The outcry for federal guardrails on artificial intelligence shouldn't stop the government from helping get AI into K-12 classrooms, education specialists recently told U.S. senators.
A federal appeals court panel denied the Trump administration’s last-ditch effort to halt an end-of-day deadline to remove the president’s name from the exterior of the Kennedy Center. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit's order allows the deadline to remain until the next stage of the appeal. The schedule indicates the next ruling won’t be until at least June 29. It means Trump’s name is required to be removed from the exterior of...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Democrats on the lookout for their next ObamaCare With healthcare costs a top concern in this election cycle and enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies going nowhere in Congress, parts of the Democratic establishment see this moment as...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved Paramount’s $110 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, according to the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, clearing a key regulatory hurdle for the merger between the two global entertainment giants. A DOJ analysis determined that the transaction “is not likely to result in harm to competition or American consumers”...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX went public Friday, setting a new record with its stock market debut and turning the tech mogul into the world’s first trillionaire. The highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) popped 11 percent when trading officially opened on the Nasdaq, sending the company’s valuation soaring to a massive $1.96 trillion. Here are five...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Leaked Iran deal details anger Trump President Trump on Thursday lauded an Iran deal he said could be signed as soon as this weekend. As Iranian state media leaked what it said were details...
A top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee urged Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) on Friday to call several Trump administration officials in for testimony following an explosive report on the White House’s purported efforts to contain the scandal surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) pressed Comer in a letter to “take immediate steps”...
Google has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese cybercrime network, alleging the hackers are using the company's Gemini artificial intelligence models and tools to build phishing software to rob consumers. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges the network created a phishing software called "Outsider" that...
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) has formally requested that lawyer Alan Dershowitz testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of its ongoing probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. “Due to public reporting, documents released by the Department of Justice, documents obtained by the Committee, and your former role as Mr....
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Virginia on Thursday over its new requirements, including a mask ban, for federal agents operating in the commonwealth, alleging the laws are an “unconstitutional attempt to regulate” federal law enforcement operations. “Law enforcement officers risk their lives every day to keep Americans safe, and they do not deserve to...
A federal judge on Friday rejected an eleventh-hour attempt by the Kennedy Center to pause the removal of President Trump’s name from the renowned performing arts center while an appeal plays out. The institution’s board had asked Judge Christopher Cooper to halt his previous order requiring that Trump’s name come off the facade of the...
A federal judge ruled Friday that she has no authority to reinstate a Yosemite National Park ranger who was fired for unfurling a transgender pride flag at the El Capitan rock formation last year. The decision doesn’t address Shannon “SJ” Joslin’s allegation that the firing selectively targeted them for speech protected by the First Amendment....
A federal judge on Friday refused two Virginia residents’ request to block this weekend’s UFC event on the White House South Lawn, ruling they have no right to challenge the fight. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said the two had no legal standing because they hadn’t shown the event, timed to Flag Day and President Trump's 80th...
