Republican Sen. Susan Collins vowed she won't be "intimidated" after her Biddeford office was vandalized, while her Dem rival Troy Jackson stayed silent on the act.
The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement estimated to be worth $310 million with railway company Norfolk Southern after one of its trains spilled chemicals into the town of East Palestine, Ohio, last year. That includes an estimated $235 million for cleanup efforts and a $15 million penalty for alleged violations of...
Recent presidential candidate and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has endorsed Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) as “by far the best choice” to succeed Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), a reflection of the early support Scott’s leadership bid is picking up among prominent conservatives. “Rick Scott is BY FAR the best choice among those running for...
President Biden is set to host Kenyan President William Ruto and his wife Rachel Ruto Thursday at the White House. The May 23rd visit will mark the 60th anniversary of U.S.-Kenya diplomatic relations, according to the Biden administration. Biden is expected to inform Congress that he will designate Kenya as a major non-NATO ally, a designation that...
Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake's lead over her Republican primary challenger is narrowing, according to a new poll released Thursday by Noble Predictive Insights (NPI). Lake has about 46 percent support among Arizona Republicans, while primary rival Mark Lamb has about 21 percent support, according to the poll. About a quarter of voters are...
Former President Trump said his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin will help free Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal who has been detained in Russia for over a year. “Evan Gershkovich, the Reporter from The Wall Street Journal, who is being held by Russia, will be released almost immediately after the...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday bashed Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for flying far-right flags associated with the “Stop the Steal” movement outside two of his homes, demanding that Alito recuse himself from any cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. “He definitively needs to recuse himself...
Customers may need to brace themselves for increased air turbulence while flying as severe storms and stronger jet streams driven by climate change could make bumpy rides more frequent. A Singapore-bound flight was forced to divert Monday after hitting severe turbulence over the Andaman Sea, causing dozens of injuries and one death while in flight....
Congress should prioritize enhancing transparency and oversight for all arms transfers, ensuring consistency and compliance with U.S. laws and international norms.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Wednesday that he would not attend any speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Congress, adding to rising pushback from Democrats against Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) effort to send an invitation. Johnson said earlier Wednesday that he expects Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to sign off on Netanyahu's...
Politicians can dress it up all they want, but their open hostility towards Section 230 has always been thinly veiled animosity towards free expression itself.
Former Trump White House attorney Ty Cobb went after Judge Aileen Cannon Wednesday for indefinitely postponing former President Trump’s criminal classified documents case for procedural reasons, accusing her of “incompetence.” “I don’t think this case will move at all,” Cobb said in an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett. “And I think the fact that she’s...
AI-related copyright infringement lawsuits allege that chatbots, robots, and other learning machines are getting their education from commercially produced works, which are used without permission or compensation.
