Hollywood Inc.
USC’s School of Cinematic Arts hosted a cohort of African filmmakers this summer as part of a State Department program for film diplomacy.
World & Nation
A lawsuit by a group of Palestinians in Gaza and American relatives accuses the State Department of giving Israel a pass when it comes to a U.S. law.
AI & Technology
EVgo Inc. has announced via a press release the closing of its $1.25-billion guaranteed loan facility from the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office under its Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program to support EVgo’s forthcoming efforts to build convenient, reliable public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
Trump pauses the refugee resettlement program this week as part of a series of executive orders cracking down on immigration.
Politics
Federal law enforcement and swing-state election officials both reported bomb threats to polling stations Tuesday, saying they believed the threats originated in Russia.
The U.S. State Department has announced new sanctions on Russian state media, accusing a Kremlin news outlet of working hand in hand with the Russian military and running fundraising campaigns to pay for sniper rifles, body armor and other equipment for soldiers fighting in Ukraine.
Rep. Elise Stefanik pledges to push President Trump’s ‘America First’ stance if confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
After Trump celebrates with antiabortion marchers, Justice Department says charging people who block reproductive healthcare clinics is ‘weaponization.’
Climate & Environment
The Republicans charge the California Air Resources Board with ‘a failure to provide complete transparency’ about consumer costs stemming from new environmental policies under discussion.
The Biden administration has announced criminal charges, the seizure of internet domains and sanctions related to Russian disinformation efforts.