Sen. Gary Peters, a Democrat, declared on Tuesday that he would not seek reelection in Michigan in 2026, setting up a crucial open-seat contest in one of the country's most evenly divided swing states. In an interview with The Detroit News, Peters announced that he would not retire but would not run for reelection because he did not believe that serving in Congress was something that should be done for the rest of one's life. He told the newspaper, "I always thought there would come a time when I would step aside and pass the reins for the next generation." This is a fairly common statement, in my opinion, for everyone to make: I've done a job, and I'm proud of it, but I have other goals for my life. I can contribute to the community in various ways. Peters announced his choice via a press...

Washington The Trump administration's sudden announcement on Monday night to stop federal grants and loans has caused a great deal of consternation among Congress, the government, state programs, and nonprofits that depend on the financing. All federal agencies received a two-page, ambiguously written document from the Office of Management and Budget on Monday night instructing them to temporarily halt all operations pertaining to the obligation or distribution of any federal financial assistance that might be in opposition to President Donald Trump's objectives. Nonprofits said the next morning that they couldn't access a system that allows them to obtain federal cash for things like rent and salaries. White House attempts to clarify affected programs OMB also sent a document to ...

Sen. Gary Peters, a Democrat, declared on Tuesday that he would not seek reelection in Michigan in 2026, setting up a crucial open-seat contest in one of the country's most evenly divided swing states. In an interview with The Detroit News, Peters announced that he would not retire but would not run for reelection because he did not believe that serving in Congress was something that should be done for the rest of one's life. He told the newspaper, "I always thought there would come a time when I would step aside and pass the reins for the next generation." This is a fairly common statement, in my opinion, for everyone to make: I've done a job, and I'm proud of it, but I have other goals for my life. I can contribute to the community in various ways. Peters announced his choice via a press...

Immigration enforcement actions have begun to spread throughout major U.S. cities since President Donald Trump returned to office. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 956 persons were taken into custody on Sunday. However, according to an NBC News report, immigration officials made around 1,200 arrests that day, but only 613 of them—or roughly 52%—were classified as criminal arrests. The remaining individuals seemed to be either nonviolent criminals or those who had only crossed the border illegally. Being undocumented is not a criminal; rather, it is a civil offense. The following day, the number of arrests increased once further, according to the agency, which reported that 1,179 arrests and 853 detainers were made on Monday. There has been worry that law-abiding...

A politician who stated Selena Gomez should be "deported" after she shared a since-deleted video of herself sobbing during recent immigration crackdowns was addressed by Selena Gomez. In response to the mass deportations that President Donald Trump ordered over the weekend, Gomez, whose paternal grandparents immigrated from Mexico, first uploaded a video to her Instagram Stories on Monday in which she sobbed. In the video, Gomez sobbed as she said, "My people are getting attack." "I'm so sorry, I wish I could do something, but I can't," Gomez responded. "I am at a loss for what to do. I swear, I'll try everything. Instagram Stories are supposed to be visible for 24 hours, however following a flurry of criticism, it seemed the video was later removed. A remark that Gomez posted—and later re...

Despite the publication of a Chinese artificial intelligence model that damaged Nvidia's stock and resulted in an unprecedented $600 billion decline in market value, retail investors flocked to the chipmaker on Monday, indicating Main Street support for the company. Vanda Research data, which deducts total outflows from inflows, shows that on balance Monday, daily traders purchased more than $562 million worth of Nvidia shares. As institutional investors dumped the stock in large quantities, mom-and-pop investors bucked them, setting a record for daily net inflows into Nvidia. Individual support arrived as Nvidia saw its largest one-day drop since the start of the Covid outbreak in March 2020, plunging over 17%. The announcement that an AI model from the Chinese startup DeepSeek obtained o...

Shortly after releasing a model of its artificial intelligence service that appeared to be comparable to ChatGPT and other U.S.-based competitors but required significantly less processing power for training, the Chinese tech startup DeepSeek shot to fame. Major stock price changes occurred on Monday as a result of the allegations against DeepSeek and the heightened interest in the firm. DeepSeek's influence has been extensive, evoking responses from public figures such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Donald Trump. What you should know about DeepSeek is as follows. What is DeepSeek and what does it do? A major language model AI product called DeepSeek offers a service akin to ChatGPT. Users can submit phrases or queries into DeepSeek using a computer program or phone app, and it ...

Washington A long-running court dispute over the fundamental constitutional premise that Congress has the authority to determine how to spend taxpayer money is being fueled by the Trump administration's attempt to withhold government funding. Similar to President Donald Trump's recent executive order on birthright citizenship, the dispute is igniting legal action that may soon reach the Supreme Court, with some Democrats already indicating that they intend to file a lawsuit. The confrontation began when Trump's Office of Management and Budget released a statement on Monday ordering an immediate halt on spending on federal programs and aid. Even though the financing was authorized by Congress and signed into law, the administration stated that the goal is to assess such programs to make s...