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Jennifer Huddleston On December 11, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.” The order...
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Katherine Thompson Nestled within this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is an attempt to severely constrain President Trump’s ability to decrease US posture, basing,...
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The idea is now widespread that communities or groups exercise a form of collective thought, which can be duly expressed by the leader of...
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Many of the same Democratic lawmakers now condemning the shooting of survivors of the alleged drug boat strike had no problem when presidents they...