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The Office of Refugee Resettlement is reportedly seeking to interview roughly 800 Afghans brought to the U.S. for what the agency called a “wellbeing initiative” focused on assessing “common challenges” among Afghan refugees who may be in “vulnerable situations.” The alleged effort, according to a July 14 email to ORR staff obtained by The Washington Post, includes asking respondents about their identities, assimilation into American culture and the immigration status of each member of their household.
Why it matters: The Office of Refugee Resettlement is reportedly seeking to interview roughly 800 Afghans brought to the U.S. for what the agency called a “wellbeing initiative” focused on assessing “common challenges” among Afghan refugees who may be in “vulnerable situations.” The alleged effort, according to a July 14 email to ORR staff obtained by The Washington Post, includes asking respondents about their identities, assimilation into American culture and the immigration status of each member of their household.
China’s major advances in artificial intelligence have intensified pressure on US rivals, leaving American AI policy at a crucial crossroads 5-MIN READ5-MIN Listen Vincent Chowin Washington For years, Washington has fixated on the gap between US and Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) models as AI has increasingly taken centre stage in the strategic competition between the world’s two leading powers.
Why it matters: China’s major advances in artificial intelligence have intensified pressure on US rivals, leaving American AI policy at a crucial crossroads 5-MIN READ5-MIN Listen Vincent Chowin Washington For years, Washington has fixated on the gap between US and Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) models as AI has increasingly taken centre stage in the strategic competition between the world’s two leading powers.
Several of the records describe the voter information as publicly available, commercially obtained or drawn from data sets that may previously have been leaked, complicating the White House’s assertion that the records were “compromised” by China.
Why it matters: Several of the records describe the voter information as publicly available, commercially obtained or drawn from data sets that may previously have been leaked, complicating the White House’s assertion that the records were “compromised” by China.
The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a sophisticated network of scammers who target people caught in immigration proceedings, bilking them of their savings and causing some to be deported, following a ProPublica report that complaints of such fraud doubled under the second administration of President Donald Trump.
Why it matters: The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a sophisticated network of scammers who target people caught in immigration proceedings, bilking them of their savings and causing some to be deported, following a ProPublica report that complaints of such fraud doubled under the second administration of President Donald Trump.
The IRS is in talks to settle Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit over the alleged leak of his tax records. The case matters because it is not just about one cache of documents....
Why it matters: The IRS is in talks to settle Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit over the alleged leak of his tax records. The case matters because it is not just about one cache of documents....
A federal judge in Rhode Island dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking unredacted voter rolls from the state. The ruling matters because it blocks a federal demand f...
Why it matters: A federal judge in Rhode Island dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking unredacted voter rolls from the state. The ruling matters because it blocks a federal demand f...
Congress temporarily extended a controversial surveillance power under FISA. The move keeps a major spying tool alive, even as critics warn it can sweep up Americans’ data witho...
Why it matters: Congress temporarily extended a controversial surveillance power under FISA. The move keeps a major spying tool alive, even as critics warn it can sweep up Americans’ data witho...
The Department of Justice is suing several states to obtain sensitive voter data, igniting a fierce debate over federal authority in elections. This issue matters now as it rais...
Why it matters: The Department of Justice is suing several states to obtain sensitive voter data, igniting a fierce debate over federal authority in elections. This issue matters now as it rais...
San Francisco police logged 700 drone flights last month, far above February’s total. The jump shows how fast surveillance can become routine once the limits loosen up. The move...
Why it matters: San Francisco police logged 700 drone flights last month, far above February’s total. The jump shows how fast surveillance can become routine once the limits loosen up. The move...
Speaker Mike Johnson has delayed a key House vote on FISA reauthorization as Republican resistance grows over warrantless surveillance powers. The delay matters because Congress...
Why it matters: Speaker Mike Johnson has delayed a key House vote on FISA reauthorization as Republican resistance grows over warrantless surveillance powers. The delay matters because Congress...