EXCLUSIVE: The speed of China’s innovation in the artificial intelligence space is “accelerating," director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Michael Kratsios told Fox News Digital but maintained that the United States’ “promote and protect" strategy will solidify its standing as the world’s “dominant power" in AI.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, a member of the far-left group of progressive lawmakers known as "the Squad," told congregants at a historically Black church that America needs robust immigration because "we done picking cotton."

The Senate moved closer to confirming Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel amid backlash over his past remarks on Palestinians and Trump’s vision for the Gaza Strip.