Google and Character.AI plan to settle several lawsuits with families alleging that their products drove their children to self-harm or suicide, according to recent court documents. The companies have reached settlement agreements “in principle” in five cases, they said in filings Tuesday and Wednesday. That includes lawsuits brought by the families of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III and 13-year-old Juliana Peralta,...
The Trump administration this week finalized an effort to ax federal environmental rules governing how the U.S. builds infrastructure projects. In a final rule published Thursday, the administration formally adopted its earlier effort to rescind White House regulations related to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA is one of the nation’s bedrock environmental laws. It requires the federal...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pushed back on the Trump administration’s claims about the woman who was fatally shot Wednesday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. “There’s no indication she’s a protester, there’s nothing that at least you can see on the video, and therefore nothing that the officers on the ground could see...
Vice President Vance and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Thursday afternoon, a day after a woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis. The Trump administration has sought to justify the deadly shooting as an act of self-defense. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday...
The Trump administration is withdrawing the United States’ membership from 66 international organizations, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday. The list includes 31 United Nations organizations and several agencies committed to countering the global impacts of climate change and international peacebuilding, including the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, the Global Counterterrorism Forum and the...
Senate Democrats on Wednesday said they are investigating the communications between President Trump and several oil companies regarding the recent U.S. strikes on Venezuela and "efforts to exploit" the South American nation's resources. "The Senators are requesting documents and information regarding the companies’ knowledge of the strikes, discussions with Trump Administration officials before and since...
President Donald Trump's military authority in Venezuela was challenged on Thursday when Senate Republicans rebelled and supported a bipartisan attempt to rein them in.
Iowa Rep. Randy Feenstra raises record $4.3 million for governor race in just seven months, setting new GOP fundraising milestone in off-election year.
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said he supports the U.S. acquisition of Greenland, saying the territory has "massive strategic benefits for the United States."