President Donald Trump has nominated University of Minnesota Professor Christopher Phelan to lead the Council of Economic Advisers. The White House announced Tuesday that Trump has nominated Phelan, who specializes in macroeconomic theory, to be chairman of the CEA. If confirmed by the Senate, he will replace acting Chairman Pierre Yared, who will return to […]
President Donald Trump is questioning whether his relationship with China’s paramount leader is as strong as he thought after Beijing allegedly tried to smuggle a “gift” to Iran. The president, speaking to CNBC’s Squawk Box on Tuesday, said the United States “caught a ship yesterday that had some things on it, which wasn’t very nice — […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Tuesday announced a criminal investigation into OpenAI’s ChatGPT, due to concerns that the platform aided the suspect accused of carrying out a fatal school shooting in the state. Uthmeier initially launched an inquiry into ChatGPT earlier this month, amid allegations that it helped suspect Phoenix Ikner carry out the […]
EXCLUSIVE — Missouri State University is facing allegations that its “bias response” policy infringes on the First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of its students, including by monitoring students’ social media posts for engagement with content that university officials deem to be offensive, the Washington Examiner has learned. Defending Education, a conservative advocacy group, filed a […]
President Donald Trump is set to host NCAA collegiate national champions at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, with remarks scheduled for 4 p.m. FORMER PRESIDENTS UNITE WITH HOPEFUL MESSAGE AHEAD OF AMERICA 250: ‘AMERICA HEALS ITSELF’ More than 100 collegiate champions from schools across the country are expected to attend, including student-athletes from Oklahoma […]
The Supreme Court grilled the Federal Communications Commission over its retreat from past arguments that the fines it levied against Verizon and AT&T were binding, after the telecommunications companies challenged the FCC’s authority to issue those fines. The justices heard arguments in the consolidated cases FCC v. AT&T and Verizon Communications v. FCC, weighing whether […]
Whistleblower records released Tuesday by Senate Republicans show the FBI opened an investigation into GOP lawmakers over innocuous constituent tours of the U.S. Capitol that happened on and before Jan. 6, 2021, despite early doubts about the strength of allegations that the tours were somehow connected to the riot. The preliminary investigation known as “Rampart […]
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, testified in his confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Here are the key takeaways. Warsh appeared before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, where he faced a number of questions, ranging from his monetary policy philosophy, the independence of the […]
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and another Democratic lawmaker sent a letter to JetBlue on Tuesday, asking the low-cost airline whether it’s using surveillance pricing to upcharge customers. Surveillance pricing refers to using customer data, such as browsing history or location, to charge different people different prices for the same product or service based on their […]
President Donald Trump has made a career out of slapping his name on buildings and products, and those seeking favor have found following suit is the easiest way to his heart. Republicans in Congress and state legislatures, and foreign leaders, have earned favor by proposing initiatives to brand projects and sites after the president. Democrats […]
