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Companies rally behind open-source tech

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Nvidia launches new open-source AI security alliance Nvidia is launching a new alliance focused on building and sharing open-source AI tools to boost cybersecurity defenses, as the push for open-source technologies ramps up in the

Saudi Arabia stares down Trump whiplash on nuclear deal

Saudi Arabia is sending no signals it will accept President Trump’s after-the-fact condition that Riyadh establish ties with Israel as part of a nuclear energy deal with the United States. In fact, its leaders haven’t even conceded that the deal signed last week is off.

ICE launching operation in New York City

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is launching operations in New York City, according to The Hill’s sister network, NewsNation. NewsNation’s Ali Bradley reported Monday that sources in ICE had told her New York City-based enforcement operations began Monday morning in

Obama to headline redistricting fundraiser

Former President Obama is set to headline a redistricting fundraiser for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) at the end of the month as the party looks to strike back on Republican efforts to redraw maps nationwide. The event is on Aug. 31 and will include a

Trump Prepares to Scrap 50-Year-Old Radiation Safety Rule

The White House wants to get rid of a radiation safety rule that is over 50 years old and has been adopted by other countries. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is looking at eliminating the “as low as reasonably achievable” principle, which mandates that hospitals, nuclear

Economic pessimism eases slightly: Gallup

Americans’ economic pessimism has eased slightly this month, according to a new poll from Gallup. In the poll, 22 percent of respondents said the U.S.’s economic conditions are “excellent” or “good,” while 32 percent said they were “only fair” and 44 percent said they were

Trump Confirms He’s Hoarding Billions From Venezuelan Oil

President Trump still won’t say where exactly the $13 billion of Venezuelan oil revenue that his administration collected has gone. “There’s some reports that the United States has taken in $13 billion from Venezuela,” a reporter asked Trump at the Air Force One press gaggle on

Trump aid cuts put HIV response at risk, reports show

Funding for the global HIV response plunged in 2025, entirely due to a steep decline in U.S. support, according to reports from KFF and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Taken together, the reports, released at the International AIDS Conference, show

Carville: Hogg should take over 'dysfunctional' DNC

Democratic political strategist James Carville on Sunday said David Hogg, former Democratic National Committee (DNC) vice chair, should succeed current chair Ken Martin, calling the DNC "dysfunctional." Carville, who explained he was recovering from hernia surgery, said in a

Ken Martin has been a disaster for Dems

According to The New York Times, the DNC is $2 million dollars in debt, while President Trump controls a $400 million super PAC and the Republican National Committee has nearly $130 million in cash on hand.

Trump homes in on midterm message in Michigan

🔎 Plus: Inside the false accusation that yanked Pete Buttigieg from his kids {beacon} It’s Monday. The pipe bomb that went off at the Atlanta Olympics happened 30 years ago today (!) In today's issue: Trump visits Michigan Trump pulls back from Iran war Oil prices dip

Loomer explains war shift from Ukraine bunker

Far-right influencer Laura Loomer explained her changing views toward Russia's war in Ukraine in an interview with The Associated Press while in a bunker below her hotel in Kyiv. Loomer, a close ally of President Trump, told the AP that she believes her reversal on the war has

Fauci diary entries: 'Press is going wild with me'

Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci was keenly aware of the media's interest in him early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, and considered some of the attention "flattering," according to diary entries released by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Over the weekend, Paul