New York AG Asks Supreme Court to Toss Missouri’s Bid to Block Trump Sentencing, Gag Order

The attorney general’s court papers say that would ‘undermine the integrity’ of courts in New York state. The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss Missouri’s petition that seeks to prevent former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in September after his criminal conviction. Weeks after a

Trump Launches ‘Believers and Ballots’ to Draw Votes From People of Faith

A new “Believers for Trump” coalition of church congregations aims to boost support among people of faith for former President Donald Trump, and the group’s companion “Believers and Ballots” program will focus on registering voters and making sure they cast ballots. The former president announced those initiatives at a Christian conference on July 26 at

Automakers Sold Driver Data to Third Parties Including Data Brokers, Senators Say

The customer data were sold for just a few cents per car, which the senators said was ‘particularly insulting.’ Automakers are sharing “millions of Americans’ driving data” with data brokers without their consent, according to a letter sent by lawmakers to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that called for an investigation into the matter. The

Apple Agrees to Abide by Biden Admin’s AI Safety Guidelines

Apple on Friday joined more than a dozen major tech companies pledging to abide by the Biden administration’s guidelines for the development of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the White House, which is looking to mitigate AI-related risks. “Today, the administration announced that Apple has signed onto the voluntary commitments, further cementing these commitments as

As Alaska’s House Primary Nears, Ranked-Choice Voting Still a GOP Quandary

Republicans struggle with party discipline as they vie to replace a Democrat from the Last Frontier. Republicans are preparing to contest Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) in the nonpartisan primary for Alaska’s only seat in the House. Four years after voters approved it, the heavily Republican state’s ranked-choice voting system continues to vex and divide GOP

Washington OKs More Than $374M to Improve Airports Nationwide

The grants will modernize aviation infrastructure to make it ’safer, more resilient, and more efficient,’ Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on July 26 more than $347 million in grants to improve airports across the nation. The projects target airfields, safety efforts, and other