Trump Defended A.I. Data Centers on Truth Social, and Commenters Clapped Back

The president’s posts about artificial intelligence on the social media platform he founded were met with an unusual volume of criticism.

Trump, the Supreme Court and the Postal Service: A History of Mail Voting

The mail system took on new prominence during the Civil War by enabling soldiers to vote from afar. On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s effort to give it a new role in elections.

Two U.S. service members talked over their absentee ballots outside a bunker in Korea in 1952.

Pentagon Inspector General Details U.S. Losses and Challenges in Iran War

Helicopters for evacuating casualties were pulled from four countries, and hundreds of military facilities were destroyed, according to a new report.

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attending a dignified transfer in July for U.S. Army soldiers killed in action while deployed to Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.

Mark Zuckerberg Takes Aim at Anthropic in Debate Over A.I. Slowdown

On social media, Meta’s chief executive appeared to jab at Anthropic by saying that leading A.I. labs should be focused on safety rather than improving their own technology.

Mark Zuckerberg in July. In a social media post on Tuesday, he said that leading A.I. labs should be focused on safety rather than improving their own technology.

Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs

The package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel.

Smoke rising after an Israeli bombardment of Gaza last year. Israel’s use of 2,000-pound bombs in the crowded enclave has caused widespread civilian harm.

Trump Plans Blitz of $138 Million and Counting to Save Midterm Republicans

His powerful super PAC is suddenly spending heavily on some races, after drawing fire from some Republicans that the group might not throw its weight behind the party’s candidates.

President Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., has amassed more than $400 million.

Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort

As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.

The federal civilian work force has shrunk by about 12 percent since President Trump returned to office.

Trump May Not Be Entirely Wrong About A.I.

Has A.I. become death, destroyer of worlds?

Scrutiny of Jury May Complicate Future of Lindsay Clancy Case

The intense public focus on the jurors whose deadlock led to a mistrial could complicate any attempt to retry the case, and to seat jurors in other high-profile cases.

Kevin Reddington, Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer, could try to argue that the lone holdout juror who caused the hung jury would never have been seated if a past criminal accusation against him had been known.

Kennedy Center Closes Its Doors Despite a Judge’s Order

The announcement came after President Trump said he would cancel a $257 million renovation of the venue if his name is not returned to the building.

A federal judge ruled that the Kennedy Center did not have the authority to place President Trump’s name on the exterior of the building.

Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Condemn Tech ‘Oligarchs’ and Demand A.I. Reforms

At an event in Washington, partisanship took a back seat as elected officials, religious leaders, parents and artists called for reining in artificial intelligence.

Senator Bernie Sanders, left, and Stephen K. Bannon spoke on Tuesday at the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington.

It’s Already Too Late to Stop the A.I. Threat

China and the United States must work to repair the damage A.I. has done now, not look to future developments.

Trump Threatens to Cancel Kennedy Center Renovation

Also, the world is furious over rising prices. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

A T. Rex Walked Here: Teacher Finds Rare Footprints in North Dakota

Kent Hups, a high school science teacher in Colorado, discovered a 23-foot trackway of fossilized dinosaur footprints, which offer a glimpse of how the apex predator moved 66 million years ago.

House Kills Bid to Impeach Trump as Democrats Split

Dozens of Democrats declined to register a position on articles of impeachment by one of their own members, Representative Al Green, that cited President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Representative Al Green has repeatedly defied his party’s leaders and moved to impeach President Trump, including twice last year.

How Electric Cars Took Hold in Australia

Rising oil prices helped push E.V. sales ahead of gas cars for the first time, even in a country that loves long road trips.

Australians have been buying more electric cars over the past few years.

Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry

The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump’s personal investments in crypto.

The bill passed in the House last year, but it has faced numerous delays in the Senate.

Kash Patel Suggests FBI Agents Could Go to Election Polling Sites

Federal law prohibits armed federal officers or military personnel from being deployed to polling stations.

U.S. law has long barred armed federal officers or military personnel from being deployed “at any place where a general or special election is held.”

Supreme Court Stands Up to Trump on Mail Voting and a Few Key Issues

The justices take their time and pick their spots, but they have rejected presidential initiatives on tariffs, citizenship, the National Guard — and now the coming election.

The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s latest attempt to change mail-in voting rules on Monday.

Rising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the World

From Indonesia to Guatemala to Syria, shortages and price increases are leading to protests and blackouts.

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