US president faced a 60-day deadline on Friday to end the Iran war or make the case to Congress for extending it A US-Iran ceasefire that began in early April has “terminated” hostilities between the two sides for the purposes of an approaching congressional war powers deadline, a senior official of the Trump administration said … Read more
The unanimous committee passage of a new Senate bill regulating artificial intelligence (AI) on Thursday was driven by harrowing testimony from American families whose children were allegedly lured, manipulated and pushed to self-harm by AI chatbots. At a Senate committee hearing, lawmakers heard firsthand accounts from parents who detailed how the technology morphed into deadly … Read more
Workers wrote ‘Katrina declaration’, warning that funding cuts made US dangerously unprepared for natural disasters Fourteen employees with the US Federal Emergency Management Agency returned to work this week, after spending eight months on administrative leave for signing a public letter criticising the Trump administration. The so-called “Katrina declaration”, sent last August to members of … Read more
Trump also said he may consider pulling US troops from bases in Italy and Spain, after being prompted by rightwing reporter – key US politics stories from Thursday 30 April Donald Trump has again lashed out at Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, saying he should focus on “fixing his broken country” and trying to end the … Read more
Video released Thursday shows the suspect in the shooting during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner appearing to shoot a Secret Service officer as he sprints through a security checkpoint with a shotgun in his hands, authorities said
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Thursday against New Jersey, challenging state laws that allow illegal aliens to receive in-state tuition and financial aid, arguing the policies discriminate against U.S. citizens. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, targets the state, several higher education agencies and officials, and is seeking to block enforcement of laws … Read more
President Trump announced that he was pulling the nomination of Dr. Casey Means for surgeon general, and announced that she would be replaced with Dr. Nicole Saphier, who is listed on Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s website as a radiologist and director of breast imaging at its facility in Monmouth County, New Jersey. She has … Read more
President Donald Trump joked he would look “20 pounds heavier” in a bulletproof vest after being shot at, while acknowledging the protection works and insisting he does not think about future threats. While speaking with reporters inside the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump was asked about potential security changes, including whether he would consider wearing … Read more
The Department of Justice released new video that shows the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting running through the security checkpoint and appearing to point his weapon at a Secret Service agent. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell breaks down the new images.
Lawmakers agree 45-day extension but Republican and Democratic critics urge reform of surveillance program The US Congress has passed a 45-day extension of a law that grants US intelligence agencies warrantless spying powers. Bitter infighting over section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in the Republican wing of Congress has repeatedly tanked conservative leaders’ … Read more
