President-elect Trump on Monday announced the Japanese company SoftBank Group planned to invest $100 billion in the U.S. over the next four years, touting it as a sign of global confidence in the U.S. following his election victory. Trump was joined at his Mar-a-Lago estate by SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, where the two said the...
Congress has a looming deadline of Friday to avert a government shutdown, and lawmakers are sprinting to reach a deal to keep the government funded. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was expected to unveil the text of a stopgap on Sunday, but negotiations continue. Funding for farmers appears to be a key sticking point. Meanwhile, the clamor in...
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas is “just wrong” about the ongoing drone sightings in his state. Both Christie and Mayorkas made appearances on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, where they discussed the reports of unusual drones flying over New York and New Jersey. Mayorkas said...
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said he received a briefing Sunday night about the drone sightings in the northeast. “Received a briefing tonight from @FBINewark Special Agent in Charge Nelson Delgado and his team at @NWSEarleNJ in Colts Neck to discuss the @FBI’s investigation into recent drone sightings,” Murphy wrote on X. “We are...
President Biden is scheduled to speak early Monday afternoon at the Labor Department to highlight his administration's efforts to strengthen America's workforce. The president's appearance comes as he is set to designate a national monument in Maine commemorating pioneering Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, who served as the nation’s first woman cabinet secretary under Franklin Roosevelt....
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he is “ready to catch my breath” as he prepares to leave his post with President-elect Trump taking over next month. Trump has tapped former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), a former Fox Business host who first came to fame on MTV's "Real World," host to replace Buttigieg. Buttigieg was asked...
The Senate is on track to vote on the country’s massive annual defense spending bill on Wednesday, with signs that it will pass smoothly despite Democratic objections to language involving transgender care for minors and its massive $895.2 billion topline. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which easily passed the House last week, is scheduled...
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that the power of artificial intelligence can reach a “dangerous” point in the future and that humanity should be ready to step away from it should the time come. “When the system can self-improve, we need to seriously think about unplugging it,” he said on ABC News on...