US Ambassador Cuts Ties with Polish Speaker; Other Unusual Actions Mark Week in News
In an unprecedented move, US Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose severed diplomatic contacts with the Speaker of the Polish Parliament, Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, according to Euronews. The ambassador’s decision, announced without specifying the reasons, marks one of several unusual actions making headlines this week.
"As of today, we will no longer maintain contact or communicate with Marshal Czarzisty of the Sejm," Ambassador Rose stated, according to Euronews. The outlet reported that the ambassador did not elaborate on the alleged insults that prompted the severing of ties.
Meanwhile, in the US, other extraordinary steps were taken. A New York federal judge terminated a case due to a lawyer's repeated misuse of AI in drafting filings, as reported by Ars Technica. The judge, Katherine Polk Failla, cited the attorney's use of fake citations and "conspicuously florid prose" as reasons for the sanctions.
Google employees are also demanding action. Nearly 900 full-time Google employees called for the company to cut ties with ICE, the US immigration enforcement agency, according to Hacker News. The employees, in an open letter, requested more transparency regarding how Google's technology is being used within the US government. One Google employee of seven years found it "mind-boggling" that the company was maintaining its ties with ICE, according to Hacker News.
Political figures also found themselves in the news. Former President Donald Trump joked about potentially suing his nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, if he failed to lower interest rates, according to Fortune. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it would be up to the president to decide whether or not to sue Warsh. Trump later clarified the remarks were made "in jest," according to Fortune.
In a separate development, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee requested records related to firms partially owned by the husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar, according to Fortune. This move by Rep. James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, was described as highly unusual, as the committee typically focuses on government officials outside of Congress.
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