A Chinese Coast Guard vessel damaged a Philippine vessel on Tuesday near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Both sides quickly accused the other of being responsible for the latest incident in their dispute over the shoal. In the Chinese Coast Guard’s telling of events, more than 10 Philippine vessels surrounded the […]
Some Democrats are seeing state Sen. Josh Turek’s U.S. Senate bid as their best chance at success in the 2026 Iowa Senate race. Several Iowa Democratic leaders said Turek will be backed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, according to a NOTUS report, but no formal endorsements have […]
OpenAI will roll out a new chatbot program to address mounting safety concerns surrounding teenagers in artificial intelligence forums, the company said Tuesday morning. The company’s announcement comes as lawmakers and families of teenagers affected by chatbot safety lapses have raised alarm over the effects artificial intelligence responses can have on children’s mental health. California […]
Peter Navarro, a senior counselor for trade and manufacturing to President Donald Trump, urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to “give reasons for shrugging off” his case. The DOJ recently declined to defend its prosecution and subsequent conviction of Navarro, refusing to provide a reason. The Trump administration official said he feels entitled to an […]
The top Republican in the Colorado House, Rose Pugliese, resigned from office Monday following clashes with Democratic lawmakers in a special session and a scandal involving a secret photograph of another lawmaker. In a letter to her supporters, Pugliese said she was leaving elected office to focus on her children. “I have spent the months reflecting on […]
Stephen Miran, who was confirmed on Monday as a governor at the Federal Reserve, is facing criticism from Democrats over his decision not to resign from his role at the White House. Miran, 42, was confirmed in a party-line vote. Democrats and some Fed experts have pushed back on his decision to take an unpaid […]
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that his administration reached a deal with China to allow the social media platform TikTok to continue operating in the United States. “We have a deal on TikTok. I’ve reached a deal with China. I’m going to speak to President Xi on Friday to confirm everything up,” Trump told reporters […]
Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) on Monday expressed her frustration with President Donald Trump’s decision to lower the U.S. flag in honor of the late Charlie Kirk when he didn’t do the same for the Democratic speaker of the Minnesota House, who was assassinated alongside her husband this summer. In the Oval Office hours earlier, Trump […]
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) announced on Tuesday that he will seek a third term as Minnesota governor. In a video announcing his campaign, Walz touted measures enacted during his time in office, including a paid family leave program and a child tax credit. “But we’re not done yet, and that’s why I’m running for reelection. I want […]
The Georgia Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, leaving in place a lower-court ruling that disqualified her from prosecuting President Donald Trump in the state’s 2020 election interference and racketeering indictment. The decision, announced Tuesday, ends Willis’s bid to remain on the high-profile RICO case and transfers prosecutorial responsibility to a […]
