President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at bolstering U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives as it unveiled its new ‘Genesis Mission’ to accelerate AI use for scientific purposes. The ‘Genesis Mission’ will direct the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and their national labs to work with private companies to share ...
David J. Bier President Donald Trump premised his mass deportation agenda on the idea that he will be “returning millions and millions of criminal aliens.” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has repeatedly claimed that they are arresting the “worst of the worst.” New nonpublic data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leaked to the Cato Institute reveal a different ...
One Senate Republican proved that it’s still possible to bridge the chasm between the aisles after brokering an end to the longest government shutdown in history. The 43-day impasse in Congress may have ended in the House, but it was in the Senate that Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., worked to build an old-fashioned bipartisan coalition to jump-start the stalled chamber. ...
Neal McCluskey The Trump administration has announced that the US Department of Education (DoED) is sending day-to-day responsibility over several of its functions to other departments. This is a small step in the right direction—DoED must end. But it is crucial not to lose sight of the much bigger, ultimate goal: ending all unconstitutional and unproductive federal meddling in education. What ...
Christian Kruse and Norbert Michel It’s been five years since the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) attempted to “harmonize” the rules governing public and private securities markets. Yet, the reform’s change to the accredited investor standard has fallen short on its goal of broadening access to private markets. The accredited investor standard dictates which Americans are considered “financially sophisticated” by ...
The campaign firm that helped Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani spread his message in New York City is now turning its focus to vulnerable Republicans across the country. Among other races, the firm has set its sights on defeating two vulnerable House Republicans in Pennsylvania: Reps. Rob Bresnahan and Ryan Mackenzie. Fight Agency — a six-man crew with experience in over 300 ...
The Club for Growth says it has President Donald Trump’s back as the president pushes Republican-controlled states to redraw congressional maps in order to create more right-leaning districts to help defend the GOP’s fragile House majority in next year’s midterm elections. ‘We’re all in on helping Republicans do redistricting,’ David McIntosh, longtime president of the deep-pocketed and influential conservative group, ...
A federal judge threw out the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James on Monday, finding they were illegitimate because they were brought by an unqualified U.S. attorney. Judge Cameron Currie dismissed the false statements charges against Comey and bank fraud charges against James without prejudice, meaning the charges could be brought again. ‘I conclude that the Attorney General’s attempt ...
Jeffrey A. Singer AI and Health Care: A Policy Framework for Innovation, Liability, and Patient Autonomy—Part 4 With the holiday season here, parents, grandparents, and other adults are shopping for gifts for young children. Among the popular new toys are cuddly stuffed animals that contain AI chatbots capable of interacting with children. Some manufacturers design these toys for children as ...
Justin Logan The prospect of peace in Ukraine has activated its opponents. The Wall Street Journal’s chief foreign affairs correspondent, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and former Ukraine ambassador Bridget Brink have all decided that President Donald Trump is the second coming of Neville Chamberlain, the British prime ...