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President Donald Trump is rolling out new Section 301 tariffs for 60 countries as the stopgap measure he implemented in the spring is set to expire. In February, the Supreme Court ruled that the president’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, raised under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, were unconstitutional. In response, Trump imposed a global continue … Read more
Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) introduced legislation Thursday that would require large frontier artificial intelligence developers to undergo independent audits and provide transparency reports. The bill provides legislative text for one part of the draft legislation that the pair previously released, the Great American AI Act, which continue reading …
The creator behind Spencer Pratt’s AI campaign videos, Charles Curran, is back at it — this time creating videos for California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton. Hilton will face off against Xavier Becerra, former President Joe Biden’s Health and Human Services secretary, in November. Hilton posted the video on X on Thursday titled, “The People continue … Read more
SpaceX is launching its 13th flight test of the Starship rocket and its Super Heavy booster on Thursday evening, marking the next step for Elon Musk’s efforts to take astronauts back to the Moon and land humans on Mars. The 90-minute launch window for the world’s largest and most powerful rocket will open at 6:45 p.m, … Read more
The White House’s latest dustup with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) landed with a thud Thursday among his GOP colleagues. Republican senators, including those who once opposed Thune for leader, came to his defense and downplayed remarks from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt that President Donald Trump’s patience is “running out” continue reading …
“Let’s go home,” Matt Damon says brusquely, playing an exhausted Odysseus. Damon’s a good actor, and that moment in previews got me pumped for the movie. It’s a punchy, understated framing of the Odyssey: A perilous journey home from a lengthy and disastrous home. But that’s not a scene from Homer’s Odyssey. I’m not saying … Read more
Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin implored an influential committee to quickly select the early primary voting slate to present to the full DNC body next month. The DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee is holding a two-day meeting in Washington this week to decide which four or five states will hold the first 2028 nominating … Read more
The number of Americans filing for new unemployment claims fell to its lowest level in over half a century. Core consumer price index inflation, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, fell back to its lowest level since March, defying expectations, and the International Monetary Fund has upgraded its expectations of the country’s economic continue reading … Read more
Attorney Randy Mastro is representing a coalition of New York City landlords in a lawsuit challenging Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s decision to impose a rent freeze. The lawsuit comes after New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board voted last month to approve Mamdani’s pledge to freeze rent for nearly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. Mamdani, a socialist continue … Read more
The Pentagon removed three troops killed in Jordan and one killed in Iraq from the list of casualties related to Operation Epic Fury in the Defense Casualty Analysis System. Before Thursday, the system listed the total number of U.S. service members killed in the Iran war as 18, accounting for the casualties in Iraq and … Read more
