Elon Musk took to X, formerly Twitter, late Wednesday night, claiming that the social media platform had just received an official inquiry from Congress pertaining to an ongoing situation in Brazil where X is reportedly being censored and restricted. “X just received an inquiry from the US House of Representatives regarding actions taken in Brazil […]
After a group of hard-line Republicans helped tank a procedural rule to move forward with reauthorizing a key surveillance law, GOP leaders are now scrambling to craft a solution just nine days before the current security measures expire. The House adjourned on Wednesday after canceling evening votes due to intraparty dissension among GOP lawmakers over […]
Former President Donald Trump urged Republicans on Wednesday to vote against reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, citing how the government misused FISA to surveil one of his 2016 campaign aides. However, Trump’s opposition to the bill did not entirely account for the former president’s history with Section 702 or the provisions […]
EXCLUSIVE — The State Department was “recommended” by the Department of Homeland Security to contact a group it later partnered with on pressuring social media platforms to suppress speech from conservatives before the 2020 election, emails show. On Oct. 14, 2020, hours after the New York Post published a story based on Hunter Biden’s abandoned […]
Members of Congress are working to legislate guardrails for stablecoins, a unique form of cryptocurrency. While a relatively new concept, stablecoins have exploded in popularity, leading lawmakers to seek regulation. Here’s what to know. What stablecoins are Stablecoins, while a form of cryptocurrency, differ in some major respects from traditional crypto assets, such as bitcoin […]
The Dallas Police Department issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday for Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice for his role in a traffic accident in Texas in March. Rice, 23, is a wide receiver for the Chiefs and won the Super Bowl with the team in February. The Dallas Police Department’s investigation into the crash […]
One person was killed and five people were injured in a shooting in Washington, D.C.’s northeastern quadrant on Wednesday evening, police said. The age of the man who was killed has not been released, but he was pronounced dead on the scene. The injured victims include two children, one 9 years old and one 12. […]
The White House hosted its glitzy state dinner for the Japanese prime minister on Wednesday night, and some star-studded names are on the guest list. Former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, movie star Robert De Niro, and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon were […]
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) has been banned from some 10% of South Dakota, the state she governs. On Tuesday, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council voted to ban Noem from areas under its control. Combined with bans from the Oglala Sioux Tribe in February and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe last week, the Republican governor […]
Multiple House members have exited the halls of the 118th Congress before their terms were up for more high-paying jobs that should not see as much drama as the lower chamber. Although nearly all lawmakers in the House of Representatives make a good $174,000 each year, the amount of money is drastically less than they […]
