Senator Ted Cruz is defending late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and his employer, Disney, from the FCC. The Texas Republican blasted the agency’s decision to demand an early review of Disney’s broadcast licenses following a joke Kimmel told on TV about first lady Melania
The Musk v. Altman trial is underway, and that means exhibits, or the evidence to be presented in court, are being revealed piece by piece. So far, email exchanges, photos, and corporate documents are circulating from the earliest days of OpenAI - and from before the AI lab
President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz, as the U.S. military prepares to launch another wave of attacks. Trump told Axios Wednesday that he would reject Iran’s proposal to allow trade through the Strait of Hormuz, in return for the U.S.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democrats throughout a House hearing on Wednesday, with tensions flaring over the Iran war, the Pentagon’s whopping $1.5 trillion budget request and his ouster of top military officials. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), a former Air
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) wants Tennessee to be the next stop on the redistricting front, calling on state lawmakers to draw new congressional lines that would wholly favor Republicans. “I urge our state legislature to reconvene to redistrict another Republican seat in
California's political landscape is heating up with the race for governor, the fight for control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the potential presidential race in 2028, with Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris as leading contenders.
Republican leaders overcame opposition that had threatened approval for a key spy law, DHS funding and the farm bill.
House Republican leaders on Wednesday cleared a major hurdle when they corralled members into adopting a rule to tee up consideration of two major pieces of legislation: reauthorization of the nation's foreign spy powers and a budget blueprint to fund immigration enforcement.
The Iranian government has executed at least 21 people since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against the country, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said Wednesday. In a press release, Türk’s office said that since the conflict began on Feb. 28,
Google has launched a new AI‑powered Flood Hub designed to flag flash‑flood risk up to 24 hours in advance. Experts say the tool could add valuable warning time, but stress it works best alongside traditional forecasting.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the rising cost of the Iran war under fiery questioning from Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. Khanna said the total cost of the war was likely well above the $25 billion
Blackstone and Anthropic are partnering to use AI to overhaul private equity-owned sectors, potentially leading to mass unemployment, while an AI tax paid with stock could help to share the rewards of AI with the public and give them a greater voice in corporate governance.
The Trump administration is failing to explain how the U.S. is coming out on top in the Iran war. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday to defend the DOD’s latest budget requests, but he came up incredibly short in
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers engaged in a “campaign of organized brutality” after a recent massive federal immigration operation in his state. “For months, armed, lawless gangs roamed our communities in a
Florida’s House of Representatives approved a gerrymandered congressional map drawn by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis’s office—less than one hour after the Supreme Court decided to gut the Voting Rights Act. The legislature voted 83–28 Wednesday morning to approve the new
Defense Secretary Pete Hegeth went before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday to defend the mammoth $1.5 trillion budget request submitted by the Department of Defense. But under questioning from Representative Adam Smith of Washington, the Christian nationalist
President Trump on Wednesday afternoon will welcome the astronauts from NASA's historic Artemis II moon fly-by mission to the White House. The four-member crew — commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian mission specialist
🚀 Plus: Trump meets with the Artemis II astronauts {beacon} It’s Wednesday. The official teaser for the next season of “Ted Lasso” has dropped! The new season will debut on Aug. 5, and I CANNOT wait. 🎥 Watch In today's issue: Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana voting map
Denying children an education is not a constitutional correction: It is a moral regression.
A shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump. What’s next for the suspect, and are the tables turning in the legal challenges to Trump’s White House ballroom? Plus, a major Supreme Court decision
Retired four-star Army Gen. Jack Keane predicted on Wednesday that Iran would continue delaying negotiations with the U.S. to end the 60-day conflict in a bid to exert pressure on President Trump, as the prospects of a peace deal appear fraught. “I think it's pretty evident
The world urgently needs new antibiotics, yet the market routinely punishes companies that take on the long, risky and expensive work of developing them.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Tuesday celebrated the Supreme Court ruling striking down Louisiana’s congressional map that created a second-Black majority district. “Today’s decision is a victory for the Constitution and the principle that every
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday said the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey was "not an audition" for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) top job, and that he was "absolutely, positively not" directed to pursue the indictment at President Trump's
The European Union's executive branch accused Meta of violating its sweeping digital rules that require technology platforms to minimize the risks of harm for users, including children and young people. The European Commission, in a report released Wednesday, said Meta has
The Supreme Court’s liberal justices called their colleagues’ decision clawing back race-based redistricting on Wednesday a “now-completed demolition” of the Voting Rights Act. In a 48-page dissent, Justice Elena Kagan held up the landmark 1965 law as helpful to the nation’s
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Wednesday said he hopes the Justice Department has stronger evidence against former FBI Director James Comey than “just the picture in the sand." Comey was indicted with a second round of charges on Tuesday for allegedly threatening to harm
Pam Bondi may think that being fired as attorney general gets her out of a congressional subpoena, but the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform disagrees. After missing her scheduled deposition April 14, Bondi will now testify before the committee on May 29, the
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 to render the Voting Rights Act obsolete. Louisiana v. Callais was first brought to the court in 2025 by a group of white voters, who argued that a congressional map drawn to create a Black-majority district in Louisiana was
Russia’s war chest will only accelerate in its rate of replenishment, not in spite of U.S. policy, but because of it.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Tuesday took a shot at the British royal family for a list of “do’s and don’ts” that she said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) gave members ahead of King Charles III’s address to Congress. Before the British monarch’s speech, when reporter
The Pentagon’s acting chief financial officer told members of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that the U.S. war against Iran has cost $25 billion so far. “So approximately, at this day, we're spending about $25 billion on Operation Epic Fury. Most of that is
Assistant Secretary of Defense Jules Hurst finally revealed the Pentagon’s estimated price tag for the U.S. military onslaught in Iran—and it’s a doozy. “We’re spending about $25 billion on Operation Epic Fury,” Hurst said during a hearing before the House Armed Services
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are set to visit the 911 Memorial in New York City on Wednesday afternoon as part of their swing through the U.S. It also marks the first trip to the Empire State by a reigning British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II visited in 2010. The king
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) will conduct a review of the Department of Justice’s compliance with Congress’s mandate to release the Epstein files, the congressional watchdog confirmed Wednesday. The review would be the second into the DOJ’s handling of the files,
The Virginia Supreme Court will allow a lower court order temporarily blocking the commonwealth from certifying the results of a redistricting referendum to remain in place, dealing a blow to Democrats who sought to challenge the ruling. The high court on Tuesday denied a
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said Tuesday that Republicans would lose midterm elections if voting took place next month, urging GOP lawmakers to campaign collectively as the party of affordability and peace. “If the election were in May, Republicans would lose,”
Justice Department attorneys are decamping from the Trump administration, leaving behind an enormous staffing void within the nation’s top law enforcement agency. Thousands of experienced attorneys and staff have left the DOJ since Donald Trump returned to office, choosing a
The man charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump last weekend took a mirror selfie just before the shooting, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday. The photo was included in a memorandum supporting pretrial detention filed by the DOJ, which said that
This likely marks the first time the Big Boy locomotive has traveled east since rolling out of the plant that created it in 1941.
Attention Costco shoppers, a classic menu item is getting a change.
Seven families of victims injured or killed in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting in Canada have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing the company and its leadership of negligence after they failed to alert police to the suspected shooter's ChatGPT activity.
One number is at the center of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest indictment of former FBI Director James Comey: 86. Last May, Comey posted on Instagram a photo of seashells arranged to form the numbers 86-47 and wrote, “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.” The grand
Former FBI director James Comey is expected to turn himself in to law enforcement Wednesday after facing new federal charges. A grand jury in North Carolina returned a two-count indictment against Comey for allegedly threatening President Trump with a photo he posted to
The Office of Management and Budget warned in a letter to lawmakers that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will run out of funds to pay employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other departments imminently if the House does not pass a DHS
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, struck down Louisiana’s congressional map on Wednesday that added a second majority-Black district, a decision that carries seismic implications for the future of the Voting Rights Act. Louisiana’s legal saga thrust
It offers meaningful gains and protections without jeopardizing its political viability.
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before Congress about the Epstein files on May 29 after she failed to appear for a previously scheduled deposition. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee confirmed the appearance, an arrangement made after
The Supreme Court just threw out Louisiana’s redrawn congressional map in a huge blow to the Voting Rights Act, an essential pillar of the Civil Rights Movement. In a 6–3 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Louisiana’s redrawn congressional
