Politics

Trump says U.S. has gained 10% stake in Intel for $11.1 billion in government funds

By Michelle L. Price, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Friday announced the U.S. government has secured a 10% stake in struggling Silicon Valley pioneer Intel in a deal that was completed just a couple weeks after he was depicting the company's CEO as a conflicted…

Hegseth fires general whose agency’s intel assessment of U.S. strikes on Iran angered Trump

By Konstantin Toropin, Mary Clare Jalonick, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from U.S. strikes angered President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the decision and a White House official.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from Tennessee jail to rejoin family in Maryland and await trial

By Travis Loller, Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press

The Salvadoran national’s case became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported in March. Facing a court order, the Trump administration brought him back to the U.S. in June, only to detain him on criminal charges.

Nvidia is in talks with Trump administration about new chip for China, company’s CEO says

By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Friday that the company is discussing a potential new computer chip designed for China with the Trump administration.

Christian leaders speak out as DeSantis repeatedly breaks Florida’s execution record

By Joshua Barajas

Florida’s ramp-up in executions is happening at the same time public support for the death penalty is at its lowest level in decades.

WATCH: Texas Democrats prepare final show of resistance against Republican-backed redrawn maps

By Jim Vertuno, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

Democratic state Sen. Carol Alvarado said on social media that she plans to speak well into Friday evening to block the map from final passage.

WATCH: Trump says Chicago likely to be next target of federal efforts to crack down on crime

By Christine Fernando, John O'Connor, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to crack down on crime, homelessness and illegal immigration.

National Guard members on DC streets for Trump’s crackdown will soon be armed, military says

By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

The Defense Department didn’t immediately offer any other details about the new development.

Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says

By David Fischer, Mike Schneider, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press

The judge wrote the state and federal defendants can't bring anyone other than those who are already being detained at the facility onto the property.

Federal data website outage raises concerns among advocates

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The outage has raised concerns among advocates who already were troubled by the disappearance of data sets from government websites after President Donald Trump began his second term.