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The US intends to build up an icebreaker fleet larger than Russia’s, as the current gap in Moscow’s favor is “ridiculous,” President Donald Trump has said.Speaking to US Coast Guard graduates in New London, Connecticut, on Wednesday, Trump highlighted an agreement signed with Finland earlier this year to build 11 icebreakers.“We’re going to learn the craft and we’re going to have so many icebreakers,” Trump said. “You know, Russia has 48 and we have one very old one, that’s ridiculous.”He claimed the US would eventually operate 55 such ships, overtaking Russia and strengthening the American presence in the Arctic.The agreement…
The White House has reported postponed President Donald Trump’s signing of an executive order addressing AI and cybersecurity concerns planned for today that was to be attended by the leading lights of the artificial intelligence industry. Axios reports that the White House has postponed Trump’s signing of an executive order on AI planned for this afternoon, with a wide range of tech CEOs invited to attend. No reason for the delay has been given, and a new signing date has not been shared publicly. Business Standard previously reported that President Donald Trump was expected to sign an executive order on artificial intelligence…
Sir Keir Starmer’s government said that it will not release further documents on the vetting of disgraced Lord Mandelson until next month and even then will be significantly redacted, sparking accusations of a potential “cover-up”. Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones told lawmakers this week that Parliament will have to wait to review government files relating to the hiring of Labour veteran Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to Washington, despite his close ties with convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The decision, which was made despite the government being aware that Mandelson had continued the relationship even after Epstein’s child…
Enterprise software giant Intuit is eliminating approximately 3,000 positions, representing 17 percent of its workforce, as the company redirects resources toward integrating AI capabilities into its product lineup. TechCrunch reports that Intuit, the company behind widely used financial software products including TurboTax, QuickBooks, and Credit Karma, announced significant workforce reductions as part of a strategic reorganization focused on AI development. The layoffs were communicated to staff through an internal memo from CEO Sasan Goodarzi. The memo indicated that the job cuts are designed to reduce organizational complexity by simplifying the company’s corporate structure while enabling greater focus on AI initiatives. As…
A Minnesota official who blew the whistle on fraud in the state’s entitlement programs testifies before the Senate on Wednesday, May 20. Faye Bernstein, a compliance specialist in the Minnesota Department of Human Services, says she was retaliated against after bringing up suspected fraud in the state’s entitlement programs. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced in January he would not run for re-election after massive fraud was exposed in his state. Read the full article here
House GOP leaders are considering delaying a vote on their party-line immigration enforcement bill until after next week’s Memorial Day recess, according to three people granted anonymity to describe internal conversations — possibly inching right up to President Donald Trump’s June 1 deadline. The Senate has yet to release final bill text or launch debate, meaning the House might not get the bill until well into Friday. Leaders there don’t know how long they can keep their members in town ahead of a busy holiday weekend. A number of New York Republicans, for instance, want to attend a Friday event…
After a brutal electoral collapse, Labour is tearing itself apart – reviving old wars and betting its future on a desperate leadership stunt The existential crisis that recently engulfed the British Labour Party has intensified over the past week, and it is now clear that the party is facing political extinction.Two weeks ago, British voters showed their contempt for Labour, after enduring two years of scandal-ridden and ineffective government. The party lost almost 1,600 local council seats; ceded control of the Welsh parliament for the first time ever; and performed very poorly in Scotland.The Labour Party has responded to this unprecedented…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves was attempting to get some positive news coverage while recording with media outside a petrol station on Wednesday, but was reduced to stammering and ranting about British values when a tradesman arrived to fuel up his truck. Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) Rachel Reeves announced a temporary cut in tax on fuel would be extended on Wednesday, and discussing the policy with media at the topical location of a petrol station forecourt in Leeds, England was heckled by a passing tradesman. Arriving in a tipper truck and wearing jobsite hi-vis clothes, the working man recognised…
Wednesday on MS NOW’s “Ana Cabrera Reports,” political commentator Stacey Abrams said Democrats have to “fight back against” President Donald Trump’s “authoritarian regime.” Cabrera said, “Stacey Georgia was the battleground of the 2020 cycle. Trump went oh in three there with the pair of Senate losses, in addition to losing to Joe Biden in the presidency. But four years later, Trump won and now a Senate seat is up for grabs again. How do you win over skeptical Democratic voters like we just heard from and convince them the 2020 in Georgia wasn’t a fluke and that Democrats deserve their vote?”…
Sarah Kellen, a former assistant to Jeffrey Epstein, told congressional investigators Thursday she was “sexually and psychologically abused” by the convicted sex offender, according to a copy of her prepared opening statement. Kellen — who is sitting for a closed-door, transcribed interview with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of its investigation into the late, disgraced financier — has presented a quandary for lawmakers as to whether she should be regarded as victim or an accomplice to Epstein in carrying out his crimes. Speaking with reporters before the start of the interview, House Oversight Chair James Comer…