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Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Darin LaHood, R-Ill., on Thursday introduced the “No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act,” which would ban federal employees from using the Chinese AI app on government-owned electronics.

US sues Illinois and Chicago for impeding Trump immigration crackdown  Reuters Trump administration sues Chicago over ‘sanctuary city’ laws  BBC.com DOJ sues Chicago, Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city immigration policies  ABC7 Chicago DoJ sues Chicago claiming city impedes Trump’s immigration policies  The

As Trump pushes the limits of presidential power, the courts push back  The Associated Press Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions  Just Security Why the courts may be the last constraint on Trump but may not contain his power grabs  CNN

It’s a concept that’s normally dry, esoteric and distanced from Americans’ everyday lives, yet the heart of the matter is a key question of American democracy.

There was some confusion Thursday on the set of CNN’s “News Central” when Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) claimed the U.S. has spent millions of dollars on condoms for the Taliban. Carter is on the DOGE Caucus, charged with finding inefficiencies

Elon Musk is making X into his own digital Mar-a-Lago  The Washington Post Reporter: Trump inner circle upset about ‘messy’ Musk DOGE takeover  CNN Analysis | Why Elon Musk could be a problem for Trump  The Washington Post Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into

Italian politicians want action against a hunting party that included the president’s son, who they accuse of allegedly killing a ruddy shelduck. One Italian paper called it the “Donald Duck crisis.” (Image credit: Evan Vucci)

Residents and storm spotters in portions of Indiana, southern Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania reported the unusual mix of freezing rain accompanied by flashes of lightning in the unstable air.

Researchers cooked hundreds of eggs and used math to tackle this runny conundrum.

President Donald Trump is reportedly finalizing an Executive Order that would attempt to dismantle the Department of Education, which would fulfill a campaign promise as he seeks to shrink the size of the federal government. As Trump tests the limits