IT’S OFFICIAL: GOP SPEAKERSHIP DEPENDS ON DEMOCRATS. Late Wednesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) surprised her colleagues by going forward with a threat to file a motion to vacate — that is, a measure to remove Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as speaker of the House. Johnson and Greene had negotiated for a couple of days, and […]
In a strikingly public show of support for Russia’s war on Ukraine, China’s Global Times state media outlet feted Russia’s annual Victory Day celebration on Thursday. Victory Day, a celebration of the Soviet Union’s legitimately heroic victory over Nazi Germany, sees an annual Russian military parade and address by Vladimir Putin. Today, however, the Kremlin […]
China, Russia and Iran are among the foreign adversaries ramping up their efforts to influence the 2024 election with campaigns being aided by artificial intelligence, the FBI warned Thursday. “Election threats are more diverse and expansive than ever,” a senior FBI official said on a call with reporters. And while each adversary has their own...
Reps. John Joyce (R-Pa.) and Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) on Thursday discussed why they're pushing to pass their bill that would alter provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), with the congressmen saying the legislation is needed to ensure continued research into treatments for rare diseases. Joyce and Nickel discussed the ORPHAN Cures Act while speaking...
The national “Uncommitted” campaign said that President Biden’s halt of some U.S. weapons to Israel is a “step forward.” The coalition, which grew out of the campaign in Michigan to push Biden towards a cease-fire in Gaza, said the president’s announcement presents progress. “Biden's announcement to halt American arms for Israel's Rafah invasion marks a...
How should NATO respond to AI-generated media? There is one approach that NATO should consider more broadly: a “network approach,” a term coined by Tyler McBrian in a paper for the Innovations for Successful Societies program at Princeton University.
Judge Juan Merchan on Thursday denied a request for a mistrial and a modification of the gag order by Trump defense attorneys, who argued that the former president should be able to defend himself against Stormy Daniels’ salacious and "prejudicial" testimony.
Republican former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry has been charged with lying to federal authorities about an illegal, $30,000 campaign contribution by a Nigerian billionaire.