The Senate voted down a Democratic-backed war powers resolution that would’ve prevented President Donald Trump from continuing air strikes in Iran. The vote was 47-53, split mostly along party lines. The legislation was widely expected to fail after Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said he would cross the aisle and vote with Republicans against the resolution. […]
Gasoline prices are surging as the U.S. and Israel continue to exchange attacks with Iran. Facing a price spike in line with what occurred in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine, President Donald Trump outlined a plan Tuesday to bring the price of oil under control. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the U.S. […]
A wrongful death lawsuit filed against Google accuses the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini of driving a man to kill himself. Jonathan Gavalas, 36, of Jupiter, Florida, died by suicide on Oct. 2 after failing to acquire a robot body for what he believed was his AI wife. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District […]
Members of the House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi for testimony over the Justice Department’s release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The release has gained bipartisan scrutiny as lawmakers questioned the department’s surveillance of their searches and held closed-door hearings with the Clintons. The committee on Wednesday voted 24-19 for U.S. […]
The United States and Ecuador launched a joint anti-narcotics operation against “Designated Terrorist Organizations,” U.S. Southern Command announced in a post on X. On Tuesday night, U.S. Southern Command released a statement saying the operations were a powerful example of the commitment of partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the scourge of […]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced a set of proposals to require a customer service representative to either be American or be understood by one. The call center industry is one of many that’s seeing artificial intelligence supplant humans. He announced Wednesday that the FCC will vote this month on a series of proposals requiring […]
For more than 50 years, the moon has lingered just out of reach — a gray, cratered world visible through spacecraft windows and helmet visors. No boots have unsettled its dust. No human hands have thrust new flags into the surface. No voices have crackled through radios, disrupting its eerie silence. That was supposed to […]
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States struck Iran because he believed Tehran was preparing to attack first. That explanation diverges from the rationale Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered to lawmakers just one day earlier. In the Oval Office, Trump rejected the idea that Israel forced his hand and said it was his […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blamed Democrats Tuesday for a funding standoff affecting her department during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The hearing quickly turned confrontational when Republican Sen. Thom Tillis delivered a sustained attack on her leadership and renewed his call for her resignation. Noem opened her remarks by accusing Democrats of forcing […]
The 2026 election season is officially underway after primary races on Tuesday in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas. The elections featured some wobbly results for incumbents, matchups for the general election and set up some runoff races. Talarico wins Democratic ticket The biggest action and the most-watched contests were in Texas. State Representative James Talarico […]
