Biden administration aims to regulate AI technology
By Dave Van Zandt The European Union is considering the AI Act to establish a legal framework for regulating the development and use of AI. The Act will classify AI…
White House: GOP Debt-Limit Plan Will Slash Police Budget
Topline The White House launched a new attack on the House GOP’s debt limit bill on Wednesday, claiming that the proposed spending cuts included in the legislation would slash funding…
Biden’s former executive assistant testified she didn’t know about classified docs
President Joe Biden’s former executive assistant who helped pack up materials at his private office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington testified that she did not come across any…
Proud Boys leader found guilty of seditious conspiracy for driving Jan. 6 attack
A jury on Thursday convicted Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, and three allies of a seditious conspiracy to derail the transfer of power from Donald Trump…
US to send Ukraine another $300M in weapons ahead of spring offensive
The United States will send up to an additional $300 million worth of military weapons and equipment to Ukraine, the White House confirmed Wednesday. The shipment comes as Ukraine prepares for an…
Protesters stage sit-in at DeSantis’s office over ‘entirety of his governance’
About a dozen people were arrested Wednesday night while protesting in Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Florida Capitol Office, officials said. The 14 arrested were charged with misdemeanor trespass and were…
Biden allies join Republicans in vote to resume solar tariffs
The Senate on Wednesday voted 56-41 to override President Biden’s two-year suspension of tariffs on solar imports from four Southeast Asia countries. The resolution, sponsored by Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), is the…
Judge tosses Trump lawsuit against New York Times
A New York judge on Wednesday tossed former President Trump’s lawsuit against The New York Times and several of its reporters over a 2018 article on the former president’s “dubious tax schemes.” Justice Robert…
Former F.B.I. Agent Charged in Jan. 6 Riot
A former FBI agent has been arrested for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and charged with four misdemeanor counts, including unlawfully entering…
Russia accuses Ukraine of attempt to kill Putin with drones
Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of a failed attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack on the Kremlin citadel in Moscow and said it reserved the right…
US fentanyl-related deaths more than tripled over five years
The rate of drug overdose deaths involving the synthetic opioid fentanyl more than tripled in the United States from 2016 through 2021, according to a report by the U.S. Centers…
New York to Ban Fossil Fuel Combustion in Most New Buildings: First Statewide Law of its Kind in US
By Dave Van Zandt New York is set to make history as the first state in the United States to implement a law prohibiting fossil fuel combustion in most new…
Judge Rejects Montana Transgender Lawmaker’s Bid to Return to State House
Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr cannot return to the state Legislature, a judge ruled, after the transgender lawmaker’s Republican colleagues barred her from participating in floor debates over her actions against…
Feds Probe Hospitals Accused of Denying Emergency Abortion Care
Special Reports > Features — State laws may have changed, but federal EMTALA requirements have not, says HHS secretary by Jennifer Henderson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today May 2,…
Michigan school district bans backpacks, even clear ones, amid concern over guns
Public schools in Flint, Michigan, on Monday began enforcing a ban on backpacks, even those made of clear plastic material, that was enacted over concerns about firearms, weapons and threats.The…
Muslim mayor speaks out after Secret Service denies him White House entry
A Muslim mayor who has represented Prospect Park, New Jersey, for nearly two decades said Tuesday he has not heard from the White House since the U.S. Secret Service blocked…
U.S. planning to send 1,500 more troops to southern border
The Biden administration is planning to send 1,500 more active-duty troops temporarily to the southern border to assist agents ahead of an expected influx of migrants seeking asylum, three U.S.…
Kansas School Sports Act Doesn’t Require ‘Genital Inspections,’ Contrary to Online Posts
Quick Take Kansas passed a bill allowing only “biologically female” students to play on girls’ and women’s athletic teams from elementary through college. Social media posts misleadingly claim the bill…
The suspect in a Texas mass shooting vanishes, and authorities have ‘zero leads,’ FBI says
A man suspected of using an AR-15 rifle to kill five neighbors execution-style continued to elude an army of law enforcement hunting for him outside Houston over the weekend.Authorities said…
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel: 2024 GOP candidates must tackle abortion ‘head on’
Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee, said Sunday that Republicans running in the 2024 presidential election cycle must tackle the issue of abortion access “head-on," noting that many…