General Motors announced plans Monday to invest more than $1 billion in two of its manufacturing sites in Flint, Mich., "to build the next-generation ICE HD trucks." “These investments reflect our commitment to our loyal truck customers and the efforts of the dedicated employees of Flint Assembly and Flint Metal Center," Gerald Johnson, GM executive...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday escalated his war of words with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, calling him a “small, pathetic man” and floating kidnapping charges over a flight of migrants sent to his state. The Democratic governor lobbed the barbs on Twitter after California’s attorney general said Florida's government...
Post-ChatGPT, the chorus for AI regulation is reaching a crescendo. The one race that no one should win, however, is the race to the regulatory bottom.
Ukraine began launching attacks in the eastern Donetsk region over the weekend in what appears to be the first wave of Kyiv's long-anticipated counteroffensive. Ukrainian commanders have sent in mechanized brigades, including heavy battle tanks, along with conventional troops to assault several locations in the southern Donetsk region, where Russian troops are entrenched. One Ukrainian...
Progressive activist Cornel West announced his 2024 campaign for president with the People’s Party on Monday “I have decided to run for truth and justice, which takes the form of running for President of the United States as a candidate for the People’s Party,” West said in a video announcement on Twitter launching the third-party...
Former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings is joining the Bipartisan Policy Center as the organization's new chief executive, the Washington, D.C., think tank announced Monday. Spellings, who served as Education secretary during the George W. Bush administration, will guide the nonprofit's strategic direction and help lawmakers work across the aisle to solve policy issues, the organization...
The Energy Department on Monday unveiled a roadmap it says will, using hydrogen energy, enable the U.S. to reduce its emissions by 10 percent in 2050, compared to 2005 levels. The strategy document calls for specifically targeting hydrogen use in key industries, including chemicals, steel, refining and heavy transportation, where the energy source can have...
Louisiana lawmakers have passed a bill to strengthen the age verification on pornography websites. The bill will verify users are at least 18 years old by requiring them to upload identification.
President Trump’s legal team met with federal law enforcement officials Monday at the Justice Department to discuss its claims of prosecutorial misconduct in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into classified records.