Politics

13 presidential libraries from Hoover to Obama warn of fragile state of U.S. democracy

By Gary Fields, Associated Press

Concern for U.S. democracy has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries dating back to Herbert Hoover to call for a recommitment to the country's bedrock principles, including the rule of law and respecting diverse beliefs.

Google to require disclosure for political ads that use AI to alter imagery or sounds

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Google will soon require that political ads using artificial intelligence be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been synthetically altered.

WATCH: Senate committee holds hearing on artificial intelligence and U.S. competitiveness

By News Desk

The hearing addressed several topics connected to the emerging technology, including the use of AI on battlefields, in medical laboratories and to combat disasters and security threats.

Biden cancels last oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic Refuge, overturns sales held by Trump

By Becky Bohrer, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Biden administration has canceled the remaining seven oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, overturning sales held in the Trump administration's waning days and angering Republicans.

U.S. lawmakers visiting The Hague say Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine

By Mike Corder, Associated Press

The committee's chairman, Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican, says Putin "tried to erase a culture, a people and a religion, and that is the definition of genocide."…

Georgia prosecutors say Trump trial could last 4 months and rely on 150 witnesses

By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens

For the first time, we are seeing inside the courtroom for a hearing about one of the indictments of Donald Trump. Prosecutors laid out a timeline for a potential trial, one they say could last four months and rely on…

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The Great Salt Lake is rapidly shrinking and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says

By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press

Organizations including the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity say that upstream water has been diverted for decades to farmers growing alfalfa, hay and other crops, as well as new development and industry.

Court rejects Alabama's congressional map again for diluting power of Black voters

By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan

Delivering a harsh rebuke of Alabama’s lawmakers, federal judges again struck down the state’s congressional map. After being ordered to create a second majority Black district, Republicans in the state chose to defy the U.S. Supreme Court. Maps in Florida,…

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Trump White House adviser Navarro acted 'above the law' in defying Jan. 6 Committee, prosecutors say

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The prosecutors summarized their case at a trial Wednesday for Peter Navarro, who had promoted Trump's baseless claims of mass voter fraud in 2020.

A judge orders Texas to move a floating barrier used to deter migrants to the bank of the Rio Grande

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

The ruling Wednesday is a setback to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's latest aggressive tactic to try stopping migrants from crossing America's southern border.