There could hardly be a wider gulf between a biopic of the father of the atom bomb and a Mattel-backed comedy about the world's most famous blonde doll, but "Oppenheimer" and "Barbie" have captured the attention of the nation — and of their representatives. Congressional lawmakers were hopping on the #Barbenheimer train ahead of the...
A new poll shows President Biden beating former President Trump in a 2024 presidential matchup, even if Sen. Joe Manchin (D) launches a third-party bid. No Labels, a political group who has been pushing for a third-party bid, hosted an event Monday headlined by Manchin and Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R), fueling speculation that the...
Juul is seeking federal authorization of a new high-tech e-cigarette that can electronically verify a user's age and prevent the use of illicit counterfeit and unauthorized pod refills. Juul said the new device can connect to a web or smartphone app that uses third-party verification to ensure users are adults, and it includes features like...
A trio of Senators announced the latest push to reform college athletics and prioritize student athletes' health, education and economic rights Thursday. The College Athletes Protection & Compensation Act comes just two years after student athletes were allowed to make a profit in their positions and secure NIL (names, images and likeness) deals. The legislation...
Multiple associates of former President Trump have appeared before the grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, which on Sunday informed Trump that he's a target of their probe — likely indicating that charges are coming soon. The grand jury, convened by special counsel Jack Smith, has been looking into whether Trump knew he lost...
With the Friday release of the critically acclaimed film “Oppenheimer,” audiences are getting a fresh look at the physicist dubbed the “father of the atomic bomb.” Cillian Murphy stars as the title role in the Christopher Nolan-directed biopic based on the 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin, “American Prometheus: The Triumph...
Former President Trump says in a new campaign video that if he returns to the White House he would end President Biden’s “Green New Deal atrocities” on his first day, despite the measure never being signed into law. Trump accused Biden of “waging war” on the U.S. auto industry with his “ridiculous Green New Deal...
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed to raise fees associated with drilling for oil on public lands — making it more costly to drill on lands owned by the federal government, but giving the government more cash when that drilling takes place. Many of the changes to the Bureau of Land Management’s new proposed rule were...
The Cook Political Report shifted its forecasts in five House district races in an analysis published Thursday, moving three seats toward Democrats and two seats toward Republicans. The Cook Political Report moved two Republican districts — Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) and Rep. Ken Calvert’s (R-Calif.) – from “lean Republican” to “toss up.” The third district...
Former President Obama released his summer reading list Thursday, a yearly tradition that he has kept since leaving the White House. “Here’s some books that I’m reading this summer. Check them out and let me know what I should be reading next,” he wrote on Twitter. Obama’s 2023 list includes a combination of nonfiction books...
Story at a glance Almost 50 percent of U.S. adults report being able to save some for retirement, according to a new Axios/Ipsos poll. The poll asked 1,238 people if they felt they were “just getting by right now” and unable to save for retirement and the future. And 49 percent of respondents said they...
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Twitter filed a subpoena for Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-Mass.) communications in recent months with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Trade Commission. (FTC) Warren sent a letter to the SEC on Monday calling for an investigation into Tesla and its potential conflicts of interest following CEO Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter last...
President Biden joked Thursday that he got an endorsement from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after the video his campaign made featuring clips from her speech topped 40 million views since it was posted Tuesday evening. “As you may have seen — apparently 40 million people watched — Marjorie Taylor Greene, the very conservative gentlelady...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) lambasted Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on Thursday, accusing the long-shot Democratic presidential contender of promoting racism and conspiracy theories — and being a pawn in the Republican effort to topple President Biden. "Why would you give Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a congressional platform to spew his hatred? Here's the...
With the widespread existing adoption of open source and growing use of AI, we must consider security explicitly and urgently.
The Senate Thursday confirmed David Uhlmann, President Biden’s nominee for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) enforcement chief, in a 53-46 vote more than two years after his initial nomination. Uhlmann, an environmental law professor at the University of Michigan Law School, was nominated by Biden to serve as assistant administrator of the EPA in June...
Matthew McConaughey is launching a new initiative that he says will help schools apply for safety grants that were included as part of legislation passed in the wake of the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. “The long-term goal is to simplify this process, because it is not simple at all,” the “Dallas Buyers Club”...
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny may face an additional 20 years in prison, an ally said Thursday. Prosecutors are seeking a 20-year sentence for the anti-Kremlin leader in a closed-door trial, Ivan Zhdanov told The Associated Press. Navalny was arrested in January 2021 on fraud charges after he returned to Russia following a nerve agent...
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GOP presidential candidate Will Hurd argued that some GOP voters think former President Trump is “boring” when talking about the same topics on the campaign trail. “Here's what I'm hearing on the ground today: I'm in New Hampshire, a lot of people are saying that they think Donald Trump is boring, and he's talking about...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its weather predictions for August on Thursday, showing the vast majority of the U.S. painted in shades of orange and red.
A one-day conference that celebrates African and Caribbean culture will take place in the nation’s capital on Saturday. Experience Africa, organized by the Voice of Africa, will feature food, fashion, music and keynote speakers and panels that highlight the different African and Caribbean diasporas and the contributions they have made to the global society. The...
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced two new bills on Thursday to target the use of artificial intelligence and surveillance technology in the workplace. The Pennsylvania Democrat’s legislation would bar employers from relying exclusively on artificial intelligence to make hiring, firing, promotion and disciplinary decisions in the workplace and create a task force to study such...
Story at a glance Marriage expectations are changing among Generation Z and millennials, with two in five people surveyed stating they believe marriage is an outdated tradition, according to a new survey from the Thriving Center of Psychology. While the traditional ideas surrounding marriage may be shifting, 83 percent of participants said they would like to...
