Trump AI Summit, US Pulls Out Of Iraq, SCOTUS Third Country Deportations

President Trump told AI executives they can police themselves and signed an order branding the technology “super intelligence,” even as some of those same companies say the rules for keeping it safe are still a work in progress.
More than two decades after the U.S. first invaded Iraq, American forces have now left the country as Iran-backed militias remain powerful and some U.S. partners warn they are being left vulnerable.
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to resume deporting some immigrants to countries they have no ties to while the justices consider whether the policy is legal.

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(0:00) Introduction
(01:50) Trump AI Summit
(05:40) US Pulls Out Of Iraq
(09:16) SCOTUS Third Country Deportations

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