Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is leading a group of nine Republican senators calling on President Biden to convene the nations of the G7 to jointly sanction Iran after attacks by Iran-backed Hamas militants killed more than 1,000 people in Israel. “We know that the Iranian regime is behind the brutal attacks on innocent civilians...
ExxonMobil is buying Pioneer Natural Resources, resulting in a $59.5 billion all-stock transaction, boosting its fracking capabilities. It will be the largest acquisition for the fossil fuel colossus after Exxon bought Mobil two decades ago, according to The Associated Press. Pioneer Natural’s buyout allows for Exxon’s growth in the Permian Basin, a large oilfield in...
President Biden is slated to deliver remarks Wednesday morning about new actions against so-called "junk fees," including a proposed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule that would ban the “hidden and bogus” charges, as The Hill reported. Biden will be joined by FTC Chair Lina Khan and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra. The new...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is set to hold the daily press briefing Wednesday afternoon alongside National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby. President Biden on Tuesday harshly condemned the “abhorrent” terrorist attacks over the weekend by Hamas as the death toll in the region climbed, vowing that the U.S. would fully support...
Democrats in the House and Senate urged President Biden to turn non-binding safeguards on artificial intelligence (AI) into policy through an executive order, according to a letter sent to the White House Wednesday. The letter, led by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), recommends the Biden administration use the AI Bill of...
Students are the least prepared for college than they've been in three decades, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the ACT. The organization found more than 4 in 10 high school seniors hit none of the college readiness benchmarks, saying this is “historic highs in 2023.” The decline marks a 32-year low for high...
Republican members of the House select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic are threatening to subpoena former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) over his alleged failure to respond to the committee's investigation. Committee chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) said Cuomo had failed to produce any documents or communications related to his...
If our data is indeed the lifeblood of the digital economy and we want more of it in all kinds of places to make our lives richer, safer and more convenient, we need those dedicated digital property rights.
A bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) has written to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin asking the Pentagon to give two Iron Dome antimissile defense batteries to Israel to help protect against rockets being fired into civilian areas. The senators noted that Hamas, which receives supplies and funding from Iran, has...
A judge ordered discovery to proceed in a lawsuit alleging that the Biden administration knowingly distributed funds to Palestinians that benefited terrorists.