The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously advanced a bill Thursday to ban artificial intelligence companions for minors and prevent AI chatbots from exposing children to sexual or harmful content. The GUARD Act, cosponsored by Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), would prohibit AI companions for users under the age of 18 and require these……
On the final day of the state visit, the royal couple headed to Virginia for a more informal experience of the US. Source link
The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that new caps on federal loans for graduate school programs will go into effect July 1. The department said this decision is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the costs of postsecondary education and streamline the student loan repayment process. Last July, President Trump signed the……
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) on Thursday suspended the May 16 primary elections for the House in his state, a day after the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Landry signed an executive order suspending the elections, for which early voting was set to……
“If eyes could kill, I’d be dead,” he tells the BBC when recounting the moment he saw the suspect. Source link
The U.S. national debt hit crossed 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of March, with signs that it might cross the record of 106 percent of GDP reached immediately after World War II. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released data on the national debt reaching 100.2 percent of GDP on Thursday,……
President Trump joked about the possibility of him wearing a bulletproof vest in the future on Thursday in the aftermath of a third assassination attempt, joking that he does not know if he “can handle looking 20 pounds heavier.” The comment elicited laughs in the Oval Office where Trump was fielding questions from the press….
President Trump said Thursday that he is removing tariffs on Scotch whisky after the visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla. “I will be removing the Tariffs and Restrictions on Whiskey having to do with Scotland’s ability to work with the Commonwealth of Kentucky on Whiskey and Bourbon, two very important Industries within Scotland……
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that expands retirement benefits for employees who do not have access to such benefits through their employers. The executive order does not create a new government retirement plan, but it helps match workers with existing plans from private companies. Under the order, the Treasury Department will launch TrumpIRA.gov, where……
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday that new caps on federal loans for graduate school programs will go into effect July 1. The department said this decision is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the costs of postsecondary education and streamline the student loan repayment process. Last July, President Trump signed……