WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company highly overrated. He said he’ll keep extending the deadline for the popular video sharing platform until there’s a buyer. Congress approved a U.S. ban on TikTok unless its parent company, ByteDance, sold its controlling…… MORE
BANGKOK (AP) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the company is discussing a potential new computer chip designed for China with the Trump administration. Huang was asked about a possible “B30A” semiconductor for artificial intelligence data centers while on a visit to Taiwan. He said Nvidia was “in dialogue” with the U.S. government on the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — WFAA News 8 — Fort Worth has named the city’s next chief of police, and he’s a familiar face in North Texas. Former Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia was selected to lead the Fort Worth Police Department’s nearly 1,900 officers over Fort Worth Interim Police Chief Robert Alldredge Jr. and former Dallas Police…… MORE
AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – Despite outnumbered Democratic lawmakers in Texas holding various protests against an announced plan to hand five Democratic Congressional seats to the Republicans, the measure has now been passed by Texas lawmakers. The issue has drawn the ire of Democrats and Democratic voting states, including California, where Governor Gavin Newsom is working…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – The Capitol grounds were closed as protesters gathered outside the House Chamber in support of Representative Nicole Collier, who is staying on the House floor in protest. The lawmaker from Fort Worth refused to sign paperwork that would allow her to leave only with the police escort, which is a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – The incumbent is running for a fourth term after first being elected to office in 20-14. He stated that his priorities for another term include lowering property taxes and building a stronger, safer, and more prosperous Texas. Patrick already has a Democrat challenger in the race. State Representative Vicky Goodwin…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified crime data. That’s according to two people familiar with the probe who weren’t authorized to publicly discuss an open investigation. The investigation, reported Tuesday, comes amid an escalating showdown between the Trump administration and the city…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is offering his assurances that U.S. troops won’t be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia. The Republican president on Monday did not rule out sending U.S. troops to join any such effort as he met with Ukraine’s president and other European leaders. But during a TV interview Tuesday…… MORE
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has announced plans for an immigration detention center in the state’s remote southwest corner as President Donald Trump’s administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations. The Trump administration is adding new detention facilities across the country to hold the growing number of immigrants it has arrested and…… MORE
JERUSALEM (AP) — A key mediator on Gaza is stressing the urgency of brokering a ceasefire after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal. But Israel has yet to weigh in as its military prepares an offensive on some of the territory’s most populated areas. The prospect of an expanded assault on areas sheltering…… MORE
