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More pictures?! One lawmaker’s twisted answer for fixing our laws

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) is pushing the idea of illustrations in all new bills in Congress — because text alone is just too difficult to comprehend.

Google Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ in compliance with Trump executive order

Google Maps has renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America days after President Trump signed an executive order calling for the change last week amid a U.S. trade war with Canada.

Rep. Jim Clyburn says Democrats could impeach Trump if they win the House in midterm elections

Rep. Jim Clyburn, a senior adviser to House Democratic leaders, said Sunday that Democrats could impeach President Trump if the party wins back the House majority in November.

Trump intends to refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Venezuelan oil

President Trump said Sunday he plans to use some of the oil he secured from Venezuela to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which has been depleted to near-record lows.

Trump says he’ll report NBC Sunday talk-show host to FCC over report on primary results

President Trump said Sunday that he will report "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker to the Federal Communications Commission "for rebuke or punishment."

Harvard ability to enroll international students under investigation

The State Department announced on Wednesday it is investigating whether Harvard should be allowed to enroll international students.  The department said it is looking into Harvard’s “continued eligibility as a sponsor for the Exchange Visitor Program.” The Exchange Visitor Program allows foreign students to come to the U.S. and enroll in the country’s universities.  ...

Bessent: Trump ‘not going to fire’ Powell

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted Wednesday that President Trump isn’t going to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but suggested the pressure on the Fed to lower interest rates will continue. Bessent was asked on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” if the president should say he will let Powell finish his term to give certainty to the...

NPR Editor-in-Chief Edith Chapin resigning amid attacks from Trump administration

Her departure is a loss for public journalism at a moment when it is already under siege.

Live: Bryan Kohberger to be sentenced for Idaho murders

Kohberger took a plea deal, agreeing to serve four life sentences for the fatal stabbings of four Idaho college students.

ChatGPT promised to forget user conversations. A federal court ended that.

To anyone who’s been paying attention to the slow erosion of digital privacy, this is a seismic moment.

The AI law moratorium isn’t dead yet: Congress cannot backtrack now

Despite the Senate’s July 1 vote to protect states’ rights to keep residents safe, a moratorium is expected to once again rear its ugly head.

Lawler running for reelection to House, passing on NY governor bid

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) will not challenge New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) after considering a bid for months, likely clearing the way for Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to become the GOP nominee if she follows through with her expected candidacy.  Lawler will instead seek reelection in his battleground House district where Democrats will seek...

Paul urges DOJ to charge Fauci to test pardon

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, is calling on the Justice Department (DOJ) to charge former senior national health adviser Anthony Fauci with lying to Congress to test whether former President Biden’s pardon of Fauci will hold up in court. “I do believe Anthony Fauci committed a felony by lying...

Eating eggs weekly may lower Alzheimer’s risk by nearly 50 percent: Study

About 39% of egg benefits came from choline intake, researchers found.

Todd Blanche takes the helm of Ghislane Maxwell talks

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is phoning a friend as the administration deals with fallout over the Epstein files. President Trump’s former personal attorney-turned-Justice Department deputy announced Tuesday that he would initiate talks with a lawyer for Ghislane Maxwell, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice. Left unmentioned: the lawyer, David Oscar Markus, happens to be a...

The TSA may soon adopt a new liquids policy

Most people would welcome this policy change. Yet by removing this layer, what else can be done to ensure that the system’s security remains sufficiently robust?  

NJ Democrats rip DOJ over removal of Habba successor

New Jersey Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim slammed the Trump administration on Tuesday for failing to uphold the court ordered appointment of Alina Haba’s successor to serve as the state’s interim U.S. attorney. Desiree Leigh Grace, Habba's first assistant, was tapped by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to...

Electric vehicles are simply better. Here’s the proof.

If electric vehicles still sound futuristic, that’s only because we’ve been stuck in the past.

Young voters are shifting right, and it’s upending western elections

Are Americans an anomaly? Recent elections say no.

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