5 h. ago US Supreme Court to weigh Trump bid to limit birthright citizenship

The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide the legality of President Donald Trump’s directive to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States, a contentious part of his efforts to curb immigration and a step that would alter how a 19th century constitutional provision has long been understood. The justices took up a Justice Department appeal of a lower court’s ruling that blocked Trump’s executive order telling US agencies not to recognise the citizenship of children born in the US...

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6 h. ago US judge orders release of grand jury transcripts in Epstein case

A US federal judge on Friday ordered the release of the grand jury transcripts from the investigation in Florida of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department requested the unsealing of the transcripts after US President Donald Trump signed a bill last month requiring the public release of all government records regarding Epstein. Grand jury proceedings are generally kept secret and a previous Justice Department request to unseal the transcripts from Epstein’s Florida case...

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42 h. ago 140 private doctors offering free basic healthcare to Hong Kong fire victims

More than 140 private doctors in Hong Kong have signed up to offer free basic healthcare for survivors of last week’s deadly blaze that tore through seven of eight blocks in a housing complex in Tai Po. The government said on Thursday that the scheme spanned doctors across 170 locations, including four private hospitals. The policy allows victims to have three consultations, plus medication, free of charge between now and February 28 next year. The scheme will be coordinated by project managers...

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51 h. ago Nvidia's Jensen Huang courts Washington amid China chip export debate

Nvidia's Jensen Huang courts Washington amid China chip export debate  thenationalnews.com

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61 h. ago China does not need Nvidia chips in the AI war — export controls only pushed it to build its own AI machine

China does not need Nvidia chips in the AI war — export controls only pushed it to build its own AI machine  Fortune

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9 d. ago National Guard soldiers shot near White House, suspect in custody

Two National Guard soldiers were shot on Wednesday near the White House in what officials described as a targeted ambush, and the suspect was in custody after suffering gunshot wounds during the attack. Investigators identified the suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national from Washington state, according to a Justice Department official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The attack is being investigated as an act of terrorism, the official said. Lakanwal came to the US in...

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1 week ago FBI probes Democratic lawmakers who warned US military about illegal orders

The FBI has requested interviews with six Democratic members of the US Congress who in a video message told members of the military they can legally refuse to carry out unlawful orders, a Justice Department official said on Tuesday. The Pentagon on Monday threatened to recall Senator Mark Kelly, a Navy veteran and one of the six lawmakers, to active duty potentially to face military charges over what Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth described on social media as “seditious” acts. US President...

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1 week ago FBI probes Democrat lawmakers who warned US military about illegal orders

The FBI has requested interviews with six Democratic members of the US Congress who in a video message told members of the military they can legally refuse to carry out unlawful orders, a Justice Department official said on Tuesday. The Pentagon on Monday threatened to recall Senator Mark Kelly, a US Navy veteran and one of the six lawmakers, to active duty potentially to face military charges over what Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth described on social media as “seditious” acts. US President...

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1 week ago GOP Rep.: The U.S. Must Close Critical AI Chip Export Loophole Exploited by China | Opinion

GOP Rep.: The U.S. Must Close Critical AI Chip Export Loophole Exploited by China | Opinion  Newsweek

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1 week ago Justice Department renews bid to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury materials

The Justice Department on Monday renewed its request to unseal grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking cases, arguing they should be made public under a new law requiring the government to open its files on the late financier and his long-time confidante. US Attorney Jay Clayton cited the Epstein Files Transparency Act – passed by Congress last week and signed into law by US President Donald Trump – in court filings asking Manhattan federal Judges...

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1 week ago US Justice Department renews bid to unseal Epstein grand jury materials

The US Justice Department on Monday renewed its request to unseal grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking cases, arguing they should be made public under a new law requiring the government to open its files on the late financier and his long-time confidante. US Attorney Jay Clayton cited the Epstein Files Transparency Act – passed by Congress last week and signed into law by US President Donald Trump – in court filings asking Manhattan federal Judges...

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1 week ago Trump Administration Reviews NVIDIA H200 AI Chip Export to China

Trump Administration Reviews NVIDIA H200 AI Chip Export to China  조선일보

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2 w. ago San Leandro man charged in plot to export restricted Nvidia chips to China

San Leandro man charged in plot to export restricted Nvidia chips to China  NBC Bay Area

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2 w. ago Justice Department charges 4 men in U.S. in scheme to export AI chips to China

Justice Department charges 4 men in U.S. in scheme to export AI chips to China  CBS News

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2 w. ago Feds charge 4 in plot to export restricted Nvidia chips to China, Hong Kong

Feds charge 4 in plot to export restricted Nvidia chips to China, Hong Kong  CNBC

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2 w. ago Bondi says she’ll ‘follow the law’ on Epstein files, as bill heads to Trump

US Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department “will follow the law” after the passage of legislation forcing the government to release files on sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Bondi, speaking to reporters Wednesday after the Senate sent the bill to US President Donald Trump for his signature, said the law will be followed “while providing maximum transparency and protecting victims”. The attorney general, who, like Trump, has faced criticism for previously declining to release the...

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2 w. ago US lawmakers vote overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files

The US House voted overwhelmingly in favour of a bill on Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership. When a small bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced a petition in July to manoeuvre around House Speaker Mike Johnson’s control of which bills reach the House...

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2 w. ago US Congress approves release of Epstein files, sending bill to Trump

The Republican-controlled US Congress voted almost unanimously on Tuesday to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Donald Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition. Two days after Trump’s abrupt about-face, the House of Representatives passed the measure with a vote of 427-1, sending a resolution requiring the release of all unclassified records on Epstein to the Republican-majority Senate, which...

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2 w. ago US official advocated months ago for sinking boats carrying suspected drugs: witnesses

Months before the US military began launching air strikes against suspected drug vessels, former Justice Department acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove told employees the government should just “sink the boats” rather than prosecute the people on board, three witnesses told Reuters. Bove made similar remarks on at least three separate occasions between November 2024 and February 2025 when the topic of maritime drug cases was broached, the witnesses said. All three were granted anonymity to...

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2 w. ago US official advocated months ago for sinking ‘drug boats’, witnesses say

Months before the US military began launching air strikes against suspected drug vessels, former Justice Department acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove told employees the government should just “sink the boats” rather than prosecute the people on board, three witnesses told Reuters. Bove made similar remarks on at least three separate occasions between November 2024 and February 2025 when the topic of maritime drug cases was broached, the witnesses said. All three were granted anonymity to...

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