By Michael Williams, CNN

(CNN) — Designs for a towering, gold-accented triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery were revealed by the White House on Friday – providing more insight into the latest iteration of President Donald Trump’s desire to mold the physical footprint of Washington, DC, into his own vision.

The proposed 250-foot arch, pictured on a traffic circle between the cemetery’s entrance and the Lincoln Memorial, is topped by a golden statue of a winged Lady Liberty holding a shield and a torch. Two golden eagles sit beneath the statue’s wings in the renderings prepared by Harrison Design, a Washington architectural firm.

The Trump administration shared the renderings with the Commission on Fine Arts, a government agency that would need to approve the designs.

The structure evokes Paris’ L’Arc de Triomphe, though it would exceed its height by more than 80 feet. It would be more than double the height of the nearby Lincoln Memorial.

The administration has proposed the structure as a way to commemorate the United States’ 250th birthday. But the proposal has raised alarms since Trump unveiled the idea due to the way it would block historically significant views in either direction and for potential hazards related to its location near a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

A veterans group has sued the federal government to block construction of the arch, arguing that the project would dishonor the service of veterans by obstructing the view to Arlington Memorial Cemetery and “would degrade their personal experience when visiting Arlington Cemetery or traveling around Memorial Circle and on the Memorial Avenue Corridor.”

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La configuración de computadora en casa de Matt Shumer es un poco más extraña que la de la mayoría.

Él y su compañero de apartamento tienen cada uno una mini computadora de Apple en la cocina, ambos dispositivos trabajando silenciosamente en segundo plano. Todo lo que Shumer tiene que hacer es darle una tarea amplia al asistente virtual que corre en su Mac mini, y este se encarga del resto. Eso incluye acciones que normalmente requerirían escribir, hacer clic y desplazarse, como navegar por sitios web e iniciar sesión en cuentas.

Puede parecer extraño para sus amigos fuera del mundo tecnológico, pero para entusiastas como él, “es como: ‘ah, claro, hay una computadora usándose a sí misma’”, comenta.

Shumer, inversionista en inteligencia artificial y autor de un ensayo viral sobre IA y empleos publicado en febrero, es uno de muchos entusiastas tecnológicos que recientemente compraron un Mac mini para ejecutar el popular agente de IA OpenClaw.

Los aficionados a la IA han estado comprando la pequeña computadora de escritorio plateada de Apple porque reúne los elementos adecuados para ejecutar agentes de IA: un diseño práctico, potencia de procesamiento y un precio relativamente accesible en un momento en que los costos de memoria están aumentando. Apple declinó hacer comentarios para esta historia, pero analistas dijeron a CNN que los envíos de Mac crecieron el año pasado.

El Mac mini se ha convertido en un símbolo de estatus entre los experimentadores de IA, y algunos analistas dicen que su creciente popularidad podría anticipar un cambio más amplio en la forma en que las personas usan las computadoras.

“Creemos que estamos en esta fase altamente transformadora para la industria de las PC”, dijo Linn Huang, analista de la International Data Corporation que sigue el mercado de computadoras personales. “No solo hablamos de cambios en el hardware, sino de una transformación profunda de la experiencia del usuario”.

El Mac mini de Apple, de forma similar a un disco, esencialmente una versión pequeña de una torre de computadora pensada para conectarse a un teclado y monitor externos, existe desde hace años. La versión más reciente fue lanzada en 2024.

Pero el entusiasmo por OpenClaw, un agente autónomo de IA que puede operar el dispositivo de un usuario para completar tareas, ha convertido a esta pequeña computadora de Apple en un producto muy demandado en los últimos meses.

Los tiempos de envío para ciertas configuraciones del Mac mini han subido hasta 10-12 semanas, con la fecha más temprana de recogida en tiendas Apple en Nueva York a mediados de julio.

Shumer dijo que incluso un empleado de una tienda Apple se refirió al Mac mini como una “máquina OpenClaw” cuando recientemente visitó una tienda en Nueva York.

Es difícil determinar si OpenClaw ha impulsado los resultados de Apple, ya que la empresa no desglosa ventas por producto individual y OpenClaw solo se lanzó en noviembre.

Aun así, la firma de investigación de mercado Omdia estimó que los envíos del Mac mini crecieron en dos dígitos en 2025 frente a 2024. Kieren Jessop, gerente de investigación de Omdia, describió la popularidad anecdótica del Mac mini en los círculos tecnológicos como “real” y “duradera” en un correo a CNN.

Huang también señaló que las ventas de computadoras de escritorio Mac crecieron más que las de laptops en 2025.

Un Mac mini no es obligatorio para usar OpenClaw, pero hay varias razones por las que muchos lo prefieren.

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By Annie Grayer, CNN

(CNN) — Rep. Jamie Raskin is calling on the White House physician to conduct a cognitive test of President Donald Trump amid his heightened rhetoric about the US with Iran.

The Maryland Democrat joins a growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers – and some right-wing personalities – who have expressed concern in recent days over the president’s approach to, and public statements on, the conflict. Democrats, in particular, have questioned Trump’s fitness for office.

“In recent days, the country has watched President Trump’s public statements and outbursts turn increasingly incoherent, volatile, profane, deranged, and threatening,” Raskin, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, wrote in a letter obtained by CNN.

Raskin pointed to a number of reasons for raising his concern, including Trump’s expletive-ridden Easter Sunday post calling on Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, his comments to children about the Iran war at the White House Easter Egg Roll and his statement that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran did not agree to his terms of a deal under deadline.

While unlikely to yield much of a result – the president, after all, often boasts about acing cognitive tests and the White House physician declared him in “excellent health” at his annual physical – the letter comes as many in the Democratic Party, and even some notable MAGA figures, have gone so far as to suggest Trump should be removed through the 25th Amendment or impeachment.

To successfully remove Trump as president, a majority of his Cabinet and his vice president would have to move to invoke the 25th Amendment. And there are no indications any Cabinet officials are considering it, or that Vice President JD Vance would be on board. Raskin was set to lead a briefing for House Democrats about the 25th Amendment on Friday.

“At a time when our country is at war—especially when the war was initiated by the President without congressional declaration or consent—the American people must be able to trust that the Commander-in-Chief has the mental capacity to discharge the essential duties of his office,” Raskin wrote. “I therefore request that you conduct a comprehensive cognitive assessment of President Donald Trump, provide those results to Congress, and make yourself available to brief Congress on your findings.”

CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.

Raskin argued that Republicans had helped set a precedent for him to make such a request.

House Republicans, he wrote, had focused on former President Joe Biden’s apparent cognitive decline and interviewed Biden’s White House physician.

“Republicans and Democrats alike have recognized that presidential cognitive fitness is a matter of urgent and essential public concern and that it warrants rigorous congressional oversight. Calling former President Joe Biden’s mental acuity ‘one of the greatest scandals in our nation’s history,’ Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer actually subpoenaed the White House physician and issued a comprehensive staff report on the subject,” Raskin wrote.

He continued: “Judiciary Committee Chairman Jordan declared that a president who is not cognitively fit ‘isn’t fit for office.’ I trust that both Chairmen will stand by this important principle today with the country in an uproar over the President’s recent fulminations and mad threats.”

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A simple stop in downtown Santa Barbara could help save lives.

A community blood drive is returning to Paseo Nuevo, giving residents and visitors an easy way to donate and support patients in need. The Vitalant bloodmobile will be set up Friday at De La Guerra Place, right in front of the Paseo Nuevo Cinemas.

Organizers say the goal is to make donating as convenient as possible, with both appointments and walk-ins welcome throughout the afternoon.

Incentive is also part of the push. Anyone who donates blood between April 6th and April 30th will be automatically entered for a chance to win one of two ten-thousand-dollar gift cards.

Community leaders say events like this bring people together while making a direct impact on local healthcare needs.

The drive runs from 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., with sign-ups available online through Vitalant.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A simple stop in downtown Santa Barbara could help save lives.

A community blood drive is returning to Paseo Nuevo, giving residents and visitors an easy way to donate and support patients in need.

The Vitalant bloodmobile will be set up Friday at De La Guerra Place, right in front of the Paseo Nuevo Cinemas.

Organizers say the goal is to make donating as convenient as possible, with both appointments and walk-ins welcome throughout the afternoon.

An incentive is also part of the push. Anyone who donates blood between April 6th and April 30th will be automatically entered for a chance to win one of two ten-thousand-dollar gift cards.

Community leaders say events like this bring people together while making a direct impact on local healthcare needs.

The drive runs from 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., with sign-ups available online through Vitalant.

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