Speaker Johnson says he has priorities. So why hasn’t he acted on them?
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has held his position for barely four months, not long by anyone’s standards, but long enough to ask this question: Does he have any major priority other than survival? Johnson has spoken repeatedly and sometimes vehemently
Ross Gelbspan, author who probed roots of climate change denial, dies at 84
Ross Gelbspan, a journalist and author who followed the money trail of climate change denial, exposing how the energy industry and lobbyists pushed narratives to counter overwhelming evidence that use of fossil fuels was driving global warming, died Jan. 27
Honduras Tightens Crypto Regulations, Prohibits Bank Transactions and Holdings
The National Banking and Securities Commission of Honduras (CNBS) has passed a resolution prohibiting the country’s financial institutions from engaging in cryptocurrency-related activities. The CNBS stated that crypto transactions cannot be guaranteed by the Honduran central bank due to the lack
Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Market Cap Surpasses $1 Trillion – Can Bitcoin Overtake Gold?
Bitcoin Price Prediction Bitcoin’s market capitalization crossing the $1 trillion threshold represents a pivotal moment in its challenge against traditional assets like gold. As Bitcoin price prediction becomes a hot topic among investors, the digital currency’s recent fluctuation to $51,940, a decrease
House recesses with just 2 days to solve government shutdown standoff
The House of Representatives has just two more days in session before the first of Congress’ two government shutdown deadlines, putting lawmakers on a critically short timeline to reach a bipartisan deal. House lawmakers ended their week on Thursday afternoon after
AI security infrastructure needed after ‘malicious’ foreign actors use OpenAI to train operatives, expert says
The U.S. will have to decide how openly it wants to allow public access to artificial intelligence (AI), potentially impacting overall data protection policies, after Microsoft revealed state actors from rival nations used the tech to train their operatives. ‘We’re either
Trump’s anger at courts, frayed alliances could upend approach to judicial issues
Donald Trump’s once-transactional relationship with the conservative legal establishment has splintered in recent years, and his frustration toward the court system has grown — potentially heralding more volatility in how he would navigate judicial issues in a second term. Now the
Hefty fines, penalties will rock Trump family’s business and fortune
For more than 100 years, since Donald Trump’s grandfather started buying land in New York City, the Trump family has run a real estate business in New York. Barring a successful legal appeal of Friday’s decision by a New York Supreme
Democrats attack Trump over report that he favors a 16-week abortion ban
President Biden and other Democrats moved quickly Friday to criticize former president Donald Trump over a report that he prefers a 16-week national abortion ban with a few exceptions, underscoring the extent to which Democrats hope to seize on the
Judge orders Trump to pay more than $350 million after civil fraud trial
NEW YORK — A judge on Friday ordered former president Donald Trump to pay more than $350 million in penalties, plus interest, following a civil fraud trial, finding that he and others had carried out a years-long scheme to use