Social media is a threat to our children. A bipartisan Congress is now stepping up to make Big Tech products safe for our children; but the social media companies are putting their incredible lobbying power behind efforts to break the momentum. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s May 2023 advisory warning found “ample” evidence that social media use presents...

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) again accused former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) of “shoulder-checking” him twice in the Capitol, reinforcing claims from Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) that McCarthy elbowed him in the hallway this week. Kinzinger discussed his relationship with McCarthy in his book “Renegade” and spoke about the incidents again Friday in an interview...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, a renowned tech guru, was ousted as the head of the vaunted startup on Friday. The company, famous for its ChatGPT artificial intelligence software, announced that its Chief Technical Officer Mira Murati will take over on an interim basis.  The company said Altman “was not consistently candid in his communications with...

Presented by BP — Nearly 60% of companies had concrete climate targets {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Companies with net-zero goals lobby against climate policy: analysis Many major U.S. corporations are lobbying against policies that would mitigate climate change despite having promised to cut their own emissions, according to...

A quick recap of the day and what to look forward to tomorrow {beacon} Evening Report   © AP Dems face rising pressure over Israel-Gaza war About a month after militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, Democrats in Washington are under intense pressure from their base to urge Israel to pull...

Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday praised President Biden during a meeting in San Francisco for not building border walls.

The MO Legislature passed a law last year that requires voters to show photo identification before voting, but it has been challenged in the courts by the LWV and the NAACP.

Stacey Abrams' brother-in-law has been arrested on multiple charges, including human trafficking, after allegedly engaging in sexual activity with a minor and assaulting her.

Robert Burns was declared the winner of the tied Monroe, North Carolina, mayoral race on Friday after a coin toss between himself and Bob Yanacsek. Each man received 970 votes.

Democrat Kimberly Pope Adams is seeking a recount in a Virginia House election, where she and incumbent Del. Kim Taylor are separated by just 78 votes.