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Sen. Rand Paul Warns RESTRICT Act Would Allow Feds to Nullify First Amendment

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has been a major critic of the RESTRICT Act, which has been sold to Congress and the public as a ban on TikTok. He warned that it would authorize the federal government to censor any online communications it deems subversive and would nullify the First Amendment. The popular social media app,…


Sen. Warner Calls for an ‘Organized Approach’ to Deal With Technologies From China

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said the federal government needs a rules-based approach to counter technologies owned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), such as TikTok. “We need an organized approach on how we deal with technologies from countries like Russia and China. And let me be clear, I want to talk about China. My beef…


Anheuser-Busch CEO Shifts Focus, Compensates Workers Amid Transgender Backlash

The parent company of Bud Light announced it would compensate workers amid a backlash targeting the beer after it decided to partner with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney. “The situation impacts really the front-line workers more than anybody else,” Michel Doukeris, the CEO of Anheuser-Busch InBev, told the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. Bud Light’s delivery…


Tucker Carlson: ‘Manufactured’ Lies Can Enslave Americans, End Democracy

OXFORD, Alabama—In his first in-person speech after departing Fox News, Tucker Carlson did not hold back when speaking about what he sees are issues undermining America—lack of truth in the media landscape and a “manufactured” national division. “I think I’m probably the first unemployed person who was ever invited to speak,” he opened his speech…


‘Manufactured’ Media Lies Can End Democracy: Tucker Carlson Makes First In-person Speech After Departing From Fox

OXFORD, Alabama—In his first in-person speech after departing Fox News, Tucker Carlson did not hold back when speaking about what he sees are issues undermining America—lack of truth in the media landscape and a “manufactured” national division. “I think I’m probably the first unemployed person who was ever invited to speak,” he opened his speech…


Kayleigh McEnany Taking Over Tucker Carlson’s Fox News Time Slot Next Week

Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany will take over the time slot formerly occupied by the “Tucker Carlson Tonight” show on Fox News from next week. McEnany, who co-hosts the “Outnumbered” program, will anchor the 8–9 p.m. ET replacement show currently branded “Fox News Tonight” for at least a week, becoming the third interim…


Regional Bank Stocks See Sharp Rebound After Jobs Report Posts Huge Beat

Regional bank shares rallied sharply premarket and extended those gains in early trading Friday after a bruising session the day prior, as a government jobs report beat market forecasts for both payroll growth and the unemployment rate despite banking sector turmoil and a slowing economy. PacWest led the charge in the regional bank stock rebound,…


Twitter Alerts Back on Track for NYC Subway After Week Off

NEW YORK—Service alerts for New York City’s subway, commuter trains and buses were back on Twitter on Thursday, a week after transit officials balked at paying to provide the information. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority lost access last week to Twitter’s application programming interface to send out automated alerts about service changes and emergencies. The MTA…


Kamala Harris Meets With Tech CEOs to Probe AI Risks

Vice President Kamala Harris met with the CEOs of Alphabet, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Microsoft on May 4 to discuss the risks surrounding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) after the White House announced a $140 million investment in AI research institutes. In a statement, Harris said she had discussed with the tech leaders the “ethical, moral, and legal responsibilities” they…


Elon Musk Says Censorship Enthusiasts Are ‘Less Than Thrilled’ With Twitter’s User-Sourced Fact-Checks

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has praised the platform’s Community Notes feature for “ending censorship in guise of virtue” and handing control of the “narrative” back to ordinary people. Musk made the comments in a tweet responding to Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon, who wrote on the platform that Twitter was previously “a place where false narratives were…