The top House Republican on foreign policy said Wednesday that the Biden administration is pursuing a policy of "failed appeasement" toward Venezuela by prematurely lifting sanctions on the socialist regime of President Nicolas Maduro without clear guarantees he'll allow democratic elections in the South American nation.

Federal lawmakers are terrified that "deepfakes" made with artificial intelligence will be weaponized to mislead people, exacerbate fraud, and create national security threats.

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to bar former President Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot under a constitutional provision that forbids those who "engaged in insurrection" from holding office.