Ten California mayors push back against Gov. Newsom's high-speed rail funding plans, opposing the use of local taxpayer money after 16 years of no track.
Millions of Americans still tune in to local television news for weather alerts, traffic updates, sports, school closings, and community affairs. While the share of the public getting news from local television has declined somewhat, roughly 65% of U.S. adults share this common civic experience. This is why it is concerning that a coalition of […]
Nearly 70% of adults who reach age 65 will need some form of long-term care during their lifetime. Yet most families remain unprepared — financially, emotionally, and logistically — for what that reality can mean. Annual median care costs routinely exceed $60,000 and can quickly climb into six figures. At the same time, many underestimate […]
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...
Tom Brady is making his return to the football field soon, just maybe not in the way that you're used to. The future hall of famer will be playing with other NFL superstars in the upcoming Fanatics Flag Football Classic in Saudi Arabia.
Pro-life advocates have been warning for years that the abortion pill, stripped of safeguards, would be weaponized against women. Sadly, these warnings have been proven correct — over and over again. When the FDA leadership under Barack Obama and later Joe Biden dismantled in-person safeguards for the abortion pill Mifepristone, it did more than change...
