N.H. AG: Texas Company Behind Biden Robocalls Scheme
A Texas-based company is accused of being involved in an artificial intelligence-generated robocall scheme to deceive Democrat voters by using a clone of President Joe Biden’s voice to encourage them not to vote in the New Hampshire presidential primary on Jan. 23. Republican New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said Tuesday his office’s Election Law […]
S&P 500 Closes Up; Focus on Earnings, Interest Rates
The S&P 500 closed slightly higher Tuesday, as investors scrutinized a mixed bag of earnings at big U.S. companies and digested comments from Federal Reserve policy makers for clues about its first planned interest-rate cut. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said the central bank is “not done yet” with inflation although he noted it […]
NFL Commissioner: Swift-Kelce Fling Not Scripted
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell can’t deny that the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce romance has been great for television ratings, but laughed off claims that it’s scripted to gain media exposure. “I don’t think I’m that good a scripter, or anybody on our staff,” Goodell said, Mediaite reported. Goodell held his annual state-of-the-NFL press conference Tuesday as the Kansas City Chiefs […]
Census Bureau Halts Changing Disability Questions After Backlash
The U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday halted plans to change how it asks people about disabilities after facing a growing backlash. Advocates for disabled people had argued that proposed changes to disability questions on the bureau’s American Community Survey would artificially reduce their numbers by more than 40%, limiting the ability of some to get […]
IRS Expects to Collect Hundreds of Billions More in Taxes
The IRS is poised to take in hundreds of billions of dollars more in overdue and unpaid taxes than previously anticipated, according to new analysis released Tuesday by the Treasury Department and the IRS. Tax revenues are expected to rise by as much as $561 billion from 2024 to 2034, thanks to stepped-up enforcement made […]
California Could Legalize Psychedelic Therapy after Rejecting ‘magic Mushroom’ Decriminalization
A pair of California lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill Tuesday to allow people 21 and older to consume psychedelic mushrooms under professional supervision as part of an agenda to tackle the state’s mental health and substance use crises. It comes after Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom last year vetoed legislation that would have decriminalized the possession […]
4th Defendant Joins Call Against DA in Trump Case
David Shafer, the former Georgia GOP chair, became the fourth defendant to call for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to be disqualified from the prosecution team in the case against former President Donald Trump, court documents filed Monday reveal. Shafer’s attorneys argue that Willis’ personal relationship with Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor she hired […]
Chinese Coast Guard Vessels Enter Disputed Waters in East China Sea
China’s Coast Guard said it patrolled the waters of the Diaoyu Islands on Tuesday – territories in the East China Sea that are claimed by China, Japan, and Taiwan. Japan’s Coast Guard issued a bulletin saying it was repeatedly urging the four Chinese vessels to leave “our territorial waters.” Japan calls them the Senkaku islands. […]
Ukraine’s Donetsk Region Pounded by Up to 2,500 Russian Strikes Daily
Russia is firing between 1,500 and 2,500 shells and rockets at Ukraine’s war-ravaged Donetsk region every day and is targeting critical infrastructure to make it harder for people to remain there in winter, its governor told Reuters. The eastern province, 57% of which is occupied by Russia, has been at the forefront of war since […]
Scandals Could Sink Several Progressive ‘Squad’ Members
Four prominent members of the “Squad” of progressive House members find themselves embroiled in separate, career-threatening scandals. The faction of far-left lawmakers has long raised eyebrows for positions on hot-button issues such as illegal immigration, law enforcement, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But the current predicaments could prove the costliest of their careers. Receive Unlimited Access […]