Post readers discuss the woman shot dead by cops in Times Square after stabbing two, including a new mom who died, and John Galliano dropping out of the Met...
Four out of five parents support the recent Meta settlement that will implement new restrictions on teens' Instagram and Facebook accounts, according to a new poll.
Mexico has sued technology company Google over its decision to update its maps platforms to match President Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Friday. Sheinbaum told reporters on Friday that a suit was filed against Google, but did not provide further details, the Associated...
President Trump is reinstating commercial fishing in a national marine monument after the practice was blocked by his Democratic predecessors. Trump is expected to issue a proclamation Friday reinstating commercial fishing access in all 4,913 square miles of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, which is located off the coast of Massachusetts. The...
The following is an executive summary from a roundtable breakfast that focused on discussing roadblocks and solutions surrounding the integration and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) into our everyday lives. Participants cautioned against oversimplifying AI as "magic" and emphasized the importance of understanding its actual capabilities and limitations. It was held under Chatham House Rules,...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday called on Congress to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by mid-July to keep the federal government from defaulting on its more than $36 trillion debt. In a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Bessent said that there is “reasonable probability” that the government’s “cash and extraordinary measures will be...
The crypto industry is brushing off a failed vote on a stablecoin bill in the Senate, underscoring recent progress and the hope that this isn’t the end of the line for crypto legislation. Democrats on Thursday blocked the Senate from moving forward with consideration of the GENIUS Act, which would create a regulatory framework for...
Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, said that Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was detained Friday after refusing to leave a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. “The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE...
Conservative advocate Laura Loomer is sparring on social media with the brother of President Trump's new nominee to serve as U.S. surgeon general. Loomer, who is known to speak with Trump and was seen as a player in the administration's decision to dismiss several national security staff members, railed against Casey Means’ qualifications to serve...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday said that it would be "ridiculous" to think that President Trump is personally benefiting from his time at the White House, calling out reporters for questions about his family’s business ventures while in office. Ahead of Trump’s trip to the Middle East next week, Leavitt pushed back...
Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-area native and former substitute teacher at St. Rita High School, has become the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.
President Trump will meet with Eric Adams on Friday, the White House confirmed, a meeting that will come hours before the Justice Department is slated to release documents tied to the embattled New York City mayor's now-defunct corruption case. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing Friday that Adams requested an...
Corporations are being allowed to cause harm without consequence, and the administration must reject chemical liability shields and restore funding to the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service to protect public health from corporate harm.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is open to considering a ban on stock trades for members of Congress. The idea has been heavily floated by Democratic lawmakers including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.). “There's probably a reason that the bill hasn't moved in all those years because there's...
