Terrorism-related charges are a new tool to pursue illegal arms flow to Mexico

With fewer than 50,000 people, Sierra Vista is a town of military discounts and very little shade. At a nearby U.S. Army fort, a white surveillance blimp sits in the Arizona sky like a mechanical cloud. A drive 50 miles south will get you to the border with Mexico. That’s where an untold number of … Read more

OpenAI says it filed confidential IPO as it positions itself for AI arms race

OpenAI has filed a confidential initial public offering, the ChatGPT maker said Monday, bringing it one step closer to its official market debut.  “We recently submitted a confidential S-1. We expect it to leak so we’re just announcing it,” OpenAI said in a statement published Monday to its website. “We have not decided on timing yet; … Read more

Nick Saban testifies in support of bill to regulate NIL rules: “It’s become an arms race”

Nick Saban testifies in support of bill to regulate NIL rules: “It’s become an arms race” – CBS News Watch CBS News Retired Alabama football coach Nick Saban testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday in support of legislation to regulate the NCAA’s name, image and likeness rules. Kelly O’Grady reports. Source link

Navy’s acting secretary says $14 billion Taiwan arms sale put on “pause” over Iran war

The acting secretary of the U.S. Navy said Thursday that arm sales to Taiwan had been put on “pause” to ensure that the American military had sufficient munitions for its Iran operations. Asked at a congressional hearing about the stalled $14 billion weapons purchase by Taiwan, Acting Secretary Hung Cao said that “right now we’re … Read more

Kentucky Republicans race to replace McConnell while carefully keeping him at arm’s length

LEXINGTON, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is considered such a titan in his home state that Kentucky lawmakers voted to put a statue of him alongside Abraham Lincoln in the Capitol. After overcoming polio as a child, McConnell rose to become the longest-serving Senate leader in history and helped secure a conservative majority on … Read more

Sen. Raphael Warnock says Supreme Court’s voting rights decision “poured fuel on this redistricting arms race”

Washington — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia called the Supreme Court’s decision last week to strike down Louisiana’s congressional map and narrow the Voting Rights Act “a massive and devastating blow,” while warning of its implications for the redistricting fight.  “The court, sadly, poured fuel on this redistricting arms race,” Warnock said Sunday on … Read more