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Democrat calls GOP stopgap fight ‘fanatic-on-fanatic violence’
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday called the Republicans’ stopgap funding fight “fanatic-on-fanatic violence,” calling out his colleagues for not being able to agree on what he said were two extreme views. “There’s nothing funny about it, you know, and it is serious business, but it just amuses me that,…
Conway predicts Trump will win, but ‘enthusiasm is there on both sides’
Kellyanne Conway, ex-senior adviser to former President Trump, said on Thursday she thinks the Republican presidential nominee will defeat Vice President Harris in the November election but noted “enthusiasm” across the board. “The enthusiasm is there on both sides,” Conway said, in a live interview with Tim Alberta for The Atlantic Festival 2024 event. “Certainly,…
Tucker Carlson plans to launch line of nicotine pouches
Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson says he plans to launch a line of nicotine pouches. The former Fox News host-turned internet personality told The Wall Street Journal this week he plans to launch a brand called Alp to compete with the popular Zyn pouches manufactured by Philip Morris. The Journal reported that Carlson’s longtime business associate…
California city sues state over gender notification law
Huntington Beach, Calif., is suing the state over a new law that doesn’t require teachers to notify parents of a child’s change of gender. Since Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed the bill into law in July, he’s faced significant pushback from conservative leaders across the state. Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark (R) of Huntington Beach…
Harris holds 3-point lead over Trump in Pennsylvania poll
Vice President Harris is leading former President Trump by 3 points in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania, a new survey found. The survey, conducted by Franklin & Marshall College, found Harris leads with 49 percent support to Trump’s 46 percent. The survey noted the results are within the poll’s margin of error, but Harris…
Trump campaign goes on offense over Iran effort to share hacked materials
Former President Trump is going on offense over the news that Iran sought to share information it hacked from his presidential campaign with President Joe Biden’s campaign. The FBI and other intelligence agencies announced Wednesday that after Iran’s June hacking of the Trump campaign it unsuccessfully attempted to entice the then-Biden-Harris campaign with the information.…
Biden pitches ‘better choice’ in economic speech, seeking contrast with Trump
President Biden on Thursday touted what he called a “declaration of progress” after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, arguing his economic agenda had put the country on strong footing and warning of the risks that could come with a return to former President Trump’s policies. Biden addressed the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., one…
Opinion: Meet ‘DebunkBot’ can AI truly combat conspiracy theories?
AI chatbot DebunkBot has shown impressive results in reducing participants' belief in conspiracy theories, but the success of AI interventions in combating misinformation will require a larger strategy involving transparent communication, collaboration between policymakers and developers, and efforts to address the broader societal trust deficit.
Yellen on ‘soft landing’ prediction: ‘I believe that’s exactly what we’re seeing in the economy’
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday she believes the U.S. economy is making the “soft landing” that she predicted two years ago, when inflation soared after the pandemic. In a live interview during the Atlantic Festival 2024, journalist Ron Brownstein recalled their interview in 2022, when, he said, “there was a great deal of apprehension…
Watch live: White House holds briefing day after interest rate cut
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is slated Thursday morning to hold a press briefing. The briefing comes one day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points. The new federal funds rate is 4.75 percent to 5 percent, a jumbo cut that signals the Fed’s confidence that its war against inflation…
Republican governors launch effort to fight clean energy mandates
Ten Republican governors this week announced a coalition aimed at reducing regulations around energy production and opposing renewable energy mandates. The organization, the Governors Coalition for Energy Choice, said in a statement that the coalition aims to “ensure continued energy choice, minimize permitting and other regulatory barriers, limit expensive energy mandates, focus on affordability and…
Biden, Harris to host Zelensky at White House next week
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit the White House next week and meet with both President Biden and Vice President Harris to discuss the state of the war against Russia. Zelensky will be at the White House on Thursday, Sept. 26, when White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said he would meet separately with Biden…
Support for Taylor Swift get-out-the-vote efforts falls after Super Bowl conspiracy theory
More than half of voters in a new survey say they support pop star Taylor Swift’s get-out-the-vote effort to push her fans to vote in this year’s election, but the number is down 15 points from February following a conspiracy theory surrounding the idea of a rigged Super Bowl. The newly released Monmouth University poll…
Great Smoky Mountains National Park peak reverting to Cherokee name
The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted Wednesday to officially change the name of the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park back to its Cherokee name. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians submitted a request earlier this year to change the name “Clingmans Dome” back to its Cherokee name “Kuwohi,” which translates to “mulberry place,” according to a press release from the…
Rising: September 19, 2024
Fed slashes interest rates, Biden celebrates even as food, housing prices remain high Robby Soave and Kevin Walling discuss the Fed’s interest rate cut, the first since 2020. Teamsters won’t endorse a presidential candidate; still most members want Trump Robby Soave and Kevin Walling weigh in on the Teamsters not endorsing a presidential candidate this…
FEC forgoes new AI rulemaking ahead of election
A bipartisan cohort of commissioners on the government’s campaign finance agency voted Thursday to forgo new rulemaking on artificial intelligence (AI), citing a lack of authority to limit or prohibit the use of the developing technology in federal elections. The nonprofit watchdog Public Citizen had asked the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in May 2023 to…
White dudes, Swifties and nerds: Pro-Harris groups build unity out of identity
From geeks to headbangers, and from white dudes to Swifties, a wide array of grassroots groups are sharing a common goal: electing Vice President Harris. Since President Biden exited the White House race and endorsed Harris less than two months ago, oodles of demographic-based groups have popped up with the aim of mobilizing voters and raising mountains…
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