Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) declined to answer whether he would endorse Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to continue leading Senate Democrats. “I have my ups and downs with Chuck, like many Democrats do,” Warner said at a Politico Live event. “But, I am amazed that nobody works harder. Nobody spends more time fundraising. I […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the United States is still engaged in “productive” peace talks with Iran, even after Tehran rejected the reported plan to end the war offered by the Trump administration. Leavitt opened her Wednesday press briefing by claiming that President Donald Trump‘s Operation Epic Fury had decimated Iran’s […]
Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) unveiled bipartisan legislation Wednesday aiming to ban members of Congress from prediction market trading on political events, policy decisions, and other government action. The Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act applies to all members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children. It also includes […]
Members of the British Parliament belonging to Reform UK marched out of the House of Commons together after a sharp back-and-forth with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Reform leader Nigel Farage made a rare appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, where he demanded the premier admit that his “Smash the Gangs” initiative — aimed at […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) rejected the latest offer on funding for the Department of Homeland Security, accusing Democrats of “rehashing old ground” as a partial government shutdown nears a new record. “They know better. They’re asking for things that have already been turned down. So, it just seems like they’re going in circles,” […]
House Republicans voted Wednesday to block lawmakers from forcing politically difficult votes demanding information from the Trump administration, shutting down a key oversight tool for the rest of the year. Republicans tucked language extending a ban on resolutions of inquiry into a procedural vote, bringing a bill to “beautify the District of Columbia” to the […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday implored Republicans to pass a clean extension of warrantless government surveillance powers amid the war in Iran. Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that it is more “important than ever” that the U.S. remains vigilant and maintains its “ability to quickly stop bad actors seeking to cause […]
Meta and YouTube were found liable on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction trial in a California state court. The ruling by a jury on the Los Angeles Superior Court found the parent companies of the social media platforms Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube negligent, per Sky News. The case, which unfolded through several weeks […]
The Supreme Court unanimously found that internet service providers are not liable for online piracy committed by its users, rejecting a lawsuit brought by multiple record labels, including Sony, against Cox Communications, a major internet service provider. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion in Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, which was joined by […]
The White House had a special guest on Wednesday, with first lady Melania Trump. Figure 03 was welcomed as a tool to help children improve their education with the use of artificial intelligence. The robot can be seen walking with the first lady as part of her Fostering the Future Together inaugural summit, marking a global […]
