President Biden’s reelection bid is now on TikTok as the 81-year-old incumbent looks to reach younger voters amid rising anxiety about his age. A 30-second video from “Biden-Harris HQ” showed Biden running through a series of questions about the Super Bowl, with the quippy caption “lol hey guys.” The move to join the video-sharing app...
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) face a complicated situation after the Supreme Court barred affirmative action in college admissions, a ruling that left many applicants unclear about their chances as they seek higher education. Advocates cast the ruling as a setback that will greatly impact minority students, causing them to seek institutions where they know...
Bridget McGovern has joined Squire Patton Boggs as a partner. McGovern was most recently assistant secretary for trade and economic security at the Department of Homeland Security. Mike Reed, former chief of staff for the Republican National Committee (RNC), is joining Cornerstone Government Affairs. Reed held several roles at the RNC, and before that, he...
Lawmakers could put a dent in the U.S. economy if they move forward with proposals to cut immigration, experts warned. A bipartisan Senate deal to tighten border security and reduce immigration has stalled over objections from House Republicans, who are pushing for even tighter limits. As the GOP pressed for more aggressive action to keep...
Senate Republicans did not appreciate Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) attempt to pour cold water on their effort to pass $60 billion in funding for Ukraine and are now ratcheting up pressure on him to bring the bill to the House floor. Johnson took the unusual step of panning the Senate bill Monday evening, moments before...
Gaps in a federal ban on robocalls with voices generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are highlighting concerns about the lack of regulations on other digitally altered content and its use in campaigns. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week unanimously voted to recognize AI-generated voices as “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, banning them...
Dueling hearings in former President Trump’s criminal cases Thursday are set to create a blockbuster, split-screen moment in his quest to fight a cascade of legal battles. In New York, a judge will weigh Trump’s bid to toss his hush money case, the indictment that made the former real estate mogul the first former or...
The race between former President Trump and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is getting nastier, even as the odds seem overwhelmingly in Trump’s favor. Trump has recently targeted Haley’s husband, Michael Haley, with remarks seemingly intended to raise innuendoes about the couple’s marriage. “What happened to her husband? What happened to her husband? Where is...
An artist in France said he will destroy up to $45 million worth of artwork by Rembrandt, Picasso, Andy Warhol and others if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange dies in prison.
In a six-figure tv and digital ad buy across Montana, former Navy SEAL and Senate candidate Tim Sheehy highlights being endorsed by former President Trump.