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ICE agent shoots man in Austin, Texas, officials say

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon in Texas' capital of Austin, local authorities said, and anti-ICE protesters quickly gathered at the scene.

Grassley urges Trump to place embargo on diesel exports amid high prices

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) on Saturday pressed President Trump for an embargo on diesel exports amid high prices for the fuel. “why doesn’t Pres Trump put an embargo on diesel exports like presidents in the 70s put embargoes on ag[riculture] products bc [because] food prices were inflated,” Grassley wrote on social media Saturday night....

This week on the Hill: Senate eyes final passage on college sports bill 

With the House out of session for the final two weeks of September, the legislative spotlight is squarely on the Senate, where lawmakers face a packed stretch of work on several of the GOP’s remaining priorities. On top of their agenda is legislation that would create national rules for compensating college athletes, limiting transfers and...

AI fears burst onto Trump-Xi agenda, but challenges abound

Apocalyptic warnings about the danger of uncontrolled artificial intelligence are adding new urgency to talks between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping set for next week. Trump has dismissed AI’s existential threats as a “hoax” — a view that analysts say aligns with China’s general perspective. Intense competition for primacy and mutual distrust have...

Zelensky to meet with Trump in New York this week

President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are meeting in New York City this week, the Ukrainian leader said Sunday. “I just spoke with President Trump @POTUS. An important conversation, and we got through a lot. We agreed to meet in New York, and this meeting could change a lot. There is diplomatic momentum,” Zelensky...

DDHQ director says Mike Rogers’s time is ‘running out’

Scott Tranter, Decision Desk HQ's (DDHQ) director of data science, on Sunday said that "time is running out" for Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers to close the gap between him and Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed. DDHQ's forecast shows El-Sayed with a 67 percent probability of winning in November, with Rogers holding a 33 percent...

Florida Republican calls interim Venezuelan president ‘necessary evil’

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) on Sunday called Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez a "necessary evil" until the Latin American country can have free and fair elections. Salazar defended President Trump's decision to meet with Rodríguez in New York City, while Trump is present for the annual United Nations General Assembly. She told CBS News's...

Hassett on Iran war: ‘The president had to act’

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended President Trump's handling of the Iran war and said the president "had to act" — suggesting that otherwise the outcome could have been dire. "The whole thing started because the Iranians told us we don't have to talk to you anymore, because we're two weeks from...

Trump, Mamdani to meet in New York on Monday

President Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) are set to meet Monday at Gracie Mansion, the mayor's house in the Big Apple, a White House official and the mayor’s press office said Sunday. In an emailed statement, Mamdani’s press office said that “the meeting will focus on issues affecting New York City...

What is the AI singularity? Some experts say it’s closer than ever

Some experts believe AI may soon surpass human intelligence, setting off a technological transformation unlike anything in history.

Florida Republican says Trump ‘has his own style’ in handling reporters covering the White House

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) on Sunday said President Trump "has his own style" in handling reporters who cover him, defending his move to ban CNN, Politico and MS NOW's reporters from the White House. "I think that he has his own style and that he will determine who he wants to talk to, but...

Fast Takes: Buried good economic news, AI hastens colleges’ collapse, and other commentary

It hasn’t “attracted a lot of media coverage,” remarks the Washington Examiner’s Byron York, but Census figures show US poverty “fell to a record...

Cowardly halfwit Ed Sheeran bows to the anti-Israel bullies

Ed Sheeran’s opening number at his Saturday night show in Philadelphia was a reminder that even our most gifted songwriters are often intellectual and...

Who Wants to Get Rid of Billionaires?

In California, it’s class warriors and labor bullies.

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