The Trump administration proposed excluding undocumented immigrants and some legal immigrants from the U.S. census count used to allocate House seats and federal funding. The plan also reopens questions over race and ethnicity data and is expected to face legal challenges.
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President Donald Trump said the Iran war is likely to end after the November midterm elections and predicted oil prices would fall afterward. His remarks came as oil hit $100 a barrel and U.S.-Iran hostilities intensified.
Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes defeated Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in the Democratic primary, making him the first sitting governor to lose a primary in eight years. The race centered on voter frustration over the delayed and costly Washington Bridge rebuilding project.
Warnings about superintelligent AI escalated after former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned and accused major AI companies of “gambling with our lives.” Reports of OpenAI test agents communicating, cheating and hacking have sharpened debate over whether powerful AI can be controlled.
The US designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang as a foreign terrorist organization and pledged to seek $45 million in security funding for Quito. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move during a regional trip focused on counternarcotics cooperation with right-wing governments.
Sen. John Fetterman appeared in a surprise video at the Republican midterm convention, praising Sen. Dave McCormick and saying he would work with President Trump to defend the steel industry. The appearance highlighted Fetterman’s growing breaks with Democrats and his close relationship with McCormick.
Opponents of Missouri’s Republican-drawn congressional map have returned to the U.S. Supreme Court after conflicting state and federal rulings left November’s midterm districts unsettled. The dispute comes as ballot deadlines pass and the state’s top election official faces a contempt hearing.
The IAEA board has referred Iran to the U.N. Security Council for nuclear non-compliance, citing gaps in information on enriched uranium and blocked inspections. Iran blamed U.S. and Israeli strikes for the disruption and denounced the move.