Republicans are discussing a year-long renewal of the nation's warrantless spy powers in exchange for strengthening current aspects of the law, multiple sources involved in the talks told The Hill. Such a package would scale back the 18-month timeline requested by President Trump in renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act (FISA), which...
The suspect accused of attempting to murder OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed interest in “Luigi’ing” technology leaders in an online chat late last year, seemingly referring to Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing United Health CEO Brian Thompson. A team member of the podcast “The Last Invention” first made contact with the suspect, Daniel...
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), the House minority whip, said Thursday that she never heard a “rumor” about alleged misconduct by former Reps. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.). “I personally did not even hear a rumor about Eric Swalwell or Tony Gonzales until the allegations came out,” she told host Kate Bolduan on “CNN...
The House on Thursday passed a resolution requiring the Trump administration to extend temporary legal protections for Haitian migrants after a small group of Republicans helped Democrats force it to the floor using a rarely successful maneuver. The lower chamber passed the resolution by a vote of 224-204, with 10 Republicans crossing the aisle: Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick...
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday criticized those who “manipulate religion” for political and military gain amid a feud with President Trump. “Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth,” the pontiff said in Cameroon,...
Pope Leo denounced people who "manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic or political gain" during a Cameroon speech.
A U.S. judge blocked Trump from proceeding with above-ground construction of his 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, in a near-term blow to the administration's plans.