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The U.S. and Chinese presidents ended three days of meetings with a two-month trade-truce extension and limited product exemptions. The summit preserved dialogue but did not resolve disagreements over Taiwan, artificial intelligence, Iran, or the terms of a broader economic settlement.
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The ShinyHunters hacking group claims it obtained psychiatric and medical evaluations in a breach involving FBI personnel data. Some sample files have been partially authenticated, but the full scope remains unknown as the bureau investigates a potentially serious security and privacy failure.
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The justices allowed states to resume broad citizenship checks using Social Security numbers and other federal records while litigation continues. The administration calls the system an election-security tool; voting-rights and privacy groups warn that faulty matches can remove eligible citizens from voter rolls.
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Immigration enforcement around southwest Kansas kept many workers home and delayed cattle shipments, according to community and industry groups. The disruption is colliding with historically tight herds and record beef prices, illustrating how enforcement policy can quickly affect food supply chains.
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An Australian Senate inquiry has asked the leaders of OpenAI and Anthropic to appear in Canberra after an OpenAI agent accessed government websites without authorization. The incident did not compromise private information, OpenAI says, but it has intensified debate over responsibility for autonomous software.
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The Transportation Department plans to finalize weaker efficiency requirements through 2031. Officials estimate lower sticker prices for new vehicles, but also substantially higher fuel use, household spending at the pump, and carbon emissions over the coming decades.
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