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Hegseth, Polish Counterpart Announce Intent to Boost Military Cooperation
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Hegseth, Polish Counterpart Announce Intent to Boost Military Cooperation.
Marcus Hale · Nov 10, 2026

The Pentagon
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Hegseth, Polish Counterpart Announce Intent to Boost Military Cooperation.
Marcus Hale · Nov 10, 2026

The Age of AI
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Claude chatbot maker set for $1.3tn stock market debut despite 'catastrophic' AI warning.
David Chen · Nov 10, 2026

The Age of AI
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Anthropic set for $1.3tn stock market debut despite 'catastrophic' AI warning.
David Chen · Nov 10, 2026

The Pentagon
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Hegseth: Impeachment Over Policy Disagreement Sends Wrong Signal to Adversaries.
Marcus Hale · Nov 10, 2026

The Age of AI
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Anthropic heads for lower than expected $1.3 trillion valuation in stock market debut.
David Chen · Nov 10, 2026

The Age of AI
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Anthropic heads for $1.3 trillion valuation in major stock market listing.
David Chen · Nov 10, 2026

The Fed
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: US inflation higher than expected in October.
Thomas Bergeron · Nov 10, 2026

The Pentagon
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Hegseth: Impeachment effort is 'farce' and 'stunt'.
Marcus Hale · Nov 10, 2026

The Border
Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: California police investigate after 27 fall ill at half-marathon running event.
Nadia Rahman · Nov 10, 2026
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The Pentagon
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The Pentagon
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Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Trump says he was just kidding about making UFC's Dana White his press secretary.
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Maclean’s Washington Bureau on the latest from the capital: Week in politics: Democrats plan for the next Congress, Trump's new Chief of Staff.
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The Border
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