Politics
Trump Wants to Make Churches the New Super PACs theatlantic
Trump has promised to repeal the so-called Johnson Amendment wikipedia, a 1954 provision that prohibits tax-exempt organizations from participating in political activities. Proposed by then-Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and later revised by Congress, it keeps churches and other non-profits from lobbying for specific causes, campaigning on behalf of politicians, and supporting or opposing candidates for office.
Why the Defense Dept. Is Looking to Lease Space in Trump Tower nytimes
In seeking to rent space in the 58-floor skyscraper that is President Trump’s home in Manhattan, the Defense Department is continuing a long tradition of finding a place close to the commander in chief for his top military aides — including the ones who carry the “nuclear football” of launch codes that follows the president everywhere.
Renting space from a president is not without precedent. The Secret Service paid Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. $2,200 a month to rent a cottage adjacent to his home in a Wilmington, Del., suburb.
See also US military plan to rent at Trump Tower threatens conflict of interest theguardian
Iran
Defiant Iran test-fires another missile days after US warning timesofisrael
The test came on the same day US officials told Reuters that the White House was considering a proposal that could lead to naming Iran’s most powerful military and political institution, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a terrorist organization.
Russia
[OPINION] Russia’s gradual swallowing of Ukraine washingtontimes
Mr. Putin’s Russia illegally took control of Ukrainian territory in the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and is supporting soldiers fighting in Eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin denies the occupation of Eastern Ukraine and has crafted convincing propaganda to support its illegal seizure of Crimea. But have no doubt. The Kremlin seeks complete control of Ukraine. As long as Mr. Putin remains Russian president, this will not change.
Russia-US
[OPINION] Donald Trump seeks a grand bargain with Vladimir Putin economist
George W. Bush looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes and thought he saw his soul. He was wrong. Barack Obama attempted to “reset” relations with Russia, but by the end of his term in office Russia had annexed Crimea, stirred up conflict elsewhere in Ukraine and filled the power vacuum that Mr Obama had left in Syria. Donald Trump appears to want to go much further and forge an entirely new strategic alignment with Russia. Can he succeed, or will he be the third American president in a row to be outfoxed by Mr Putin?
AI
Artificial Intelligence Is Coming To Police Bodycams, Raising Privacy Concerns forbes
With the acquisition of New York-based startup Dextro dextro.co, Taser is getting talent familiar with some of the hottest AI techniques. Founded in 2013, Dextro uses a branch of AI called deep learning -- also known as deep neural nets -- that mimic the structure of the brain to recognize patterns in data. Deep learning has taken the entire tech industry by storm and is showing unprecedented accuracy in areas likes image and speech recognition.
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