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Most Americans believe President Trump and Democrats are “out of touch” with the concerns of most people, a new survey found. The latest Washington Post-ABC News Ipsos poll found 60 percent of respondents believe Trump is “out of touch” with “the concerns of most people” in the country. … Most say Trump, Democrats are ‘out of touch’: PollRead more

California’s Senate Judiciary Committee, with bipartisan support, approved Senate Bill 243 this month, requiring that AI companies “protect users from the addictive, isolating, and influential aspects of artificial intelligence chatbots.” It is the first bill of its kind in the U.S.   On the day of the bill’s … Reclaiming critical thinking in the Age of AI  Read more

At least nine people were killed and many were injured after a man drove into a crowd at the Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, police said early Sunday morning. According to Vancouver police, a man drove into a large crowd of people gathered for the Lapu Lapu Day … At least nine dead, multiple injured in Vancouver after car drives through Filipino festivalRead more

I am a human rights activist and advocate for my country — Macedonia — and for its language and its culture. As an American taxpayer, you have probably never heard of me. You might not know much about Macedonia or even be able to find it on a … Here’s what USAID really did — it wasn’t bunnies and rainbowsRead more

Democrats are embracing the f-bomb in congressional campaign messaging as they seek to tap into their party’s anger. In recent weeks, a number of newly launched Democratic hopefuls for key House and Senate seats have pledged to “unf‑‑‑ our country” or have urged their party to “drop the excuses and grow … Democrats embrace the f-bombRead more

House Republicans are under the gun to get specific on how they will offset President Trump’s domestic policy agenda, and they will soon need to decide if they will touch the political stove by trying to scale back Medicaid benefits.  Medicaid is at the heart of the GOP … GOP Medicaid debate intensifies as Republicans search for cutsRead more

Despite signs of a thaw earlier this week, Washington and Beijing are locked in a standoff on tariffs, and global supply chains are feeling the pressure. Disruption from tariffs is occurring at multiple points in commercial supply lines — from factory floors in East Asia, through the shipping … How Trump’s tariffs are snarling supply chainsRead more

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement of a major reorganization of the State Department this week was meant to signal a leaner foreign policy machine, removing layers of bureaucracy that he says slowed down quick action in a crisis-ridden world.  But critics are warning that the Trump administration … Rubio’s State Department scale-down: efficiency or global retreat?Read more