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President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on July 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump is traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to speak at an artificial intelligence and energy summit. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

Defeated state AI moratorium finds new life in Trump’s AI Action Plan

The president's new AI Action Plan threatens to revoke federal funding if states' AI laws are deemed overly "burdensome."
Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
The exterior of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is seen in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, January 5, 2020. The plant treats wastewater from more than 1 million people and is the largest of 14 wastewater facilities in New York City. (Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images)

New York proposes stronger cyber controls for water utilities

Water and wastewater utilities in New York State will for the first time be required to meet a host of basic cybersecurity requirements.
Texas flooding 2025
Vehicles sit submerged as a search and rescue worker looks through debris for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. (Jim Vondruska / Getty Images)

Did Trump cuts play role in Central Texas flood deaths?

The devastating floods in Texas are prompting questions over the accuracy of weather forecasts and warning systems by local officials and the National Weather Service.
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after Trump signed an executive order to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Inspired by Trump, Texas first to fund state ‘strategic’ bitcoin reserve

Texas is the first state to fund a "strategic" bitcoin reserve, but its small size and limited uses paint the act as a publicity stunt.
food bank line
People wait in line as free food is distributed to residents in need at a weekly food bank at Our Lady of Refuge Church in Brooklyn on February 28, 2024 in New York City.(Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

Proposed SNAP cuts would push food banks toward ‘breaking point’

Proposed cuts to food assistance threaten not only to harm food-insecure people, but deprive food banks of valuable data they need to serve their communities.
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President Donald Trump delivers remarks after signing an executive order on expanding access to IVF at his Mar-a-Lago resort on February 18, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

Trump names officials to Intergovernmental Affairs Office

President Donald Trump named his appointments to the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, which mostly consisted of staff who worked on his presidential campaigns.
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