Politics
Political Battles Erupt Over Trump’s Tariffs and ICE Leadership
President Trump's new global tariffs have sparked legal challenges from Democratic-led states. Meanwhile, the acting director of ICE has divested his stocks in a detention company amid ongoing contracts.
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The Hill
More than a dozen Republican attorneys general are calling on OpenAI to preserve records on its models' recent breach of another company, suggesting the AI firm may have violated state or federal laws in the incident. In a letter sent Monday to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, 15 attorneys general wrote the C
2026-08-03 20:54 UTC
The Hill
Roughly two dozen Democratic-controlled states sued President Trump on Monday over his new global tariffs, calling them “equally unlawful” to the ones the Supreme Court has invalidated. The lawsuit adds to legal challenges launched by small businesses to the new round in recent days. The new tarif
2026-08-03 20:54 UTC
The Hill
David Venturella, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sent a letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) saying that he has divested of his Geo Group stocks and "fully recused himself from all contracts and obligations related to detention." The letter to Warren, sent las
2026-08-03 20:57 UTC