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Thune-aligned groups unleash historic war chest to defend Senate majority: ‘Winning message’

The Senate Leadership Fund says it raised over $500 million to defend the Republican majority in 2026 midterm elections, setting a new record.

AI’s massive appetite for power, water ignites fight in high-stakes Texas Senate race

Ken Paxton unveils a four-point plan targeting data centers in the Lone Star State as he and James Talarico trade blows over rising power and water costs.

Are they Democrat socialists or just deadbeat scammers?

All this epic, sanctimonious selfishness is simply damning for a crowd that claims to...

Trump, don’t legitimize Hamas

Jared Kushner’s recent meeting with Hamas is a mistake. The Trump administration risks granting legitimacy to a terrorist group responsible for the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust. It could upend the prospects for a peaceful future for Gazans and Israelis alike. On August 16, Kushner, who is President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and frequent […]

You can see a blood moon lunar eclipse in August. Here’s when, how to see it at maximum

A lunar eclipse will be visible across the entire United States at the end of August, when the full moon will pass through Earth's shadow, turning it a spooky shade of red.

‘Not that informed’: Darline Graham bungles Taiwan question 

Darline Graham has no experience in government or on foreign policy. Her only experience is that she is related to someone who worked in Congress before. 

Trump taps White House adviser Heidi Overton to lead FDA

President Trump tapped Dr. Heidi Overton to be his new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, he announced Wednesday on Truth Social. Overton, a physician, is a top White House domestic policy adviser on health issues. If confirmed, she would take over an agency roiled by an exodus of top staff and viewed by many...

As US’s cyclosporiasis cases surpass 15,000, these are the hardest-hit states

Not all of the cases have been linked to the lettuce outbreak, either.

Democrats shied away from faith voters for years — that’s finally changing

As Christian nationalism grows within the Republican Party, Democratic candidates are increasingly engaging religious voters and emphasizing inclusivity to counter claims that the party opposes faith.

Prediction markets shut out of Trump’s meeting with tech executives

Predication market officials will not attend a White House event Wednesday that will feature cryptocurrency and other tech leaders. President Trump "will host an event with tech leaders tomorrow to strengthen America's innovative and technological dominance,” a White House official told Politico. “Prediction market companies will not be a part of the event,” they said....

OpenAI pausing some model work over safety concerns

OpenAI said Tuesday it is pausing some frontier model training over safety concerns about its most advanced AI systems. The ChatGPT maker said in a blog post that it "temporarily slowed the pace of scaling" after its models independently gained access to the internet during testing and hacked into the tech company Hugging Face. It...

Watch live: Trump briefs reporters on ballroom project despite legal hurdles

President Trump held an impromptu briefing from the South Lawn Wednesday, giving reporters an update on the White House ballroom project despite the legal battle. Trump last week urged the Supreme Court to immediately allow construction of the ballroom and berated lower court judges for halting it, insisting the project must proceed for national security...

Majority ‘more concerned than excited’ about increased AI use in daily life: Survey

More Americans are now growing concerned over artificial intelligence use in daily life, according to a recent survey. A new Pew Research survey released Tuesday showed 52 percent of respondents said they are more concerned than excited about AI, matching the all-time high in 2023 since the survey began. When asked if respondents were more...

Joint exercises with South Korea shortened by about half after Trump order

The Pentagon and South Korean military confirmed Wednesday major joint exercises between the two would be cut in half after President Trump ordered the reduction over the weekend. The exercise, which began Monday and is known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, will end Aug. 21 rather than the original date of Aug. 27, a Defense Department...

Trump says he told Mills to exit race before primary loss

President Trump said Wednesday he told Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) to abandon his reelection bid before he lost his district’s GOP primary. “I told Congressman Cory Mills of Florida, a friend of mine, to get out of the Race, but he wouldn’t listen,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “He thought he could win, so who...

Live updates: Trump delays new tariffs on Canada amid talks; Florida, Wyoming primaries yield upsets

President Trump announced late Tuesday he would pause the 50 percent tariffs on many Canadian goods for three days, saying the U.S. and Canada are finalizing a deal. The tariffs were expected to go into effect at midnight Wednesday. At the White House, the president will meet with crypto and financial leaders, along with regulatory...

The race industry has a grief problem

A real justice movement makes room for every grieving family. A business, on the other hand, only takes the clients it can monetize.

Trump attacks on female reporters ‘much nastier,’ ‘much more aggressive’: Haberman

New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman on Tuesday said President Trump’s insults directed at female reporters are much more "aggressive" than in previous years. Haberman, who has often been the subject of Trump’s affronts, told CNN during an interview that she’s seen his attacks grow "nastier" during his second stint in the Oval...

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