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Watch: Trump signs executive order to override AI regulations by states

Watch: Trump signs executive order to override AI regulations by states

πŸ’₯ Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: artificial intelligence,Donald Trump news,Executive Orders πŸ“Œ Here’s what you’ll learn: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order pressuring states not to regulate artificial intelligence. Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above. Trump and some Republicans argue that the limited regulations that states have already enacted, and others that may follow, will discourage innovation and growth in technology. Critics from both political parties β€” as well as civil liberties and consumer rights groups β€” worry that banning ISIS would be a disservice to major AI…
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Conservationists are suing Trump over the ballroom project’s review and congressional approval

Conservationists are suing Trump over the ballroom project’s review and congressional approval

✨ Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: architecture,Donald Trump news,preservation,White House πŸ“Œ Key idea: Monuments preservationists filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump on Friday, asking a federal court to halt the White House ballroom project until it undergoes several independent reviews and receives congressional approval. The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a privately funded group, is asking a U.S. District Court to block Trump's White House ballroom project, which already included the demolition of the East Wing, until it undergoes comprehensive design review, environmental assessments, public comment and congressional debate and approval. Read…
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A Danish intelligence report warns of the US military threat in the Trump era

A Danish intelligence report warns of the US military threat in the Trump era

πŸš€ Explore this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Denmark,Donald Trump news,europe,Military βœ… Main takeaway: COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) β€” The United States is using its economic power to β€œassert its will” and threaten to use military force against friends and enemies alike, a Danish intelligence agency said in a new report. Washington's greater assertiveness under the Trump administration also comes at a time when China and Russia are seeking to reduce Western, especially American, influence, the Danish Defense Intelligence Service said in its latest annual assessment. Read more: Trump's security strategy criticizes European allies and emphasizes…
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WATCH: Duffy threatens to withhold millions in highway funds from New York over flaws in commercial driver’s license system for immigrants

WATCH: Duffy threatens to withhold millions in highway funds from New York over flaws in commercial driver’s license system for immigrants

πŸš€ Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: βœ… Key idea: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday that New York routinely issues commercial driver's licenses to immigrants, which may be valid long after they are legally allowed to be in the country, and threatened to withhold $73 million in highway funds unless the system is fixed and any defective licenses are revoked. Watch Duffy's remarks in the video player above. State officials said they follow all federal rules on licensing and check the immigration status of drivers. New York is the fourth state under…
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The AP-NORC survey found that consumers are not having a very happy holiday season

The AP-NORC survey found that consumers are not having a very happy holiday season

πŸ’₯ Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: affordability,consumers,data,Donald Trump news,holidays,inflation,polling,rising prices πŸ“Œ Main takeaway: WASHINGTON (AP) β€” This holiday season isn't exactly fun for American shoppers as big-ticket stocks dip into savings, hunt for deals and feel the overall economy is stuck in a rut under President Donald Trump, according to a new AP-NORC poll. The vast majority of American adults say they have noticed increases in prices for groceries, electricity and holiday gifts in recent months, according to the survey by The Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Read…
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Immigration officials cannot rearrest Kelmar Abrego Garcia without a hearing and an order from a federal judge

Immigration officials cannot rearrest Kelmar Abrego Garcia without a hearing and an order from a federal judge

πŸ’₯ Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: immigrants,immigration,Kilmar Abrego Garcia,u.s. immigration and customs enforcement πŸ’‘ Key idea: BALTIMORE (AP) β€” A federal judge blocked U.S. immigration authorities Friday from redetaining Kelmar Abrego Garcia, saying she feared he could be detained again just hours after she ordered him released from a detention center. The order came when Abrego Garcia showed up at an scheduled appointment at an ICE field office roughly 14 hours after being released from an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania. Read more: Kelmar Abrego Garcia was released from an immigration detention…
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New photos from Epstein’s personal collection show Trump, Clinton and much more

New photos from Epstein’s personal collection show Trump, Clinton and much more

πŸ”₯ Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Bill Clinton,bill gates,Donald Trump news,epstein files,jeffrey epstein,Steve Bannon πŸ’‘ Here’s what you’ll learn: A newly released set of photos shows the rich and powerful people that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein communicated with, and other glimpses into his lifestyle. The undated photos were taken from Epstein's email account and computer, according to Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, who released the photos on Friday. Read more: Never-before-seen photos of Epstein's private island have been released One photo shows Donald Trump before he became president standing with six…
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Watch: White House says Trump administration plans to ‘seize’ oil from tanker that took off off the coast of Venezuela

Watch: White House says Trump administration plans to ‘seize’ oil from tanker that took off off the coast of Venezuela

πŸš€ Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Donald Trump news,karoline leavitt πŸ’‘ Main takeaway: White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt said Thursday that the US government β€œintends to seize oil” from the tanker that US forces seized on Wednesday off the coast of Venezuela. Watch Carolyn Leavitt's briefing in the video player above. Speaking at the White House press conference on Thursday, Leavitt said the Justice Department had been ordered to seize the tanker because it is a sanctioned vessel used to transport β€œblack market” oil. She said that the United States has an…
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An Associated Press source says the Justice Department has twice failed to recharge New York Attorney General James

An Associated Press source says the Justice Department has twice failed to recharge New York Attorney General James

πŸ”₯ Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Department of Justice,grand jury,Letitia James βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) β€” A grand jury for the second time in a week declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday in another major blow to the Justice Department's efforts to prosecute the president's political opponents. The repeated failures were a stunning rebuke of prosecutors' attempt to revive a criminal case that President Donald Trump had pressed them to bring, and signaled growing public wariness of the administration's retaliation campaign. He watches: Judge…
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Watch: Trump criticizes Indiana Senate Republicans’ rejection of redistricting efforts

Watch: Trump criticizes Indiana Senate Republicans’ rejection of redistricting efforts

πŸ”₯ Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: congressional maps,congressional redistricting,Donald Trump news,indiana πŸ“Œ Key idea: After Republican lawmakers in Indiana joined Democrats to vote to reject a plan to redraw the state's congressional map on Thursday, President Donald Trump said he would support a primary against the state's Republican Senate leader. Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above. The 31-19 vote in the state Senate rejected a congressional redistricting effort that Trump had been pushing Republicans to support in order to help preserve their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives after the…
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