Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, is making rapid progress on its nuclear program. President-elect Donald Trump must thwart Tehran’s ambitions. The incoming Trump administration will inherit an Iran policy whose failures are only too apparent. The Islamic Republic has spent the last four years running roughshod over America and its allies. Iran […]
The rising threat of global conflict was recently brought into focus by China’s launch of a vast amphibious assault ship. This adds to Beijing’s unprecedented military buildup, as detailed in the Pentagon’s latest China Military Power Report. As the Trump administration prepares to assume office, attention is rightly turning to the inadequacies of the U.S. […]
A top watchdog agency for consumer finance has accused credit rating company Experian of failing to properly investigate consumer disputes. In an announcement Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said it had sued the company for unlawfully failing to investigate consumers' issues. “The CFPB alleges that Experian does not take sufficient steps to intake,...
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) announced on Tuesday their decision to represent an Iowa pollster entangled in a lawsuit with President-elect Trump stemming from a November poll from renowned pollster Ann Selzer that showed him losing to Vice President Harris. “Trump’s lawsuit, brought under an Iowa law against ‘consumer fraud,’ violates long-standing...
Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral is an opportunity to reflect on the evolution of presidential state funerals and how Americans have mourned their leaders, with the first president to lay in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Abraham Lincoln.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested that President-elect Trump should ease restrictions on data center and power plant construction to help boost the development of energy-intensive artificial intelligence (AI). In a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg published Sunday, Altman said the most helpful thing the incoming Trump administration can do for AI is support the construction of...
Outgoing Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) said that his meeting with former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) has left him with more questions as she looks to win confirmation in the coming weeks to lead the U.S. intelligence community. Warner sat down with Gabbard, Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, on Wednesday, a...
Reducing the amount of water used to irrigate livestock feed crops may be critical to revitalizing the dried-out Great Salt Lake, a new study has found. About 62 percent of the river water heading toward the lake in Utah ends up rerouted for human purposes, with agricultural needs responsible for almost three-quarters of those diversions,...
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) said security measures would be in place through Mardi Gras celebrations in March after a deadly New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans. “I think that you're going to see a lot more resources moved into place during Mardi Gras,” Murrill said during a Tuesday press conference. "You're going to see barriers...