Local authorities and state governments in the northeast U.S. are asking the federal government for more help as they deal with an influx of illegal immigrants crossing from Canada into the U.S.
The Department of Defense is funding and collaborating with for-profit media-rating companies NewsGuard and PeakMetrics to develop AI censorship technology, raising concerns about government intrusion and censorship of private speech.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a plan to build 1,200 tiny homes across four cities in the state to tackle homelessness, with Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Jose and San Diego County receiving varying numbers of homes.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors discussed a reparations proposal that includes a $5 million payout per black resident, which is facing criticism from the San Francisco National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Republican Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is leading a bill to overturn a Department of Defense (DOD) policy from February that funds travel for pregnant troops to other states for the purpose of obtaining an abortion.
Joe Biden has issued an executive order aimed at tightening gun control measures, including strengthening background checks, increasing accountability for "rogue" gun dealers, and promoting safe storage of firearms.
