Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is aiming to kill a bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Jon Husted (Ohio) to protect taxpayers from additional costs posed by AI-driven data centers, but his Democratic caucus isn’t fully on board after House Democrats overwhelmingly voted for the proposal. The looming Senate floor fight over artificial intelligence and...
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) said Sunday the Iranian government was “clearly” involved in an alleged terror attack authorities in the United Kingdom thwarted earlier in the day. “The simple answer is that clearly Iran was involved, but of course that is going to be investigated and determined,” the congresswoman told Laura Ingle on “NewsNation Live.”...
President Trump and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will meet on Sunday evening at the White House after the artificial intelligence industry leader raised concerns about the technology's risks. The two will meet for dinner at the president’s residence, two sources familiar with the dinner confirmed to The Hill. Trump in recent weeks has dismissed concerns...
If they flip the House, Democrats say they’re ready to confront Israel on human rights. The issue has long challenged the party, pitting staunch Israel defenders against more liberal lawmakers critical of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Democratic leaders have taken pains to avoid legislation that might highlight those divisions. But heading into the midterms, when...
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Sunday took aim at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate in the Lone Star State's Senate race, deriding his “character.” During an interview with NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt on “The Hill Sunday,” Manchin was asked about Texas's Democratic Senate candidate, state Rep. James Talarico. “I don't know that...
Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) said Sunday that Americans are “fatigued” about rising diesel prices amid the Iran war. “I think there is some fatigue in that the American people see diesel prices increasing,” Crawford told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday.” “And why that matters as much as gasoline, if not more, is...
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said global cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI) will be "more difficult" than talks on nuclear proliferation during the Cold War. "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker asked Gates in an interview that aired on NBC News Sunday about the cooperation between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union on limiting the...
President Trump went after the Supreme Court on Sunday for blocking a Missouri congressional map favoring Republicans. “The Supreme Court of the United States will just not let Missouri have an Election Victory. They continuously, three times now, overrule Judges who came to the correct decisions,” Trump said in a Sunday morning Truth Social post....
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday said a third attempt to impeach President Trump if Democrats take control of Congress in November would be about "setting a standard" of accountability. Khanna appeared on NBC News's "Meet the Press" when he told host Kristen Welker that impeaching Trump, who he said has become "in my view,...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said that his country is "fully prepared" for the conflict with the U.S. to resume if President Trump authorizes new strikes on the regime after the November midterm elections. Araghchi told NBC News's Kristen Welker in an interview on "Meet the Press" that the U.S. has "tested us...
If you drive a car, you've likely found yourself at a stoplight. They're hard to avoid, with roughly 320,000 estimated to be in the U.S. But getting through them is sometimes harder than you may think it should be.
President Trump late Saturday boasted about the U.S. economy while accusing news outlets of "fake news" amid his battle over media coverage at the White House and of his administration. "We have the BEST FINANCIAL NUMBERS EVER, and the FAKE NEWS MEDIA refuses to report them!!!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. When asked on Saturday...
(NEXSTAR) -- From a nor'easter on the East Coast to more hurricanes headed toward Hawaii, severe weather is making an impact on the United States this weekend. East Coast The governors of New York, Kathy Hochul (D), and New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill (D), both announced Friday they would declare states of emergency ahead of this...
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) has emerged as one of the most closely watched contenders in the initial polling for the 2028 Democratic primary. But one factor strategists say could be a challenge for the Georgia senator is his religion. Amid party tensions over Israel and the war in Gaza, Ossoff's rise is pushing an uncomfortable question to the...
