Politics

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas calls Texas immigration law 'unconstitutional'

By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says that a Texas law giving state authorities the power to arrest and deport migrants who have entered the country illegally is unconstitutional.

New bipartisan bill would require labeling of AI-generated videos and audio

By David Klepper, Associated Press

The proposal aims to protect users from the risks of so-called AI deepfakes, lifelike images, videos and audio created by artificial intelligence that can be hard or impossible to tell from the real thing.

Trump's lawyers keep fighting $454 million fraud appeal bond

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers are continuing to press an appellate court to excuse him from covering a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals.

Senegal votes Sunday in a presidential election that has fired up political tensions

By Jessica Donati, Associated Press

The election will take place after much uncertainty following President Macky Sall's unsuccessful effort to delay the vote.

WATCH: Blinken and Egyptian foreign minister hold briefing after talks about Gaza's future

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is huddling with top Arab diplomats in Cairo to discuss post-conflict plans for Gaza as relations between the United States and Israel are souring further over Israel's war against Hamas.

The UN adopts a resolution backing efforts to ensure artificial intelligence is 'safe, secure and trustworthy'

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

The resolution aims to close the digital divide between rich developed countries and poorer developing countries and make sure they are all at the table in discussions on AI.

EU leaders mulls ways to get more arms to outgunned Ukraine amid a new sense of urgency

By Lorne Cook, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

New plans are on the table, notably to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to help rearm Ukraine and give its defense industry a boost.

Nearly 8 in 10 Asian American and Pacific Islander adults think abortion should be legal, AP-NORC poll finds

By Graham Lee Brewer, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press

The poll from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that nearly 8 in 10 people who identify as AAPI think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, and three-quarters say Congress should…

Congress unveils $1.2 trillion plan to avert federal shutdown, House to take up measure Friday

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

This year's spending bills were divided into two packages. The first one cleared Congress two weeks ago, just hours before a shutdown deadline for the agencies funded through the bills.

WATCH: WWII 'Ghost Army' members, whose mission had been secret, honored with Congressional Gold Medal

By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press

The Ghost Army used hundreds of soldiers to conduct about 20 battlefield deceptions in Europe. Some say the fake military movements likely saved thousands of American lives by diverting the attention of the enemy.