I grew up in a wonderful small Iowa farm town. My friend Nicole Tilley lived on the edge of town by the highway. Perhaps she used to look down that road, wondering how far it could take her, because upon graduating high school, she rushed off to the U.S. Navy. It’s easy to imagine the […]
When Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) went viral with her “bleach blonde bad built butch body” remark hurled at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, she won waves of applause from many on the left glad to see someone stand up to the Georgia Republican. Yet there were also some who cringed, particularly as the alliterative insult sunk...
Liberal Democrats are going after President Biden for his approach to Israel’s incursion into Rafah, accusing the president of caving on his “red line” warning to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to storm into the city for fear of outsized civilian casualties. The Democrats say Netanyahu has clearly crossed that line, as Israeli tanks have...
Former President Trump’s guilty verdict in his New York City hush-money trial is throwing the presidential election into uncertain territory as Republicans and Democrats grapple with how to move forward in the wake of the historic development. Reactions to the verdict from both sides of the aisle poured in on Thursday, with Trump immediately fundraising...
Republican lawmakers are facing an internal battle over defense spending as prominent Republicans including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Sen. Roger Wicker (Miss.), the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, are pushing for big increases while conservatives are raising alarms over the debt. The battle within the GOP over how much...
Florida's public school enrollment rate is dropping, but experts are divided on how much its universal school choice program is to blame. Multiple districts in the state are closing schools as attendance falls while thousands of students flock to private school or homeschooling options. Some experts believe the shift is the natural result...
More than a dozen internet service providers have agreed to continue offering discounted internet plans to low-income households through the end of 2024, as the federal program subsidizing the discounts comes to an end, the Biden administration announced Friday. AT&T, Comcast, Cox, Spectrum, Verizon, and nine other providers will continue offering their $30 or less...
It’s easy for artificial intelligence programs to create mimic voices of politicians like President Biden and former President Trump, posting the risk of a rise in voter misinformation, according to a study from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) released Friday. AI-enabled tools created convincing false statements using the mimic voices about 80 percent...
The campaigns of President Biden and former President Trump quickly cashed in on the guilty verdicts in Trump's criminal trial for their 2024 election rematch.
A number of illegal immigrants affiliated with the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were nabbed in Texas this week, according to the top U.S. border official.