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NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to begin serving a seven-year prison sentence on Friday for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress. The New York Republican pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for deceiving donors and stealing people’s identities in order to fund his …

A Clash Over a Promotion Puts Hegseth at Odds With His Generals (Gift Article)  The New York Times Pentagon Whistleblowers to Call for ‘Unfit’ Pete Hegseth’s Removal  The Daily Beast Pete Hegseth hit by deeply embarrassing allegations as leaked letter calling for his removal rips through the Pentagon  Daily Mail DOD trashes anonymous signers of undisclosed anti-Hegseth letter  Washington Examiner Hegseth’s Battle Against DEI …

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The country watched in horror as torrential rain drenched Texas earlier this month, sweeping at least 135 people to their death. Kerr County alone lost 107, including more than two dozen children at Camp Mystic. From afar, it would be easy, even tempting, to think that …

On November 2, 2022, I attended a Google AI event in New York City. One of the themes was responsible AI. As I listened to executives talk about how they aligned their technology with human values, I realized that the malleability of AI models was a double-edged sword. Models could be tweaked to, say, minimize biases, but also to enforce …

One of the chauvinistic, self-glorifying myths of American liberalism is that the US has especially strong institutions. In this story, trotted out occasionally since 2016 to reassure those who are worried about Donald Trump’s influence, the private and public bodies of American commerce, governance, healthcare and education are possessed of uncommonly robust internal accountability mechanisms, rock-hard rectitude, and a coolly …

Americans don’t approve of Trump. But they don’t like Democrats either.  Politico Exclusive | Democrats Get Lowest Rating From Voters in 35 Years, WSJ Poll Finds  The Wall Street Journal Democrats’ approval rating craters to 35-year low: WSJ poll  New York Post 6 in 10 voters view Democrats negatively: WSJ poll  The Hill New Poll ‘Screams Democrats Have Their Work Cut Out For Them’ …

A Golfing Trump Is Greeted by Protesters in Scotland  The New York Times Trump flees Washington controversies for golf-heavy trip to Scotland  CNN Trump slams Europe over immigration, says ‘horrible invasion’ is killing the continent  Fox News Tee time with Trump – striking balls and deals over 18 holes  BBC Trump tells Europe to ‘get your act together’ on immigration before US-EU trade talks  The …

Advocates in Austin voice concerns over Trump’s new homelessness order  KVUE ENDING CRIME AND DISORDER ON AMERICA’S STREETS  The White House (.gov) Trump signs order allowing forced hospitalization for homeless people  Axios Commentary: Trump’s order on homelessness gets it all wrong, and here’s why  Los Angeles Times Trump signs executive order making it easier to remove homeless people from streets  CNN Source link

Trump ignites chain reaction with early redistricting gamble  Axios ‘We’ve already done that’: Missouri lawmakers show little enthusiasm for new congressional maps  Missouri Independent White House prods Missouri Republicans to redistrict  Punchbowl News 2026 Missouri House Analysis: Beat Me in St. Louis  Cook Political Report Weekday Morning Newscast: Friday, July 25  KSMU Source link

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