Without political support, America will squander its huge advantages and fail to benefit from what it’s built. So AI’s advocates need to consciously cultivate a pro-AI majority — and...
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten titled her keynote address at this year’s convention “Building Our Power to Create a Better Future.” But after listening to the speech, one was left to wonder: A better future for whom? Conspicuously absent was any serious discussion of how teachers might educate students better than they do […]
Anthropic will pour another $20 million into Public First Action, the nonprofit organization advocating for safeguards on artificial intelligence. The contribution, announced by the company Wednesday, brings the Claude-maker's total funds given to the group to $40 million. Public First Action is the policy arm of Public First, a super PAC backing candidates who support...
Kalshi launched a new online hub Wednesday for midterm election forecasting, displaying prediction market odds for major races alongside polling averages, fundraising data and other election information. The platform touted its "Midterms Hub" as a "one-stop-shop for state and federal election forecasting," featuring Senate, House and gubernatorial races. "Prediction markets don't care about spin or...
Kalshi's new Midterms Hub combines live prediction markets with polling, fundraising data and historical results to track House, Senate and governor races.
The House Rules Committee on Monday advanced the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a must-pass defense bill, sending it to the floor for consideration. The committee reported out a rule along party lines by a vote of 8-4 that would merge the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act to the NDAA in a special...
A new poll from AARP has Vivek Ramaswamy (R) and Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) narrowly trailing their Democratic opponents in the Ohio gubernatorial and Senate races, respectively. The survey, conducted by bipartisan polling team Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research from June 14 through 16, found Democratic nominee Amy Acton leading Ramaswamy, a GOP candidate for...
Three Americans have died in the Venezuela earthquakes, according to the State Department, as search-and-rescue and recovery efforts continue in the South American country. A State Department spokesperson confirmed the deaths of three Americans resulting from the earthquakes to NewsNation’s Hannah Brandt on Monday. The department added that its consular team is in contact with...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Monday that he plans to use an unusual maneuver to merge the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after conservatives ground the House to a halt over the voter ID bill. Hard-line conservatives have said they would oppose any procedural rules...
Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) on Monday slammed American Airlines as “incompetent,” after he and two other members of Congress missed House votes due to delays. “Hey @AmericanAir, three members of Congress will miss votes tonight because of your incompetent airline,” Miller wrote on social platform X, without naming the other representatives. Miller, who represents a...
President Trump on Monday nominated acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling to the full-time post. “It is my Great Honor to announce that I am nominating Keith E. Sonderling, the outstanding Acting United States Secretary of Labor, to be permanent,” the president wrote on Truth Social. Sonderling said he was "deeply grateful" for Trump nominating him. ...
The House passed a sprawling package of kids online safety bills Monday night, marking the first time a version of the landmark Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) made it out of the lower chamber. The House passed the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act in a 267-117 vote, with 47 members not voting. The...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump administration officials head to Qatar for Iran talks Trump administration officials are in Qatar for peace talks with Iran after the U.S. and Tehran agreed to “stand down for now” in the Strait of Hormuz....
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Supreme Court halts Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook The Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s firing of the Federal Reserve board member on Monday in a 5-4 vote, ruling she can remain as her legal challenge proceeds....
New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan said Monday that President Trump "answers more questions" from reporters than his predecessor, former President Biden. C-SPAN released a clip of an interview featuring the two reporters with "Q&A" host Peter Slen, set to air Monday at 9 p.m. EDT, where they discussed being unable to...
It was a mixed bag for President Trump at the Supreme Court on Monday. The justices tightened the president’s grip on executive power in ruling independent agency leaders may be fired, while rejecting a key pillar of Trump's political agenda aimed at restricting mail-in voting. They ruled he must give a Federal Reserve governor due...
