Trump Proposes Suspending Federal Gas Tax Until Prices Fall
Congress would have to agree to any suspension, and dropping federal taxes would not make up for the steep increase in prices since the war began. Source: Original News
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Reflecting Pool Repairs to Cost $13.1 Million. Trump Had Promised $1.8 Million.
The Interior Department added $6.2 million to the no-bid contract for repairs to the Lincoln Memorial pool late last week. Source: Original News
Man Charged With Assassination Attempt at Correspondents’ Dinner Pleads Not Guilty
Cole Tomas Allen faces four counts in what prosecutors say was a plot to kill President Trump and other top officials at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Source: Original News
Inside the Elon Musk-OpenAI Trial Courtroom
The tech leaders, with combined net worths exceeding $670 billion, have brought props to court and traded icy stares as their legal dispute reaches a denouement. Source: Original News
‘It’s Getting Unfriendlier’: International Students Race to Find Jobs
Students say they have been passed over for jobs and interviews because of visa restrictions. Some have a Plan B: leaving the United States. Source: Original News
Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw
The company said that it had identified, for the first time, hackers using artificial intelligence to discover an unknown bug. The attempted attack represents “a taste of what’s to come,” one expert said. Source: Original News
Accusations of Shenanigans Fly in Nebraska’s Senate Race
One Democrat is accused of being a Republican in disguise. Another plans to drop out to boost an independent. It’s primary eve in one of the country’s most unusual midterm contests. Source: Original News
As Visa Policies Tighten, International Students Find Tougher Job Market
Students say they have been passed over for jobs and interviews because of visa restrictions. Some have a Plan B: leaving the United States. Source: Original News
Scientists Press Congress on Dismissal of National Science Foundation Board and Research Funding
The slowed pace of grants by the National Science Foundation, under attack from the White House, could put the United States at a disadvantage with China, the scientists warned. Source: Original News
Lawmakers Urge Trump to Move Ahead on Delayed Arms Sale to Taiwan
The Trump administration has held up the sale for months ahead of President Trump’s meeting this week with President Xi Jinping of China. Source: Original News