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Blanche says DOJ “not moving forward” with “anti-weaponization” fund

Washington — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Tuesday that the Justice Department is not moving forward with its $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that has become a major obstacle to the GOP agenda in Congress. “We are not moving forward with the fund. Period,” he told lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee.  “Not moving

White House Correspondents’ Dinner rescheduled for July 24

Washington — The White House Correspondents’ Association announced Tuesday that it will reschedule its annual press dinner for July 24 after the initial event was disrupted when a gunman attacked the gathering attended by President Trump, senior administration officials and scores of journalists. Weijia Jiang, who is the president of the association and a CBS

Trump names controversial housing official Bill Pulte as acting intel chief

Washington — President Trump on Tuesday announced he’s tapping housing official Bill Pulte to serve as the acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard, who is stepping aside at the end of the month.  Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has been one of the most controversial members of the

Trump signs AI executive order to give government early look at new models

Washington — President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order meant to enhance artificial security and innovation by, among other things, establishing a program for AI companies to voluntarily share powerful new models with the government before they are released to the public. He delayed signing a version of the AI order nearly two weeks ago