Bipartisan stablecoin legislation failed to overcome a 60-vote filibuster hurdle in the Senate on Thursday to begin debate on the so-called GENIUS Act that would establish a regulatory framework for digital coins. The failed vote presented a stunning setback for the first-of-its-kind measure after last-minute opposition from a bloc of crypto-friendly Democrats derailed months of talks. The vote failed […]
The American Chemical Society has agreed to replace its racially exclusive ACS Scholars Program following a legal challenge that accused the country’s largest chemistry network of violating federal civil rights laws by excluding white and Asian applicants. The Washington Examiner first reported in March that the nonprofit organization Do No Harm filed a lawsuit on […]
President Donald Trump embraced Robert Prevost’s election as the Catholic Church‘s next pope. Prevost is the first U.S.-born pontiff in history. “Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope,” Trump said Thursday on social media. “It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and […]
During a Thursday appearance on The View, former President Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden denounced the recent crop of books alleging a “cover-up” of the former president’s declining mental acuity. In his first live interview with an American outlet since leaving the White House, the former president sought to defend his legacy […]
FBI Director Kash Patel faced pointed questions from Senate appropriators on Thursday during a hearing after he took the unusual position one day prior that he needed a bigger budget than what President Donald Trump had proposed in order to carry out the bureau’s mission. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said Patel’s request in the […]
A former Israeli hostage captured during Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack slammed the Pulitzer Prize Board for awarding Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha the highest journalism award. The former hostage, Emily Damari, called Abu Toha, who won a Pulitzer in the commentary category, “the modern-day equivalent of a Holocaust denier” for questioning whether Hamas captives […]
VATICAN CITY — Jesus Christ has a new vicar, Rome has a new bishop, and the Universal Church has a new supreme pontiff. Cardinal Robert Prevost became the first-ever American pope, and he will be known as Pope Leo XIV. White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney around 6.06 p.m. local time on Thursday, […]
President Donald Trump made gains with several different demographics in the 2024 election, but six months later, polls indicate his support has slipped with those same key groups. The Cook Political Report‘s PollTracker showed that Trump’s approval rating has dropped since April. On April 15, 50.1% of voters disapproved of his job, and 46.2% approved. […]
The traffic stop of a Georgia college student has led authorities to uncover the fact that she and members of her family have been living in the United States illegally for over a decade. Ximena Arias-Cristobal, a 19-year-old Mexican national attending Dalton State Community College, was pulled over on May 5 after failing to abide […]
Two of Fox News’s top evening hosts are heading to the Middle East next week, with their visit coinciding with President Donald Trump’s visit to the region. Bret Baier and Sean Hannity will both be interviewing the president during this visit, which will take place beginning Tuesday and last for three days. Baier, the host […]
