Michigan AG Dana Nessel, who is Jewish, told a private gathering of Jewish Democrats last weekend that they carry "a moral imperative to place the needs of the world above even our own self-interest."
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled that several key pieces of the massive bill to implement President Trump’s agenda run afoul of the Byrd Rule and must be taken out of the package to allow it to pass with a simple majority vote on a special procedural fast-track. The parliamentarian ruled against several provisions under...
President Trump touted a "big win" Friday morning in his fight with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) over control of the state's National Guard, which Trump federalized earlier this month in response to protests against his immigration raids. A federal appeals court ruled late Thursday the president could retain control of the state’s National Guard...
On the menu: Reconciliation bill still sinking with voters; New York mayoral muddle; DNC’s chairman agonistes; Crowded field could save Cassidy; Don’t sweat it Today is West Virginia Day, the holiday celebrating the 35th state’s admission to the union on June 20, 1863. We West Virginians are more eager to celebrate the formation of our...
The market’s response this time is more ambiguous amid confusion about the objectives of the “big, beautiful bill” and uncertainty about the global trade conflict.
Police in New York are investigating car bomb threats against Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, according to a Thursday release from his campaign. Mamdani said a repeat caller has been leaving “alarming” voicemails. “While Zohran does not own a car, the violent and specific language of what appears to be a repeat caller is alarming...
A federal appeals court panel late Thursday allowed President Trump to keep the National Guard deployed in Los Angeles, for now. The three-judge 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously extended its pause of a judge’s order finding Trump’s deployment illegal and forcing him to return control of the troops to California Gov. Gavin...
ChatGPT can harm an individual's critical thinking over time, a new study suggests. Researchers at MIT’s Media Lab asked subjects to write several SAT essays and separated subjects into three groups — using OpenAI’s ChatGPT, using Google’s search engine and using nothing, which they called the "brain‑only" group. Each subject's brain was monitored through electroencephalography...
