Google announced on Thursday that it will begin rolling out Gemini to cars with Google built-in, marking a significant upgrade from the current Google Assistant. The move signals Google’s push to bring…
Texas Monthly – Supreme Court voting rights ruling empowers Texas Republicans to redraw more partisan maps
Texas lawmakers will be able to draw more aggressively partisan maps for the state House, Senate and education board when they return in 2027. Read: Read More
Tech Crunch – TikTok’s new ‘Campus Hub’ features college group chats and feeds
The new hub features dedicated college group chats and personalized feeds designed to help students stay connected with their campus communities, even while they’re away for the summer. Read more: Read More
Border Report – House passes bill to fund most of DHS in major step toward ending 10-week shutdown
The House on Thursday passed a bill to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), minus Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a major step toward ending…
Tech Crunch – Stripe introduces Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can use, too
Link lets users connect cards, banks, and subscriptions, then authorize AI agents to spend securely via approval flows. Read more: Read More
Border Report – 10 current, former Mexican officials accused in US indictment of aiding drug trafficking
The governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials were charged with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a U.S. indictment. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texas DACA recipient detained again after ICE deported him, then allowed his return
Immigration officials had allowed José Contreras Diaz, 30, to return to Texas on a chartered plane, but immediately sent him to a detention center on Wednesday. Read: Read More
Border Report – Johnson faces tough decision on DHS funding bill
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing a tough decision on whether to bring a Senate-passed bipartisan bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the floor on Thursday,…
Border Report – First Trump tariff refunds expected about May 11
The federal government is expecting to issue the first refunds of President Donald Trump’s invalidated tariffs on or about May 11, according to new court documents. Read: Read More
Border Report – Rising deaths in Congress highlight concerns of an aging legislative body
Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) last week became the fifth member of the 119th Congress to die in office, continuing an upward trend in the number of member deaths seen in recent years….