What do leftists who worked on Obamacare, the Biden 2020 campaign, and I all have in common? We’re equally appalled and terrified at the way social media companies are targeting America’s teenagers. Accountability Tech is run by left-leaning thinkers who have long resumes in the liberal world, and this week, it revealed what happened when […]
For over half a century, there has been a speed limit in the sky. It is long overdue for that to change. American company Boom Supersonic has developed a next-generation aircraft designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, without an audible sonic boom hitting the ground. This groundbreaking aerospace technology has put high-speed […]
Jared Cohen, the young historian turned president of global affairs at Goldman Sachs, once said, “When people think of digital diplomacy, they think of government tweeting. It is not what it is. That is public diplomacy only.” In the immediate aftermath of President Donald Trump’s triumphant swing through the Gulf states, the details of the […]
A car bomb exploded in the parking lot behind the American Reproductive Centers facility in Palm Springs, California, last week. One person was killed and four people were injured. The deceased, found next to the car, has been identified as Guy Edward Bartkus, the alleged perpetrator. The FBI quickly deemed it an “intentional act of […]
Harvard University is suing the Trump administration a day after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revoked its certification to admit foreign students, an escalation of its fight with the institution and an effort to hit its wallet. Harvard President Alan Gerber announced the suit in a letter to the Harvard community. “Without its international...
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Bessent urges Congress to act on debt limit by mid-July Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Congress on Friday to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by mid-July to keep the federal government from defaulting on its...
"Pod Save America" host Jon Favreau advised Democrats who aspire to run for president in 2028 to “rip the f‑‑‑ing Band-Aid off” and say that former President Biden shouldn't have run last year. “The answer is, he shouldn't have run for a second term. And when he did run for a second term, he should...
President Trump late Friday afternoon signed four pieces of legislation that overturn Biden-era efficiency rules. Three of the Biden-era regulations overturned by Trump had sought to improve efficiency for household water heaters, walk in freezers and commercial refrigerators and freezers. Trump also overturned a Biden rule related to labeling requirements for consumer products. A tool...
{beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP WAFFLED Friday on a proposal to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans. He said GOP lawmakers should "probably not" raise taxes on the rich but added he would be OK if it did happen, The Hill's Mychael Schnell reports.. "The problem with even a 'TINY' tax increase for the RICH, which...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — African investors see opportunity in the chaos of President Trump’s return to the White House, despite the pain caused by his foreign aid cuts and whiplash tariff decisions. That was the message from Vice Adm. Issah Adam Yakubu, the former chief of staff of Ghana’s navy, who spoke at the Milken...
Mexico has sued technology company Google over its decision to update its maps platforms to match President Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Friday. Sheinbaum told reporters on Friday that a suit was filed against Google, but did not provide further details, the Associated...
President Trump is reinstating commercial fishing in a national marine monument after the practice was blocked by his Democratic predecessors. Trump is expected to issue a proclamation Friday reinstating commercial fishing access in all 4,913 square miles of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, which is located off the coast of Massachusetts. The...
The following is an executive summary from a roundtable breakfast that focused on discussing roadblocks and solutions surrounding the integration and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) into our everyday lives. Participants cautioned against oversimplifying AI as "magic" and emphasized the importance of understanding its actual capabilities and limitations. It was held under Chatham House Rules,...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday called on Congress to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by mid-July to keep the federal government from defaulting on its more than $36 trillion debt. In a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Bessent said that there is “reasonable probability” that the government’s “cash and extraordinary measures will be...
The crypto industry is brushing off a failed vote on a stablecoin bill in the Senate, underscoring recent progress and the hope that this isn’t the end of the line for crypto legislation. Democrats on Thursday blocked the Senate from moving forward with consideration of the GENIUS Act, which would create a regulatory framework for...
Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, said that Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was detained Friday after refusing to leave a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. “The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE...
Conservative advocate Laura Loomer is sparring on social media with the brother of President Trump's new nominee to serve as U.S. surgeon general. Loomer, who is known to speak with Trump and was seen as a player in the administration's decision to dismiss several national security staff members, railed against Casey Means’ qualifications to serve...
