The politics of artificial intelligence are quickly becoming a contest over regulation, with lawmakers and agencies competing to demonstrate vigilance rather than focusing on enabling innovation. The Senate’s decision to strip a decadelong federal moratorium on state AI rules from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was a case in point. In one day, Washington, […]
Close your eyes for a moment and consider the following: A deranged maniac sprays bullets into a Planned Parenthood. Or a mosque. Or a gay nightclub. The killer displays right-wing slogans all over his weaponry. This includes a bullet-holed target board with an image directly related to the target site: an aborted fetus, a crescent […]
This op-ed first appeared in The Gazette, the Washington Examiner’s Colorado Springs-based sister publication. The national conversation turns once again to marijuana and a potential federal rescheduling from Schedule I to Schedule II, or even lower. Big Pot’s new ad blitz, sponsored in part by Big Pot’s new investors — Big Tobacco/Big Pharma/Big Alcohol — […]
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. President Donald Trump is being denounced for deploying the National Guard […]
Washington's Metropolitan Police Department closed an investigation into Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) that it launched after police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in February, according to the congressman and an email exchange shared with The Hill. The woman, originally identified as a significant other, who had called police to a luxury building...
President Trump is lifting a tariff exemption for small packages, subjecting billions of dollars in foreign products to import taxes after months of delay. The White House is canceling the de minimis trade exemption starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, a move that significantly increases the scale of Trump's trade reforms. The new tariffs will apply...
About two-thirds of Americans are pessimistic that an agreement will be reached to halt the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to a new Gallup survey. The latest Gallup poll, which was released Thursday, found 67 percent of U.S. adults are pessimistic — including 22 percent who are very pessimistic and 45 percent who are...
Plus: Minneapolis shooting reignites gun debate {beacon} PRESIDENT TRUMP'S MOVES to fire key figures at the Federal Reserve and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have created turmoil in the government, provoking lawsuits and threats from Congress to intervene. The CDC was in chaos Thursday after Director Susan Monarez was fired only 27...