Can Trump Avoid the Saudi-Houthi War?

Iran is still not prepared to give up its right to control the Strait of Hormuz, and the U.S. sees no need to concede because economic pressure is succeeding.

With bottom lines so far apart, even indirect channels would be less than positive.

There is a very large chance the U.S. and more of the region will be drawn into the Saudi-Houthi fight.

The U.S. was already providing significant covert intelligence help to Saudi-backed forces before the conflict kicked off. Nobody sees a clear end game against the resilient Houthis, which is why nobody is piling in.

This tragedy raises serious questions about what responsibility tech companies have when they become aware of credible threats of serious violence.

Sam Altman apologized to the people of Tumbler Ridge for not alerting police sooner to the suspect's activity on ChatGPT.

The Shopify tie-up highlights the potential for Muse to become a global leader in agentic AI by cutting out middleman retailers.

Meta's play is more in retail media and search-style ads against agentic traffic rather than taking a transaction cut.

Republican-aligned groups spent $204 million on ads in competitive Senate races, widening the GOP-Democratic gap to $83 million. This is the first time Republican spending is ahead of Democratic spending across all Cook Political Report toss-up Senate races.

Republicans are using Trump-aligned fundraising to defend states like Texas and Maine while casting Democrats as a risky bet.