Axios to sell itself to Cox Enterprises, which plans to expand site’s coverage
Axios is being acquired by Cox Enterprises, the companies said Monday, with plans to expand the digital news site’s coverage to include more cities. The...
Trump says McConnell ‘got played like a fiddle’ on Democrats spending bill
Former President Trump laid into Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday after Senate Democrats passed their long-awaited health care, tax and climate package. “Mitch McConnell got played like a fiddle with the vote today by the Senate Democrats,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “First he gave them the fake Infrastructure Bill, then Guns,…
Senate Democrats pass major climate and economic package, sending it to the House for likely passage this week
Senate Democrats narrowly passed a sweeping climate and economic package on Sunday, putting President Joe Biden and his party on the cusp of a big...
Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to a debate on bots
Centi-billionaire Elon Musk provoked Twitter and challenged the company’s CEO Parag Agrawal to a “public debate” about fake accounts and spam in the midst of a contentious legal battle...
North Carolina school district plans to put AR-15s in every school
A North Carolina school district said Friday it plans to put AR-15 guns in every school in the event of a future mass shooting. Why it matters: The topic of arming teachers and school staff members has become an ongoing discussion in the United States in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting, with some…
Indiana becomes 1st state to approve abortion ban post Roe…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana on Friday became the first state in the nation to approve abortion restrictions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, as the Republican governor quickly signed a near-total ban on the procedure shortly after lawmakers approved it.The ban, which takes effect Sept. 15, includes some exceptions. Abortions would be…
Alex Jones must pay more than $45 million in punitive damages to the family of a Sandy Hook massacre victim, jury orders
A Texas jury on Friday ordered Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim,...
Project Veritas on hook for Stanford legal tab after defamation ruling
The Hoover Tower rises above Stanford University in this aerial photo in Stanford, California, U.S. on January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Noah BergerRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comFederal judge dismissed group’s lawsuit over academic blog post on electionsProject Veritas appealing dismissal to 9th Circuit(Reuters) – The conservative group Project Veritas was ordered on Thursday to…
News reports: Musk countersuit accuses Twitter of fraud
Elon Musk accused Twitter of fraud in a countersuit over his aborted $44 billion deal for the social media company, which he said held back necessary information and misled his team about its true user base, according to media reports. According to The Washington Post, the countersuit filed by the billionaire and Tesla CEO filed…
Economy adds whopping 528K jobs for July, shatters expectations
The U.S. added 528,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5 in July, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. Economists expected...
China halts military, climate ties with U.S. and sanctions Pelosi in fury over Taiwan visit
China said Friday it would halt cooperation with the United States on areas including military relations and climate change while imposing sanctions against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as...
Trump-backed Arizona GOP governor hopeful Kari Lake wins primary, NBC projects
Former local news anchor Kari Lake will win Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial primary, NBC News projects, notching another win for the pool of candidates endorsed by...
Trump likely to be criminally charged in DOJ election probe along with other former White House officials, Obama AG Holder says
Former President Donald Trump “probably” will be indicted on criminal charges along with officials in his White House as part of a Justice Department investigation of efforts...
‘Do You Know What Perjury Is?’: Alex Jones’ Lawyers Apparently Forwarded His Damning Texts To Opposing Counsel
Topline Attorneys representing the parents of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims accused InfoWars host Alex Jones of perjury at his defamation damages trial Wednesday, saying Jones’ legal team accidentally sent records proving Jones wrote numerous emails and text messages referencing the massacre, even though Jones testified that he could not find any of that…
Biden tests COVID-19 positive for sixth straight day
President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again on Thursday but feels “very well,” his physician, Kevin O’Connor, said in a new update two weeks after the president first tested positive. Biden has tested positive for six days with a rebound COVID-19 infection that has been seen in some patients who take the antiviral treatment Paxlovid.…
New Breast Cancer Treatments Inspired by mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Innovation
Queen’s University Belfast researchers receive funding for new breast cancer treatments inspired by mRNA COVID-19 vaccine innovation.Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast have received funding from Breast Cancer Now to support their quest for new treatments inspired by COVID-19 vaccine innovation. The research team will adapt lessons from the development of COVID-19 vaccines in the search…
Mass layoffs and hiring freezes: Just 9% of tech workers feel secure about their jobs right now
Just 9% of tech workers are feeling confident in their job security, according to a June survey from Blind, the anonymous professional networking site. No doubt,...
DOJ sues former Trump adviser Peter Navarro, accusing him of “wrongfully retaining” emails
The Department of Justice is suing former White House adviser Peter Navarro for emails from a private account he used while working for former President Trump and for allegedly “wrongfully retaining” those communications, according to court documents. Why it matters: The lawsuit is an unusual move by the DOJ’s Federal Programs Branch — which typically…
Biden will issue second executive order to protect abortion access
President Biden on Wednesday will issue an executive order aimed at protecting people’s ability to travel out-of-state to access abortion. The big picture: This would be the second executive order the president has issued to preserve abortion access following the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. State of play: Biden will sign the executive…
Youngkin appointee resigns after remarks about Civil War
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia woman Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources has resigned after making widely criticized remarks about Confederate statues and the Civil War. Macaulay Porter, a spokeswoman for Youngkin, confirmed to WRIC-TV Tuesday that Ann McLean had resigned from the board effective Monday. “The Governor has…