Senate Democrats call for public hearings on Iran operation

A group of Senate Democrats on Tuesday called for a public hearing regarding the Trump administration’s Iran operation. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), along with Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), wrote a letter to President Trump requesting that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth provide testimony…

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Third senator backs Platner in Maine race

Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) on Tuesday endorsed Graham Platner in the Democratic primary for Senate in Maine. Heinrich told POLITICO that Plattner, a Marine Corps veteran and oyster farmer who has run a populist campaign, is “exactly the person the Democratic Party needs to win back working people.” Plattner is part of a crowded primary……

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OpenAI sued over Canada school shooting

The family of a girl seriously injured in a Canadian school shooting has filed a lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence firm of being aware of the suspect’s planned shooting but failing to alert authorities. The lawsuit was filed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on Monday by the parents of 12-year-old…

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Noncitizen academics allege Trump immigration policy suppressing protected speech

A group of noncitizen academics is challenging the Trump administration over immigration policies that allegedly violate their First Amendment rights. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, is challenging a policy started last year that bans individuals from studying social media, fact checking and other similar research that the Trump administration believes could lead to censorship of…

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Esper: Sending special forces to find enriched uranium in Iran would be 'very perilous' mission

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said late Monday that any US military mission to secure Iran’s highly enriched uranium reserves would be “very dangerous.” President Trump has reportedly expressed serious interest in deploying a small contingent of US troops inside Iran to secure approximately 900 pounds of nuclear material at a later stage… Source link

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JetBlue flights briefly grounded

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), all JetBlue flights were temporarily grounded Tuesday morning. Reports on the FAA’s website show that the ground stop was implemented at 5:22 a.m. and was canceled about forty minutes later at the request of the airline. A JetBlue spokesperson said in a statement to The Associated Press on…

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