Republicans at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas reflect on Charlie Kirk's assassination one year after the Turning Point USA founder was killed at a college event.
Conservatives are gathering in National Harbor, Md., this week for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in what is poised to be a celebration for the political right following President Trump’s election victory in November. The annual gathering of conservatives comes as the MAGA movement solidifies its place as the mainstream wing of the...
Microsoft on Wednesday revealed its first quantum computing chip, Majorana 1, stating it will speed up the development of quantum computers able to solve "meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years, not decades." The chip's release marks a major step for quantum computing, a branch of technology that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to process problems...
The judge who heard the Justice Department’s arguments for dropping the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) signaled he’ll take some time to consider whether to allow the move after a more than hourlong hearing on Wednesday. Judge Dale Ho said at the conclusion of the hearing that he didn’t want...
Democratic lawmakers are decrying President Donald Trump’s recent order on in vitro fertilization as nothing more than a “PR stunt,” while anti-abortion groups bristled over a move that follows Trump's campaign promise to make the procedure free. Trump issued an executive order Tuesday directing the assistant to the president for domestic policy to give him...
A federal judge on Wednesday looked to pinpoint the exact duties of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers during a hearing over whether to cut off their unfettered access to troves of sensitive personal data. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman questioned the Justice Department over the specific “purposes or tasks” assigned to DOGE workers, attempting...
President Trump on Wednesday declared New York “saved” after his administration announced it would rescind the Biden-era approval of a congestion pricing plan, “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED.” Trump posted to his Truth Social. "LONG LIVE THE KING!" The move pulls back a toll charging $9 for drivers...
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R-Miss.) collapsed at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson. Video of the Mississippi State floor showed Hosemann collapsing on Wednesday, February 19. A source told WJTV 12 News that Hosemann was able to stand up and was conscious as emergency responders rushed to his aid. We're told...
President Trump this week ramped up attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing him of somehow causing Russia's invasion nearly three years ago, calling him a dictator and saying he has done a “terrible job” as the country’s leader. During a news conference in Florida on Tuesday, Trump made unsupported claims about the Ukrainian leader's...
The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) poses a much bigger challenge for policymakers. Generative AI appears to truly upend prior assumptions regarding the stability of high-skill positions as it can easily and rapidly perform many cognitive and non-routine tasks.
Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urged the Federal Reserve chair to hammer down on "improper" trade violations in a Friday letter, expressing concerns about what they described as a "culture of corruption" and called for ethics policy reform. The duo blamed Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for improperly responding to a 2024...
President Trump is set to meet next week with two key European leaders amid tensions over Trump's approach to negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. National security adviser Mike Waltz confirmed on Fox News that French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Washington, D.C., next week to meet...
Republicans appeared to give their blessing to Trump’s pick for Labor secretary, former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), during her confirmation hearing Wednesday despite her past pro-labor stances, which are atypical for a Republican candidate. “You’re very uniquely positioned,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who had exchanged harsh words with Teamsters President Sean O’Brien in 2023 as...
