Members of the SAG-AFTRA union will be able to give their consent and be compensated for generative artificial intelligence (AI) used to replicate their likeness, according to a summary of the union’s tentative agreement with studios released Monday. The tentative deal with the AMPTP, or the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, establishes...
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she hasn't spoken with her fellow former Speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), since he was ousted as the GOP leader last month. In an interview published Sunday, journalist Brian Tyler Cohen asked Pelosi if she has been in touch with her successor as Speaker since he was removed in early...
The Supreme Court indicated Monday it will adopt a code of conduct amid heightened scrutiny over the high court’s standards when it comes to undisclosed gifts and trips. In a statement released alongside the 15-page code, the justices said the court's rules and principles are, for the most part, “not new.” However, “codification” of existing...
A number of incumbent House lawmakers have announced they will not seek another term in office. The announcements ring in a likely season of retirement decisions, as Democrats and Republicans weigh their futures and seek to give their potential successors time to campaign. While some of those leaving their House seats are vying for the...
The dwindling number of 2024 GOP primary candidates is raising fresh questions about the race as the Iowa caucuses fast approach. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced Sunday he was suspending his campaign, marking the latest exit from the field as the race to beat former President Trump increasingly looks like a match-up between former U.N....
The only way forward is ultimately a two-state solution. In the aftermath of the current fighting, however, moving to two states will be a stretch for both sides for the foreseeable future.
Former Obama adviser David Axelrod brushed aside reporting that President Biden used colorful language to complain about his recent commentary about Biden's reelection chances and political future. Politico's Jonathan Martin, who has covered Biden for years, reported Monday that Biden referred to him as a "pr‑‑‑" following Axelrod's recent comments, citing a person who has...
Current and former employees at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said the banking regulator fostered a toxic work environment rife with sexual harassment and misogyny that drove women to leave the agency, according to the Wall Street Journal. Employees described a sexualized, boys club culture at the agency, in which some female staff felt they...
Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R) attacked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for going “missing” from his job in an attack ad posted Monday. In the ad, Jones accused Raffensperger of spending 70 percent of his time away from his job since 2020, including missing “important budget hearings, election integrity hearings, and literally just not...
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a new "Code of Conduct" following months of heightened scrutiny from Democrats pushing for new ethics laws for the high court.