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Trump Signs Executive Order to Block State AI Regulations
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at blocking states from crafting their own regulations for artificial intelligence, saying the burgeoning industry is at risk of being stifled by a patchwork of onerous rules while in a battle with Chinese...
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:39:18 EDT
US Eyes 5-Year Social Media Review for World Cup Visitors
A new proposal from the Trump administration would require visitors to the U.S. to provide five years of social media activity for review as a condition of entry.
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:24:45 EDT
Trump Pardons Tina Peters
President Donald Trump on Friday announced he is granting a full pardon to Tina Peters, the former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk who became a cause célèbre among election-integrity activists after her criminal conviction related to a 2021 breach of county voting-machine ...
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:23:10 EDT
Gov. Morrisey: Hospitalized Guardsman's Parents 'Optimistic'
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Thursday that the parents of Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe are "optimistic" about his recovery after he was shot in Washington, D.C., last month.
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:14:50 EDT
6 More States Target Soda, Junk Food in SNAP Crackdown
The Trump administration has cleared six more states to block soda and other junk food from being bought with food stamps, intensifying a conservative drive to steer the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program toward nutrition.
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:02:25 EDT
Top Dem Rep. Ripped for Calling D.C. Attack an 'Accident'
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., was sharply rebuked Thursday for calling the ambush-style shootings that killed one National Guardsman and critically injured another in Washington, D.C., on Thanksgiving eve an "unfortunate situation."
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:48:03 EDT
Senate Presses Narco-Terrorist Strikes Review as House Backs Off
The Senate is pressing ahead with its review of a U.S. military strike that destroyed an alleged drug-smuggling watercraft, including a follow-up attack, even as the House moves to close its own inquiry.
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:28:23 EDT
WH Pushes Back Against Sign Language at Briefings
The White House is concerned allowing American Sign Language interpretation in press conferences "would severely intrude on the President's prerogative to control the image he presents to the public," Justice Department attorneys argued in a lawsuit.
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:22:55 EDT
US to Mandate AI Vendors Measure Political Bias for Federal Sales
The U.S. government will require artificial intelligence vendors to measure political "bias" to sell their chatbots to federal agencies, according to a Trump administration statement released on Thursday.The requirement will apply to all large language models bought by...
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:17:49 EDT
Russia's Lavrov Demands WH Explain Seizure of Venezuelan Oil Tanker
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is demanding that the Trump administration explain why U.S. forces seized a Venezuelan oil tanker.
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:05:23 EDT
Lawsuit Targets Alaska Oil Drilling Approval
Conservation groups and an Inupiat-aligned organization sued Thursday to block approval of an exploratory drilling program in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, arguing the federal review was flawed and the project could damage caribou and key habitats.
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:56:37 EDT
US National Park Gift Shops Ordered to Purge Merchandise Promoting DEI
The Trump administration is expanding its crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion by ordering national parks to purge their gift shops of items it deems objectionable.The Interior Department said in a memo last month that gift shops, bookstores and concession stands...
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:56:20 EDT
University of Calif. Sued After Mob Rushes Jewish Student
A University of California, Santa Barbara employee - allegedly disguised in a mask - helped inflame a hostile mob of anti-Israel demonstrators against a Jewish student leader, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:55:48 EDT
Navy Sends Sen. Kelly's 'Seditious Six' Report to Pentagon
The U.S. Navy has delivered its report on possible punishment for Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., over a video urging troops to refuse "illegal orders."
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:37:17 EDT
GOP Sen. McCormick Disputes Trump's AI Chip Sale to China
Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., questioned President Donald Trump's decision to allow the export of NVIDIA's H200-class artificial intelligence chips to China as part of broader negotiations on agricultural market access.
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:35:37 EDT
Swiss Eurovision Winner to Return Trophy in Israel Protest
Swiss Eurovision winner Nemo on Thursday is handing back the winning trophy in the latest protest about Israel's continued participation in the contest over the war in Gaza.
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:35:33 EDT
Abrego Garcia Now Freed From Immigration Detention, His Attorney Says
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania following an order from a federal judge issued Thursday, according to his attorney's office.Abrego Garcia's attorney confirmed he was released just before 5 p.m. ET Thursday and told...
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:07:52 EDT
Indiana Senate Rejects Redistricting Proposal
Indiana state senators voted against a proposal to redraw the state's congressional maps, a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump by his fellow Republicans.
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:56:33 EDT
Rep. Ramirez Seeks Impeachment Hearing Into Noem
Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., is pushing the House Judiciary Committee to conduct a complete investigation into Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's "unlawful and potentially impeachable actions."
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:50:45 EDT
Counterterrorism Chief: Terrorists Admitted in 2021 From Afghanistan
A top U.S. counterterrorism official said Thursday that 18,000 people on the FBI terrorism watch list entered the country during the Biden administration's 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.