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College Entrance Exams Shouldn’t Be a Political Issue

The people who run the SAT and ACT are flexing their political muscles in an effort to protect their duopoly against an interloper, the Classic Learning Test.

Who will Trump pick to replace Karoline Leavitt? Betting markets already have a favorite

Kalshi bettors picked Alina Habba as the favorite to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, but President Trump's former personal attorney quashed rumors she's taking the role.

Congress talks tough on Flock cameras, but no bill would ban them outright

As of this week, no bill in Congress would ban Flock Safety's automated license plate readers outright, even as a bipartisan chorus of lawmakers, most of them Republicans, has spent the past several months introducing or promising legislation to rein in the technology. Trump weighed in on Flock cameras for the first time on Monday, telling a reporter the technology has "pros and cons" and that his administration is studying the issue, with an answer expected "over the next couple of weeks."

Senate Republicans warn that Ohio’s Husted may lose seat over AI data centers

Senate Republicans are sounding the alarm that one of their seats is at stake due to artificial intelligence data centers, adding this could cause lawmakers to be wary of supporting such contentious projects in the future.

Togo detains French filmmakers over alleged immigration violations, advocacy group says

Two French documentary filmmakers and their Togolese fixer have been jailed in Togo after more than three weeks in custody in the West African nation, an advocacy group said Thursday, amid strained relations between the government and French media.

OpenAI pausing some model work over safety concerns

OpenAI said Tuesday it is pausing some frontier model training over safety concerns about its most advanced AI systems. The ChatGPT maker said in a blog post that it "temporarily slowed the pace of scaling" after its models independently gained access to the internet during testing and hacked into the tech company Hugging Face. It...

Watch live: Trump briefs reporters on ballroom project despite legal hurdles

President Trump held an impromptu briefing from the South Lawn Wednesday, giving reporters an update on the White House ballroom project despite the legal battle. Trump last week urged the Supreme Court to immediately allow construction of the ballroom and berated lower court judges for halting it, insisting the project must proceed for national security...

Majority ‘more concerned than excited’ about increased AI use in daily life: Survey

More Americans are now growing concerned over artificial intelligence use in daily life, according to a recent survey. A new Pew Research survey released Tuesday showed 52 percent of respondents said they are more concerned than excited about AI, matching the all-time high in 2023 since the survey began. When asked if respondents were more...

Joint exercises with South Korea shortened by about half after Trump order

The Pentagon and South Korean military confirmed Wednesday major joint exercises between the two would be cut in half after President Trump ordered the reduction over the weekend. The exercise, which began Monday and is known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, will end Aug. 21 rather than the original date of Aug. 27, a Defense Department...

Trump says he told Mills to exit race before primary loss

President Trump said Wednesday he told Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) to abandon his reelection bid before he lost his district’s GOP primary. “I told Congressman Cory Mills of Florida, a friend of mine, to get out of the Race, but he wouldn’t listen,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “He thought he could win, so who...

Live updates: Trump delays new tariffs on Canada amid talks; Florida, Wyoming primaries yield upsets

President Trump announced late Tuesday he would pause the 50 percent tariffs on many Canadian goods for three days, saying the U.S. and Canada are finalizing a deal. The tariffs were expected to go into effect at midnight Wednesday. At the White House, the president will meet with crypto and financial leaders, along with regulatory...

The race industry has a grief problem

A real justice movement makes room for every grieving family. A business, on the other hand, only takes the clients it can monetize.

Trump attacks on female reporters ‘much nastier,’ ‘much more aggressive’: Haberman

New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman on Tuesday said President Trump’s insults directed at female reporters are much more "aggressive" than in previous years. Haberman, who has often been the subject of Trump’s affronts, told CNN during an interview that she’s seen his attacks grow "nastier" during his second stint in the Oval...

The DSA is performing the devil’s greatest trick

Political consultant Leif Larson argues that Democratic Socialist of America-endorsed candidates often avoid discussing the group's radical platform, which includes abolishing the Senate, the presidency, and the Supreme Court, during campaigns.

Bill Rasmussen, ESPN co-founder, dead at 93

Rasmussen was behind the initial idea of ESPN.

Leader of Penn State cocaine trafficking ring surrenders

Agostino Abbatiello is charged with multiple counts of cocaine possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy.

ICC rips latest US sanctions on senior staff: ‘Flagrant attack’

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday slammed the U.S. over sanctions targeting senior staff, vowing to continue to seek out justice after what they described as a "flagrant attack" on the global tribunal's independence. The sanctions were made against court president Judge Tomoko Akane and the Office of the Prosecutor's senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye...

The Gavel: Mangione state trial in limbo as judge weighs double jeopardy 

Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea in federal court has thrown his upcoming New York criminal case into doubt. Mangione’s defense team wants the state charges dismissed on double jeopardy grounds, while prosecutors are vowing to press ahead. The reignited debate is unfolding just weeks before the 28-year-old was set to go to trial in state court...

Trump’s Donroe Doctrine is bringing Israel closer to Latin America

This is a use-it-or-lose-it moment for Israel in the region.

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