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Indiana senator’s bill would codify Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Indiana Republican Sen. Jim Banks on Monday introduced a bill that would codify President Trump’s Day 1 executive order reshaping the definition of birthright citizenship in the U.S. The Citizenship Act of 2026 requires that any person who enters the U.S. “without authorization or for the purpose of engaging in birth tourism is considered an…

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Senate Democrats block $1.15 trillion defense authorization bill

Senate Democrats on Tuesday defeated a motion to proceed to the $1.15 trillion annual defense authorization bill, legislation that usually enjoys strong bipartisan support but this year has become snarled in a partisan fight over defense spending levels.   The motion to advance the annual defense bill failed by a vote of 50 to 46. It…

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Apple, OpenAI suit spotlights battle over physical AI

Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI is putting a spotlight on a growing battle over physical, consumer-facing AI products as Silicon Valley pushes toward the next phase of the technology’s development. The high-stakes suit centers on allegations that OpenAI stole confidential information about Apple hardware, as the ChatGPT maker reportedly pursues its own smartphone. The…

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Green groups sue over Trump rollback of habitat protections for endangered species

Environmental advocacy groups sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its move last week to roll back protections for endangered species’ habitats. The Center for Biological Diversity, Columbia Riverkeeper, Conservation Law Foundation, Conservation Northwest, Friends of the Wild Swan, Oregon Wild, Sierra Club, Swan View Coalition and WildEarth Guardians filed the lawsuit. They argue that the Trump…