Two violent attacks against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and a city council member are prompting new fears over whether the debate around the technology has turned dangerous. Tensions reached a new high this week as technology leaders in Washington, D.C., and Silicon Valley quickly blamed the anti-AI rhetoric for the recent violence, while AI opposition...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is beginning to break through in Democratic circles. At last week’s National Action Network (NAN) conference — a key gathering of Black leaders and activists — Beshear stood out among a crowded field of potential contenders, catching the attention of the Rev. Al Sharpton. Sharpton, who is the founder of...
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) blamed his primary defeat to state Rep. Steve Toth (R ) on “misinformation” about his ventures in the stock market. Crenshaw said voters were told that he made millions from insider trading, which was not true. “A large part of this election was about the power of clickbait. Memes became truth....
Presented by Lanteris Space Systems {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security PRESENTED BY The Big Story Trump laments enthusiasm gap in call for Strait of Hormuz help President Trump called on other countries to assist in dealing with the reopening the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, even as he acknowledged several allies have...
Pope Leo XIV is set to appear virtually during a 250th anniversary event for U.S. independence hosted by the National Constitution Center after rejecting an invitation from the Trump administration to participate in Fourth of July celebrations. The pope is set to receive the 38th annual Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center on July...
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, who oversaw the command that coordinated, trained and equipped Ukraine’s military, left a tube of classified maps on a train to Poland for more than 24 hours and was concussed from falling after “overindulgence” in alcohol during a dinner in Ukraine, a recently released Pentagon inspector general report found. ...
Hyundai is recalling nearly 70,000 of its 2026 Palisade SUVs while an investigation into the death of a young child continues, the carmaker announced Friday.
The U.S. Government is currently facing its second partial shutdown of the 2026 calendar year, albeit one that only affects the Department of Homeland Security. Why?
President Trump's push to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is taking center stage this week in the Senate, where it faces an uphill battle amid unified Democratic opposition. The legislation — which is a top priority for the president — is unlikely to muster enough votes to pass the upper chamber,...
Actor Sean Penn was absent from the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday because he was meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Penn has frequently advocated for Kyiv amid its war with Russia, and he spent the weekend abroad in an attempt to push his efforts forward. “Sean, thanks to you, we know what a true...
The family of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson clarified on Monday that their father did not issue an endorsement for Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) in the Senate Democratic primary to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), explaining that "a draft sample ballot was released by a staff person" without approval. Yusef D. Jackson, one of the civil...
President Trump suggested Monday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) dyslexia should prevent the governor, who’s widely seen as a 2028 candidate, from being president. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office while talking about voter identification in California, he described Newsom as a “low-IQ person.” “Gavin 'Newscum' has admitted that he is a — that he has learning disabilities,”...
President Trump said on Monday that he has requested for his visit to China to be delayed for a month, saying he would rather be in the U.S. amid the ongoing war in Iran. “I don’t know. We’re working on that right now. We’re speaking to China. I’d love to, but because of the war,...
President Trump is seeking help to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz — but the responses he’s getting from traditional U.S. allies mostly range from tepid noncommittal to outright refusal. The diplomatic battle has cast a new shadow on Trump’s attack on Iran, which has been unpopular with the American public from the outset. U.S....
Conservatives in the House are ratcheting up pressure on the Senate to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, threatening to block other legislation until the measure becomes law — a move that would add to the growing stalemate on Capitol Hill. The upper chamber is expected to take up the bill this...
