The U.S. general fertility rate fell by 1 percent in 2025, reaching a new record low for another consecutive year according to latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The general fertility rate, which covers women between the ages of 15 and 44, was about 53.1 births per 1,000 females with...
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday that the alliance’s members were “a bit slow, to say the least,” on assisting the U.S. when President Trump launched the war against Iran, but he noted they were not aware of the kinetic action against Tehran beforehand. "When it came time to provide the logistical and other support...
Anthropic announced this week it will hold back the full release of its new AI model because it believes it is too dangerous for the public at this stage. The model, called Claude Mythos Preview, will be available to a select group of technology firms, including Microsoft, Apple, CrowdStrike and Amazon Web Services, along with...
Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) said Wednesday that President Trump “should be removed from office” amid the president's threats toward Iran. “I think he is unfit to be commander in chief. I think he should be removed from office,” Kim told CNN's John King on "The Source." Kim is not the first Democrat in recent days...
First lady Melania Trump is set to speak from the White House on Thursday afternoon. The event comes less than a month after Trump hosted a two-day summit as part of her Fostering the Future Together initiative, which is focused on ways the U.S. and allies can “address challenges children face in the digital era."...
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to stop his investigation into ballots from the November special election that his office seized following accusations of voter fraud. Bianco, who is also running as a Republican candidate for governor, seized more than 650,000 ballots from the local election office as part...
Remember when I said earlier this week that there’s no need for Democrats to have some very involved and unending internal debate about how to deal with Hasan Piker, the leftist streamer who simps for terrorists and authoritarian communist regimes? As I said, Ro Khanna has it pretty much right: Democrats can appear on his stream or engage with him as long...
Democrats unsuccessfully attempted to pass a measure limiting President Trump’s ability to conduct military operations in Iran during a pro forma session of the House on Thursday. Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) sought recognition on the floor to pass the resolution from House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregoy Meeks (D-N.Y.), but Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.),...
The FBI has admitted to purchasing commercially available data to track Americans' movements and location histories, and Congress has the opportunity to close the data broker loophole and renew FISA Section 702 with the Government Surveillance Reform Act, which requires a warrant before the government can intentionally search an American's private communications for domestic law enforcement purposes.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is opening an investigation into the NFL over its dealmaking with media companies on rights to broadcast games, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the probe, reported that the investigation from President Trump's DOJ focuses on whether the league engaged in anticompetitive tactics...
A former judge advocate general (JAG) officer said Wednesday that Iran’s proposed tax on oil-carrying ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz is “illegal.” Tehran set a new toll rate of the cryptocurrency equivalent of $1 per barrel of oil during the two-week ceasefire with the U.S., which began Wednesday. President Trump said Wednesday that...
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Wednesday the U.S. conflict with Iran could lead to a "North Korea moment" that could put other countries at a "big risk." Rutte, who has developed a strong relationship with President Trump despite the U.S. leader's criticisms of NATO, told CNN's Jake Tapper that NATO countries are committed to "the...
