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Lawmakers criticize China’s AI theft, but experts say chip restrictions aren’t enough

Lawmakers criticize China’s AI theft, but experts say chip restrictions aren’t enough

by Yuqing Liu | Apr 22, 2026 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON — Tech experts warned a congressional committee on Thursday that China is stealing American AI technology and plagiarising it, as House lawmakers grappled with how to slow the threat.  The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party convened for the...
Trump’s $293 Million Bet to Supercharge Science Faces Spending Headwinds

Trump’s $293 Million Bet to Supercharge Science Faces Spending Headwinds

by Yuqing Liu | Apr 22, 2026 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has framed its push to boost scientific discovery through greater use of artificial intelligence tools, known as the Genesis Mission, as part of a broader competition with China over technological advancement. But the effort is...
Supreme Court hears arguments on permanent resident parole case

Supreme Court hears arguments on permanent resident parole case

by Naisha Roy | Apr 22, 2026 | Featured, Immigration, Topics

WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) — The Supreme Court appeared split Wednesday on how much evidence of a crime U.S. border control agents need to impose parole a legal permanent resident re-entering the country. In Blanche vs. Lau, the justices examined when...
Florida Democrat resigns, moments before the Ethics Committee was supposed to weigh her expulsion

Florida Democrat resigns, moments before the Ethics Committee was supposed to weigh her expulsion

by Samantha Freeman | Apr 22, 2026 | Breaking News, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Florida Democrat Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from the House of Representatives on Tuesday, moments before the full Ethics Committee convened to weigh expulsion for allegedly stealing millions of dollars and funneling some into her...
House bill pushes bipartisan effort to tackle federal benefits fraud, refocusing from immigration

House bill pushes bipartisan effort to tackle federal benefits fraud, refocusing from immigration

by Naisha Roy | Apr 21, 2026 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, introduced a bill Wednesday morning that would create a permanent U.S. Treasury Inspector General position for fraud accountability as part of a broader effort to crackdown on the misuse of federal benefits.  The bill would...
Military commanders say Iran War has not detracted from readiness in Indo-Pacific

Military commanders say Iran War has not detracted from readiness in Indo-Pacific

by Reece Dower | Apr 21, 2026 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. military commander reassured senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday that the war in Iran had not detracted from operations in the Indo-Pacific or interfered with the U.S.’s ability to deter adversaries in the region. Admiral Samuel Paparo,...
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