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Trump and Six AI Executives Sign Voluntary 'White House Accord on Super Intelligence' Calling for Outside Audits and Board Oversight
The roughly 300-word pledge has no legal force. Trump called it "morally binding." Critics called it an industry grading its own homework.
Taipei Times Cites Unnamed Official Saying Xi Made 'Little Progress' Pressing Trump on Taiwan Arms Sales
No White House statement using that phrase could be found. Trump has not said what he will do with a $14 billion Taiwan arms package that has been on hold since May.
Chief Justice Roberts Pauses Order Halting White House Ballroom Work While Supreme Court Weighs Appeal
Roberts put a lower-court injunction on hold on August 21, letting construction on the East Wing ballroom site continue while the justices consider the Trump administration's emergency application.
Carrier George Washington Transits Toward the Middle East to Relieve Abraham Lincoln, at Sea 265 Days as of Aug. 13
The Navy's Japan-based carrier is heading to the Arabian Sea as senators question conditions aboard the Lincoln and Pentagon officials call the reports misleading.
Spokane-Area Fires Reported at 5% to 13% Containment as Two New Fires Draw Level 3 Evacuation Orders
Officials say the Old Trails, Autumn Lane and Fairview fires have burned more than 10,000 acres and destroyed at least 700 structures near Spokane, Washington, while two smaller new fires, the Charles and Sparrow, triggered fresh evacuation orders west of the city.
Senate Homeland Security Committee Votes 8-5 to Hold Fauci in Contempt, Refers Matter to the Justice Department
The party-line vote on August 6 followed Fauci's repeated use of the Fifth Amendment at a July 29 hearing on COVID-19's origins; Chairman Rand Paul is sending the referral to prosecutors without a full Senate vote.
Senate Appropriations Leaders Release Stopgap Funding Bill Through Dec. 11; Senate Votes 89-4 to Advance It
Sens. Susan Collins and Patty Murray unveiled a continuing resolution that would fund the government past the November midterms, but the House is in recess until Aug. 31 and has passed a different version.
Renewed Flooding Across Texas Hill Country Collapses Uvalde County Bridge; State Reports 2 Deaths and Hundreds of Rescues
Record and near-record river crests hit the same region devastated by the July 2025 floods, testing warning systems installed in the past year.
Preliminary Hearing Ends in Tyler Robinson Case; Judge to Rule September 1 on Whether Charlie Kirk Killing Goes to Trial
After a five-day hearing in Utah, a judge set September 1 to decide whether the capital murder case against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk should proceed to trial.
Record Heat Across Eastern U.S. on July 4 Cancels D.C. Parade and Pushes Power Grid to Record Demand
As roughly 160 million Americans faced heat alerts, Washington canceled its Independence Day parade and the Energy Department invoked emergency powers over the region's largest grid, reigniting a dispute over climate change and energy policy.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Executive Order Limiting Birthright Citizenship in 6-3 Ruling
In Trump v. Barbara, the justices held that the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause covers nearly all children born on U.S. soil, invalidating Executive Order 14160; Chief Justice Roberts wrote for the majority, and three justices dissented.
Senate Passes Non-Binding Iran War Powers Resolution 50-48; Two of Four GOP Dissenters Reverse Within 24 Hours After Trump's Capitol Confrontation
The first concurrent resolution on the Iran conflict to clear both chambers since operations began was undercut within a day after President Trump confronted dissenting Republicans and two of them changed their votes.