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Judge Dismisses Riley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against NCAA
A federal judge dismissed former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines' Title IX sex-discrimination lawsuit against the NCAA on Monday, ruling the evidence did not show the association receives federal funding.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:22:57 EDTTrump: Tech Leaders Signed Accord to 'Self-Police' AI Development
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews of the technology during a meeting at the White House."I think I'm seeing...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:29:59 EDTWatchdog: Trump Can't Cancel $800 Million in Spending OK'd by Congress
President Donald Trump is not permitted to withhold beyond the end of the fiscal year ending Wednesday more than $800 million in spending approved by Congress. That's according to a review from the Government Accountability Office that was sent to federal lawmakers and Vice...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:17:54 EDTNetanyahu Sues Israeli Media Over Oct. 7 Warning Reports
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu filed a libel lawsuit Tuesday against several major Israeli news outlets and journalists over reports that he received advance warnings from the United Arab Emirates and Egypt about an impending Hamas attack before Oct. 7, 2023.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:38:57 EDT60 Million Kids to Get Trump Accounts Automatically
The Treasury Department will automatically create Trump Accounts for more than 60 million children who don't have one, beginning on or about Oct. 1, under rules released Tuesday that end the requirement for parents or guardians to sign up.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:41:47 EDTJustices Let Deportations to 3rd Countries Resume While Weighing Policy
The Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump's administration continue deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal.The high court said it will hear arguments on whether migrants must have a...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:30:45 EDTTrump: New AI Website Could Change How Americans Deal With Government
Trump Unveils America.gov, Says AI Portal Could Transform How Americans Deal With GovernmentPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled America.gov, an artificial intelligence-powered portal designed to give Americans a single entry point for navigating federal government...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:08:58 EDTAI Could Push 11 Million US Workers Into New Jobs
Artificial intelligence and automation could force roughly 11 million U.S. workers to switch occupations over the next decade, requiring a sustained wave of retraining even as the economy creates more jobs than technology eliminates, according to a report from the McKinsey ...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:01:59 EDTICE Plans to Hire 5,000 More Employees by Year's End
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to hire 5,000 more employees by the end of the year, a new expansion of President Donald Trump's deportation force amid a backlog of background checks.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:55:55 EDTIRS Drafts Citizenship Question for 2027 Tax Returns
The White House is considering adding a citizenship and work authorization question to next year's federal tax return, while separately proposing rules that could restrict access to the full value of several tax credits for some immigrants who are legally allowed to live and work in the U.S.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:33:56 EDTJack Smith Defends Trump Prosecutions at Senate Hearing
Former special counsel Jack Smith forcefully defended his prosecutions of President Donald Trump and his investigative tactics, pushing back against repeated Republican efforts to paint him and his team as partisan political operators during a Senate hearing Tuesday that ...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:57:41 EDTUS Expands Iran Sanctions as Rial Hits Record Low
The U.S. on Tuesday targeted people and firms around the globe that it has accused of being financial facilitators or enablers of Iran's military supply chain, as the Trump administration pushes forward with economic warfare against Tehran.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:25:24 EDTNavy Turns to Lasers to Counter Drone Threats, Preserve Missiles
The U.S. Navy is looking to high-energy lasers as a way to reduce its reliance on costly, finite stocks of air-defense missiles.Recent combat operations have underscored the challenge of defending warships against large numbers of comparatively inexpensive drones and other...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:09:38 EDTNavarro Warns Canada: Don't 'Interfere' in US Elections
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro warned Canada on Tuesday against interfering in U.S. elections and told Canadians lobbying on K Street to "get the hell out of our country."
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:55:36 EDTMinneapolis Program Faces Fraud, Waste, Abuse
Minneapolis' taxpayer-funded violence-interruption program is at "increased risk of fraud, waste, and abuse" because the city has failed to properly oversee millions of dollars paid to nonprofit groups operating in high-crime neighborhoods, according to a city audit, the...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:52:37 EDTTenn. to Execute State's First Woman in Over 200 Years
Tennessee is scheduled to execute Christa Pike on Wednesday for the 1995 killing of a fellow student, a move that would make her the first woman put to death by the state in more than two centuries.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:23:26 EDTWhite House Defends Taxpayer-Funded TV Ads as Public Service Campaign
The Trump administration is defending a growing taxpayer-funded television advertising campaign featuring President Donald Trump as a series of patriotic public service announcements, pointing to decades of government advertising...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:21:31 EDTGallup Poll: Media Trust Rises From Record Low
Americans' trust in the news media remains "historically weak and polarized," though it has edged up from last year's record low on the strength of a modest rebound among Republicans, according to a new poll.
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:10:54 EDTDimon Pitches US-Europe Trade Pact Tied to Reforms
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon urged the United States to offer Europe a sweeping trade agreement if European nations make major economic and military reforms. He said that a stronger Europe would help the Western alliance compete with China and counter authoritarian...
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:05:33 EDTHegseth to Cut 20 Percent of Generals, Admirals
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is preparing to announce a 20% reduction in positions designated for generals and admirals, the latest step in the Trump administration's sweeping effort to reshape the military's leadership, personnel policies and readiness standards.
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