Arnold Schwarzenegger called the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk "unbelievable" on Monday. "I was very, very upset that someone’s life was taken because they have a different opinion. I mean, it’s just unbelievable," Schwarzenegger said Monday, during an event at the University of Southern California. During the discussion, Schwarzenegger called Kirk a “great communicator” for...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters on Tuesday that Republican leaders are open to addressing the expiration of health insurance subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, but that those talks will happen later this year. He argued that the Sept. 30 short-term government funding measure needs to be kept “clean” of controversial policy...
Arnold Schwarzenegger is blasting California's redistricting effort, saying Democratic leaders shouldn't "become Trump" in order to push back against the president. "Today they want to dismantle this independent commission. They want to get rid of it under the auspices of 'we have to fight Trump,'" Schwarzenegger, California's former Republican governor, said Monday during a wide-ranging discussion at...
President Trump’s top White House economist officially joined the Federal Reserve board of governors Tuesday as the central bank kicked off a critical meeting on interest rates. Stephen Miran was sworn in as a member of the Fed board, the central bank announced Tuesday, barely 12 hours after the Senate voted to approve his nomination...
Senate Democratic leaders on Tuesday morning will hold a news conference as the clock ticks for lawmakers to extend premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. Democrats in both chambers of Congress have pushed their Republican counterparts to extend the enhanced tax credits before they get on board with any bill to avert a government...
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said the nation is in a hazardous political environment after the fatal shooting of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk. “I think it is a sign of a culture that has — where political discourse has soured beyond control and something that we need to really pull back,” Barrett,...
After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a wave of political violence, Republicans and Democrats failed to come together to denounce the cycle of violence and instead, many high-profile conservative voices seized on his assassination as an excuse to spill more political poison.
OpenAI announced Tuesday that it is working on age prediction technology and launching additional parental controls for ChatGPT amid growing concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on children. The AI firm is building a system to estimate whether a user is under 18 years old and direct young users to a more...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is speaking Tuesday morning about the rise of political violence during a summit in Pittsburgh. Calls against violence have rung out from both sides of the aisle in recent days following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week. Republicans, including President Trump, have ramped up their attacks on...
Fox News hosts Greg Gutfeld and Jessica Tarlov argued Monday over the rise of political violence in the U.S. and calls to turn the temperature down from leaders on both sides of the aisle. “What is interesting here is, why is only this happening on the left and not the right?” Gutfeld asked on "The...
The Israeli military launched its long-planned ground offensive into Gaza City on Tuesday, further escalating the nearly two-year war that has killed thousands as Israel hopes to take control of a key area in the northern part of the enclave. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said its “activity” in Gaza City started and is expected...
FBI Director Kash Patel will appear Tuesday morning before the Senate Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing, amid mounting criticism over his role in the agency's investigation of the assassination of Charlie Kirk nearly a week ago. The director is certain to get questions about bureau firings, the FBI’s role in reviewing the files related to convicted...
