Multiple bands and musicians scheduled to perform at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival are pulling out because of the U.S. Army’s “super sponsorship” of the event, and America’s ongoing support of Israel’s war on Hamas. The Belfast, Ireland-based rap trio Kneecap — the most recent departure — called the relationship “depraved” in light of...
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) called for the federal government to take action on the “systemic failures” that led to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on the anniversary of the bank failure that briefly sparked fears of a wider crisis. “One year ago, Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse became the second largest bank...
Conservative legal commentator George Conway said former President Trump libeled advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in a CNBC interview, in which he called her “Miss Bergdorf Goodman” and accused her of making false accusations against him. In an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Monday, Trump avoided using Carroll’s name directly, referring to her as...
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will receive testimony from top officials of several agencies Monday in a hearing on the broad subject of global threats. The various department heads are likely to express concerns about potential actions by Russia, Iran and China. Containing potential spill-over effects from Russia’s continued assault on Ukraine and the...
Attendees at a Kansas county Republican Party event punched, kicked and took a baseball bat to an effigy of President Biden on Friday, sparking backlash from former party officials. The Johnson County Republican Party’s “Road to Red” event in suburban Overland Park, near Kansas City, featured donations in exchange for opportunities to hit a martial...
President Biden will address consumer costs at an event in New Hampshire Monday. Speaking from a YMCA in the community of Goffstown, near Manchester, Biden is expected to focus on several actions Congress could take to reduce the cost of health care, including more than doubling the number of prescription drug prices Medicare can negotiate,...
Autonomous car companies need to do a better job of working with cities to avoid costly failures, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said Monday. Watson added that moves last year by the state of Texas to preempt local control had hurt the city’s ability to guarantee safety. Last week, Waymo, an affiliate of Google parent company...
New Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump promised "legal ballot harvesting" and pollwatchers as part of the GOP's new strategy ahead of Election Day.
16 GOP attorneys general are sending a warning shot to Maine for a proposed bill that would establish the state as a sanctuary for sex-change surgeries for minors.