Politics

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona agreed at a Tuesday hearing that students face a host of threats in the nation’s schools — but differed sharply on how to tackle a range of culture war issues. “We believe that the secretary is not adhering to the […]

OsakaWayne Studios/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It may be springtime in 2023, but it’s election night in America on Tuesday. Kentucky Republicans Tuesday will choose their nominee to try to knock off Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in the state’s gubernatorial race in November, easily the marquee race of the year. Meanwhile, Philadelphia will host a pair of […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An unidentified man entered national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s Washington, D.C., home in late April, prompting a Secret Service investigation, according to an agency spokesperson. Sullivan was home at the time and confronted the intruder, and the incident was over in a matter of minutes, according to […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An unidentified man entered National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan’s Washington, D.C., home in late April, prompting a Secret Service investigation, according to an agency spokesperson. “Secret Service is examining a security incident that took place at a protectee site,” Anthony Guglielmi, the Secret Service’s director of communications, […]

Barry Williams for NY Daily News via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., introduced a resolution on the House floor Tuesday afternoon to expel GOP Rep. George Santos. “I rise to give notice of my intent to raise a question of the privileges of the House. … Rep. George Santos be, and hereby is, […]

Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday warned federal lawmakers that artificial intelligence could cause “significant harm to the world” if the technology falls into a downward spiral. “I think if this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong,” Altman, whose company developed the widely used AI-driven conversation program ChatGPT, […]

Helen King/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shortly before the 2022 midterms, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign released an ad touting him as a fighter chosen by God. The clip invoked God’s name 10 times in 96 seconds and cast DeSantis as the chosen “fighter” five times. The Florida Republican’s efforts to cast himself as a […]

George Frey/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As former Vice President Mike Pence enters the final weeks of considering whether to make a presidential run, a group of conservatives is launching a super PAC to support his potential candidacy, according to several sources familiar with its planning. The group, Committed to America, will be co-chaired by veteran […]

Ron Sachs/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a long-awaited report, special counsel John Durham is slamming the FBI for actions agents took during the 2016 probe scrutinizing then-presidential candidate Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Russia. Durham’s final report examining the origins of the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and its ties to […]

Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The State Department’s latest survey of religious freedom around the world shows that conditions in some of the most oppressive nations around the world are growing even more dire as well as new, troubling trends, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday. “Governments in many parts of […]