His proposals begin with a huge hike on salarymen—strivers who earn income of the sort he doesn’t.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tax-me-mitt-romney-says-pointing-at-you-27e7f47f
A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok’s official website shows it’s being used to create violent sexual images and videos, as well as content that includes apparent minors.https://www.wired.com/story/grok-is-generating-sexual-content-far-more-graphic-than-whats-on-x/
Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk’s X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.https://www.wired.com/story/grok-is-pushing-ai-undressing-mainstream/
In the HBO show’s fourth season, Industry proves to be more prescient than it’s ever been.https://www.wired.com/story/hbo-industry-season-4-age-verification/
In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times on Wednesday, President Trump said “only time will tell” when it comes to how long the United States aims to control the country.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/politics/trump-interview-venezuela.html
In a wide-ranging conversation with four Times reporters, President Trump talked about the Minneapolis ICE shooting, immigration, Venezuela and even his plans for further White House renovations.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/trump-sits-down-with-times-reporters-for-two-hour-interview.html
The exchange was a glimpse into the president’s reflexive defense of his federal crackdown on immigration.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/politics/trump-minnesota-ice-video.html
The president said he wanted Congress to stop the purchases by big investors, which have driven up rents and set obstacles for first-time buyers in some markets.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/business/trump-wall-street-investors-homes.html
The action could make it more difficult for a future administration to rejoin the Paris climate accord, the agreement among most nations to fight climate change.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/climate/trump-un-climate-treaty.html
The executive order the president signed Wednesday follows a broader vision of American foreign policy that shuns coalition building and the consensus of nations.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/us/politics/trump-withdraw-un-organizations.html
Rank-and-file prosecutors and agents have expressed serious concern that a hobbled work force hurts the government’s ability to identify and stop terrorist plots, cyberattacks, mass violence and fraud.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/us/justice-department-threats-cyberattacks-terrorism.html
Tayari Jones, Ann Patchett, George Saunders and Veronica Roth return with new novels; Jennette McCurdy makes her fiction debut; and more.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/books/review/new-fiction-books-2026.html
Memoirs by Sylvester Stallone and the founder of Barstool Sports; essays from celebrated novelists Jesmyn Ward and Jayne Anne Phillips; and more.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/books/review/most-anticipated-nonfiction-books-2026.html
The Maryland congressman, who served as one of his party’s top leaders, plans to depart after nearly half a century in Congress, as his party looks toward generational change.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/us/politics/hoyer-house-democrat-retire-congress.html
Russians find a refuge on the beaches of Sanya from sanctions and “sideways looks,” toasting the New Year beside a Chinese nuclear submarine base.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/world/asia/china-hainan-russian-tourists.html
Mr. Reiner, who is charged with killing his parents, will now be represented by a public defender. His arraignment has been rescheduled for next month.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/movies/nick-reiner-lawyer-alan-jackson.html
Since Mr. Kirk’s death, chapters of his organization’s affiliate for teenagers have more than doubled in number, aided by politicians who have said they won’t tolerate opposition.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/us/politics/charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa-high-schools.html
Austin Peay State University in Tennessee also reinstated Darren Michael, a tenured acting professor whose post about Mr. Kirk’s killing inflamed conservatives.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/us/austin-peay-professor-charlie-kirk-settlement-reinstated.html
The university is reviewing courses under new rules restricting teaching about race and gender. Administrators told a philosophy professor to cut some lessons on Plato to comply.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/us/tamu-plato-race-gender.html
Bazaars were shuttered and demonstrators met with violence from security forces amid rising anger about the country’s dire economic situation.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/world/middleeast/iran-protest-crackdown.html