US senator blocks bill to ban Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center without Congress’s approval

Mike Lee objected to the safeguard against the demolition of any presidential memorial Congress designates US politics live – latest updates A Republican senator has blocked a bipartisan bill that would have prevented Donald Trump from demolishing the Kennedy Center without the approval of Congress. Mike Lee, of Utah, objected on Monday night when the … Read more

Trump admin asks supreme court to allow gender-affirming care denial to transgender prisoners

Trans inmates sued the administration over the policy and, so far, two lower courts have blocked implementation The Trump administration asked the US supreme court, on Monday, to allow it to deny gender-affirming care to transgender inmates in federal prisons, while litigation over the matter continues in lower courts. In its latest emergency request to … Read more

Two US navy aviators eject while landing on carrier off Virginia

Four sailors injured during unexplained ‘mishap’ onboard USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier Two US navy aviators ejected as they were landing their plane on the USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia on Monday, and four sailors onboard the vessel were injured in what naval officials characterized as a “mishap”. … Read more

Officials investigate possible new ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

Local sheriff’s department announces new development related to disappearance of TV host’s mother in Arizona Authorities are looking into the possibility of a new ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, nearly eight months after she went missing from her Arizona home, the Pima county sheriff’s department said. The sheriff’s department and the … Read more

Jack Smith’s Trump probe swept up Fox News, other media communications as investigation went beyond lawmakers

FIRST ON FOX: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigators obtained records containing communications between nearly 50 journalists and Trump administration officials — including Fox News personnel — after subpoenaing text-message records associated with dozens of White House phones during the federal election investigation of President Donald Trump, Fox News Digital has learned ahead of Tuesday’s … Read more

Trump Set to Host Top Tech Leaders Amid AI Safety Concerns

President Donald Trump is set to host a group of top tech executives to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. It comes as OpenAI announced it is halting the release of its latest model over safety concerns, saying it showed “higher levels of deception” than its predecessors. NBC’s Monica Alba reports for TODAY.

Rubio confirms ‘foreign actor’ involved in UK terror plot

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that a recent thwarted terror plot near a United Kingdom military base used by the United States involved a “foreign actor,” linking the incident to global threats from adversaries such as Iran. “What happened, what almost happened, what could have happened in the U.K. over the weekend is a … Read more