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Obama calls for Dems to focus on AI

Former President Barack Obama is urging Democrats — including 2028 presidential candidates and congressional leaders — to more aggressively focus on a comprehensive AI agenda, warning in a closed-door...

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—September 13

2019—In CREW v. Trump, a divided panel of the Second Circuit reverses a district-court ruling...

Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying the attacks are causing a fuel shortage.

GOP congressman from Wisconsin swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake

A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday.

Swedish voters go to polls to choose a new parliament as hard right bids for role in government

Voters in Sweden went to the polls on Sunday for an election that will determine whether a conservative leader remains in charge and a hard-right party wins ministerial jobs for the first time, or whether the center-left returns to power.

The free world is the big loser in South Korea’s impeachment crisis

America’s commitment is certainly ironclad, but with a leftist in charge, South Korea’s embrace of the alliance will not be.

Bud Light no longer the best-selling draft beer at bars, data suggests

The overtaking of Bud Light as America's most popular draft beer has been "years in the making," according to the founder of Draftline Technologies, a company that provides software for beverage distributors.

Madison shooting ‘should not be happening’: Ex-Sandy Hook cop

Madison police said three were dead including a teacher, a teenage student and the teenage suspect.

Jill Jacobson, actress who appeared on ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Falcon Crest,’ dies at 70

"We are incredibly sad to say goodbye to our beautiful, soulful, hysterically funny, elegantly raunchy client, Jill Jacobson," her manager Ben Padua told Nexstar.

Trump should warn that the economy might get worse before it gets better 

The Trump administration must convey to the American public that while conditions may worsen before they improve, the cost of inaction — ceding supply chains, weakening defense and risking economic instability — would be far greater. 

Morning Report — Trump slows his promises clock

In today’s issue: President-elect Trump is making a politician’s pivot from candidate to officeholder while resetting voters’ expectations about time and his sway. During an hourlong press conference Monday at Mar-a-Lago, Trump amended campaign vows to fix some of the globe’s most intractable problems. He once said he’d end the war between Ukraine and Russia...

Fewer than half of Latinos in the U.S. have adequate health insurance coverage

Latinos in the United States are less likely to have adequate health insurance than Americans overall, according to a new survey from health research nonprofit The Commonwealth Fund. The nonprofit found that 46 percent of Latinos in the U.S. of working age have health insurance for the whole year and are not underinsured, according to...

Drone sightings a combination of ‘lawful’ drones, other aircrafts and stars, officials say

Recent drone sightings include a combination of "lawful" drones, other aircrafts and stars, federal government officials said in a statement on Monday. In looking into "the technical data and tips from concerned citizens, we assess that the sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones, and law enforcement drones, as well...

Trump names pick for ambassador to Japan

President-elect Trump on Monday named George Edward Glass as his pick for ambassador to Japan. “I am pleased to announce George Edward Glass as our next United States Ambassador to Japan,” Trump said in his Truth Social post. Glass spent time as an ambassador to Portugal during the first Trump administration. During that time, Portuguese...

Freedom Caucus reelects Andy Harris as chair

Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) will chair the House Freedom Caucus through the end of 2025, members of the group decided on Monday night, cementing his leadership of the hardline conservative caucus. “It is my honor to continue to serve as House Freedom Caucus chairman,” Harris said in a statement on his reelection. “This coming year...

Trump seeks to smooth over concerns about RFK Jr.

President-elect Trump tried to downplay concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday, telling reporters that his nominee for Health and Human Services secretary won’t be “radical.”   “I think he’s going to be much less radical than you would think,” Trump said during a wide-ranging news conference at Mar-a-Lago. “He’s going to have an...

Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson sentenced to 10 years

Carlos Watson, founder of the defunct digital media company Ozy Media, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for lying to investors about the startup's finances. Watson's 116-month-long sentence for conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft came Monday in Brooklyn federal court, according to a press release...

Bipartisan energy deal push flops​

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Bipartisan energy deal push flops A bipartisan legislative effort to speed up the buildout of the nation's infrastructure projects has failed, key lawmakers indicated Monday. © Greg Nash, The Hill Sens. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) indicated that an effort to attach...

Judge rules Trump’s conviction withstands Supreme Court immunity decision

A New York judge upheld a jury’s verdict that made President-elect Trump a felon, ruling the conviction in the hush money case can withstand the Supreme Court’s new test for presidential immunity. Judge Juan Merchan’s decision comes on the heels of Trump’s presidential election victory against Vice President Harris, when voters chose to catapult him...

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