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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) (C) signs the One Big Beautiful Bill Act during an enrollment ceremony with fellow Republicans in the Rayburn Room…

Astronomers Found the Most Self-Destructive Planet in the SkyThis planet triggers flares on its star—spelling its ultimate doomBy Jacek Krywko edited by Sarah Lewin FrasierIn this…

Donald Trump Jr. (L), son of the US president, shakes hands with Rumble Inc.’s Chris Pavlovski during The Bitcoin Conference at The Venetian Las Vegas in…

There’s a bit of a paradox about our galaxy: it’s both jam-packed with stars and cavernously empty.The Milky Way is crowded in the sense that it…

Amr Bo Shanab/Getty Images Republicans are facing a conundrum. They want to cut taxes with their “One Big Beautiful Bill.” But the tax cuts they want…

Jemal Countess/Getty Images for the Peter G. P Jemal Countess/Getty Images for the Peter G. P Note: A version of this episode first ran in 2023.…

Apple Store in Shanghai, China. Paul Souders/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Souders/Getty Images This is Part 4 in our Planet Money newsletter series on…

Sahil Lavingia (right) was a DOGE staffer at the Department of Veterans Affairs for 55 days. He was sworn in on March 17, 2025 by the…

See How Animals Sculpt the PlanetThis tally of animals’ effect on Earth’s geology, equivalent to that of thousands of extreme floods, most likely is an underestimateBy…

Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images When President Trump announced his sweeping new tariffs this year, many trade law experts were startled.…