Khanna and Massie threaten to force a vote on Iran as prospect of US attack looms
As the prospect of another U.S. military action against Iran looms, Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., want Congress to pass a measure that would order the president to terminate unauthorized hostilities against the Islamic Republic. “Trump officials say there’s a 90% chance of strikes on Iran. He can’t without Congress. @RepThomasMassie & […]
Bill Gates Cancels India Keynote as Epstein Scrutiny Grows
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates canceled a scheduled keynote address Thursday at India’s AI Impact Summit in New Delhi as scrutiny over his past ties to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein intensified.[#item_full_content]
New York Gov. Hochul Pulls Plug on Robotaxi Expansion
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has withdrawn a proposal that would have allowed commercial robotaxi services to operate outside New York City, dealing a setback to Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo as it pushes to expand its driverless fleet across the U.S., Bloomberg reports.[#item_full_content]
Skiers With Roots in Lake Tahoe’s Alpine Community Among 8 Killed in California Avalanche
After days of increasingly brutal conditions in California’s Sierra Nevada, a group of 15 backcountry skiers set out for home. But as they left remote huts at thousands of feet of elevation and trekked back toward the trailhead…[#item_full_content]
GOP AGs Seek Revision to Federal Climate Manual
A coalition of Republican attorneys general called on the National Academy of Sciences to remove a climate change chapter from a federal judicial reference manual, arguing that it amounts to political advocacy funded by taxpayers, the Daily Wire reported Thursday.[#item_full_content]
Virginia Republicans charge ‘power grab’ as Democrat who backed redistricting runs for Congress
Virginia Republicans are taking aim at a Democratic state lawmaker who played a key role in pushing through congressional redistricting in the state and is now running for newly drawn U.S. House seat. After Virginia Delegate Dan Helmer launched a congressional campaign, some Republican leaders took aim at him for what they call a “power […]
Trump says US contributing $10B to Board of Peace, Iran must reach nuclear deal or ‘bad things happen’
The U.S. is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to the Board of Peace. President Donald Trump announced during the inaugural meeting of the board, that the U.S. was committing to contribute $10 billion to the board. “The Board of Peace is showing how a better future can be built, starting […]
Trump White House ballroom proposal gets approval by Commission of Fine Arts
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts has officially fast-tracked the estimated $400 million proposal to build President Donald Trump‘s new White House East Wing ballroom Thursday. While Thursday’s session was originally intended only for design discussion, Chairman Rodney Mims Cook Jr. moved for an immediate final approval. “Our sitting president has actually designed a very […]
Critics warned Trump’s deportations would spark bloodshed — progressive group reports police killings fell
One year after critics warned President Donald Trump’s mass deportation push would spark bloodshed in America’s largest sanctuary cities, new data from a leading progressive police-reform group shows police-involved killings actually declined — the first drop in five years. Lawmakers and activists from Los Angeles to New York predicted that Trump’s surge into largely sanctuary-city […]
Trump Secures $7B for Gaza Reconstruction, Troops Pledge Support
President Donald Trump announced Thursday at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members of the body have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package and that five countries have agreed to deploy troops to take part in an international stabilization…[#item_full_content]
