The United States faces a critical technological innovation test. Artificial intelligence requires massive amounts of computing power to function. That computing power requires physical infrastructure. America must continue our decadeslong history of building mainframes and data centers to process information in order to maintain our global leadership. However, a growing political movement is actively trying […]
A shadowy super PAC that popped up just before the 2024 election was bankrolled by an opaque nonprofit, obscuring the ultimate source of the funds and raising “several red flags” for campaign finance experts. The super PAC, Save Western Culture, drew scrutiny ahead of the election as it spent nearly $1.4 million on controversial ads,...
The fate of President-elect Trump’s New York hush money case is now in the hands of Judge Juan Merchan, who oversaw the first historic conviction of the country’s former and now incoming president. At issue is whether the jury’s verdict of finding Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records should stand in...
President-elect Trump announced on Wednesday that he is tapping Leandro Rizzuto Jr., former Conair executive and consul to Bermuda, to be an ambassador for the Organization of American States. “It gives me great pleasure to announce Leandro Rizzuto as Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS),” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on...
A Jan. 6 rioter filed a letter showing that a retired Republican congressman invited him to attend President-elect Trump's inauguration in Washington, D.C, next month. Russell Taylor, a California native, pleaded guilty to an obstruction count of official government proceedings in 2023. After entering a guilty plea, he testified against a member of an anti-government...
President-elect Trump announced he is tapping Kari Lake, a former news anchor and staunch Trump supporter, to head the government-funded news outlet Voice of America. “I am pleased to announce that Kari Lake will serve as our next Director of the Voice of America,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Wednesday night. Lake will...
Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) said on Wednesday he thinks it’s a mistake for President-elect Trump to replace Christopher Wray as director of the FBI. Ivey added, however, he understands why Wray felt compelled to announce his departure from the agency on his own terms on Wednesday. “I don't think he had much of a choice,”...
More than half of voters are "hopeful" going into President-elect Trump's second term in the White House, according to a poll released Wednesday. The new Fox News survey found that around 54 percent of voters feel “hopeful” following Trump’s win over Vice President Harris in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Some 45 percent of respondents...
A bill that strips power from North Carolina's Democratic governor became law on Wednesday after state Republicans voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) veto in a 72-46 supermajority vote in the House along party lines. The Senate had already voted to override the governor’s veto on Dec. 2, so with the House vote on...
Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) skipped an interview on Wednesday with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) as the race heats up for the top Democratic seat on the House Agriculture Committee — a move that frustrated some CBC members as they vet the various candidates. Scott is currently the ranking member of the powerful panel, but...
Lawmakers say they are edging closer to a deal to keep the government's lights on in nine days but are still trying to work out differences over disaster aid and potential add-ons to the bill. There’s some optimism in the Capitol that bill text could arrive as soon as this weekend as the Dec. 20...
Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May said on Tuesday that President-elect Trump’s “joke” about Canada being the 51st state of America is “not funny.” Trump took to social media to mock Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, referring to him as the “governor” of the “Great State of Canada.” “It was a pleasure to have dinner...
Presented by Children's Hospital Association — Republicans are expected to undo the Biden administration’s contentious nursing home staffing rule, to the relief of the nursing home industry. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Nursing homes look to Trump to nix staffing rule Republicans are expected to undo the Biden administration’s contentious...
