Two years ago, a champagne cork went flying on the Federalist Society convention stage as panelists toasted recent Supreme Court wins. A celebratory mood was still on display at this year’s annual gathering of the conservative legal movement, but those feelings were mixed with shock from Democrats' midterm victories. "On election night, there was a congressman...
GOP Rep. Tim Burchett (Tenn.) called on his party's congressional leadership — House Speaker Mike Johnson (La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (S.D.) to "step up to the daggum plate" Saturday morning, urging the pair to pass legislation funding air travel infrastructure updates in light of Friday's nationwide ground stop. “We know that it...
Microsoft confirmed its services are fully restored as of Saturday after the tech company faced a massive global outage impacting its platforms earlier in the week. “We have completed our efforts to address the underlying issue of the incident and restored service to the remaining impacted customers and regions,” the company wrote in a post...
Italy announced Saturday it is handing Meta an $887 million fine for using photos and videos from Android users’ Facebook galleries without specific consent. Investigators found Facebook had enabled a “get suggestions from gallery when browsing” feature by default and requested access to users' personal photo library through a single permission notice, according to a...
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) called on Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s Commerce secretary, to step down over reports the cabinet member shielded Nvidia from federal oversight — accusations which emerged after the tech giant's CEO resigned this week. Jensen Huang stepped down from Nvidia's chief role Thursday after claims came to light of his reported...
Several Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted with Republicans to adopt a resolution that formally denounces socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America. The move reflects increasing pressure on Democrats to respond to the successes of DSA-backed candidates in primaries around the country as Republicans look to make anti-socialism a winning message. Reps....
The resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll underlines how Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is increasingly imposing his will on the Pentagon after nearly 20 months in the role. Driscoll’s departure, which came sooner than expected, followed months of tensions with Hegseth, who has forced out or stalled the promotions of dozens of senior military officials...
House lawmakers in both parties came together on Tuesday to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) over allegations of inappropriate behavior with female staffers in his office, marking the latest in a string of disciplinary actions against sitting lawmakers this Congress. The vote was 413-2, fueled by a damning Ethics Committee report, released early last month,...
The man accused of bringing a guillotine near the United States Capitol Building reportedly posted his plans on social media before traveling to the nation’s capital. Philan-Tam-Duy Le posted on social platform Instagram a video on Aug. 12 showing a guillotine and appeared to be wearing an executioner’s hood in parts of the video. He...
An Ohio man pleaded guilty Tuesday to vandalizing Vice President JD Vance’s Cincinnati home earlier this year. William D. DeFoor pleaded guilty in federal court to engaging in acts of physical violence against government officials or property and causing willful injury or depredation to property of the U.S., Justice Department (DOJ) officials said in a...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Administration details oil deal with Venezuela The Trump administration unveiled additional details Monday evening about its new oil deal with Venezuela. AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos The Trump administration unveiled additional details Monday evening about its new oil deal with Venezuela. The administration said in a...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday expressed his support for Rep. Max Miller’s (R-Ohio) reelection campaign as the Ohio Republican faces allegations of domestic violence from his ex-wife. “He has been a great member of Congress,” Johnson told CNN’s Manu Raju. “He has some issues in his personal life he’s working through. The House...
In today's issue: ▪ Generational battles in Massachusetts ▪ Army secretary hands in resignation ▪ Supreme Court lets Trump's ballroom go ahead ▪ Kalshi issues platform bans A brutal primary cycle for congressional incumbents will face its final test cases today in Massachusetts as longtime officeholders seek to fend off challenges from much younger opponents. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.)...
Red tape reduction is a hallmark of President Trump’s administration. But there’s another problematic set of strings that deserves cutting too: the multiple strings federal agencies impose on state grant recipients. Luckily for the states (and the citizens who count on state programing), the White House Office of Management and Budget has some really big...
Apple's new CEO John Ternus takes the helm of the iconic tech giant on Tuesday, ending Tim Cook's 15-year tenure during which the company's value skyrocketed to $4.6 trillion thanks to the iPhone's enormous popularity.
