Exposing deepfakes should top 2024’s voter education agenda
If we can’t stop deepfakes, we have to inoculate the voting public against being deceived by them.
If we can’t stop deepfakes, we have to inoculate the voting public against being deceived by them.
Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad al-Maliki asked the United Nations’s top court to declare Israeli occupation of the West Bank illegal at a historic hearing opened in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. The Palestinian diplomat focused on the war in Gaza for much of the case proceedings Monday and told the International Court of...
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley reiterated her call to ban TikTok on Sunday, citing privacy concerns with the social media app after President Biden’s campaign joined earlier this month. During a Fox News town hall with "America Reports" co-anchor John Roberts, Haley took aim at TikTok for being “incredibly dangerous” and said the U.S. should...
If Trump is re-elected, he will not rest with Dobbs. He will go after reproductive rights everywhere.
The Biden administration on Monday announced a preliminary agreement to provide $1.5 billion in funding through the CHIPS and Science Act to a New York-based company in an effort to bolster domestic production of semiconductor chips. The Commerce Department said it signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms with GlobalFoundries to give funding through the...
Former President Trump compared the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to his legal problems Monday, saying it had made him "more aware" of what is happening in this country. The remarks about Navalny are Trump's first since the 47-year-old's death in prison, which President Biden has blamed on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump...
A host of racial justice organizations is teaming up with Democrats in sending an open letter to President Biden demanding the White House help advance racial equity bills. The Hill received an exclusive look at the letter, spearheaded by Democratic Reps. Barbara Lee (Calif.), Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas), Cori Bush (Mo.) and Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.). ...
By tacking to the right on immigration and crime and shunning progressive dogma, Suozzi was able to win back independents in his district.
February is supposed to be a time to celebrate Black history. But in recent years, that history has come under attack.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said late Sunday that, if elected to the White House, she would pardon former President Trump if he’s convicted of a federal crime. Asked the question directly by an audience member at a Fox News town hall in South Carolina, where she once served as governor, Haley said a pardon...
Larry Hogan’s (R) surprise bid to run for outgoing Sen. Ben Cardin’s (D-Md.) seat has roiled what was expected to be a surefire get for Democrats. Hogan, the popular two-term Republican governor, announced last week he was running for the Senate seat just hours before the filing deadline, giving the GOP a huge boost in...
Progressive groups and Arab American grassroots organizations in Michigan are taking their protests over President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war to the ballot box ahead of the key battleground state’s primary later this month. A concerted effort is underway to sway Democrats away from voting for Biden on Feb. 27, with some groups urging...
The most common asthma inhaler for children was discontinued at the start of this year, forcing parents and pediatricians to scramble to switch to an alternative. But more than a month later, the situation has not improved, and families remain caught in the middle of a fight between a drug company and pharmacy benefit managers...
Air Canada must pay a Vancouver man a partial refund for his flight ticket that was promised by the site’s chatbot, a Canadian tribunal ruled Wednesday, in what could be a landmark case for the use of artificial intelligence in business. Jake Moffatt asked the airline’s artificial intelligence support chatbot whether the airline offered bereavement...
The former chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party said Sunday he was “tricked” into signing documents alleging former President Trump won the 2020 election as part of the state’s “fake elector” scheme. Andrew Hitt told Anderson Cooper in a “60 Minutes” interview that he was advised by the state GOP’s legal counsel to sign the...
In a recent survey conducted by a panel of experts specializing in the American presidency, President Biden was ranked 14th-best president, while his likely 2024 presidential opponent former President Donald Trump found himself at the bottom of the list. The 2024 Presidential Greatness Project Expert Survey which was conducted from Nov. 15 to Dec. 31,...
The New York Archdiocese on Saturday condemned the “scandalous behavior” at a funeral held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for a transgender community activist, Cecilia Gentili, on Thursday. In a statement Saturday, Rev. Enrique Salvo said the Cathedral was not made aware that Gentili was reportedly an avowed atheist and that they had not known about...
Patti Davis, daughter of former President Reagan, said the United States should “probably” administer cognitive tests to presidential candidates in an interview that aired Sunday. “Probably,” Davis said, when asked in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press” whether she thought cognitive tests should be given to those running for the nation’s highest office....
The Biden administration is preparing a regulatory change to slow the country’s switch to electric vehicles, The New York Times first reported on Saturday, citing three people familiar with the plan. The Environmental Protection Agency rule change would lessen regulation over vehicle tailpipe emissions, the Times reported, allowing car manufacturers to delay the switch to...
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), an outspoken critic of former President Trump’s, warned of the emergence of a “Putin wing” of the Republican party and stressed the importance of preventing its return to the White House. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Cheney sharply criticized Trump’s recent comments suggesting he would not...
Rep. Cori Bush (Mo.), one of the most prominent progressives in the Squad, is facing a challenging reelection bid over her stance on the Israel-Gaza conflict. A poll this week found Bush lagging significantly behind prosecutor Wesley Bell in the primary for Missouri's 1st Congressional District, and recent financial statements show she’s at threat of...
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's mother was told over the weekend her son died from "sudden death syndrome" and that his body will not be given to the family until an investigation is complete, according to the director of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation. Navalny, who rose to prominence for his campaign against corruption and Russian President...
Two police officers and a firefighter were shot and killed Sunday while responding to a distress call at a suburban Minnesota home, police and state officials said. The shooting in Burnsville, Minn., a suburb south of Minneapolis, also left the suspect dead, police said. A third police officer was injured. “We must never take for...
No Labels national co-chair Ben Chavis Sunday said the organization is “talking with several exceptional leaders” about potential bids for the White House. Political organization No Labels has been pushing for a “unity ticket” with one Democrat and one Republican for the 2024 presidential election, but has not publicly confirmed who their candidates will be....
Because of this Supreme Court decision, ESRD patients could be targeted by group health plans and lose access to high-quality kidney care, including potentially life-saving transplants and dependent coverage for their family members.