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We think our faces are our own. But technology can use them to identify, influence and mimic us. This week, TED speakers explore the promise and peril of turning the human face into a digital tool.
Jury selection began Monday in the first of former President Donald Trump’s criminal cases to go to trial, a case legal experts say is the Read More
Former Vice President Mike Pence slammed former President Donald Trump's position on a national abortion ban as a "slap in the face."
Last week, in a bid to clarify his historically nebulous stance on abortion, Donald Trump said that if reelected, he intends to leave abortion rights “to the states,” seemingly contradicting his prior stance in favor of a 16-week national ban. But Mary Ziegler, a law professor at UC Davis and leading abortion historian, thinks that […]
Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the former president was going to win the 2024 election despite his trials because he has a "big beautiful plane." Leavitt made the remarks Sunday on Fox & Friends after Donald Trump held a Saturday night rally in Pennsylvania. "The Americans have never had a stronger contrast than the one they will have on the ballot before them on November the 5th," Leavitt told Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy. "President Trump has never been in a...
Donald Trump’s controversial statement on abortion this week made headlines for all sorts of reasons, including the fact that his position frustrated his opponent’s TV ad campaigns. That’s good. But the former president had plenty to say in his short video that deserves unpacking — and that still sets him apart from the most pro-abortion administration in U.S. history. At issue is a 15-week national abortion law, which Republicans such as Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) support. Just last...
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, political reporter Allan Smith examines how Donald Trump's new abortion stance takes a page from the GOP's 2022 midterm playbook. Plus, senior political editor Mark Murray asks if policy announcements from Trump and Joe Biden on Monday were blotted out by the total...
Dublin Airport’s long-standing tradition of blessing planes on Christmas Day may come to an end due to new safety regulations. For 76 years, a priest would bless planes by taking holy water onto the airfield. However, recent security changes at the airport have made it difficult to continue this tradition. The airport’s operator, DAA, explains […]
Even after bragging about his assets and businesses got him in legal
Former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson pitched new legislation to crack down on noncitizen voting on Friday, despite the fact the practice is already illegal and occurs rarely. Johnson said House Republicans would introduce a bill to require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, speaking at Mar-a-Lago next to Trump […]
Former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson pitched new legislation to crack down on noncitizen voting on Friday, despite the fact the practice is already illegal and occurs rarely. Johnson said House Republicans would introduce a bill to require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, speaking at Mar-a-Lago next to Trump as he seeks to fend off threats from his right flank. “It seems like common sense, I’m sure all of us would agree that we only want U.S. citizens...