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Trump Won’t Let the GOP Go Its Own Way So Easily

Trump has been doing a lot of ‘lashing out’ lately, and his foremost sources of irritation seem to be his fellow Republicans.

Business lobby calls on Congress for reliable infrastructure spending; diesel export ban slammed

The current federal infrastructure law is set to expire on Wednesday, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is sounding the alarm.

Surprise! Barron Trump is dating like any other college student

Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Trump, has reportedly dated a girlfriend he met at New York University for more than a year.

Florida attorney general seeks temporary injunction against OpenAI over AI safety risks

Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier went to court Monday seeking an injunction to pause OpenAI's artificial intelligence developments, asserting that its harm is immediate and irreparable unless judicial involvement puts a stop to it.

Trump praises Alito for refusal to recuse on Jan. 6 cases

Former President Trump on Wednesday praised Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for his refusal to recuse himself from upcoming cases related to the 2020 election and Jan. 6, 2021, after it was reported that flags connected to the “Stop The Steal” effort were flown outside his homes.  "Congratulations to United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel...

Imagining the far future of energy at the DOE’s  ‘moonshot factory’ 

Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability   The Big Story Imagining the far future of energy at the DOE’s ‘moonshot factory’ The Department of Energy’s “moonshot factory” has announced $150 million in funding to transform the American energy system from the ground up. © Damien Jemison/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory via AP ARPA-E,...

The Senate’s failure on AI policy leaves legislation up to the states

If the Senate won’t put forward any real solutions to govern AI and protect people from algorithmic harms, state lawmakers will need to step up.

Researchers make massive lithium discovery in Pennsylvania

Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh have discovered a large amount of lithium located in Pennsylvania, saying it could eventually supply more than a third of America's needs for the mineral. Researcher and study lead author Justin Mackey told CBS Pittsburgh in an article published Wednesday that the wastewaters of the Marcellus Shale gas wells...

‘This is sexual violence’: Ocasio-Cortez boosts bill to tackle AI deepfake porn 

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is emphasizing the need for federal legislation that would add protections around the spread of nonconsensual artificial intelligence (AI) deepfake pornography. In a Tuesday video, Ocasio-Cortez underscored the need for protections, like the bipartisan Defiance Act she is leading in the House, amid a rise in AI-generated nonconsensual porn of...

Sarah Silverman says she stopped doing ‘arrogant ignorant’ because Trump ‘embodies that completely’

Comedian Sarah Silverman said she decided to move away from her “arrogant ignorant” comedy sketch character after former President Trump was elected, saying the character no longer resonated with her because he embodied it “completely.” Silverman joined David Duchovny for an episode of his podcast “Fail Better,” where she discussed her thinking. “It wasn’t really...

Securing our nation means securing our LNG future

In 2019 the U.S. became a net exporter of oil for the first time in decades. We must ensure we keep this energy dominance and further set this standard for the rest of the world.

Alito rejects calls to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases over flags controversy

Justice Samuel Alito told lawmakers on Wednesday that he will not recuse himself from upcoming cases related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot after it was reported that flags connected to the “Stop the Steal” effort were flown outside his homes. Alito wrote in a pair of letters to members...

Charlamagne tha God: White House has ‘handcuffed’ Harris

Radio host Charlamagne tha God thinks the Biden administration has "handcuffed" Vice President Harris. Charlamagne, who recently called former President Trump a "threat to democracy," joined Brian Kilmeade for an interview on “Fox & Friends,” where they got into a back-and-forth conversation about Harris’s role in the administration and in the media. "The Breakfast Club"...

Birth control access advocacy group launches ad campaign ahead of Senate vote

The advocacy group Americans for Contraception is launching a new ad campaign that highlights Republican opposition to expanded birth control access and pushes senators to vote for the Right to Contraception Act.  According to an announcement from the group on Wednesday, the first wave features two ads running in the D.C. market between now and...

H5N1 bird flu found in alpacas for first time

Bird flu has been found in alpacas for the first time, marking the latest spread of the current H5N1 bird flu virus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday. The infected alpacas were at a farm in Idaho, where the avian influenza virus was detected in poultry that has since been culled, the National...

Lawmakers resume fight against ‘price gouging’ for military parts

A bipartisan group of senators is demanding the Pentagon reveal military contractors' so-called “price gouging tactics” that they say can cost U.S. military billions of dollars every year in overpayments. In a letter sent to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Tuesday evening, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.)...

The next step for clean energy permitting: judicial review

There is bipartisan consensus in Congress that permitting reform is needed for energy production in the United States, and we have made significant progress. Now, it’s time to take the next step.

Jury deliberations begin in historic Trump hush money trial

Donald Trump’s fate is out of his hands. A jury of 12 New Yorkers has begun deliberating in the former president’s hush money criminal case, holding the power to make Trump the first American president ever found guilty of a crime – or the first to be acquitted of one. The trial concluded Tuesday with...

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