Communities contest municipal Flock Safety ALPR contracts

 

Cleveland activists urged city leaders Wednesday to end the city’s contract with Flock Safety and remove automated license plate readers from public streets, while residents in Chandler and Troy attended city meetings this week to oppose or seek stricter limits on Flock ALPR camera deployments and to demand transparent data...

Senate Republicans abandon $1B White House security request

 

WASHINGTON. Senate Republican leaders this week moved to drop a proposed $1 billion security allocation for the White House complex and President Trump's planned ballroom after multiple GOP senators questioned the timing, cost and lack of detailed justification; the request had been tied to a roughly $70 billion bill to...

Kentucky: Trump-backed challenger ousts Rep. Massie

 

Frankfort, Kentucky — Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has lost his re-election bid to Trump-endorsed challenger Chris Gallrein in Tuesday’s primary, with results confirmed early Wednesday. Massie, who has represented Kentucky in Congress since 2012, built a reputation as a "quirky" conservative willing to defy GOP leaders, frequently voting against party...

New London: Trump issues Iran war ultimatum

 

President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that the United States could resume large-scale military strikes unless Tehran agrees to a new deal, speaking at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement in New London, Connecticut. Behind protective glass, Trump said Iran’s navy and air force were “gone” after Operation Epic...

Trump Addresses Coast Guard Graduates Amid Iran Conflict

 

New London — President Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday, praising the class of 2026 for "unbelievable heroism and exceptional selflessness" and telling cadets they will be "tested" as they begin their military careers. He spoke at Cadet Memorial Field after Air...

US boards Iranian tanker amid Gulf blockade enforcement

 

Washington. The U.S. military boarded the Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker M/T Celestial Sea in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, searching and redirecting the vessel after CENTCOM reported it suspected the ship intended to transit to an Iranian port in violation of the American blockade. The action, described as at least...

Washington Senate advances resolution limiting Trump Iran war

 

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday advanced a War Powers Resolution aimed at compelling President Donald Trump to withdraw from ongoing military operations involving Iran, in a notable challenge to executive war-making authority. The motion to discharge the resolution from committee passed 50–47, with Republican Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand...

London engineer challenges Google over military AI dismissal

 

London – A former Google DeepMind engineer of Palestinian heritage has filed an employment tribunal claim in the United Kingdom, alleging unfair dismissal, discrimination on the basis of his beliefs and whistleblower retaliation after he protested Google’s work on military-related artificial intelligence projects. The dispute centres on flyers he distributed...

Barney Frank, influential lawmaker and gay-rights pioneer dies

 

Washington — Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, the Massachusetts Democrat who served 32 years in Congress, died Tuesday night at 86 after entering hospice care for congestive heart failure. He represented Boston suburbs after first winning election in 1980, publicly came out in 1987, and later helped craft major post-2008...

Polis Commutes Peters Sentence, Sparks State Democratic Backlash

 

Denver — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the nine-year prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, cutting it roughly in half and setting her parole eligibility for June 1; he reiterated his decision Tuesday at The Colorado Sun event, saying he acted out of conviction and...