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Colorado delays nation's first comprehensive AI law to June 2026
Industry lobbying pushed the enforcement date back five months
Colorado delays nation's first comprehensive AI law to June 2026
Industry lobbying pushed the enforcement date back five months
RFK Jr.'s deputy O'Neill takes control of CDC amid mass exodus
Scientific integrity sacrificed as ideological purge targets health experts
RFK Jr.'s deputy O'Neill takes control of CDC amid mass exodus
Scientific integrity sacrificed as ideological purge targets health experts
Judge blocks Kari Lake from firing VOA director
Constitutional limits on executive control of independent media agencies
Judge blocks Kari Lake from firing VOA director
Constitutional limits on executive control of independent media agencies
Gabbard ousts CIA's top Russia expert days after Trump-Putin Alaska summit
Publicly naming the officer in a clearance memo may have blown an active undercover CIA identity
Gabbard ousts CIA's top Russia expert days after Trump-Putin Alaska summit
Publicly naming the officer in a clearance memo may have blown an active undercover CIA identity
Shooter kills 2 children at Minneapolis Catholic school Mass
Trade policy weaponized to force allies into compliance with foreign policy goals
Shooter kills 2 children at Minneapolis Catholic school Mass
Trade policy weaponized to force allies into compliance with foreign policy goals
Bowser praises crime drop while opposing Trump's DC police takeover
Crime drops but democracy dies under federal occupation
Bowser praises crime drop while opposing Trump's DC police takeover
Crime drops but democracy dies under federal occupation
Trump demands RICO charges against George Soros
President demands prosecution of political enemies without evidence
Trump demands RICO charges against George Soros
President demands prosecution of political enemies without evidence

Trump asks Supreme Court to block foreign aid payments
Andrew Chung, Supreme Court Reporter, Reuters

Trump asks Supreme Court to block foreign aid payments
Andrew Chung, Supreme Court Reporter, Reuters
Trump turns Cabinet meetings into loyalty performances
Policy discussions replaced by televised praise sessions
Trump turns Cabinet meetings into loyalty performances
Policy discussions replaced by televised praise sessions
Bessent defends Fed independence while Trump destroys it
Treasury chief backs illegal Fed purge attempt
Bessent defends Fed independence while Trump destroys it
Treasury chief backs illegal Fed purge attempt
Fed Governor Cook defies Trump firing, creating Fed constitutional standoff
First Black woman Fed governor refuses Trump's illegal firing
Fed Governor Cook defies Trump firing, creating Fed constitutional standoff
First Black woman Fed governor refuses Trump's illegal firing
Trump orders death penalty for every D.C. murder
Federal execution mandate overrides local justice
Trump orders death penalty for every D.C. murder
Federal execution mandate overrides local justice
Trump deploys National Guard illegally, federal judge rules
Trump threatens troops in cities, seeks governors who will "welcome" intervention
Trump deploys National Guard illegally, federal judge rules
Trump threatens troops in cities, seeks governors who will "welcome" intervention
180 FEMA veterans warn Trump cuts risk Katrina-level disasters
Disaster experts predict catastrophic failure from cuts
180 FEMA veterans warn Trump cuts risk Katrina-level disasters
Disaster experts predict catastrophic failure from cuts
Trump threatens troops in Democratic-led cities
Democratic mayors vow resistance to federal deployment
Trump threatens troops in Democratic-led cities
Democratic mayors vow resistance to federal deployment
Lutnick voids $7.4B semiconductor grant to Biden nonprofit
Political revenge kills critical technology investments
Lutnick voids $7.4B semiconductor grant to Biden nonprofit
Political revenge kills critical technology investments
Trump tries to fire Fed governor Cook, who sues saying he can't
Constitutional showdown over Federal Reserve independence
Trump tries to fire Fed governor Cook, who sues saying he can't
Constitutional showdown over Federal Reserve independence
South Korea trades $150B shipbuilding deal for lower Trump tariffs in economic shift
Allied nations forced to pay protection money through investments
South Korea trades $150B shipbuilding deal for lower Trump tariffs in economic shift
Allied nations forced to pay protection money through investments
Trump threatens to defund states over cashless bail
Federal blackmail targets criminal justice reform states
Trump threatens to defund states over cashless bail
Federal blackmail targets criminal justice reform states
Judge blocks ICE from deporting Maryland worker to Uganda
Courts halt racist deportation to unconnected countries
Judge blocks ICE from deporting Maryland worker to Uganda
Courts halt racist deportation to unconnected countries