Prominent Texas Republicans are denouncing Bo French, a Republican nominee to join the state’s railroad commission, after he made a xenophobic post describing a group of Asian American students...
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will look into requests from families of Sept. 11 victims to release records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia's alleged role in the attacks 25 years ago.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) will return to China for two preseason games in 2025, more than five years after former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey spurred a break in the relationship with an image supporting Hong Kong protesters. The Brooklyn Nets, owned by Taiwanese-born billionaire and Alibaba Chair Joe Tsai, and the Phoenix...
Venture capitalist David Sacks has been tapped to serve as President-elect Trump’s White House czar for artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency, taking on a newly created role to lead the administration’s policy on the two technologies. “David will focus on making America the clear global leader in both areas,” Trump wrote in a post Thursday...
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) said House Republicans' investigation into President Biden’s son Hunter Biden should continue despite the president’s decision to pardon his son on Sunday. “Our investigation must continue, I believe, to let the American people know the truth, even if these pardons are taking place,” she said Thursday on Fox News. Upon host Elizabeth MacDonald questioning...
The nation’s milk supply must be tested for the bird flu virus H5N1 under a new order announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The rules require unpasteurized milk samples from dairy farms, bulk milk transporters or dairy processing facilities to be collected and shared with USDA for testing upon request from the...
The Trump administration is considering a double-sided détente with Venezuela to increase energy imports and stem migratory flows to the Southern border, with the oil industry and financiers backing the proposal.
Vice President-elect JD Vance (R-Ohio) on Friday said he and President-elect Trump are standing by Pete Hegseth, the embattled nominee to lead the Department of Defense, and told reporters he was speaking with skeptical senators to urge them to give him a hearing. Vance visited North Carolina to tour storm-ravaged areas still recovering from the...
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) abandoned his bid to serve another term as the leader of the lower chamber. “Out of deep respect for this institution and its members, and after careful consideration and private consultation with colleagues, I have made the difficult decision to withdraw from the race for Speaker of the Texas...
President-elect Trump has named several billionaires to top roles in his next administration — a combination worth over $360 billion that includes the world’s richest man. Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, brings the vast bulk of that wealth with a net worth of over $346 billion with that value fluctuating day by day. But even...
Pete Hegseth's lawyer threatened an extortion lawsuit against his client's sexual assault accuser if Hegseth is not confirmed as secretary of Defense. Tim Parlatore told CNN that the woman who has accused Hegseth of sexual assault may not be guilty of criminal extortion but could be brought to court for civil extortion if he were...
The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider upholding a law that allows Americans injured by acts of terror to take Palestinian leadership groups to U.S. courts for damages. Congress in 2019 amended federal terrorism law specifically to enable victims' lawsuits to move forward against the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in...
A new report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that if the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) extended subsidies are allowed to expire at the end of 2025, millions of people will become uninsured and premiums will rise. Responding to the Senate Finance Committee, the CBO found that "not extending the credit will increase...
Young people may be at much greater risk of dying from climate change-induced extreme heat than the elderly, a new study has found Those under the age of 35 years old made up about 75 percent of recent heat-related deaths in Mexico — with a significant share falling in the 18 to 34 range, according...
The first Jan. 6 rioter to face trial is now the second to receive a reduced sentence following the Supreme Court’s narrowing of an obstruction charge used against scores of participants in the 2021 Capitol attack. Guy Reffitt was resentenced Friday to nearly seven years in prison — a modest, seven-month reduction from the sentence...
