Microsoft calls on Trump to loosen AI chip export restrictions
Microsoft is calling on the Trump administration to loosen Biden-era restrictions on exporting artificial intelligence (AI) chips. The AI Proliferation Rules, released on President Biden's final day, set a cap on chip sales in most countries around the world, exempting a narrow list of 18 US allies and partners. “As drafted, the rules undermine the […]
AP sues over White House access restrictions
The Associated Press sued White House officials on Friday for restricting access to the oval office and wire services to the Air Force 1 by refusing to use the “American Bay” in the AP Style Book. Claiming restrictions violates the outlet's initial amendment rights and due process protection under the Fifth Amendment. Ask a federal […]
Trump to nix Biden restrictions on water-using appliances, lightbulbs: ‘Common sense standards’
WASHINGTON – President Trump on Tuesday declared that former President Joe Biden's restrictions on water use equipment and energy-eating light bulbs would be reversed. Trump said he has directed Lee Zeldin's Environmental Protection Agency Commissioner to implement an order “quickly” return to his first administration standards. “I'm here to Secretary Lee Zeldin and I'll be […]
Tom Brady’s broadcast restrictions loosened for Super Bowl, explained
Tom Brady played in 10 Super Bowls, seven of which won his seven over his years. New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. So it's no surprise that his first year as a Fox Sports analyst will end up with him in the big game as he makes a call alongside Super Bowl LIX Kevin […]
Rubio exempting 'life-saving humanitarian assistance’ from foreign aid restrictions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued an exemption from President Trump's presidential order, which pauses almost all foreign aid during the examination period, to exempt the “humanitarian support to save lives.” The President of Trump, issued on the first day of his inauguration, paused 90 days of US foreign development aid and instructed a review […]
Trump axes Biden-era ethics order, lobbying restrictions
In a slew of executive orders signed on Monday, President Trump rescinded an executive order signed by former President Joe Biden that set ethics and lobbying rules for appointees. Biden era presidential order It banned gifts from lobbyists and expanded the “cooling-off” period required for appointees leaving the federal civil service to join lobbying firms. […]
GOP states, oil lobbying group sue White House over offshore drilling restrictions
A major lobby group representing the fossil fuel industry joined five Republican attorneys general Friday in a lawsuit challenging restrictions on offshore drilling announced in the waning days of the Biden administration. The American Petroleum Institute (API) has joined Mississippi, Alaska, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia in filing a lawsuit over regulations that prohibit new drilling […]
Sweden Boosts Citizenship Restrictions, Asylum Falls to 40-Year Low
Sweden's conservative government has announced plans to further tighten citizenship requirements as the Nordic country continues to reverse course from previous open border policies that fundamentally changed the country. Following a report from Stockholm immigration inspector Kirsi Laakso Utvik, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's conservative coalition of moderates and the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats has announced […]
Biden DHS exempted thousands of immigrants from terror-related entry restrictions in FY 2024
exclusive: The Biden administration has granted nearly 7,000 exemptions, primarily refugees, to foreign nationals who may be ineligible to enter the United States due to terrorism-related entry restrictions. This number is significantly higher than in recent years. Fox News Digital reviewed a draft of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 2024 Report to Congress regarding […]
Nvidia blasts Biden admin over ‘misguided’ AI chip restrictions, praises Trump
In an unusually public broadside on Monday, Nvidia criticized the Biden administration for introducing “misguided” rules restricting shipments of AI computer chips and praised President-elect Donald Trump. The semiconductor giant, which has ridden the AI wave to become the world's most valuable company, objects to a last-minute rule announced Monday that would cap the number […]