Exclusive: Trump targets birth tourism and citizenship in new executive orders … - Children born of foreign diplomatic staff working on behalf of another government while in the U.S. The 14th Amendment doesn't confer automatic citizenship on ambassadors' families, and this order would expand …

This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature  —  Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes.  Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.  —  For the first time, scientists have used artificial intelligence …

McConnell Announces Discharge From Rehabilitation Center  —  The Kentucky Republican has been absent from Congress for nearly two months after a health episode.  He said he would continue recovering from home.  —  Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, said on Thursday …

Why Max Miller is staying in (for now)  —  Denounced on social media and by fellow Republicans, Ohio Rep. Max Miller is telling allies he's not quitting for a simple reason: It would be tantamount to admitting he beat his ex-wife and their child, which he denies.

JD Vance's Senate lunch visit dominated by Iran  —  Vice President JD Vance fielded questions on Iran — lots of them — during a closed-door lunch with Senate Republicans Thursday.  Vance's visit to Capitol Hill came as the Senate is trying to wrap up a massive to-do list ahead …

How the U.S. Squandered Its Strategic Advantage  —  Idle threats and munitions shortages have boxed Trump in.  —  The united states is running out of missiles.  After five months of war with Iran, stockpiles of long-range weapons are so low, current and former U.S. defense officials told us …

Stevens says of El-Sayed: “Differences were aired out” and “we did the unity deal”  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan said Thursday she's moving on from the contentious Senate primary, which she lost to Abdul El-Sayed, saying their “differences were aired out.”

Judge Dismisses Former Olympian's Felony Charge in Reflecting Pool Case  —  The move ends the criminal case for David Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist, after prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration's claims of vandalism were false.  —  A judge in Washington dismissed …

Rep. Andy Ogles loses his Republican primary in Tennessee  —  Ogles lost despite having President Donald Trump's endorsement, NBC News projects.  Former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher will be the GOP nominee.  —  Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee has lost his Republican primary …

Thune sets up votes on sanctions and nominees as final summer sprint takes shape  —  The Senate is aiming to leave town Friday for a five-week recess.  They've got to finish a mountain of work first.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday night the chamber is hoping to pass …

Author of DNC's 2024 “autopsy” says he concluded Gaza war hurt Harris  —  The author of the Democratic National Committee's 2024 election “autopsy” confirmed an Axios report that he concluded the war in Gaza hurt Kamala Harris politically — and that he'd privately shared that assessment with a pro-Palestinian group.

Susan Collins Reminds Maine Voters Just How Easily Brett Kavanaugh Duped Her  —  On Tuesday, Maine Senator Susan Collins performed one of her favorite bits: acting like she cares about abortion access.  —  Collins announced that she would oppose President Donald Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general.

Trump voter pleads for fiancée's release after ICE arrest: “They're destroying families”  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  John Gannon says he deeply regrets his decision to vote for President Trump after his fiancée, an immigrant from Venezuela, was arrested and detained by federal immigration agents last month.

Louisiana school board and federal government end 61 years of segregation monitoring  —  A Louisiana school board and the federal government have agreed to end more than 60 years of oversight meant to end segregation.  The agreement was announced Thursday on the first day of classes for Bossier Parish Schools near Shreveport.

DOJ Says Duke Law School Discriminated in Admissions  —  The Justice Department said Thursday it has found Duke University School of Law discriminated against applicants based on race, the Trump administration's latest move in its wide-ranging higher education pressure campaign.

North Carolina Teen Arrested for Using Abortion Pills As “Deadly Weapon”  —  North Carolina cops have classified abortion pills—which are safe, common, and recognized as an essential medicine by the World Health Organization—as a “deadly weapon,” and the act of taking the pills as “intent to kill.”

White House highlights 2020 Arizona voter roll hack in an attempt to back up election integrity claims  —  After a hacker exploited a security flaw to obtain mostly public voter rolls that year, federal and local law enforcement at the time declined to prosecute.

‘An Embarrassment’: Cruz Chides Democrats' Skipping Senate Hearing on Terror, Muslim Brotherhood  —  On the Senate's schedule for Wednesday afternoon was a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Federal Courts on the Muslim Brotherhood and its ongoing ties to terrorist groups around the world, including Hamas.

Saudi Arabia expects imminent attacks from north and south, senior official says  —  An attack by Yemen's Houthis on southern Saudi Arabia wounded 11 civilians on Thursday, a military official said, as the kingdom warned that coordinated attacks by the Houthis and Iran-backed Iraqi militias were imminent.

IRS worker's group joins Jan. 6 ‘slush fund’ suit, seeking to block Trump audit carveout  —  The National Treasury Employees Union argues career IRS auditors “will be given unlawful directions” to terminate tax audits because of a Trump administration decision.

Trump Administration Considers Order on Autism and Vaccines  —  The Trump administration is actively considering issuing an executive order on vaccines and autism as soon as next week, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  The effort is prompted by President Donald Trump's interest …

House Democrats pitch AI tax to fund worker protections  —  Three Democratic House lawmakers unveiled legislation Thursday to tax artificial intelligence companies and use the proceeds to fund a jobs program aimed at offsetting AI's impact on workers, marking one of Congress' most ambitious efforts yet …

Exclusive: Murkowski Says Most Constituents Oppose Todd Blanche Confirmation  —  Alaska senator says she has not decided how she'll vote, but acknowledges growing constituent opposition and renewed concerns over Blanche's handling of Epstein survivors.  —  Co-Founder of MeidasTouch  —  Add us on