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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

2+ day, 3+ 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

2+ day, 8+ 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 > experts-warn-of-new-terrorism-threats-from-ai-drones

Experts warn of new terrorism threats from AI, drones

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (144+ words) 25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Western societies face resurgent terrorism threats from drones and AI. The global jihadi movement is fractured 25 years after the Sept 11 attacks and lacks the capacity to launch similarly sophisticated operations, analysts said, but societies face…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > the-next-3-billion

The Next 3 Billion | Semafor

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (121+ words) As the next wave of technology-led growth reshapes economies and global influence, The Next 3 Billion asks one of the defining questions of the decade: will the innovations reshaping global power expand opportunity or concentrate it? Three billion people remain offline,…...

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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

2+ day, 14+ 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 > global-coal-consumption-to-reach-new-record

Global coal consumption to reach new record

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (155+ words) China remains by far the world’s coal heavyweight: Its power sector alone consumes one-third of the world’s coal. Rising natural gas prices wrought by the Iran war will boost global coal consumption to a new record of nearly 9 billion metric…...

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

AI loses a Dallas debate

2+ day, 17+ 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

2+ day, 17+ 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

2+ day, 19+ hour 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 > european-central-bank-expected-to-raise-rates

European Central Bank expected to raise rates

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (131+ words) Semafor European Central Bank expected to raise rates The European Central Bank is widely expected to raise interest rates, with the Iran war still pushing prices up. Eurozone inflation is at 3.3%, well above target, energy inflation is at 14.3%, while European…...