Pope Leo XIV on Monday said mounting concerns about artificial intelligence software going rogue require discussions on how to regulate it, dismissing the notion that they are "fake news." "If someone were to ask me, 'Am I in panic mode?' No, I’m not," Leo told reporters while leaving France for Vatican City. "I sleep at...
President Trump on Monday denied reporting from Axios that suggested he is willing to provide Iran with sanctions relief and unfreeze Iranian funds so that the regime can re-examine its nuclear program. "Axios just released a story that 'Trump' offered Sanctions Relief and Frozen Funds to Iran," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "This is untrue....
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and his Democratic opponent, Cait Conley, clashed during a televised midterm debate Monday night, sparring over a range of issues including affordability, housing and foreign policy. The News 12 debate featured questions from voters as well as the outlet’s senior political reporter Tara Rosenblum. Lawler largely touted his congressional record and...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Monday signed an executive order suspending the state's gas tax for 30 days as the Iran war sends gas prices soaring. The order, which starts at 12:01 a.m. EDT Tuesday, suspends Georgia's motor fuel excise tax of 33.3 cents per gallon for gasoline and 37.3 cents per gallon for...
The Senate on Monday passed a landmark piece of legislation that aims to address growing concerns about fairness and equity in college sports, bolstering the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) power to enforce its rules and potentially reshaping the future of collegiate athletics for years to come. The “Protect College Sports Act” (PCSA), a bill championed...
The Senate voted Monday evening to defeat an amendment sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to cap ticket price increases for college sporting events to four percent a year, even as ticket prices for some marquee games have soared in recent years. Kennedy proposed his amendment to the Protect College Sports Act, a sweeping bill...
Comedian Russell Brand on Tuesday will moderate one of the panels scheduled for the second Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, D.C. Brand, who has been part of and supported the MAHA movement launched by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is set to moderate a discussion about reforms...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth instructed the Pentagon last week to prioritize and deploy “advanced intelligence and cyber capabilities” to track down, disrupt and neutralize “foreign actors to protect the 2026 midterm elections" while “maintaining the fundamental freedoms that characterize our country.” “Commander U.S. Cyber Command and the Directors of the Combat Support Agencies will prioritize...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Shaheen makes last-minute insulin pitch Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) is pressing Senate leadership to hold a floor vote on bipartisan legislation to cap insulin costs in private insurance before lawmakers leave town until after the midterm election. © Greg Nash...
Vice President Vance, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former boxing heavyweight Mike Tyson are slated to speak Tuesday for the second Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Summit in Washington, D.C. The event will conclude with a "fireside chat" between Vance and Kennedy, the summit's agenda online shows. Organizers told...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is refusing a request from the NFL and former Philadelphia Eagles player Brian Dawkins to take down a video it posted using the Hall of Fame safety to promote President Trump's immigration agenda. The video, which was posted Sunday on a DHS social media account, responded to a headline...
Recent polling showing Democrats performing strongly in Senate battlegrounds and more reliably red states is fueling optimism that the party could clinch both chambers in November. An AARP poll released Monday showed Democrat Roy Cooper leading Republican Michael Whatley by 11 percentage points in the North Carolina Senate race, while recent polls have shown...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Monday that while he likes President Trump’s new ads pledging to “cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists,” they “shouldn’t be paid for by taxpayer dollars.” Thune warned Trump about using taxpayer money for ads that resemble the political ads he ran online during the 2024 presidential...
Pennsylvania on Monday surpassed 900 measles cases, after adding more than 100 additional cases in the past week. The Pennsylvania Department of Health updated its measles dashboard Monday, putting the total number of cases in the state at 903, after 115 new infections were recorded in the past week. Pennsylvania is currently reporting the highest...
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump rolls back car fuel efficiency rules The Trump administration has rolled back car fuel efficiency standards requiring automakers to ensure their cars and light trucks were using less fuel. © AP Photo/Rick Bowmer While the Biden-era standards would have been expected to get the...
The State Department is assessing how to share passport records with state and local officials to verify citizenship on voter registration rolls.
Lawmakers say the proposed Medicare policy could make it harder for patients to access newer cancer treatments by discouraging medical innovation.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins vowed she won't be "intimidated" after her Biddeford office was vandalized, while her Dem rival Troy Jackson initially stayed silent.
GOP Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' reelection ad depicting a white-male welfare recipient named "Brad" drew conservative backlash online.
Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is heard in a resurfaced audio clip questioning whether football is "ethical" due to CTE risks.
A protester crashed a Washington, D.C., data center party, shouting about water use as Trump pushes AI dominance and rapid buildout over China.
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to enforce a Bureau of Prisons policy banning hormone therapy and accommodations for transgender inmates.
JD Vance targets H-1B visa abuse, saying large companies lay off thousands of American workers then claim they desperately need foreign labor.
Andrew Bailey cited family reasons for his FBI resignation, expressing confidence that Kash Patel will continue reform efforts and restore public trust.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to give away 70,000 free Metropolitan Opera tickets sparked fierce accusations of misplaced priorities.
Senate Republicans force a test vote on the Ratepayer Protection Act, daring Democrats to block a data center affordability bill boosting Jon Husted.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's office offers $575 taxpayer-funded scholarships training immigrants in civic engagement and community organizing.
House Republicans summon ActBlue attorney Ronald Machen for a closed-door interview, citing contradictions in his prior statements on donor verification.
Trump announces Mesabi Metallics' $15 billion Iowa steel plant, but the massive facility won't produce its first steel until 2030 at the earliest.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she's weighing a 2028 presidential run or a challenge to Chuck Schumer's New York Senate seat after midterm elections.
Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz says fraud shouldn't define his legacy, but Republican lawmakers fire back with a list of grievances beyond the scandal.
The Trump Education Department now has 90 days to decide whether to strip the American Bar Association of its decades-long law school accreditation monopoly.
Cornell University's Young Democratic Socialists of America lead "from the river to the sea" chant before Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes stage.
Adam Hamilton, the Democrat seeking to be the first Kansans sent to the Senate in nearly a century, once asked his church congregation to repent for eating beef.
Sen. John Kennedy has proposed barring living politicians from having buildings named after them as Trump pushes to rename the Kennedy Center.
Susie Wiles reveals what it was like to undergo chemotherapy while leading the White House staff, saying some days just getting out of bed was a test.
John Fetterman accidentally called himself a "lifelong Republican" at the Texas Tribune Festival, sparking laughs before clarifying his Democratic ties.
The TV spots promoting the president were funded by taxpayer dollars.
“Donald Trump did everything he could to help Republicans lose over the summer,” said Barbara Comstock.
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Charlie Cook predicted that Democrats will win both the House and Senate in November.
“We’re just so screwed.”
The president doesn’t seem to know what Americans are facing in the supermarket right now.
The Pennsylvania senator has regularly criticized his party, sparking speculation that he could caucus with Republicans after the 2026 midterms.
Iran recently offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart nuclear talks — but Trump confirmed he had rejected the deal.
Trump, confirming earlier reporting by Axios and Reuters, told Fox News that he would have dinner with Amodei on Sunday night.
“AI is certainly powerful enough to drive events that cause a billion deaths,” Gates told NBC.
One critic joked that Dan Scavino’s post was “precisely the midterm messaging the GOP needs.”
Todd Blanche claimed Trump never “denied access” to the outlets during the heated exchange.