Federal Aviation Administration head Bryan Bedford is set to testify before a House appropriations subcommittee at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Bedford will discuss a $12.5 billion air traffic control overhaul, including reforms and new software programs, following a government watchdog’s report on funding shortfalls. EX-TRUMP ADVISER BACKS SELF-IMPOSED AI SLOWDOWN, REJECTS ‘CARTEL’ FRAMEWORK The testimony comes as multiple […]
A New York Democrat running for the House admitted he once partook in bondage modeling photo shoots for Mr. S Leather after the X-rated images resurfaced online. Christopher Gallant, 37, sported BDSM gear while appearing shirtless in some of the photos reported by the New York Post on Sunday. Other news outlets subsequently picked up […]
Vice President JD Vance is the Republican National Committee’s finance chairman, a regular on the campaign trail, and the face of the administration’s anti-fraud initiative, but none of those are his biggest job. Vance drew perhaps the most difficult assignment at the Republican midterm convention, a role he has repeatedly played since taking office and […]
The House is back in Washington for its final week before the November midterm elections, with lawmakers set to confront three politically charged issues before heading home to campaign: rising energy costs tied to data centers, sanctions on Russia, and President Donald Trump’s war in Iran. The four-day session gives lawmakers one last opportunity to […]
EXCLUSIVE — The case of a New Yorker charged with plotting a bombing reflects a broad trend of American citizens becoming alleged Islamic State group terrorists, a government-linked research group told the Washington Examiner. Federal prosecutors have charged 280 people since 2014 with ISIS-related crimes, including 212 U.S. citizens, according to the National Counterterrorism Innovation, […]
Vice President JD Vance is expected to address the regulation of artificial intelligence during a Tuesday appearance before the House Republican Conference. Vance is appearing as concerns over the rapid growth of AI have hit a fever pitch, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faces pressure to stay in session to deal with AI ahead […]
A whistleblower claimed a Department of Homeland Security effort to investigate voter fraud violated state laws, a charge the agency denies. On Monday, Senate Democrats announced their reveal of a whistleblower complaint regarding a DHS effort to investigate voter fraud. According to the whistleblower, DHS had directed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers to violate […]
Costco set purchase limits and price hikes on motor oil as the company grapples with rising prices from global energy market disruptions. A case of two 5-quart bottles of Costco’s Kirkland Signature full-synthetic motor oil now costs $57.99, a near 100% increase from its previous approximate price of $30. The bottles are now rationed as […]
A federal appeals court appeared deeply skeptical on Monday of an effort to end the military‘s ban on allowing HIV-positive people to enlist, with the panel expressing concern over the deference the Department of War should receive to set its own health and fitness standards. The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit […]