CNN’s political director David Chalian said Monday a GOP impeachment inquiry into President Biden could “juice” Biden’s run for reelection in 2024.  “If one of the big potential vulnerabilities of a Biden reelection effort is an enthusiasm problem, we’re seeing that in small donors,” Chalian said on CNN’s “Inside Politics.” “If you want to know...

The top executives at tech companies, including the world's richest man Elon Musk, are among the confirmed guests at Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) first scheduled “Insight Forum” about artificial intelligence (AI), the senator’s office said Monday.  The AI Insight Forum, scheduled for Sept. 13, will also include Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI CEO...

Rapper Eminem asked Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his music on the campaign trail, according to the rapper's music licenser. In an Aug. 23 letter obtained by the Daily Mail, music licenser Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) told Ramaswamy's campaign lawyer it was contacted by Eminem “objecting to the Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign use...

In the realm of corrections, restrictive housing, often termed solitary confinement, has garnered criticism from human rights advocates and the public alike — and rightly so. Our decades-long experience within the field as a correctional leader and policy researcher have made us keenly aware of how restrictive housing may harm a person’s mental, emotional and...

President Biden is adding to the chorus of praise for Simone Biles after the gymnast made history with her record eighth U.S. Gymnastics title, dubbing her the “best of America.” “When we see Simone compete, we're witnessing unmatched power and grace,” Biden said in a Monday post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Not only is she...

GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has sparked a firestorm for comments comparing Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a Black Democrat representing Massachusetts, to “modern grand wizards” of the Ku Klux Klan.   Ramaswamy, a 38-year-old businessman who has been running a GOP campaign in the mode of a millennial Donald Trump, initially made the remark on Friday during...

{beacon} Evening Report Monday, August 28   © AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File Trump's DC trial to start on eve of Super Tuesday Former President Trump faces a jam-packed first few months of 2024, with trials and primaries at times occurring on back-to-back days. The judge overseeing the federal case into efforts to overturn the...

Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who became known as “Joe the Plumber” during former President Obama’s first White House campaign, died Sunday, his son confirmed to The Associated Press. He was 49. Wurzelbacher — whose friends and family knew him as Joe — reportedly died after a long bout with pancreatic cancer.  Wurzelbacher shot into the national...

Vivek Ramaswamy appeared to mock Nikki Haley's birth name on his website's rebuttal to her criticisms of his stance on U.S. support for Israel.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to comment on a potential recommendation that Americans stop at only two beers a week.