Nvidia has surpassed Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable company. The chipmaker’s market capitalization rose to $3.34 trillion on Tuesday, just eclipsing Microsoft, which is valued at $3.32 trillion. The latest milestone for Nvidia comes less than two weeks after it crossed the $3 trillion mark for the first time and surpassed Apple as...

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Democrats to pass a ban on bump stocks in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision overturning a Trump-era federal prohibition on the devices. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the author of the BUMP Act, brought his proposal up for unanimous consent, but Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) blocked...

A Senate hearing Tuesday on the origins of the COVID-19 virus explored the foremost theories, with lawmakers and witnesses exchanging arguments over which one they believed. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs heard from four scientific experts on what the current information suggests about the beginnings of SARS-CoV-2.  The natural origins theory,...

Louisiana passes law barring civil disobedience from free-speech protection to curb pro-Palestinian protests on campuses.

{beacon} Evening Report   © AP Photo/Carlos Osorio/Andrew Harnik MAGA fight takes center-stage in Tuesday elections Voters are at the polls now in Virginia, Oklahoma and Georgia. Primary season is winding down but there are still a few hotly contested races to keep an eye on... VIRGINIA Is Rep. Bob Good (R) cooked?...

Former President Trump will stay in Milwaukee for the upcoming Republican National Convention, his campaign confirmed, batting down reports the former president intended to spend the night at his Chicago property and commute to the Wisconsin city for the event. A Trump campaign spokesperson denied reporting from ABC7 in Chicago that Trump was planning to stay at...

Sen. Kaine said he isn't taking reelection in November for granted as Trump and others see Virginia as a potential Republican pick up opportunity.

Republicans prevented Democrats from forcing a Senate vote for a ban on bump stocks on Tuesday when the latter attempted to bring a bill to the floor.

A medical emergency briefly interrupted the White House press briefing on Tuesday after someone appeared to have passed out due to the high heat in the briefing room.

A Biden program that allows migrants who urgently need humanitarian assistance to fly directly to undisclosed U.S. airports has seen migrants arrive from well-off countries.