Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated pressure on Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block his redistricting plan. He warned that officials could keep them out for years. Abbott said law enforcement officials will arrest the Democrats and take them to the capital if they set foot back in Texas. Call for special sessions Abbott also […]
Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have agreed to give the U.S. government 15% of revenue from artificial intelligence chip sales in China under a new arrangement with the Trump administration. The payments are tied to the companies obtaining export licenses for their products – Nvidia’s H20 and AMD’s MI308 – which earlier national security rules […]
President Donald Trump’s new artificial intelligence search tool on his Truth Social platform is contradicting some of his long-held claims. Truth Search AI disagrees with Trump – describing his tariffs as a tax on Americans and calling his accusations of election fraud in 2020 “baseless,” as first reported by The Washington Post. Problems for Trump’s […]
The DeKalb County Police Officer who was shot and killed by a gunman near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters on Friday, Aug. 8, in Georgia was identified as David Rose. “Officer Rose served DeKalb County with courage, integrity, and unwavering dedication,” the DeKalb County Police Department said in a statement on X […]
Four astronauts found their way back to Earth on Saturday, Aug.9. The SpaceX capsule dropped into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California. The passengers had been on board the International Space Station for the past five months. Crewmembers of Crew-10 were Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers of NASA, Takuya Onishi of […]
President Donald Trump will hold a press conference on Monday, Aug. 11, to share his plans for Washington, D.C. “On Monday, a Press Conference will be held at the White House which will, essentially, stop violent crime in Washington, D.C.,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “It has become one of the most dangerous cities anywhere […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday, Aug. 9, said Ukraine is ready for peace amid the war with Russia, but firmly refused the idea of conceding any land to Russia. His comments came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump made remarks indicating a deal between the two countries could have “some swapping of territories.” […]
History was made on Saturday, Aug. 9, in Atlanta, Georgia as Jen Pawol became the first female in Major League Baseball history to work a regular season MLB game. The Associated Press reported Pawol debuted as the first base umpire for the first game of a split doubleheader between the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins. […]
President Donald Trump nominates current State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce to be deputy representative of the United States to the United Nations, he said on Truth Social Saturday, Aug. 9. “Since the beginning of my Second Term, Tammy has been serving with distinction as Spokesperson of the State Department, where she did a fantastic job,” […]
Tens of thousands of Israelis in Tel Aviv on Saturday, Aug. 9 protested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to take over Gaza, which was recently approved by Israel’s security cabinet. These demonstrations come as the idea of expanded Israeli military action in Gaza faces international condemnation. Haaretz reported that protesters were in Hostage Square before […]
