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May 23, 2025
Trump to sign orders to boost nuclear power as soon as Friday, sources say
May 22, 2025 5:46 PM EDT Updated 12 hours ago WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will sign executive orders as soon as Friday that aim to jumpstart the nuclear energy industry by easing the regulatory process on approvals for new reactors and strengthening fuel supply chains, four sources familiar said. Facing the first rise in power demand in two decades from the boom in artificial intelligence, Trump declared an energy emergency on his first day in office. Chris Wri ...
Go to discussionJudge considers sanctions against attorneys in prison case for using AI in court filings
Updated 7:23 PM EDT, May 21, 2025 BIRMINGHAM, Ala, (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that she is considering sanctions against lawyers with a high-priced firm hired to defend Alabama’s prison system after ChatGPT was used to write two court filings that included nonexistent case citations. U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco held a hearing in Birmingham to question attorneys with the Butler Snow firm about the filings. She said there were five false citations in two filings in federal court. ...
Go to discussion'America is not for sale:' Protesters mob Trump golf course guests ahead of exclusive crypto dinner
Friday 23 May 2025 03:07 BST Some 100 protesters gathered outside Donald Trump’s National Golf Course club in Virginia ahead of a secretive dinner for investors in his cryptocurrency – with spots reportedly costing over $1.5 million to dine with the president. Holding signs reading “Stop Crypto Corruption,” “America is not for sale,” “Grift Gala,” as well as brandishing a large gold coin featuring a large image of Trump’s scowling face, the demonstrators shouted “shame, shame, shame” as the p ...
Go to discussion'Sealed their fate': New memo shows Dems giddy over looming elections
May 22, 2025 7:31PM ET Democrats are already plotting to go on the offense over House Republicans' vote to pass President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill." According to Punchbowl News' Max Cohen, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has already circulated a memo stating that the GOP's vote “will cost them their majority next year,” and that “No matter what happens in the Senate with respect to budget reconciliation, House Republicans have already sealed their politica ...
Go to discussionTrump recommends 50% tariff on European Union starting June 1
Published Fri, May 23 2025 7:47 AM EDT Updated 15 Min Ago President Donald Trump on Friday said he is "recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union" after complaining that trade negotiations have stalled. The steep new import duties would start on June 1, Trump wrote on Truth Social. The EU "has been very difficult to deal with," Trump wrote. "Our discussions with them are going nowhere!" Trump's announcement came less than 30 minutes after he threa ...
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