European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that the 27-nation bloc wants Canada as its first associate member, a new effort to strengthen ties between the two as relations with the United States sour. Talks of a new partnership with Canada were first revealed last week, and were given new credence on […]
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is walking a fine line on the growing push to heavily regulate artificial intelligence by focusing on accelerating U.S. innovation against China, while pushing for guardrails to prevent catastrophic risks. As chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Cruz is in a prime position to shape how Congress handles AI moving […]
The Senate will get its first sneak peek Wednesday at just how hard it could be to pass even the most narrow of artificial intelligence legislation amid a growing debate over whether, if at all, to regulate the technology that industry leaders warn may pose doomsday threats to humanity. But do not expect the effort, […]
House Democrats successfully passed a resolution directing President Donald Trump to end the Iran war for a third time, with three new Republicans breaking with the president from the usual four. The resolution passed 220-204 with seven Republicans supporting the measure, three more than who backed the legislation in two previous votes. Reps. Thomas Massie […]
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) said President Donald Trump threw a “tantrum” during a board meeting about the next steps for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and claimed the venue is still open despite the president saying otherwise. Beatty, an ex officio member of the board, told CNN’s The Source about Trump phoning […]
The Department of Justice announced charges against five Russian agents still at large for allegedly contracting for surveillance and murder-for-hire plots around the world, including in the United States. The individuals allegedly work for Russian intelligence services and have been working since 2024 to conspire and conduct attacks against defectors and allies of Ukraine. Prosecutors […]
Federal prosecutors charged 12 people in Southern California with fraudulently collecting more than $10 million from government-funded childcare programs despite allegedly caring for few or no children at their licensed facilities. The Department of Justice announced the charges Tuesday after authorities arrested 12 defendants and executed search warrants at a dozen San Diego-area homes purportedly […]
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is ending speculation that he might run for president in 2028, telling the Washington Examiner that he has no interest in competing for the Republican nomination. “No, I have no intention of doing so, period,” Hawley said in a Tuesday interview. He declined to elaborate further or even weigh […]
A federal judge referred Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner to federal prosecutors Tuesday, finding that he and a senior assistant may have broken the law while trying to conceal how their office supported overturning a murder conviction. U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond disqualified Krasner and Assistant District Attorney Matthew Stiegler from participating in the case, […]
Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) bucked Democratic leadership for the second time this month by crossing the aisle on a party-line vote. The two centrist Democrats voted to support bringing a package of bills to the floor, including the Russia sanctions bill that passed the Senate with bipartisan support in August. […]
