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Donald Trump: Donald Trump fires copyright chief after AI report raises red flags

US President Donald Trump has dismissed Shira Perlmutter, the head of the US Copyright Office, just days after her office raised concerns over the use of copyrighted material in training artificial intelligence models. The move has triggered fierce backlash from Democrats, with accusations of executive overreach and interference in copyright regulation.According to CBS News, Perlmutter […]

‘Genocidal language’: JD Vance blasts Ilhan Omar’s call to ‘profile white men’

Vice President JD Vance sharply condemned Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s remarks calling for the profiling and monitoring of white men in the United States, labelling them as “genocidal language.” The controversy stems from a resurfaced 2018 interview in which Omar suggested that the US should be more focused on the threat posed by white men, arguing […]

Republicans in Congress Use Obscure Law to Roll Back Biden-Era Regulations

As President Trump moves unilaterally to slash the federal bureaucracy and upend longstanding policies, Republicans in Congress have embarked on a spree of deregulation, using an obscure law to quietly but steadily chip away at Biden-era rules they say are hurting businesses and consumers. In recent weeks, the G.O.P. has pushed through a flurry of […]

BJP After Congress MP Demands Surgical Strike Proof

New Delhi: Days after the Congress asked its leaders to stick to the party line on the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people were killed, its MP Charanjit Singh Channi has found himself at the receiving end of a volley by the BJP after demanding proof of the surgical strike carried out against Pakistan […]

PM’s “Sleepless Nights” Jibe At Congress

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark during the inauguration of the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala today has once again put the spotlight on Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. The Prime Minister referenced Mr Tharoor by name and suggested that the Congress MP’s presence at the event would “disturb the sleep” of some. “Today, Shashi […]

How rental aid cuts could push over 60,000 Americans out of their homes

Tens of thousands of Americans could soon lose critical rental support under the federal Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) programme, with funding expected to run out by the end of 2025 unless Congress intervenes. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has warned in a letter, obtained by the Associated Press, that no additional […]

60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts

Moments after Daniris Espinal walked into her new apartment in Brooklyn, she prayed. In ensuing nights, she would awaken and touch the walls for reassurance – finding in them a relief that turned to tears over her morning coffee. Those walls were possible through a federal program that pays rent for some 60,000 families and […]

Bureaucrat’s Lavish Party Sparks Row

Lunch at Rs 1,000 per plate for IAS officers and their families, for drivers at nearly Rs 600, taxi fare and a total bill of over Rs 1.2 lakh – a Holi party thrown by the Himachal Pradesh chief secretary has sparked a row, more so since the government has been asked to foot the […]

D.C. Mayor Prepares City for Cuts After Congress Goes on Break

The mayor of Washington, D.C., ordered citywide spending and hiring freezes on Tuesday and raised the possibility of furloughs after the U.S. House of Representatives left for recess with the District still facing a potential billion-dollar budget cut. The order does not lay out specific cuts, but it paves the way for possible steep reductions […]

American Airlines Mishap: Two American Airlines planes graze each other at Regan Airport; several Congress reps on board

Rep Grace Meng posted a video informing everyone that there was no injury in the mishap involving two American Airlines planes at Ronald Regan National Airport. In a freak accident that resulted in no injury, two planes grazed each other on the tarmac at Ronald Regan Washington National Airport, which recently witnessed that tragic mid-air […]