The Texas House advanced a bill that would ban certain sexually oriented performances from being done in front of minors. Senate Bill 12, which passed to the third reading on…
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Lawmakers reveal AI concerns over ‘future of humanity’ following OpenAI CEO’s Senate testimony
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional lawmakers spouted an array of concerns about artificial intelligence after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told a Senate subcommittee that he saw problems the technology could create.…
Some George Mason University students walk out, turn backs during Gov. Youngkin’s commencement speech
Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivered a commencement speech at George Mason University in which some students protested his appearance after failed attempts ahead of the event to replace him…
White House spars over President Biden’s lack of urgency amid debt ceiling negotiations
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre attempted to defend President Biden’s lack of urgency and the administration’s absence in the high-stake debt ceiling meetings taking place on Capitol Hill. Fox…
Nebraska police arrest 6 at state capitol, including woman who punched trooper, amid abortion, trans debate
At least six people were arrested at the Nebraska state capitol building Friday after protests broke out as lawmakers passed a bill that bans abortions after 12 weeks and restricts…
Cori Bush’s $14 trillion reparations proposal would equal nearly 7 Afghanistan wars in spending
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., said that if the U.S. can finance trillion-dollar wars, it can fund reparations. But Bush’s astronomical $14 trillion reparations proposal would cost nearly seven times that of…
Michigan’s revenue will be nearly $900 million less this year than forecasted in January due to new tax cuts, state officials said Friday, leaving lawmakers with less money to spend…
The U.S. Border Patrol has agreed in a legal settlement to not set up interior checkpoints in a northern New Hampshire town just under 100 miles from the Canadian border…
Democrats target vulnerable GOP lawmakers for supporting McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill
House Democrats’ campaign arm has launched a new website that targets moderate and vulnerable Republicans for supporting spending cuts outlined in Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill. The Democratic Congressional…
FBI improperly used warrantless search powers more than 278,000 times in 2021, FISA court filing reveals
The FBI improperly used warrantless search powers against U.S. citizens more than 278,000 times in the year ending November 2021, according to an unsealed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) filing.…