13 h. ago What to know about Trump's executive order to curtail state AI regulations

President Donald Trump is pressuring states to stop regulating artificial intelligence in a new executive order

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31 h. ago Trump signs executive order blocking states from regulating AI

Order, which lacks the force of law, also creates taskforce whose ‘sole responsibility’ will be challenging states’ AI lawsDonald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that seeks to halt any laws limiting artificial intelligence and block states from regulating the rapidly emerging technology. The order also creates a federal taskforce that will have the “sole responsibility” of challenging states’ AI laws.At a signing ceremony, the president touted AI companies’ enthusiasm for wanting to “invest” in the United States and said that “if they had to get 50 different approvals from 50 different states, you could forget it”. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Trump signs executive order aimed at preventing states from regulating AI

Order, which lacks the force of law, also creates taskforce whose ‘sole responsibility’ will be challenging states’ AI lawsDonald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that seeks to halt any laws limiting artificial intelligence and block states from regulating the rapidly emerging technology. The order also creates a federal taskforce that will have the “sole responsibility” of challenging states’ AI laws.At a signing ceremony, the president touted AI companies’ enthusiasm for wanting to “invest” in the United States and said that “if they had to get 50 different approvals from 50 different states, you could forget it”. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago ‘American democracy is still working’ says Democrat after judge grants request to release Epstein grand jury documents – US politics live

Ro Khanna, California Democrat who was co-sponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, says judge’s decision ‘gives me hope we’re going to see transparency’Later today, the House is set to vote on the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a $900bn defense policy bill that is set to codify at least 15 of Donald Trumps’s executive orders for the US military.Lawmakers, who released the bill’s text over the weekend, are up against the clock to pass the legislation by the end of this year. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump to issue executive order for single federal rule on AI regulation

Move would restrict individual states from regulating tech groups

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4 d. ago Does Pete Hegseth even believe that war crimes exist? | Sidney Blumenthal

The US defense secretary’s belief that the military should not be held to account has been a defining factor in his careerPete Hegseth’s office is located on the third floor of the Pentagon, in the E ring, room 3E880, facing the Potomac River with a scenic view of the monuments and the Capitol. He posted a video on 5 September showing a new bronze plaque being affixed to his door reading: “Pete Hegseth Secretary of War.”His splendid new designation, not established by the Congress as required by law, was purely notional and performative, announced by Donald Trump in an executive order that carried no legal weight, but befitted Hegseth’s self-conceit as warrior-in-chief. He now had the title to go with the tattoos: the crusader cross; “Deus vult”, or “God wills it”, the crusader battle cry; the sniper rifle against the background of an American flag; and the cross and sword inspired by Matthew 10:34: “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring...

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7 d. ago Supreme Court to consider sweeping move by President Trump to end birthright citizenship

The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will weigh in on Donald Trump's controversial 'Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship' executive order.

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7 d. ago Pam Bondi tells law enforcement agencies to investigate antifa groups for ‘tax crimes’

Exclusive: Move is part of Trump’s broader crackdown on leftwing groups, including designation of antifa as ‘domestic terrorism’ groupUS politics live – latest updatesThe US attorney general, Pam Bondi, instructed law enforcement officials on Thursday to investigate antifa and other supposed domestic terror groups, and specifically directed them to search for “tax crimes” the groups may have committed, according to a memo obtained by the Guardian.The document signals how the Trump administration and Bondi are ramping up efforts to crack down on leftwing groups. Antifa, short for antifascist, is not a clearly defined organization, but rather a loose network of activists. Trump signed an executive order in September declaring it a domestic terrorism organization – something legal experts say he does not have the authority to do. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump pardons entertainment executive charged by president’s own Justice Department

Businessman Tim Leiweke becomes latest person to benefit from President Donald Trump’s sudden rush to grant clemency orders

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1 week ago White House defends releasing jailed executive who defrauded thousands out of $1.6bn

The White House has defended Donald Trump’s commutation of a prison sentence for former private equity executive David Gentile, who conned thousands out of $1.6 billion in a fraud scheme.

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1 week ago White House insists Trump’s recent physical shows ‘perfectly normal’ health

US president, who is 79, had October exam amid concerns over his cognitive abilities and mental fitnessUS politics live – latest updatesThe White House on Monday released details of Donald Trump’s recent “comprehensive executive physical” after the president admitted Sunday night he had “no idea” what part of his body had been the subject of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.Trump, the oldest-ever US president, underwent the procedure during a surprise “semiannual physical” on 10 October and faced questions about it from reporters on Air Force One as he traveled back to Washington DC after a Thanksgiving break in Florida. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump underwent MRI scan for cardiovascular and abdomen checks, White House reveals

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated that the tests, which were ‘standard’ for an executive of Trump’s age, found the president ‘remains in excellent overall health’

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1 week ago Trump frees New York private equity executive who defrauded victims of $1.6B

The news was announced on Thanksgiving by Trump’s “pardon czar”

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1 week ago Trump commutes prison sentence for former private equity executive David Gentile

President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of a former investment manager convicted of defrauding investors

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2 w. ago Trump revokes every single Biden executive order signed by autopen... but his pardon of son Hunter will be exempt

Donald Trump is revoking all of Joe Biden's executive orders signed by autopen - escalating the battle over the legitimacy of the ailing ex-president's administration.

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2 w. ago Trump revokes every single Biden executive order... but the ailing ex

Donald Trump is revoking all of Joe Biden's executive orders signed by autopen - escalating the battle over the legitimacy of the ailing ex-president's administration.

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2 w. ago Trump says he will cancel all Biden executive orders signed by autopen – live

US president’s social media post escalates longstanding campaign to portray his predecessor as addled and not in charge by end of his termWest Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey reaffirmed his support for the state’s National Guard members deployed in Washington, DC.“When you have these terrorists, when you have these evildoers, you’re not going to back down when they go after our servicemen and women,” Morrisey, a Republican, told CNN.I’m devastated to learn of the passing of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, a member of the West Virginia National Guard. She was only twenty years old.As families across the nation come together today to celebrate Thanksgiving, let us take a moment to think of those in West Virginia who have been plunged into unimaginable grief. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago President Don Jr? Trump’s eldest son closes the gap on JD Vance in new poll of Republican prospects for 2028

The Trump Organization’s executive vice president polls consistently well with the MAGA base while his friend Vice President Vance’s prospects have taken a hit, Joe Sommerlad reports

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2 w. ago Hegseth orders US Navy secretary to investigate Arizona senator Mark Kelly for ‘potentially unlawful comments’

Donald Trump’s defense secretary sends memo to John Phelan asking him to review Kelly’s comments; House Democrats from video confirm FBI is seeking to investigate Senator Mark Kelly has responded to the Pentagon’s announcement that it is investigating the Arizona lawmaker for possible breaches of military law after he joined five other Democratic members of Congress in a video calling for US troops to refuse illegal orders.“I said something that was pretty simple and non controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law,” Kelly said in an MS NOW interview with Rachel on Monday. “And in response to that, Donald Trump said I should be executed.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘We will not be bullied’: House Democrats involved in video to troops confirm FBI is seeking to question them

Lawmakers say president Trump is using the FBI ‘as a tool to intimidate and harass’ them after appearing in video telling members of the military to ‘refuse illegal orders’Senator Mark Kelly has responded to the Pentagon’s announcement that it is investigating the Arizona lawmaker for possible breaches of military law after he joined five other Democratic members of Congress in a video calling for US troops to refuse illegal orders.“I said something that was pretty simple and non controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law,” Kelly said in an MS NOW interview with Rachel on Monday. “And in response to that, Donald Trump said I should be executed.” Continue reading...

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