Welcome to the Fox News' Politics newsletter, with the latest political news from Washington, D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. Nearly 1 million illegal immigrants are staying in the U.S. "indefinitely" after their cases were dismissed or closed, or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) failed to file the necessary documentation, according to a new House Judiciary Committee report released Thursday taking aim at a "sort of quiet amnesty has become a staple of the Biden-Harris Administration's immigration courts." "Through administrative maneuvering at both the Justice Department and DHS, the Biden-Harris Administration has already ensured that nearly 1 million illegal aliens can remain in the United States without the possibility of deportation--and that trend shows no sign of stopping," the report by the House majority on the committee, first obtained by Fox News Digital, says. When illegal immigrants are encountered, they can be put into removal proceedings by which they will eventually face an immigration judge to have their case decided. There are around 700 immigration judges across the U.S., and they currently face a backlog of millions of cases after the historic crisis at the border.

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Donald Trump's fascism, disinhibition, and age; the state of young men in America with Rachel Simmons; and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Michigan with Nicholas Confessore of The New York Times. Tickets are on sale now. And send us your Conundrums at slate.com/conundrum. Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Jeffrey Goldberg for The Atlantic: Trump: 'I Need The Kind Of Generals That Hitler Had' ABC News: Kamala Harris reacts to John Kelly's remarks that Trump is a'fascist' and CNN: Harris says she believes Trump is a fascist: Part 1 of Kamala Harris' Town Hall Niall Stanage for The Hill: What we know, and what we don't, about early voting numbers Nicholas Confessore for The New York Times: The University of Michigan Doubled Down on D.E.I. What Went Wrong? and Anna Betts: What to Know About State Laws That Limit or Ban D.E.I.

The White House issued its first national security memorandum outlining the use of artificial intelligence for the military and intelligence agencies. The White House also shared a shortened copy of the memo with the public. The memo sets a series of deadlines for agencies to study the applications and regulations of AI tools, most of which will lapse following President Biden's term. The memo also aims to limit "the most dystopian possibilities, including the development of autonomous weapons," according to the New York Times. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan announced the new directive today at the National Defense University as part of a talk on AI's presence in government operations.

In iOS 18.2, Apple is adding a new feature that resurrects some of the intent behind its halted CSAM scanning plans -- this time, without breaking end-to-end encryption or providing government backdoors. Rolling out first in Australia, the company's expansion of its Communication Safety feature uses on-device machine learning to detect and blur nude content, adding warnings and requiring confirmation before users can proceed. If the child is under 13, they can't continue without entering the device's Screen Time passcode. If the device's onboard machine learning detects nude content, the feature automatically blurs the photo or video, displays a warning that the content may be sensitive and offers ways to get help. The choices include leaving the conversation or group thread, blocking the person and accessing online safety resources.

The UK's competition regulator is probing Alphabet's investment in AI startup Anthropic. After opening public comments this summer, the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) said on Thursday it has "sufficient information" to begin an initial investigation into whether Alphabet's reported 2.3 billion investment in the Claude AI chatbot maker harms competition in UK markets. The CMA breaks its merger probes into two stages: a preliminary scan to determine whether there's enough evidence to dig deeper and an optional second phase where the government gathers as much evidence as possible. After the second stage, it ultimately decides on a regulatory outcome. The probe will formally kick off on Friday.

NATO member Turkey on Thursday carried out a second day of aerial attacks on what it said are Kurdish militant positions in Iraq and Syria, following a terrorist attack on a state-run defense agency this week in which five people were killed. Turkey's National Intelligence Organization reportedly targeted numerous "strategic locations" allegedly used by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) – which was deemed a terrorist organization in the U.S. in 1997 – as well as targets used by Syrian Kurdish militia affiliated with the militant group. Armed drones were used to hit military, intelligence, energy and infrastructure facilities and ammunition depots, The Associated Press reported. Smoke rises as emergency rescue teams and police officers attend outside Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. on the outskirts of Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. However, according to General Commander Mazloum Abdi of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who is Kurdish, the Turkish attacks have been "indiscriminate" and have targeted civilian areas and health centers.

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The U.S. National Security Council released on Thursday its first-ever memo on artificial intelligence (AI), ordering federal agencies to use the "most powerful" AI systems while balancing the risks associated with the new technology. The National Security Memorandum (NSM) details the U.S. approach to harnessing the power of AI for national security and foreign policy purposes "to ensure that America leads the way in seizing the promise and managing the risks of AI," senior administration officials said. "We are directing that the agencies gain access to the most powerful AI systems and put them to use, which often involve substantial efforts on procurement," the officials said.

United States President Joe Biden has rolled out new plans to harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) for national security, as the global race to innovate the technology accelerates. Biden outlined the strategy in a first-ever AI-focused National Security Memorandum (NSM) Thursday, calling for the government to stay at the forefront of "safe, secure and trustworthy" AI development. The memo directs US agencies to bolster their semiconductor chip supply chains, incorporate AI considerations into new government technology, and prioritise intelligence gathering on foreign efforts to undermine US AI leadership. "We believe that we must out-compete our adversaries and mitigate the threats posed by adversary use of AI," said a Biden administration official cited by AFP, the French news agency. The White House memo stressed that the government must use AI to protect human rights and democratic values. "Americans must know when they can trust systems to perform safely and reliably," it said.

Very few Yugoslavians had access to computers in the early 1980s: they were mostly the preserve of large institutions or companies. Importing home computers like the Commodore 64 was not only expensive, but also legally impossible, thanks to a law that restricted regular citizens from importing individual goods that were worth more than 50 Deutsche Marks (the Commodore 64 cost over 1,000 Deutsche Marks at launch). Even if someone in Yugoslavia could afford the latest home computers, they would have to resort to smuggling. In 1983, engineer Vojislav "Voja" Antonić was becoming more and more frustrated with the senseless Yugoslavian import laws. "We had a public debate with politicians," he says.

President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP During an appearance last week at the Economic Club of Chicago, Donald Trump refused to say whether he had talked with Russian leader Vladimir Putin since his presidency ended almost four years ago. The issue arose because in his new book, journalist Bob Woodward, citing a single source, reported that Trump had chatted with Putin up to seven times following his departure from the White House. Asked about this revelation, Trump said he doesn't disclose his conversations with foreign leaders--though he recently boasted he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu--but he added, "If I did, it's a smart thing." Then the news cycle and the world moved on. Once again, Trump escaped scrutiny of his bizarre and troubling relationship with Putin.