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WSJ What’s News - Congress Cancels $9 Billion in Foreign Aid and Public Broadcasting Funding

A.M. Edition for July 18. The House follows the Senate in overcoming Republican opposition to pass measures rescinding public media and foreign aid funding, marking the first time a White House has accomplished clawbacks in more than a quarter-century. Plus, reporter Jenny Strasburg details how De Beers aims to revive its brand as it competes with lab-grown diamonds and a world skeptical that purity is worth the price. And reporter Austin Ramzy unpacks what the U.S. is doing to respond to China's moves to flex its military muscle far beyond its usual patch in the Pacific. Azhar Sukri hosts.


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WSJ Tech News Briefing - Microsoft’s AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman on What He Really Thinks of AGI

Mustafa Suleyman is a key figure in the artificial intelligence world. He’s Microsoft AI CEO, with roots in Google’s DeepMind and Inflection AI. Suleyman recently joined WSJ columnists Christopher Mims and Tim Higgins on an episode of their Bold Names podcast. They discuss why AI assistants are central to Microsoft’s AI future, the company’s relationship with OpenAI, and what Suleyman really thinks about “artificial general intelligence.” Tech News Briefing brings you an encore of that episode.


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WSJ Minute Briefing - S&P Rises to New High With Earnings in Focus

Investors rode along with upbeat blue-chip earnings. Plus TSMC, the world's largest contract chip maker, delivered a record profit last quarter. Shares in EV maker Lucid rocketed on the news it will collaborate on Uber's robotaxi program. United Airlines posted better-than-expected adjusted quarterly earnings. And, Insurer Elevance Health slashed its 2025 profit projection. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts.


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WSJ What’s News - The Office Renovation at the Heart of Trump’s Campaign Against Powell

P.M. Edition for July 17. Legal experts are dubious that President Trump could remove Fed Chair Jerome Powell—though the president has said he isn’t planning to. But as WSJ chief economics correspondent Nick Timiraos points out, Trump’s advisers are seizing on a renovation of the Federal Reserve’s Washington, D.C. headquarters to undermine public trust in Powell. Plus, China has threatened to block the sale of two Panama Canal ports unless its state-owned shipping company can be a part of it. WSJ reporter Jack Pitcher discusses China’s leverage, and what the U.S. makes of it. And Republican lawmakers are making a surprising push to protect unauthorized immigrants. WSJ congressional reporter Olivia Beavers explains why. Alex Ossola hosts.


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