The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a warning that a bitter cold arctic blast will move in across the United States over the weekend, adding to an already stormy January across the country. Arctic temperatures will move in from the West, affecting the northern Rocky Mountains and northern Plains beginning Thursday evening into Friday. The...
A late push from hard-line conservatives in the House to get Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to back out of a top-line spending deal with Democrats is frustrating Republicans on both sides of the Capitol. “That’s pretty nasty. It’s ridiculous,” Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) said, noting that the same members have continuously complained about spending deals...
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) seized a record number of firearms at airports across the country in 2023, the agency announced Wednesday. TSA agents intercepted 6,737 firearms over the last year, surpassing the previous year’s record of 6,542 firearms stopped at TSA checkpoints. The agency also noted nearly 93 percent of the confiscated firearms were...
Aid to Ukraine is expensive. No doubt. But the Cold War exacted multiples of the estimated $70 billion that the United States has so far provided Ukraine.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers announced Thursday that they would be creating a “Working Group” on artificial intelligence (AI). Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, along with Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), announced the creation of the group. The AI Working Group will explore how AI “is...
Just after news broke of the U.S. and U.K.'s airstrikes in Yemen, some House Democrats began criticizing President Biden for not seeking Congressional authorization.
The House joined the Senate on Thursday evening in voting to strike down President Biden's move to waive "Buy America" requirements for electric vehicle chargers.