The House will vote on a bipartisan bill on Tuesday designed to get tech companies to pay for the infrastructure and energy required to construct data centers. The vote comes as data centers have become one of the most heated issues in the 2026 midterm elections. Republicans and Democrats alike have faced anger from voters […]
President Donald Trump on Friday urged the Smithsonian Institution to honor George Washington at its National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Trump asked the history museum to erect a new 30-foot “Washington Colossus” to replace the “Infinity,” which is an abstract rotating stainless steel sculpture that stands at the venue’s main entrance. The […]
Florida officials on Friday said the state’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles was the victim of a cyberattack. Florida’s DMV said it is investigating a data breach by an “international cybercriminal organization” that it learned about on Sept. 4. Officials said a hacker breached a single Plant City Police Department user’s credentials that […]
Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) on Friday confirmed he fired his campaign’s political director after the staffer was linked to Nazi content. Stephen Woytek once used a photo of the Nazi military, SS soldiers, as his Facebook profile photo and recently added to a public playlist of songs celebrating Rhodesia, a country venerated by white supremacists […]
Saudi Arabia on Friday moved to halt a key oil pipeline used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian-backed Houthi militants launched a series of attacks the day prior, dealing another blow to the kingdom’s ability to move oil. The Saudi energy minister said Friday that the East-West Pipeline was closed as a precaution after multiple attacks […]
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment for the man suspected of starting one of the recent wildfires in Spokane, Washington, the Department of Justice announced on Friday. Aaron Farinacci, 37, faces an arson charge related to the Old Trails fire, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington. More […]
The Nashville airport will be renamed in honor of late music icon Dolly Parton after the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority unanimously approved the change on Friday. The airport authority voted 6-0 to rename the airport, but said the final name will be determined at a later date. The vote comes after Parton’s death on Aug. […]
Top Trump administration officials are exploring separate ideas for funding President Donald Trump‘s proposed $5,000 dividends for Americans. A senior official told the Washington Examiner that the White House was engaging with Congress not just on how to fund the checks, but also on potential vehicles to make good on the president’s promise. Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV), a […]
California officials were grilled by a federal appeals court panel on Friday over their fight against the Trump administration for federal funding that the administration withheld due to a dispute over the expiration date of commercial driver’s license standards for noncitizens. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who has mounted two bids for Senate Republican leader, says he is undecided on whether to support Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) if he runs for another term leading his conference. “We’re going to have a race again in November,” Scott said on the Charlie Kirk Show on Friday. “I don’t […]
