New bill would prohibit US financial aid to Afghanistan until wrongfully detained Americans are released
Under a new bill drafted by the House of Representatives, American taxpayer money would not be used to fund aid for Afghanistan until “wrongfully detained” Americans are released. The No Freedom, No Funding Act would also require the State Department to provide regular updates on U.S. citizens who are unlawfully detained. Republican Rep. Dan Meuser […]
Illegal immigrant accused in Missouri police officer’s death has prior rap sheet
An illegal immigrant killed a Missouri police officer over the weekend while driving drunk in his car, according to St. Louis Metropolitan Police. The suspect, Ramon A. Chavez Rodriguez, 24, of Honduras, lives “in the local area” of the crash site but was driving without a valid driver's license because he “does not have legal […]
Dropped as Vegas Festival Headliner
Rapper Macklemore's career is facing serious consequences after he uttered the words “Fuck America” at a recent pro-Palestinian concert in Seattle. Macklemore has been removed from headlining a Las Vegas music festival in the wake of the incident, and his partnership with his local Seattle sports teams is reportedly in jeopardy as a result. Macklemore […]
EXCLUSIVE: ‘A shutdown in December shouldn’t be off the table’
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) doesn't fit the typical media portrayal of a chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. Harris was born in New York, where her parents only emigrated a few years ago. She went to high school in Manhattan, became a doctor, and is now Maryland's only Democratic-leaning Republican congressman. If that wasn't […]
Top staff in NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's office stepping down
A top staffer in the office of North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson (R) is leaving his post next week. multiple Outlet A growing number of aides have parted ways with the state's Republican gubernatorial candidate following a bombshell CNN report last week, reports Wednesday showed. Robinson's office's chief of staff, Brian Libecki, policy director […]
Kamala Harris won’t say how she’ll pay for $1.7T spending plan in first solo sit-down with major news network
Vice President Kamala Harris refused Wednesday to explain how she plans to pay for a costly economic plan if Republicans in Congress block her presidential agenda, one of several questions she dodged in her first private interview with a major news network since becoming the Democratic nominee. “If you can't raise corporate taxes, or if […]
OpenAI pitches Biden admin on need to build massive AI data centers
OpenAI has reportedly appealed to the Biden administration, arguing that amid intensifying global competition, it needs to build massive data centers that consume as much electricity as a large city to process more advanced artificial intelligence models. Last week, a number of tech leaders, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and executives from Anthropik, Nvidia, Microsoft […]
U.S.-Bound Migrants Leaving Trail of Corpses in My Country
Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino declared at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that US-bound migrants passing through his country are a “major global problem” and called on the international community to help. Mulino, who took office in July, spent much of his speech talking about the Darien Valley, a dangerous jungle pass that straddles […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams Indicted as Part of Federal Investigation
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday as part of a federal investigation, multiple sources said. The indictment against Adams was reportedly sealed. bring about The uncertainty surrounding the charges and accusations the mayor “will face” The New York Times. According to the outlet, the “federal investigation” […]
Liberty’s quest for Aces revenge in WNBA playoffs has plenty of storylines
Sabrina Ionescu set the tone as the Liberty clinched a spot in the WNBA semifinals with a 91-82 win over the Atlanta Dream at Barclays Center on Tuesday night. “We have unfinished business,” she said on air before the Las Vegas Aces beat the Seattle Storm to book a spot in the semifinals. Liberty will […]