President Donald Trump is heading into the 2026 election year vowing to pull out all the stops to promote artificial intelligence just as American voters are starting to voice some doubts.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says New York routinely issues licenses to immigrants that may be valid long after they're legally authorized to be in the country and he threatened to withhold $73 million in highway funds unless the system is fixed

Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO and one of the loudest voices in the election-denial movement, is running for governor of Minnesota, announcing the bid Thursday from the floor of his factory. “I want you to know that I will stand for you as the next governor of Minnesota.” He also vowed to take on “rampant fraud under Gov. [Tim] Walz,” rising crime, and what he called suffocating regulation. His entry…

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