Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is leading a bipartisan effort for lawmakers to address artificial intelligence’s relatively recent emergence, aiming to eventually devote “at least $32 billion per year for (non-defense) AI innovation.” Schumer was joined by Sens. Todd Young (R-IN), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) in working on a report that […]
A dispute has erupted over the future of Israel’s military operations and its post-war strategy for the Gaza Strip, with the country’s top defense chief pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to renounce hard-right calls to annex the region. “The ‘day after Hamas’ will only be achieved with Palestinian entities taking control of Gaza, accompanied by […]
Top U.S. intelligence officials warned lawmakers in Washington, D.C., that foreign attempts to manipulate the November election are expected to go far beyond what was seen in 2016 or 2020. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday afternoon that China, Russia, and Iran pose the greatest concern for election security […]
The U.S. Capitol Police is investigating a bag that was found inside the agency’s headquarters that contains cocaine residue, officials announced on Wednesday. The 1-inch-by-1-inch Ziploc bag was found on the hallway floor in an area that has been used as a staging area for furniture and supplies, according to Capitol Police. The area is […]
Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV) sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) voicing concerns over gas prices in both states while condemning new legislation in the Golden State that Lombardo thinks will further raise fuel prices. The new legislation aims to impose a cap on oil refineries’ profits that Lombardo says “could lead to refineries […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold its congressional elections in 2024 using a map with an additional black majority district. The 6-3 order allows the use of a map with majority black populations in two of the state’s six congressional districts, which could increase Democrats’ odds of controlling the House of Representatives […]
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday accused Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) of putting his power “up for sale” by procuring weapons and aid for Egypt, securing a Qatari investment for a New Jersey businessman, and making criminal charges disappear for another in exchange for cash, gold bars, and a Mercedes Benz. “You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours,” U.S. […]
Since February of last year, 99-year-old former President Jimmy Carter has been in hospice care living in his small hometown of Plains, Georgia. Speaking at a forum last weekend, grandson Jason Carter said his grandfather is doing OK but recognized that the former president’s time is coming to an end. When Jimmy Carter dies, his […]
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has delivered her opinion on President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump’s two newly scheduled debates. The California Democrat told reporters on Wednesday that she “would never recommend going onstage with Donald Trump, but [Biden] has decided that’s what he wants to do.” Pelosi said she would prefer […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) refused to say Wednesday whether he would move to boot one of his own from the chamber should Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) be handed down a guilty verdict in his public corruption criminal trial. “He’s on trial,” Schumer responded to reporters. “So I’m not going to comment.” Schumer remains […]
