Senate Democrats have blocked a bill that seeks to address data center electricity costs, calling it ineffective and "toothless," though the legislation passed the House with significant bipartisan support. The Democrats did not provide the Ratepayer Protection Act with the 60
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will lay out his priorities for the U.S. military Wednesday during the annual State of the Force address. The speech comes as Hegseth pushes a major shake-up at the Pentagon. He is expected to announce plans to cut the number of general and
Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Fed officials did not violate criminal law during their handling of the central bank’s ongoing multimillion dollar renovation project, the Fed’s internal watchdog said Wednesday in a report. The office of Fed Inspector General (IG)
Democratic and Republican senators have reached a long-sought deal that they say will speed the construction of the nation’s energy and infrastructure projects while reining in costs from data centers. After months of negotiations, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Mike Lee
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) cast himself as a political “disrupter” in an interview published this week, as the Democratic state leader publicly weighs a presidential bid in 2028. In a series of interviews with Vanity Fair published Wednesday, Newsom discussed the recent
An entrepreneur argues that opponents of Flock Safety's automated license plate reading technology mistakenly equate the collection of data with its potential misuse, suggesting that tools should be judged by the philosophy of those who use them rather than being banned outright.
The music artist behind a song included in a government-funded commercial highlighting President Trump's political agenda has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the White House. JMSN's song "Love Me" is featured prominently in the advertisement that recently aired on TV and was
“I didn’t know he was a Caitlin Clark fan. Now we know," said the Missouri Republican.
After hosting a meal with Big Tech leaders on Tuesday, President Donald Trump responded to journalist questions about his artificial intelligence announcements in typical fashion. He said his previous claims regarding fears around AI safety being a "hoax" cooked up by Democrats
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) launched an investigation into former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) over Kalshi trades related to pardons issued by former President Biden. The prediction market account — which was allegedly linked to the former lawmaker — made
Industry experts on Wednesday will face questioning from members of a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee panel about the national security risks posed by rogue AI. The hearing will focus on how autonomous AI agents — including OpenAI's model that
As Democrats potentially gain control of Congress next year, companies are advised to prepare for an aggressive wave of oversight and investigations targeting politically sensitive sectors.
The Hill will soon start accepting nominations for its annual Top Lobbyists list! Slated to release in early December, the list highlights the most impactful lobbyists at firms, companies, trade associations and advocacy groups. Starting Oct. 2 at 8:30 a.m. EDT, nominations can
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Opponents argued it did not go far enough in cracking down on lawmaker trades.
Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a bill sponsored by vulnerable GOP incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts (Neb.) to restrict members of Congress from buying new stocks of publicly traded companies, arguing the legislation didn’t go far enough to crack down on possible corruption.
This is not mass hysteria, and doesn’t need to be mocked and framed as a Hollywood-style robot takeover. There are much more practical issues with the rapid pace of AI growth and lack of regulation.
Cornell University is facing a firestorm of controversy after a lawsuit filed this month alleges a student there was gang raped at a fraternity house in 2024. The individual, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, accuses seven men of raping her over several hours at Chi Phi
Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the Republican governor of Arkansas, and she’s currently running for a second term. As former press secretary to President Trump, she’s a popular figure within MAGA, and of course, Arkansas is a very red state. And yet she just put out an anti-welfare
This spring, the United States banned all future foreign-made consumer routers - effectively all future routers - unless their makers could 1) convince the US government that they weren't a national security threat, and 2) submit "a detailed, time-bound plan to establish or
President Trump will host a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration Wednesday at the White House, as both the GOP and Democrats seek to appeal to Hispanic voters with the midterms just more than a month away. Democrats have shown signs of making gains with the voting bloc in key
The United States, Denmark, and Greenland signed a permanent agreement granting the U.S. broad military access to Greenland to bolster North Atlantic security and counter influence from Russia and China.
The Senate on Wednesday is putting lawmakers on record on bills that ban new stock trades by lawmakers and address the growth of data centers. It's part of an effort by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to throw a political lifeline to embattled Republican incumbent
Thanks to a 1980s anti–drug trafficking program, cities across the U.S. are being forced to turn over their license plate reader data to the Trump administration. 404 Media reports that the federal government is using the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program to collect
Election forecaster Sabato's Crystal Ball on Tuesday shifted 11 House seats toward Democrats as the country inches closer to the November midterm elections. The forecaster's report shifted the race for Virginia's 1st Congressional District, led by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), from
The White House began mailing $500 refund checks Wednesday to just about 1 million Americans who the administration says were overcharged for their ObamaCare insurance. Treasury Department checks will begin going out to more than 950,000 Americans across 30 states that use
Rep. Gregory F. Murphy proposed that Medicare Advantage plans should be allowed to provide nutritious food as a targeted clinical intervention to help seniors manage chronic diseases and prevent costly hospitalizations.
We now have the full details of the "morally binding" AI safety deal announced by President Trump yesterday, in which top executives agreed to self-regulate their artificial intelligence technology. The accord, officially titled the Joint Commitment on Frontier
Another Republican senator is begging the Trump administration to reduce its immigration raids. West Virginia Senator and Trump loyalist Jim Justice—mostly known for parading his massive bulldog around Capitol Hill—drew a line in the sand in a Tuesday interview with Politico .
The letter detailing President Trump’s pact with key AI leaders posted Tuesday following his meeting with technology leaders contains a typo, misspelling his title as “President of the Unites States." The letter, which Trump posted on Truth Social, outlined the voluntary