New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D) is stepping down after more than a dozen terms. “For more than three decades, I have had the privilege of a lifetime serving the people of New York City in the United States Congress,” Velázquez said in a Thursday statement. “After much reflection, I have decided that this will…
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What to know about Trump’s plan to fight state AI laws President Trump is taking aim at state artificial intelligence (AI) laws that his administration sees as threats to the growing industry and the U.S’s ability to dominate it. © AP Photo/Evan Vucc The clash with state legislatures…
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San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan (D) is running to succeed retiring Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Chan, a member of the city’s Board of Supervisors since 2021, said Thursday she is running “for all the people who are being shut out by the system” and touted her working-class roots. “This election is about local neighborhoods versus…
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) — who was indicted Wednesday for allegedly stealing $5 million in funding meant for COVID-19 vaccination efforts and rerouting some of the funds to her congressional campaign — responded to the indictment on Thursday by claiming that she is only being targeted on the basis of race. The congresswoman was
President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to slash the 40 percent tariffs he had imposed on Brazilian food products, including beef, coffee, cocoa and fruits. The tariffs were implemented after Brazil’s left-wing government moved to imprison former President Jair Bolsonaro on controversial charges amid an ongoing crackdown on political opposition. The move follows a similar
A Democratic Party candidate in a closely watched U.S. House of Representatives special election is under fire following the emergence of resurfaced podcast episode in which she claims she “hates” Nashville, the city she is running to represent. Tennessee State Rep. Aftyn Behn is running in the state’s Seventh Congressional District after former Republican Rep.
The federal government is vehemently denying a story from The Washington Post released Thursday, which claimed that the U.S. Coast Guard would no longer classify, swastikas, nooses and Confederate flags as “hate symbols.” Citing a “new policy set to take place next month,” the outlet claimed that such symbols will instead be classified as “potentially
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is attempting to double down after she falsely accused Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Lee Zeldin and several House Republicans of taking donations from notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Despite being caught in the lie, Crockett is now attempting to claim it never happened. Crockett made the mind-boggling comments while
WASHINGTON—Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) said on Nov. 20 that he will file a resolution to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) from Congress. The Department of Justice indicted Cherfilus-McCormick, 46, on Nov. 19 for allegedly stealing $5 million in FEMA funds. She and her brother, Edwin Cherfilus, 51, undertook a COVID-19 vaccination contract through their company
