Government of Sweden Regarding the Technology Prosperity Deal (news.google.com)
The war in Ukraine has become the world''s largest live test of autonomous drone warfare — and what both sides have learned in four years is quietly rewriting how every military on Earth thinks about the future of combat (news.google.com)
Is Washington Up to the Challenge of A.I.? - How anger over artificial intelligence might drive the next wave of populist politics. (www.newyorker.com)
Dana White Thinks Everyone’s a Fighter - The U.F.C. president on his decades of friendship with Donald Trump, his relationship with Joe Rogan, and his “awesome” night at the White House Correspondents’ dinner. (www.newyorker.com)
A FEMA Insider Says Morale Has Never Been Lower at the Embattled Agency - An employee at the Federal Emergency Management Agency on the use of rescue aid as a political weapon, and how it might affect the agency’s ability to respond to the next emergency. (www.newyorker.com)
How Good Is This World Cup Squad, Really? - After a strong showing in Qatar, things seemed to fall apart for the U.S. men’s national team. Now the Yanks, led by the international star Christian Pulisic, have to find their footing before playing host this summer. (www.newyorker.com)
“I Love Boosters,” Reviewed: A Socialist-Surrealist Shoplifting Fantasy - Boots Riley’s new film is an exuberantly inventive but overstretched comedy about the redistribution of luxury goods. (www.newyorker.com)
Singing the Knicks’ Praises, with a Dash of Metal - Doug Berns, a.k.a. DugLust, is a Knicks nut and a modern-day Weird Al, who counts Ben Stiller among his devotees. With the team in the playoffs, he’s busy. (www.newyorker.com)
Where Do Men Go from Here? - A new slate of cultural offerings presents divergent ideas about the struggles men and boys face today—and how to resolve them. (www.newyorker.com)
August Sander’s Enormous Attempt to Capture a Lost World - In “People of the 20th Century,” the photographer set out to document every type and profession in the fading epoch of prewar Germany. (www.newyorker.com)
The Fear Driving “Well, I’ll Let You Go” and “Othello” - A new Off Broadway play and Shakespeare’s tragedy hinge on a universal anxiety: How well do you know your partner? (www.newyorker.com)
Clarence Thomas Against Progressivism—and Progressives - In a recent speech, the Justice made clear that he views the movement, past and present, as anti-American. (www.newyorker.com)
Updated Birdsong Mnemonics for Donald Trump’s America - The ovenbird’s two-syllable, passionate cry can sound like “Tea-CHER! Tea-CHER! Tea-CHER!” increasing in volume with each repetition. Or was it “ep-STEIN! Ep-STEIN! Ep-STEIN!”? (www.newyorker.com)
What Is Hakeem Jeffries’s Plan for the Midterms, and After? - The House Minority Leader has kept his caucus together and eked out small victories. But if Democrats win the House, his consensus-driven approach will face new tests. (www.newyorker.com)
A Booming Shadow Market of Sketchy A.I. Investments - As OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s valuations soar, Silicon Valley outsiders are rushing to secure a small slice however they can. (www.newyorker.com)
Marie Arana and Writing Between Reality and Imagination - The “LatinoLand” author discusses a few of the books that she has turned to while working on her new novel. (www.newyorker.com)
Sam Altman Won in Court Against Elon Musk. But, Really, We All Lost - The cases of Elizabeth Holmes and Sam Bankman-Fried at least offered a pleasant sense of comeuppance. But in Musk v. Altman, to root against Tweedledum was effectively to root for Tweedledee. (www.newyorker.com)
A Republican Bloodbath in the Texas Senate Primary Is Giving Democrats Hope - Senator John Cornyn is trying to fight off Texas’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, in a battle to see how far right the state can be pushed. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, may benefit. (www.newyorker.com)