Lawmakers rejected the White House’s push for the deepest cuts to federal science funding in decades, but a new bottleneck is now keeping much of that money from reaching researchers at all. Congress rejected the Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget request, which sought a 57% cut to the National Science Foundation and a 41% cut… Continue reading Congress Approved the Science Funding. Federal Agencies Still Aren’t Spending It.
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More Than Half of Teachers Are Already Using AI. Most Have Never Been Trained On It.
Generative AI has moved into American classrooms faster than school districts have figured out how to manage it, according to the country’s most detailed ongoing survey of the trend. RAND Corporation’s nationally representative surveys of K-12 teachers, school leaders, district leaders, students and parents have tracked rising AI use in classrooms since generative tools like… Continue reading More Than Half of Teachers Are Already Using AI. Most Have Never Been Trained On It.
AI Companies Have Poured Over $150 Million Into the Midterms. They’re Writing Their Own Rules.
The industry Congress is trying to regulate is now bankrolling the campaigns of the people writing that regulation, and the sums already dwarf most other single-issue spending this cycle. The two largest AI-focused political action committees have spent at least $44 million on roughly 40 House and Senate candidates as of the end of June,… Continue reading AI Companies Have Poured Over $150 Million Into the Midterms. They’re Writing Their Own Rules.
U.S. Home Prices Hit an All-Time High. Fewer People Can Buy One.
Median home prices climbed to their highest level on record in June, even as sales slowed and mortgage rates ticked upward — a combination squeezing first-time buyers further out of the market. Existing home sales fell 2.4% in June from May, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.09 million units, the National Association of… Continue reading U.S. Home Prices Hit an All-Time High. Fewer People Can Buy One.
AI Made Child Sexual Abuse Images. The Victims Are Now Suing.
New plaintiffs have joined a federal lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI and Stability AI, alleging the companies’ artificial intelligence tools were used to generate sexually explicit images of them as children. The case raises a question that no court has yet resolved: when an AI system produces child sexual abuse material, who is legally responsible?… Continue reading AI Made Child Sexual Abuse Images. The Victims Are Now Suing.
A Wisconsin Judge Helped a Man Evade ICE. She’s Paying $5,000. He’s Already Been Deported.
A federal judge spared a former Wisconsin judge from prison this week, closing a case that turned a routine courthouse arrest into a national flashpoint over judicial independence and immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman sentenced former Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on July 8 to a $5,000 fine, declining to impose prison… Continue reading A Wisconsin Judge Helped a Man Evade ICE. She’s Paying $5,000. He’s Already Been Deported.
Mitch McConnell Has Been Hospitalized for 25 Days. Kentucky’s Governor Wants to Know Why.
Senator Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized since June 14. That is 25 days. He chairs the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee during an active war. Kentucky’s Democratic governor has formally demanded a health update. No one from McConnell’s office has provided one. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear sent a formal letter to Senator Mitch McConnell on Wednesday… Continue reading Mitch McConnell Has Been Hospitalized for 25 Days. Kentucky’s Governor Wants to Know Why.
An ICE Agent Shot and Killed a Man in Houston. His Family Wants Answers.
An ICE agent shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an enforcement operation in Houston. His family is calling for an independent investigation. The details of what happened remain unclear. It is the latest in a series of deaths involving federal immigration enforcement agents operating under expanded authority. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed… Continue reading An ICE Agent Shot and Killed a Man in Houston. His Family Wants Answers.
The Iran Ceasefire Is Over. The War Is Back.
The ceasefire between the United States and Iran lasted less than three weeks. Overnight into Thursday, U.S. forces struck approximately 90 targets inside Iran. Iran responded with drone and missile attacks on American military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. Supreme Leader Khamenei is being buried today. The war that was supposed to be over… Continue reading The Iran Ceasefire Is Over. The War Is Back.
The Student Loan Clock Is Ticking Again
Federal student loan debt is approaching $2 trillion. The Trump administration is pushing to restart repayment after years of pandemic pauses, court battles, and political fights over forgiveness. Starting July 1, borrowers who sign up for auto-pay get a 1-point interest discount. For many borrowers, this is the first real payment demand in years. Not… Continue reading The Student Loan Clock Is Ticking Again
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