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AOC and Paris Hilton team up on a bill targeting AI deepfake porn

Paris Hilton and AOC at an event supporting the DEFIANCE Act, a bill that would create a civil right of action allowing victims of AI-generated deepfake porn to sue the creators and distributors of th...

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US planning for the Maduro raid eyed a time when much of the Venezuelan military was expected to be on holiday, memo reveals

The US initially planned its raid into Venezuela at a time when soldiers would be on leave, a newly released memo reveals. AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez US planning for the Maduro raid focused on a time...

Jan 15Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Trump's hugely anticipated Davos speech looks set for a delay after Air Force One had to turn around

Trump is traveling to Switzerland on a Boeing C-32A, pictured on Tuesday night, instead of his usual Air Force One. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews after a &...

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7 charts show how the economy looked in Donald Trump's first year of his second presidency

The economy has changed a lot in the first year of Trump's second term. Alex Wong/Getty Images Donald Trump just wrapped up the first year of his second term as president. Business Insider examined ho...

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Inside the failed 2020 coup in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of ex-US Special Forces

The recent capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by American forces recalls a botched 2020 coup attempt that resulted in the imprisonment of two former US Army Green Berets. Since then, there...

Jan 16Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Why Democrats are gearing up to oppose a bill to curtail stock trading in Congress

"This bill is a scam. It is not a congressional stock trading ban," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told Business Insider. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images A GOP-backed bill to cu...

Jan 17Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Student-loan borrowers behind on payments are getting a major break, the US education secretary says

Education Sec. Linda McMahon said that wage garnishments for defaulted student-loan borrowers are on pause. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Education Sec. Linda McMahon said that wage garnishments for d...

Jan 16Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

ACA health insurance enrollment dropped by 1.4 million. See which states had the biggest swings.

Millions are at risk of losing health insurance without Affordable Care Act subsidies. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images 1.4 million fewer Americans enrolled in ACA marketplace ...

Jan 17Business InsiderHealthImpact

Trump wants to control Greenland. See inside its sole US military base.

Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. Ritzau Scanpix/Thomas Traasdahl via REUTERS Pituffik Space Base was established in 1951 as part of a defense treaty between the US and Denmark. Base operations includ...

Jan 15Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Capitalism as we know it is having an identity crisis — and you're caught in the middle

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI From Davos to Washington to America's high school classrooms, people are questioning the foundations of our economic system — and we at Business Insider are tracking wh...

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Vintage photos show American life under Trump's tariff hero, William McKinley

The turn of the century saw a rise in labor movements as industry grew largely unregulated. Bettmann/Getty Images Trump has credited a 19th-century US president for inspiring his aggressive approach t...

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Ask Gavin Newsom: The future of capitalism is on the agenda at Davos

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will attend Davos to counter President Donald Trump. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Business Insider is thinking a lot about the future of capitalism. So, it seems, ...

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Citadel CEO Ken Griffin says Trump's tariffs have landed the US in a 'pretty unfortunate position'

Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel, gave his two cents on Trump's key economic policies. Tariffs have led to higher inflation and disrupte...

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Photos show how Air Force One has changed through the years

Air Force One Rebecca Blackwell/AP Any Air Force plane carrying a US president is called Air Force One. President John F. Kennedy was the first to use a jet designed specifically for a US president. P...

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Google cofounder Larry Page reportedly bought multiple Florida properties ahead of proposed California billionaire tax

Google cofounder Larry Page reportedly purchased property in South Florida. EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages Google cofounder Larry Page bought property in Florida amid California's proposed billionair...

Jan 16Business Insidereconomics

Russia can build 500 Iranian-designed Shahed drones in a single day, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images Zelenskyy said on Thursday that Ukraine is still...

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China-focused hedge funds surged in 2025. Here's who won big.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his ruling party have pushed to stimulate China's economy. Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Getty Images Hedge funds betting big on China generated strong returns last year. Manage...

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Powell criminal probe upends Trump's search for a new Fed chair

White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett (left) and former Fed Gov. Kevin Warsh are leading prediction market odds for the likehood of becoming President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Rese...

Jan 13Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Macron says Ukraine now relies on France, instead of the US, for intelligence

French President Emmanuel Macron said his country is now providing Ukraine with "two-thirds" of its intelligence. Philippe Magoni / POOL / AFP via Getty Images Emmanuel Macron said that France...

Jan 16Business InsiderPoliticsImpact

Front-line NATO ally Finland says it's ready for a Russian attack. Here are the capabilities giving it confidence.

Finland's military was designed with threats from Russia in mind. Leon Neal/Getty Images Finland's president outlined the ways the country is ready for a Russian attack. He pointed to elements like ci...

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