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  • Trump rips Rove: 'So bad for the Republican Party'

    President Trump blasted Republican strategist Karl Rove on Monday, calling former President George W. Bush's White House adviser "so bad for the Republican Party." Rove received Trump's ire after he said he will vote for Democrat Jon Rosenthal to serve on the Texas Railroad Comm…

    • The Hill — Administration
    • White House

  • Trump: New helipad 'truly a work of art'

    President Trump shared a picture Monday of the renovated White House helipad, calling it "a work of art” following months of construction over the summer. “It is magnificently made of carved granite in shades of Black and White. It is truly a work of art and, even the Trump Hate…

    • The Hill — Administration
    • White House

  • Trump approval ticks up from record low: Survey

    President Trump’s approval rating has risen slightly after hitting a record low last month, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released weeks before the midterm elections. Thirty-five percent of Americans approved of Trump’s job performance as the deeply unpopular Iran war re…

    • The Hill — Administration
    • election

  • Trump rips justices on mail-in ballots: 'These are not the people I interviewed to serve'

    President Trump on Tuesday slammed the Supreme Court ruling that upheld the block on his mail-in voting plan, singling out the conservative justices who ruled with the majority. Trump referred to the ruling, which upheld a judge’s block finding the plan unlawful, as “a bad decis…

    • The Hill — Administration
    • Supreme Court

  • WATCH LIVE: Attorney General Blanche holds White House briefing

    Attorney General Todd Blanche is taking a turn answering questions from reporters following Vice President JD Vance's appearance in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room earlier this month.

    • PBS NewsHour — Politics
    • White House

  • WATCH LIVE: Senate expected to vote on cryptocurrency regulation

    The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on whether to move forward with legislation to create a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency, a pivotal election-year test for the $2.3 trillion market as many Democrats say it doesn't go far enough to rein in President Donald Trump's inv…

    • PBS NewsHour — Politics
    • election

  • WATCH LIVE: First lady Melania Trump visits North Carolina school to discuss tech in the classroom

    Her long-planned trip to Ashe County comes as tech and political leaders fight about how best to regulate artificial intelligence.

    • PBS NewsHour — Politics

  • Live updates: Trump blasts Supreme Court after mail ballot ruling; Patel testifies before Senate Judiciary panel

    President Trump upbraided the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning for its 7-2 ruling against his mail-in ballot restrictions the evening prior. "These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, they are merely a shell of their original selves, a C…

    • The Hill — Administration
    • Supreme Court

  • Whistleblower says DHS voter probe might violate state laws, wrongly target US citizens

    Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees were told to pose as voters while searching for noncitizens on state voter rolls, according to a whistleblower report released Monday. Employees were given sensitive information for people flagged as potential “unlawful voters” and…

    • The Hill — Administration

  • Patel defends travel, vehicle acquisition ahead of hearing

    FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday defended his personal travel and the law enforcement agency's purchase of several luxury armored BMWs under his leadership amid scrutiny. Patel is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning. Democrats on the pan…

    • The Hill — Administration

  • Ossoff: ‘Compromised’ Trump won’t regulate AI

    Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) because of his family’s investments in the industry. The Georgia Democrat pointed to venture capit…

    • The Hill — Administration

  • Trump says developing AI is a critical race, downplaying fears

    President Trump continues to support frontier artificial intelligence development, despite industry fears such technology could destroy humanity, casting AI as a critical race against China.

    • NPR Politics

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