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Artificial intelligence is increasingly challenging some lawmakers’ confidence that they have the capacity to regulate the rapidly evolving technology. Members of Congress are turning to outside experts for guidance as the complexity of AI systems outpaces the technical knowledge held by most elected officials. The push to bring AI specialists to Capitol Hill reflects a…
In the years since Donald Trump returned to the White House, a pattern of cruelties directed at immigrants has reshaped daily life across the United States. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have killed U.S. citizens, while children live in fear that their parents will not return home from school. Many immigrants who followed legal procedures…
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) says he alerted the White House to potential “unintended consequences” stemming from President Trump’s decision to waive sanctions on Russia. Trump signed an executive order last week waiving sanctions on Russia that were set to take effect under legislation championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and passed by…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a sharp warning to the United States on Sunday, cautioning against any renewed military strikes against Tehran. Araghchi delivered the warning via social platform X, invoking the outcome of previous hostilities to challenge American resolve in the ongoing conflict. “Last time you wanted to ‘finish the job’, Iran emerged…
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson says he has no intention of apologizing for telling incumbent Sen. Susan Collins to “shut up” during a recent candidate debate. The incident unfolded when an anti-data center protester interrupted the debate, briefly stalling the event and prompting Collins to make a pointed accusation toward her opponent. Collins said…
Federal authorities are investigating a wave of letters containing suspicious substances sent to congressional offices and election boards across the country. The FBI, U.S. Capitol Police, and U.S. Postal Inspection Service confirmed they are jointly investigating “multiple letters containing suspicious substances that were mailed to various addresses nationwide, including multiple Congressional offices.” The investigation was…
Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed confronted the implications of a question at a Saturday town hall asking whether he would disavow the Muslim Brotherhood. An attendee at a Michigan campaign event directly asked El-Sayed whether he would renounce the organization, prompting an extended and pointed exchange between the two. El-Sayed quickly answered, “Sure. Yeah,…
Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon is standing firm on her demand that Republican opponent Sen. Ashley Moody face criminal prosecution over allegations tied to a Florida charity. Nixon appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation” Saturday to address her earlier calls for Moody to be imprisoned over accusations related to the mishandling of taxpayer funds. The…
Sen. Bernie Moreno is pushing Republicans to prepare for a sweeping party-line legislative package in the event Democrats flip one or both chambers of Congress after the midterms. The Ohio Republican made the remarks Thursday to reporters at the Capitol, invoking a striking biblical metaphor to describe the stakes involved. “We will do a reconciliation…
The Trump administration has fundamentally redirected U.S. human rights policy, steering more than $175 million in funds toward conservative causes and priorities. Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved quickly to reshape the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, calling it “a platform for left-wing activists to wage vendettas against ‘anti-woke’ leaders” in…