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YouTube’s Top Engineer Says App Not Designed to Encourage Binge Watching, Addiction
‘It’s only ever been helping people find good stuff to watch,’ Cristos Goodrow says.
Judge in Kirk Murder Case Refuses to Disqualify Prosecutors
The defendant’s lawyers wanted the entire office dismissed because the deputy attorney general’s daughter had been in the crowd during the shooting.
White House Warns Drug Cartels Not to Harm US Citizens in Mexico
The warning was delivered two days after the Mexican government killed a top cartel leader, Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera Cervantes.
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US Tariff Uncertainty After Supreme Court Ruling Disrupts Talks With EU, India, Japan
The EU is pressing Washington for clarity, India is hinting at delays, and Japan is seeking equal treatment under new U.S. tariffs.
Ex-Google Engineers Charged With Stealing Phone Processor Secrets to Send to Iran
The recent immigrants from Iran face up to 150 years in prison if convicted of 14 criminal charges.
California Allocates $35 Million to Aid Illegal Immigrants
The funding is in addition to the $125 million set aside for immigration-related legal services, the governor’s office said in a statement.
5 Things to Watch at Trump’s State of the Union
‘It’s going to be a long speech, because we have so much to talk about,’ the president said.
Anthropic Accuses DeepSeek, Other China-Based AI Firms of Free-Riding
The company also expressed concerns about the recent U.S. approval of H200 chip exports to China—Nvidia’s second-most advanced chip.
Trump Honors Angel Families, Proclaims National Day of Remembrance
The president welcomed the families of people killed by illegal immigrants to a White House ceremony.
Judge Says Jack Smith’s Final Report on Trump Can Never Be Released
Judge Aileen Cannon announced in December that her injunction was set to expire this month.
Supreme Court to Hear Lawsuits Over Americans’ Seized Assets in Cuba
Federal appeals courts previously ruled that lawsuits by U.S. companies could not proceed under the 1996 Helms-Burton Act.
US Trade Representative Says Nations Are Not Backing Out of Tariff Deals
‘The deals were not premised on whether or not the emergency tariff litigation would rise or fall,’ said U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
3 More States Enact Food Stamps Restrictions
Louisiana, Idaho, and Oklahoma are the latest states to limit what food stamps can buy.
Documents Confirm JPMorgan Closed Trump’s Bank Accounts After Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
President Donald Trump has maintained for years that his bank account closures were politically motivated.
USTR Will Launch New Trade Probes Covering Major Trading Partners, Greer Says
The probes followed the Supreme Court’s ruling that invalidated tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on trading partners.
DHS Seizes 660 Pounds of Meth From Commercial Truck at Border
Only days before the methamphetamine seizure, the agency took possession of $6.8 million worth of cocaine at the same port of entry.
Trump Says 32,000 People Were Killed in Iran’s Clampdown on Protesters
Trump revealed the death toll while speaking during a press conference on Feb. 20 about the Supreme Court’s decision to rule against his tariffs.
