Politics
South Korea nominates Han as country’s first female prime minister in two decades
If approved by parliament, Han would become South Korea’s first female prime minister in 20 years.
White House AI policy adviser Krishnan to leave position
Krishnan has been involved in Trump administration efforts to create a national framework for regulating AI developments.
U.S. confirms second Texas screwworm case, Canada restricts livestock imports
New World screwworm larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, creating severe wounds that can be fatal if left untreated.
Inside the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal that Trump withdrew from
The U.S. and Iran have yet to reach a peace deal or address Iran’s nuclear ambitions, despite signals from Trump that talks are progressing.
Russia’s Sechin says U.S. companies benefit from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
The closures of the Strait has rattled global markets, sending oil prices to multi-year highs, stoking global inflation and undermining economic growth.
Trump wants Bill Pulte to fire big chunk of national intelligence office staff: WSJ
President Trump’s comments are sure to roil members of Congress who criticized the appointment of Bill Pulte as acting national intelligence director.
Prediction market firms face growing scrutiny as Congress weighs regulation
Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisc., is working on a bill to ban Congress members and their staff from certain bets on prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
U.S. Senate passes $70 billion in new funds for ICE, Border Patrol
Nearly all of the funding would go to DHS’s ICE and Border Patrol agencies that are carrying out the Trump admin’s vigorous deportations throughout the U.S.
Warren invites Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Senate hearing on China AI chip sales
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing Jensen Huang’s Nvidia over export controls, China sales, Trump and data-center policy as Congress scrutinizes the AI chip boom.
Trump says he could meet Iran’s supreme leader ‘if it was to make a deal’
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would be “honored” to meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. Read more Eli Manning’s private equity firm acquires licensing company for NFL Flag in bet on youth sports The U.S. president said he would meet the Iranian leader if a deal is reached to end the U.S.-Iran […]