Hopes Dim for Renewing Spy Law as Trump Digs In on Bill Pulte
Republicans are struggling to extend a powerful surveillance authority set to lapse this weekend after President Trump alienated lawmakers with his choice of acting spy chief.
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UK minister defends changes to student loans as criticism mounts
Lucy Rigby says heavily subsidised system gives the government the right to alter terms of existing agreements Ministers have rejected accusations that recent changes to student loans are unfair, arguing that they are so heavily subsidised that the government has the right to alter their terms. ...
Greene rips Trump’s economy: ‘MAGA used to call this Biden inflation’
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga. ) slammed President Trump over the economy and inflation on Wednesday, saying the U.
Trump cutting women out of admin roles amid attacks on female journalists
Those aren't isolated headlines anymore. They show a pattern.
MP Rajya Sabha polls: Congress moves EC over Natarajan disqualification, keeps SC option ready
The Congress is preparing to file a petition with the Election Commission and potentially move the Supreme Court after Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh was rejected. The party argues the rejection is unlawful, stemming from alleged non-disclosure of a Telangana ca...
What is FISA Section 702, surveillance law expiring Friday
A key foreign intelligence authority is set to expire this Friday unless it is renewed by Congress. The nomination of Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director Bill Pulte to serve as the nation’s next top intelligence officer has placed the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligenc...
Scott Jennings says end ballot harvesting in Los Angeles!
It is absurd to still be counting all the mail-in ballots days and weeks after Election Day. We should know who won, day of.
House Republican says Congress ‘needs to get their act together’ on Social Security ahead of deadline
Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo. ) said Wednesday that Congress has to act on Social Security, a day after the Trump administration projected that one of the program’s trust funds will run out by 2032.
Trump, ever the unreliable narrator, is unable to force reality to match his preferred story on Iran
A cycle of threat, detente and deadlock repeats itself wearisomely as the president’s war in Iran drags on US politics live – latest updates As the story of the US-Iran war is written direct to social media, Donald Trump may be the genre’s premier unreliable narrator. Since the war began, Trump ...
The data brokers Congress forgot to regulate
The SECURE Data Act and the GUARD Financial Data Act offer a potential solution to the lack of federal regulation of data brokers, but both bills leave significant gaps in protecting consumers from the misuse of their personal data.
Trump embraces May price spikes amid Iran war: ‘I love the inflation’
President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he loved “inflation,” after he was asked about inflation spiking in May. “No, I love it. The numbers were great,” Trump said when asked if he was concerned about the latest data, which showed the consumer price index rising to 4.
Trump signs $70bn immigration act ensuring ICE funding through 2029
Package allocates $38bn to ICE, $26bn to Customs and Border Protection and $5bn more to the DHS Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump signed a nearly $70bn immigration enforcement package into law on Wednesday after the House narrowly passed the legislation, ensuring fund...
Graham Platner wins Maine Democratic primary, will face Sen. Susan Collins
The primary victories set up a race that could be key to Democrats' hopes of winning control of the Senate.
Hegseth rallies troops for ‘any possible contingency’ in Cuba
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said the future of Cuba is in the hands of President Trump and Havana’s leadership amid increased U. S. pressure on the communist-ruled island.
Trump arch would need red safety lights: FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday said that President Trump’s planned 250-foot “triumphal arch” will need red safety lights so not to pose any safety risks to air travel flying to and from Reagan Washington National Airport.
Trump signs bill funding ICE, CPB through second term
President Trump signed into law on Wednesday a congressional budget package to fully fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through the end of his second term. Republican lawmakers passed the nearly $70 billion reconciliation funding legislation in the House on Tuesday...
Public First Poll for POLITICO (Makerfield)
A survey on UK adults' views ahead of the Makerfield by-election.
What a Regex Can't Do: A Bayesian Governor for OpenClaw's Tool Calls
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Flesh-eating New World screwworm can infect humans and pets. Here are the symptoms to look for
After decades of eradication, the New World screwworm is back in the United States.
Trump says more Iran strikes coming today
President Trump told reporters on Wednesday that the U. S. military could continue strikes against Iran after targeting about two dozen sites, mostly near the Strait of Hormuz, in retaliatory attacks on Tuesday.
US fails to ‘take Vienna’ in Iran; and the is enemy undeterred
The U. S. failed to "take Vienna" in the Iran conflict, resulting in an undeterred and belligerent Iran that has been awarded a vote in deciding the control of the most strategically important commercial chokepoint in the world.
Show HN: TKeeper – policy-governed, signed intents for autonomous systems
As autonomous systems evolve (we see what AI agents are doing now), we open-sourced TKeeper, which allows you to build guardrails around their actions using typed intents, policy checks, and cryptographic proofs. It allows you to restrict and audit AI agent workflows, blockchain operations, cert...
Trump-Backed Air Force Veteran Wins Republican House Primary in Nevada
David Flippo won his party’s nomination for a safely Republican open seat, defeating a candidate backed by the G. O. P.
Trump says voter fraud claims forced California to ‘approve’ Hilton
President Trump said California Republican gubernatorial nominee Steve Hilton advanced to the general election because of Trump’s amplification of voter fraud claims in the state.