An infant has died from whooping cough in Kentucky, the third such instance in the past 12 months, state health officials said Monday. The infant and their mother were not vaccinated against the illness, officials from the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) noted in a release. In June, KDPH officials said two infants in...
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) has filed a suit against the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), arguing its leader abused his authority in forwarding a criminal referral regarding the lawmaker’s mortgage. The suit is the first of its kind after FHFA Director Bill Pulte has made four criminal referrals for Democrats alleging they committed some type of mortgage...
The Trump administration on Monday asked a federal court to overturn a Biden-era rule limiting deadly soot pollution. In a court filing, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) argued that the Biden-era rule tightening limits was procedurally flawed and therefore should be vacated. It said that the Biden administration took a “shortcut,” making the rule stricter “without the...
Democratic strategist James Carville on Tuesday said there is no leader of the Democratic Party and suggested that it will take a few years for one to rise. "No one represents the party," Carville said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" with co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin. "The only person that can represent the party is a presidential...
Nearly 40 attorneys general across the country sent a Tuesday letter to congressional leaders urging them to reject a ban on states' ability to enact artificial intelligence laws. “While AI promises to be a transformative technology in numerous fields, it also poses significant risks—notably to the most vulnerable among us, our children. States must be empowered to apply existing laws and formulate new approaches to meet the...
The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for asbestos, according to a public notice Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it was withdrawing the Biden-era proposal in a new notice in the federal register. “Good cause exists to withdraw the proposed rule at this...
An AI advocacy group said Tuesday it is launching a $10 million campaign urging Congress to pass a “uniform national approach” to AI regulation. Build American AI, the advocacy arm of pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future, announced an “omnichannel” advertising effort across digital, social and television platforms, arguing that a federal framework is necessary to maintain U.S. leadership on the technology. “Want to know the...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is traveling to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday to meet with his counterpart and Dominican President Luis Abinader as the U.S. has amassed a stunning amount of warships and forces in the Caribbean Sea. Hegseth will meet with the president, Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Carlos Antonio Fernández...
President Donald Trump blasted so-called "liberal judges" after a woman was set on fire allegedly by a repeat offender. He is also demanding troop deployment.
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced she won't seek a fourth term, ending her decade-long leadership of nation's capital ahead of 2026 election.
House Republicans sought to quash concerns that there could be more resignations in the wake of Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene's, R-Ga., plans to exit early next year.
Voter approval of Trump's economic handling drops to new lows as Democrats capitalize on affordability concerns in recent elections across multiple states.
