Sen. Ted Cruz endorses GOP primary challenger to Rep. Dan Crenshaw in Texas
Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday endorsed against a fellow Texas Republican in Congress, backing state Rep.
Pentagon gives AI firm ultimatum: lift military limits by Friday or lose $200M deal
The Pentagon has given artificial intelligence firm Anthropic until Friday to lift restrictions on how its Claude AI system can be used by the military, warning it could cancel a $200 million contract or take other punitive steps if the company refuses, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions. The skirmish broke out after … Read more
US congressman refuses to resign after allegations of affair with staffer
Republican Tony Gonzales allegedly pressured Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, who died by suicide, into sexual relationship US congressman Tony Gonzales refused growing calls to resign from his fellow Republicans on Tuesday amid a furore over allegations that he had an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. Gonzales has been accused of sending sexually … Read more
Schumer, Dems again block DHS funding, force State of the Union showdown
Senate Democrats again blocked Republicans’ attempt to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as Congress gears up for President Donald Trump’s primetime address. The largely party-line vote Tuesday was the first action in the Senate since lawmakers returned from a weeklong break. It’s also the second time Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., forced … Read more
Rep. Jayapal on bringing Epstein survivor to State of the Union
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and more than a dozen other lawmakers invited survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse to be their guests during Trump’s State of the Union speech. Marijke Chartouni said, “It’s important to show up to remind lawmakers that we are not going away.”
New Dem star’s quick hard-left turn after ‘moderate’ campaign won her coveted response to Trump: lawmaker
EXCLUSIVE: Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger would never have been given airtime in the Democrats’ official response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union if it weren’t for her support of the commonwealth’s controversial redistricting and adherence to the party line, a top Republican said. A new congressional map credited to Virginia Senate Leader L. … Read more
House rejects air safety bill as families of deadliest U.S. crash in 25 years look on
The Senate unanimously passed the ROTOR Act in December. But the Pentagon came out against the bill Monday, saying it could disrupt “national defense activities.”
Ro Khanna’s State of the Union guest recruited over 20 underage girls for Epstein: ‘Like Heidi Fleiss’
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is bringing a guest to the State of the Union who, at 16-years-old, started helping introduce Jeffrey Epstein to underage girls in the early 2000s after having been exploited by the disgraced financier herself as a minor. Haley Robson was pressured by Epstein to recruit six other underage girls to perform … Read more
Frostbite and frozen weapons: How U.S. troops train in the Arctic
30 degrees below zero. Punishing winds. Relentless snow. Only a few hours of sunlight. These are the conditions facing the U.S. troops in the Arctic.
US justice department sues UCLA over alleged antisemitism amid pro-Palestinian protests
Lawsuit is latest action by Trump administration against a university and escalation of president’s feud with California The justice department sued the University of California, Los Angeles on Tuesday, alleging the university created a hostile work environment for Jewish and Israeli faculty and staff after protests against the war on Gaza broke out across campus. … Read more