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Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, says he has no plans to run for president

Abdul El-Sayed is shutting down talk of higher political aspirations.

Trump would ‘love to see’ Sen. John Fetterman switch parties and become a Republican

President Trump is among an increasingly vocal group of Republicans saying they would like Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania to switch parties and join their team.

Slammed on the brakes to save a life? Your insurance app just penalized you

To a consumer dealing with inflation, the pitch sounds great: download an app, let your insurer track your driving, and watch your premium drop. Major carriers present usage-based insurance as a fair system that lets safe drivers escape expensive, generalized risk pools. Yet a different reality is emerging for drivers using State Farm’s Drive Safe […]

How 38,000 AI songs might be the biggest shift in Bible access since Gutenberg

Few things seem further apart than artificial intelligence and the Bible. AI is built to generate, adapt, and constantly produce something new. The Bible has endured for thousands of years precisely because generations of believers have fought to preserve its words. Yet I have spent the past year or so bringing the two together. IN […]

Rescue expert warns FlyDubai hijacking attempt shows US, allies are ‘playing checkers’ against terror threat

Bryan Stern, a 9/11 first responder and rescue expert, warns the FlyDubai hijacking exposes how far behind Western counterterrorism strategy has fallen.

Melat Kiros won over Gen Z. Other campaigns may want to follow her playbook

Generation Z is notoriously hard to reach. But Melat Kiros, the 29-year-old democratic socialist candidate who shocked Colorado earlier this year by defeating 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) in a primary, was able to get them. Kiros credits her success at winning over members of Gen Z in her district to raising issues that...

OpenAI users in Russia, Iran used models to push political agenda online, in media

OpenAI banned several accounts associated with two propaganda operations based in Iran and Russia, respectively, it confirmed Thursday. The latter of which the tech company said had the greatest reach it has recorded since it began reporting on and disrupting such schemes. The influence operations used OpenAI models alongside “more traditional techniques and technologies to...

Live updates: El-Sayed, Rogers clash on Trump tariffs, ICE at Michigan Senate debate

Michigan Senate hopefuls Abdul El-Sayed (D) and Mike Rogers (R) have taken the debate stage together for the first time Thursday night. The forum, hosted by Nexstar’s WOOD-TV, kicked off at 7 p.m. EDT. Here are five things to watch as the battleground candidates duke it out. Georgia and Maine are also holding Senate debates...

Trump exempts NPRA oil exploration from NEPA

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump fast-tracks NPR-A oil exploration The Trump administration on Thursday announced it would exempt some Arctic oil and gas exploration activities from environmental reviews. © David W. Houseknecht, U.S. Geological Survey via Associated Press The Interior Department issued a notice exempting wintertime oil and...

What to know about the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Thursday the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan will be open to the public, a new revelation to the first U.S. military execution in more than six decades. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist who opened fire at Fort Hood in Texas in...

Pentagon awards $6.3 billion contract to Raytheon for missile interceptors 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Pentagon awards $6.3 billion contract to Raytheon for missile interceptors The Pentagon awarded Raytheon a $6.3 billion multi-year procurement contract on Thursday to produce Standard Missile–3 Block IB (SM-3 Blk IB) interceptors. © Carolyn Kaster, Associated...

Trump exempts oil exploration in Arctic petroleum reserve from environmental reviews

The Trump administration Thursday announced it would exempt some Arctic oil and gas exploration activities from environmental reviews. The Interior Department issued a notice exempting wintertime oil and gas exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska from the reviews. The exemption will apply to seismic surveys to assess where oil is located, construction of...

NFL urges Supreme Court to look at prediction markets

Presented by PolitiSizeIT {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy PRESENTED BY The Big Story NFL asks Supreme Court to rule on prediction markets The NFL urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to take up a case over who has the authority to regulate prediction markets, arguing that wagers on the platforms should fall under...

Lawmakers concerned over Google’s plan to acquire AI models from Spirit Airlines data

A bipartisan group of dozens of lawmakers led by Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is concerned over Google’s plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data to train its AI models. A letter from the group, sent to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Spirit CEO Dave Davis, took issue with a proposed $10...

Minnesota demands answers in Medicaid fraud fight with Trump

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story Minnesota demands answers in Medicaid fraud fight with Trump The Trump administration is escalating its Medicaid fraud fight against Minnesota, and state officials are bracing for hundreds of millions of dollars to be cancelled in the coming weeks. © AP...

Johnson floats return to Louisiana if GOP loses majority in midterms 

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) floated the idea of returning home to Louisiana if Republicans lose control of the House next year. “Heaven forbid, if we lose this majority or whatever, I don't know what my next chapter of life is,” Johnson told Fox News in an exclusive interview. “If God moves on our hearts and...

Is AI a threat? Yes — it is already emptying Americans’ bank accounts.

The Consumer Federation of America puts 2025 losses to online scams and crimes at $148 billion — up nearly 26 percent in a year.

Russia’s secrecy raises anxiety around plague

In today's issue: ▪ US presses Russia on plague ▪ Media outlets back in court ▪ DNC sues over Trump ads ▪ First Atlantic hurricane forming A lack of transparency from the Russian government about the status and severity of the suspected outbreak of the pneumonic plague is sparking worries around the world. The U.S. has...

‘No rules now’ — Putin’s war of open lawlessness is already targeting Europe

Putin's new orders sound like total war — unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved and the objectives pursued, in total disregard of the laws of war.

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