Category: Politics

Sen. Cruz Grills Advocacy Group President on Whether There Is a Difference Between Women and Men

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) grilled Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson about women’s sports at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. Cruz asked five times if there were differences between men and women, and Robinson failed to answer. …


Durham: Rules Should Change so Heads Could Roll at FBI

The Department of Justice (DOJ) rules should change so that FBI agents lose their jobs when they lie to misuse the government’s spying powers in sensitive investigations, Special Counsel John Durham suggested to Congress. Durham, who recently released a report on his review of the FBI’s handling of the 2016 Trump-Russia investigation, acknowledged that he…


Senate Upholds Biden Veto of Measure to Roll Back EPA’s Truck Pollution Rule

Senate Republicans on June 21 didn’t get the two-thirds majority support they needed to save their resolution to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enforcing its new air pollution rules for heavy-duty trucks. President Joe Biden vetoed the measure the previous week. The Republicans’ attempt to override Biden’s veto got only 50 affirmative votes…


White House Declines to Appeal Supreme Court on Transgender Surgery Mandate

The White House will not seek a U.S. Supreme Court intervention for its requirement that health care organizations and hospitals perform and cover transgender medical procedures after it missed its deadline to file an appeal. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty legal group said in a news release that the Biden administration missed a June 20 deadline…


Consumer Groups Call on Washington and Brussels to Regulate AI Tech

A coalition of consumer advocacy groups in the European Union and the United States called on their governments to develop regulations for generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology. These groups are concerned about AI tech that power tools like ChatGPT are developing so quickly that consumers’ rights may be grievously harmed if state regulators fail to get involved….


First Lady Hosts Media Preview of White House State Dinner

First Lady Jill Biden hosts a media preview at the White House at 4:30 p.m. ET on June 21 on the state dinner with the republic of India Thursday night. …


LIVE 4 PM ET: First Lady Hosts Media Preview of White House State Dinner

First Lady Jill Biden hosts a media preview at the White House at 4:30 p.m. ET on June 21 on the state dinner with the republic of India Thursday night. …


Schumer Announces Framework for Regulating AI ‘Revolution’

Congress will work to develop a comprehensive framework for guiding artificial intelligence (AI) development and legislation, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Schumer said that the effort was necessary to safeguard American security and values in an age that will be defined by enormous technological and social changes. “We come together at a…


Special Counsel Durham Says He Investigated Tip Reportedly Connected to Trump

Two top U.S. officials traveled to Italy to look into a tip regarding former President Donald Trump, special counsel John Durham said on June 21. “You and Attorney General [William] Barr went to Italy to take a look at some allegation … and Italian officials gave you evidence that they said linked Donald Trump to…


Ex-US Attorney Sounds Alarm on DOJ ‘Violating Its Own Internal Policies’

A former U.S. attorney accused the Department of Justice of violating its own internal policies when it came to an agreement with Hunter Biden to reach a plea deal on tax crime and gun charges. The DOJ is “violating its own internal policies on this case,” former U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman wrote. “The Ashcroft Memo…