Florida sued TikTok on Monday, alleging that the platform violates the Sunshine State’s child safety law that bans children under 14 years of age from all social media platforms. Parental consent is required for 15 and 16 year-olds to create social media accounts, as outlined under House Bill 3. The lawsuit led by Attorney General...
The Senate voted 87-8 on Tuesday to consider a bipartisan housing bill after months of haggling between the House and Senate GOP. The version ultimately agreed to by the House and Senate includes language to limit institutional investors' ability to buy up single-family homes, which House Republicans had fought to include. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.),...
The White House on Tuesday knocked outspoken Trump critic and New York congressional candidate George Conway (D) for airing a congressional campaign ad where he promises to impeach President Trump. "Lightweight George Conway is a stupid person’s idea of a smart person," White House spokesperson Davis Ingle told The Hill. "His severe and debilitating disease...
Oklahoma, Alabama and the District of Columbia, are hosting primary elections and runoffs Tuesday. All eyes are on Georgia, however, where Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor, will learn their Republican opponents in the toss-up races. Here are the races to watch. President Trump, in France...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a third over-the-counter version of naloxone nasal spray Tuesday, in a move the agency said could save lives and reduce costs. The agency approved another Rextovy, a 4 milligram naloxone nasal spray for the emergency treatment of opioid overdose. FDA said consumers may directly buy it in pharmacies, convenience stores and online. Naloxone is a...
A storm is growing over President Trump’s deal to end the war with Iran. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreed between the two sides is expected to be formally signed in Switzerland on Friday. It has already been signed electronically by senior figures in Washington and Tehran, including Trump. But no official text has been...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday endorsed former Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) as she seeks to reclaim her seat won by Rep. Wesley Ball (D-Mo.) last year. "Cori will take on AIPAC and other billionaire-backed special interests," Sanders wrote on the social platform X, referring to the American Israeli Public Action Committee. "She will help...
Nearly half of Americans don’t consider themselves a Democrat or Republican, according to a new poll. In the CNN poll released Tuesday, 47 percent of respondents said they are either “independent,” part of another party or had “no opinion” on identification. Twenty-six percent of those surveyed saw themselves as Republicans and 27 percent saw themselves...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is backing two gubernatorial candidates who don't have President Trump's endorsement in the Georgia and South Carolina GOP primary runoffs. Cruz endorsed Georgia billionaire Rick Jackson over Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R-Ga.) in the governor’s race for the Peach State while supporting South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson over Lt. Gov....
Some of President Trump’s most prominent allies in his war on Iran are revolting against the reported contours of his memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Tehran to end the conflict. Conservative pundits and hawkish Iran experts are warning against any agreement that gives up key leverage against the Islamic Republic, or opens access to badly...
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday panned President Trump for saying that Syria would more effectively combat Hezbollah than Israel. "I think that idea is absolutely absurd. Remember Syria’s record on human rights and its acting as a proxy for Russia,” Blumenthal told host Kate Bolduan on “CNN News Central.” “But most important, Israel cannot,...
The upcoming grand opening ceremony for former President Obama’s presidential center will feature a lineup of award-winning performers, the former president’s nonprofit announced on Tuesday. The Obama Foundation’s chief executive, Valerie Jarrett, said that the Thursday event “will be unlike any other — filled with music, performances, and hope.” “The Grand Opening Ceremony will reflect...
