US politics

US politics

I'm concerned. I'm not clear on why that is the right path for us. I want to be convinced because I keep asking the question. The argument is, as I understand itand I think Jensen [Huang]'s done a remarkable job, and I've talked to him about this a number of timesthe argument is that this will somehow slow China's capacity to develop its own capability by giving them the most advanced chips, McCormick replied, adding: I don't think that's been the experience.

Tony Vara's feed is so eclectic that it's hard to describe. It feels like peak Gen Z. There are videos where he rants about Love Island. There are "get ready with me" posts where he's doing his makeup before going out. But he's also been working his way through the Bible-reviewing it like it's any other piece of content. He can clearly talk about anything.

The U.S. Federal Reserve's latest interest rate cut of a quarter percentage point lowered the benchmark federal funds rate to a range of 3.5%-3.75% in mid-December. This move continues to spark optimism among market participants, as valuations of most risk assets are directly tied to the risk-free rate, at least when it comes to modeling out a company's discounted future cash flows. Bond yields have also come down considerably in recent months (lower yields mean higher prices), so investors are winning across the board.

"We need leaders in Washington who will actually fight to deliver the brighter future we deserve and desperately need."

So we made a deal - and actually we talked to the secretary of state directly,

Madam Secretary, you and the gentleman NCTC, referenced the unfortunate accident that occurred with the National Guardsmen being killed, said Thompson. You think that was an unfortunate accident? Noem retorted. It was a terrorist attack! Thompson sputtered, I mean, wait, wait. I'll get it straight then you can He shot our National Guardsman in the head! Noem exclaimed. It was an unfortunate situation, Thompson maintained, But you blamed it solely on Joe Biden.

"Authoritarian" moves by Donald Trump's administration to ask travellers, including from Ireland, to hand over five years of social media history have been branded "a massive overreach" that would damage relations with the US.

Kristi's doing a great job,

It applies to the powers of data collection by the Customs and Border Police (CBP). If the proposed changes are adopted after the 60-day consultation, then millions of travellers to the U.S. will be forced to use a U.S. government mobile phone app, submit their social media from the last five years and email addresses used in the last ten years, including of family members. They're also proposing the collection of DNA.

Ever since Emil Bove came back into government following Donald Trump's return to office, he's found himself mired in controversy. As the deputy attorney general at the start of Trump's term, Bove was accused of corruptly dismissing a high-profile criminal indictment over the objections of line prosecutors and a U.S. attorney. Around that time, he also allegedly told members of the Justice Department that they should tell the courts " fuck you"

The AGs have given Meta, Google, OpenAI, and others a deadline of January 16th, 2026 to respond to demands for more safety measures for generative AI, saying innovation is not "an excuse for noncompliance with our laws, misinforming parents, and endangering our residents, particularly children."

Owens has ignited one of the movement's most volatile disputes by alleging TPUSA - where she once worked - played some role in the assassination of its founder, Charlie Kirk. TPUSA issued an aggressive denial and challenged Owens to join a Monday livestream in-person, where it plans to rebut each of her allegations about its work and Kirk's death. Owens declined to take up their offer

It found that more than half of respondents, 53 percent, felt "not at all safe." About 88 percent reported feeling a decreased sense of belonging and said they were holding back from political engagement, and 86 percent changed how they use social media out of fear. The majority, 90 percent, reported feeling "moderately," "very" or "extremely" fearful about their visa status.

In a move that some commentators compared to China and others warned would decimate tourism to the US, including the 2026 Fifa World Cup, the Department for Homeland Security said it was planning to apply the rules to visitors from 42 countries, including the UK, Ireland, Australia, France, Germany and Japan, if they want to enter the US on the commonly used Esta visa waiver.

An unexpected notification arrived from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). We hereby inform you that, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to cancel the interview scheduled for Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 9:50 a.m. Zoe, a Cuban woman who has been a permanent resident in New York for five years, was finalizing the details of the interview, reviewing the names of U.S. congressmembers and historical leaders, and re-reading the duties and rights that anyone aspiring to become a U.S. citizen should know.