Japan's defense budget skyrockets to $70B in FY2025—hitting NATO's 2% GDP threshold—as regional tensions with China drive historic military buildup and alliance with US.
President Trump signs executive order targeting foreign-owned proxy advisors ISS and Glass Lewis over ESG and DEI practices, fulfilling pledges to keep politics out of retirement investments.
Trump's executive order challenges state AI regulations, threatening to withhold federal funding while creating a Justice Department task force to combat what he calls a regulatory "patchwork."
White House challenges state AI regulations with executive order creating litigation task force and threatening funding cuts to assert federal control over AI development. #AIPolicy
Trump's executive order targets foreign-owned proxy advisors ISS and Glass Lewis, who control 90% of the market, directing the SEC to review their influence over ESG and DEI initiatives.
Tarrant County jury deliberates sentence for man who shot deputy 4 times in shocking bank attack - defense seeks leniency while prosecutors push for life imprisonment.
Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia wins freedom as judge orders his "immediate release" from ICE custody after a year-long saga of wrongful deportation and re-detention.
President overturns Obama-era land policies using the Congressional Review Act, reopening millions of acres in the Arctic and Western states for drilling, mining, and extraction.
The US and South Korea strengthen their nuclear alliance through high-level talks, evolving into equal partners in deterrence planning against North Korean threats.
Invasive pasture mealybug threatens Texas agriculture, spreading to 22 counties with no effective pesticides available as experts race to combat this destructive new pest to North America.
