“Unknown actor” using AI to impersonate Rubio, cable shows

An “unknown actor” created a Signal account and used artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and contact government and foreign officials, according to a State Department cable obtained by CBS News. The cable was sent to “All Diplomatic and Consular Posts,” and alerted them that the account was created in mid-June 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with congressional leaders

Netanyahu to meet with congressional leaders Netanyahu to meet with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill 06:01 Washington — Congressional leaders are meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after some lawmakers accused the Israeli leader of trying to drag the U.S. into another war.  Netanyahu is meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday. Johnson,

Veterans Affairs on Track to Cut 30,000 Staff by September, Drops Plan for Mass Layoff

People walk past the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters, a block from the White House, in Washington on March 6, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will shed 30,000 employees by the end of September through attrition, the agency said on Monday, reversing course from earlier plans to cut more than

US Moves to Ban Chinese Purchases of US Farmland Over National Security Concerns

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies before the House Agriculture Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced on July 8 that the United States will be moving to ban Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland over national security concerns. During a press conference with