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...
Sen. Chuck Schumer calls upon the Department of Homeland Security to deploy 360-degree radar technology to help detect drones in New York and New Jersey area
For most of us, the phrase “government bureaucracy” calls to mind a mountain of paperwork. Last week, the Supreme Court heard a case concerning one of the major sources of such paperwork: the National Environmental Policy Act. Although the law’s purpose is laudable, the court’s interpretation threatens to render an already taxing process totally unworkable. […]