Democrats stood by Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan as she weathered hours of questioning before the House Judiciary Committee, during which Republicans called her a “bully” whose tenure at the antitrust agency had been “a disaster.” Republicans hammered Khan for allegedly mismanaging the agency and its resources, misleading Congress, launching politically motivated antitrust action...
The leader of this year’s global climate conference laid out goals for the summit on Thursday, calling for a phasedown of fossil fuels. “The phasedown of fossil fuels is inevitable. In fact, it is essential. And it must also be responsible.”, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, said. “We must...
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced Thursday afternoon that he will oppose Julie Su, President Biden’s pick to head the Department of Labor, making it doubtful that she has enough votes to win confirmation. “While her credentials and qualifications are impressive, I have genuine concerns that Julie Su’s more progressive background prevents her from doing...
Two Democratic lawmakers are taking a novel legal path to attempt to add the 100-year-old Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution. Emboldened by the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) Thursday unveiled a measure intended to ensure that equal rights regardless of sex are...
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) spoke with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday as he continues his months-long hold on hundreds of military nominations, the Pentagon confirmed. At Austin's request, the two spoke briefly to “discuss the unprecedented blanket hold the senator has placed on hundreds of general officer and flag officer nominees at the Department of Defense,”...
Some of the stars of the upcoming film “Oppenheimer,” including Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy, reportedly walked out of the movie’s London premiere as SAG-AFTRA called a strike. The performers appeared on the red carpet at the promotional event for the buzzed-about film, which is poised to hit theaters July 21. But as...
The press corps scored a resounding win over lawmakers on Wednesday night in the 15th edition of the Congressional Women’s Softball Game, snatching back the trophy after members of Congress broke a five-year losing streak last year. CNN Politics’ managing editor Mikayla Bouchard said the win was “especially sweet” for the Bad News Babes given...
How do you win a race? You can hobble and try to slow down your opponent. Or you can run faster yourself. In the effort to lead – and define the values of – critical technologies, the United States and China are engaged in a great race. The United States has the most innovative society...
An Iowa state senator announced Thursday he was backing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in the 2024 presidential primary process, flipping his support from Donald Trump after the former president lashed out at Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R). “Iowa Republicans must be united if we are going to take our country back and reverse Joe Biden’s failures,” said Jeff Reichman...
Half of student borrowers said they will not earn enough to make payments on their student loans when they resume in October after a three-year pause, according to a recent survey. The survey, conducted by Life and My Finances, found that among borrowers set to resume payments this fall, only 22 percent have planned...
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing many actors in Hollywood, announced Thursday it would begin a strike at midnight after contract negotiations with film studios failed. The union, which has more than 160,000 members including Hollywood’s biggest stars, pledged to strike after last-second negotiations failed Wednesday with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, hours before...
Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R-Texas) hauled in $833,000 in the second quarter of fundraising for this year as Republicans look to keep the House majority heading into 2024. De La Cruz, who flipped the 15th Congressional District in Texas last cycle for the first time ever, ends the second quarter with more than $1 million...
A super pac dedicated to defeating Sen. Ted Cruz is poking fun at the Texas Republican's recent criticism of the upcoming “Barbie” film, releasing a mock commercial purporting to sell the new “Ted Cruz doll collection.” “Introducing the Ted Cruz doll collection. That's right. The senator more focused on Barbie than his own job now...
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Pogroms by Jewish settlers, directed at Palestinians living in the West Bank, are becoming daily occurrences, with the proverbial “nod and wink” approval of a complicit government whose condemnations are merely rhetorical.
Democrats and Republicans attacked each other as opponents of free markets in a contentious hearing on Wednesday concerning proposals that would require companies to disclose climate-related information. The hearing marked the beginning of a series that will be held by the GOP-controlled House Financial Services Committee taking aim at environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. The...
Senate Democrats released demographic data on their staff Thursday, revealing new figures on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender diversity in the party’s upper chamber offices. The Senate Democratic Caucus's 2023 demographic survey numbers include percentages of staff members who identify as Latino, Black or African American, Asian or Pacific Islander (AAPI), Middle Eastern or...
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced Thursday that he raised $1.3 million in the second fundraising quarter, outpacing his potential Republican opponents as he continues his flirtation with a possible third-party presidential bid. In addition to the campaign numbers, Manchin's Country Roads PAC raked in roughly $400,000. The West Virginia centrist in total has $10.7 million...
Republican members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s oversight subcommittee clashed with White House Climate Envoy John Kerry Thursday, with members bringing up Kerry’s family’s one-time ownership of a private jet and one member accusing him of “grifting.” Many of the GOP members of the committee kept their questions to foreign policy at the budget...
Arizona is ramping up a criminal probe into allegations of efforts to overturn the 2020 election by state Republicans, The Washington Post reported. Citing two sources familiar with the probe, the Post reported Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) is stepping up her criminal probe into alleged attempts by Republicans to turn over the election...
The Associated Press (AP) said Thursday that it had reached a deal with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI to license AP’s archive of news stories to help train the artificial intelligence company's systems. Under the arrangement, OpenAI licensing will be "part of AP’s text archive, while AP will leverage OpenAI’s technology and product expertise,” AP and OpenAI said...
The story of "stolen land" is a romantic one, and a finely crafted piece of rhetoric designed to tug at the heartstrings. But the cold light of history reveals it to be a modern fabrication.
Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) believe the new El Niño water temperature phenomenon has a greater than 90 percent chance of lasting through the winter and into 2024. El Niño conditions mean that ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific are higher than normal, which can cause a less severe winter for...
Trayvon Martin was 17 years old when he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman. His death, and the subsequent acquittal of Zimmerman, sparked the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement. On Thursday, the movement recognized its 10th anniversary, a moment where activists acknowledged progress over the last decade but also the amount of...
Former President Trump could face charges under at least three statutes in connection with his efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election, according to a review of the case by legal experts. The analysis, offered in a model prosecution memo akin to what is typically prepared by prosecutors ahead of bringing charges, determines...
