#01US Politics5–7 minDHS shutdown hits Day 44 — TSA agents are walking off the job. Is your flight still safe?61,000 TSA agents haven't been paid in 44 days. That's not a typo.▾
#02Geopolitics6–8 minIran war hits Day 30 — Houthis jump in, but peace signals emerge at the same timeTwo completely contradictory things happened on the same day. First: Yemen's Houthi militants launched missiles at Israel, officially joining Iran's side of the war.▾
#03CCP5–6 minThe CCP is planting its people inside the UN — a new report exposes the money, personnel, and troops pipelineThink the United Nations is neutral? The House Select Committee on China just dropped an investigation report.▾
#04Diplomacy5–7 minTrump lands in China Tuesday — Beijing calls it a 'landmark year,' but the undercurrents are brutalChina's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said he hopes 2026 becomes a "landmark year" for US-China relations. Sounds warm, right?▾
#05Tech5–6 minApple just quit the AI arms race — and it might be the smartest move they've madeEvery tech company is spending billions on AI. Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI — all in an arms race.▾
#06Tech4–6 minYou can now buy stuff inside ChatGPT — Shopify just rewrote the rules of e-commerceWhen was the last time you Googled a product? Probably longer ago than you think.▾
#07Society5–6 min22 states just banned food stamps from buying soda — public health policy or poor-shaming?22 states. Starting in April, if you shop with SNAP benefits, you can't buy soda, energy drinks, or candy anymore.▾
#08Energy5–7 minBrent crude blasts past $116 — the biggest oil supply shock in history just turned one month oldOne month ago, Brent crude was $70. Today it hit $116.▾
#09Markets5–7 minDow enters correction, Moody's puts recession odds at 49% — how's your 401(k) doing?The Dow plunged 793 points Friday, officially entering correction territory. The S&P 500 posted its fifth straight weekly decline, closing at a seven-month low.▾
#10Society5–6 minThe US lost 92,000 jobs last month — GDP got slashed to 0.7%. Is your job safe?Economists predicted 59,000 jobs added last month. Actual number?▾