by Tyler Durden
Eleven US senators wrote to Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Tuesday seeking to ban Chinese nationals from US national labs - contending that their access undermines the United States' position in the artificial intelligence (AI) race.
The DOE notably oversees 17 national laboratories and funds research to advance various technologies, including energy, environmental, nuclear, and others. In November, President Donald Trump ordered the DOE to launch 'Genesis Mission,' with a goal of coordinating a national effort to accelerate AI innovation "comparable in urgency and ambition to the Manhattan Project."
In their letter, the Senators expressed concern over the thousands of Chinese nationals who have access to these national lab sites, which contain sensitive information and technology. In FY2024, around 3,200 Chinese nationals were approved for such access, which the lawmakers noted does not include lawful permanent residents of the United States, "which means there are likely hundreds, perhaps thousands, more individual Chinese citizens working in our labs," they wrote.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/us-senators-want-ban-chinese-students-government-labs
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by Tyler Durden
Democrats entered 2026 confident they could make “affordability” the rallying cry that would win back suburban voters and propel them back into the majority. But an inconvenient political twist has upended that plan: Donald Trump is the one actually delivering on affordability - and doing it in ways his opponents are almost certain to despise.
The foundation of this shift is the administration’s aggressive crackdown on immigration. ICE deportations under Trump have sharply reduced the number of illegal migrants in the country - which, according to the White House - is easing the enormous housing demand that exploded under Joe Biden thanks to his open borders policies.
In short, rents and home prices in many major metro areas are becoming more affordable. Though we would of course note that correlation is not necessarily causation!!
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/are-deportations-making-affordability-winning-issue-gop
#1: Horse To: Horse (#0)
Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times
Presidential peace envoy Steve Witkoff, on Jan. 14, announced the start of the second phase of President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan.
In an X post on Wednesday, Witkoff said the second phase will move Gaza from an initial cease-fire into a period that will see the demilitarization of Hamas and the establishment of a technocratic governance model.
He said the second phase will also see the start of reconstruction for the war-torn territory.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/witkoff-announces-start-2nd-phase-gaza-peace-plan
(HOW ABOUT REBUILDING AMERICAN BRIDGES AND CITIES?)
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