Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr is expected to appear before the Senate Commerce Committee before the end of the year. Carr's looming testimony, which was confirmed to The Hill by a person familiar, comes just days after he took heavy criticism over his pressuring of ABC to take comedian Jimmy Kimmel off the...
Tech mogul Elon Musk became the first person to achieve a net worth of $500 billion Wednesday, briefly touching the half-trillion-dollar milestone before dipping back down, according to Forbes. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO crossed the $500 billion mark Wednesday afternoon on Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires tracker. As of Thursday morning, he sat at $499.1 billion. ...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday that federal government layoffs during the shutdown will likely be in the thousands, ahead of President Trump’s meeting with Office and Management Budget Director Russell Vought. “It’s likely going to be in the thousands. It’s a very good question, and that’s something that the Office of...
Billionaire Elon Musk is leading the charge on a campaign by right-wing media personalities and influencers urging Americans to cancel their Netflix subscriptions over an animated show that features a transgender character. Musk is promoting a series of posts from "LibsofTikTok," Benny Johnson and other conservatives urging users cancel Netflix over the show, "Dead End:...
Nearly a third of Americans suggested some violence could be justified in order to get the U.S. back on track, according to a new survey. The NPR/PBS News/Marist poll, published this week, found that 30 percent of respondents either “strongly agree” or “agree” that “Americans may have to resort to violence" in order to steer...
Jamal Khashoggi's widow is seeking answers about his murder and believes his personal devices, currently in the possession of the Turkish government, hold critical evidence that could reveal the truth.
At least one person was injured Wednesday night in a “low-speed” collision between two Delta Air Lines regional jets at LaGuardia Airport in New York. "Delta teams at our New York-LaGuardia hub are working to ensure our customers are taken care of after two Delta Connection aircraft operated by Endeavor Air were involved in a...
With at least another day before the Senate votes to potentially end the government shutdown, the White House is preparing for mass layoffs. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought told House Republicans in a Wednesday call that reductions in the workforce will happen in a day or two, according to sources on a call....
A car ramming and stabbing attack outside of a synagogue in Manchester, England, on Thursday left at least two dead and several others injured, according to authorities. Law enforcement officials were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue after a member of the public said he had witnessed a car being driven toward members...
This week’s indictment of former FBI Director James Comey is a scene from Game of Thrones brought to life. The cruel and narcissistic Joffrey sits on the throne. He demands that Ned Stark, Lord of the North, bend the knee. Stark refuses, stands defiant, and pays the price with his head. In his response to President Trump's...
