First lady Melania Trump awarded finalists of the first Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge on Tuesday at the White House, celebrating educators and students who used the developing technology to create projects addressing today’s issues. “Today is about opening doors,” Trump said. “When new doors open, passions flow, courage blossoms, and dreams are realized. AI inspires. […]

Senate Republicans are unlikely to take up a third budget reconciliation bill to advance more of President Donald Trump’s agenda. The development is sure to be unwelcome news for their counterparts in the House, who have advocated a third bill. The ambitious push from House Republicans for another party-line package in Trump’s second term, and […]

The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the Philadelphia Police Department over allegations that it improperly revoked permits to carry firearms by relying on a discretionary “good cause” standard. The inquiry, announced Tuesday by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, will examine the department’s policies and practices for issuing and revoking licenses to […]

The Department of War added electric car company BYD to its list of “Chinese military companies,” meaning the Shenzhen-based manufacturer will lose out on future Pentagon contracts. The list, updated on Monday, now includes e-commerce giant Alibaba and search engine Baidu, China’s Google equivalent. The inclusion of BYD comes as the automaker looks to capitalize […]