President Trump announced the launch of America.gov, an AI chatbot designed to help citizens find government services and information across federal websites. Google confirmed it is a partner and that its Gemini model powers part of the tool, though it remains unclear whether other AI companies are involved. Trump described it as a single access point replacing the need to search through numerous government websites and rules.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-29
White House officials attempted to persuade the U.S. Postal Service to adopt a policy requiring mail-in ballots to be sent via Certified Mail, a service that involves identity verification steps for postal workers handling the mail. The proposal would have added a new layer of processing to how mail-in votes are collected and delivered.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-29
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is set to have a private dinner with President Trump at the White House, according to Axios and confirmed by a source to TechCrunch. It will be their first one-on-one meeting, coming after Amodei's SNL parody appearance this same weekend.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-27
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will have a private dinner with President Trump at the White House on Sunday, marking their first one-on-one meeting. Amodei missed Thursday's state dinner for Xi Jinping due to a scheduling conflict, prompting Trump to extend the separate invitation, according to a source familiar with the arrangement.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-27
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will meet President Trump for a private White House dinner on Sunday, after skipping Thursday's state dinner honoring China's Xi Jinping due to a scheduling conflict. Trump reportedly invited Amodei separately, marking the first one-on-one meeting between the two men.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-27
Dario Amodei, chief executive of Anthropic, is scheduled to attend a dinner at the White House with President Trump. The meeting comes despite prior friction between Anthropic and the administration over AI safety concerns and calls for tighter regulation of American AI firms.
wsj.com
· 2026-09-27
A 162-page White House report released in July criticized the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, citing exhibits like 'The Electric Dr. Franklin,' which speculated Benjamin Franklin may have used enslaved people in electrical experiments. The report argued the museum has shifted from historical education toward what it called 'extreme political activism.' The Franklin exhibit closed in 2025 but remains viewable online.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-27
Following a Trump-Xi summit, the US and China agreed to start a formal dialogue on AI's risks and benefits, with a follow-up round scheduled for November, and to establish a communication channel for AI-related incidents. Both governments also said they would adopt the phrase "super intelligence" in place of "artificial intelligence" in their exchanges.
news.slashdot.org
· 2026-09-27
President Trump posted that the only 'guardrails' artificial intelligence needs is a strong, high-IQ president, rather than formal regulation. The statement came during a week when observers expected concrete action on AI policy, but no new rules, executive orders, or legislative proposals were announced.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-26
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a temporary restraining order requiring the White House to reinstate press credentials for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, which had been revoked last Friday. The order lasts 14 days, with the judge finding the outlets are likely to prevail on claims their passes were pulled without due process; hours after the ruling, a CNN reporter said she was still denied entry.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-24
President Trump has proposed building a drone port atop the new White House ballroom, envisioning missile-armed drones and armed troops to guard against aerial attacks. Reporting reveals the Secret Service already operates a separate, smaller drone port nearby on a Treasury Department building, using unarmed surveillance drones deployed from weatherproof boxes to monitor threats.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-23
The White House began streaming a continuous YouTube channel replaying President Trump's speeches, bill signings, and other public appearances, dubbed 'Trump TV' by officials. Digital strategy chief Kaelan Dorr described it as airing Trump's 'greatest hits, unfiltered,' claiming media outlets misreported his administration's achievements. The launch came days after CNN, MS Now, and Politico were barred from White House press access.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-22