Despite its limited resources, the DOJ Antitrust Division under Biden has proven unwavering in its fight against anti-competitive behavior. And as the Antitrust Division takes on emerging monopolistic threats, such as in artificial intelligence (AI), it stands to reason that the division deserves to have its budget increased — not slashed.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) declared a state of emergency after a cargo ship hit a bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning, causing it to partially collapse. Several vehicles also fell into the water, prompting a search and rescue for multiple individuals. Two people have been rescued thus far, one being in critical condition so...
Instead of appeasing Havana, Biden should take action to root out and counter espionage and malign influence by Cuba and China.
Congress has not given EPA the authority to cripple the nation’s railroad network.
U.S. media, unfamiliar with U.N. performance art, has not fully appreciated the extent of Friday’s diplomatic reverses.
Senate Republicans are warning former President Trump that restrictions on abortion should be left to the states and that proposing a 15-week national abortion ban ahead of this year’s election would be a major political blunder. Republican lawmakers have argued for years that states should have the authority to set parameters on abortion and hailed...
Iowa's food landscape can become like Italy's — if the “barons” who captured the American farmstand can be defeated, a new book argues. Barons, published on Tuesday by Austin Frerick, a native Iowan and Yale food policy fellow, argues that a runaway process of monopoly has gutted rural America while bleeding the taste from American food....
Story at a glance Cervical cancer rates, long on the decline, are climbing among low-income women in the United States. Cervical cancer was once the leading cause of death for American women, according to the American Cancer Society. But incidence and mortality rates for the disease have significantly dropped in recent decades thanks to...
A special election in an unusual purple Alabama state House district is testing the political potency of reproductive rights in a red state after a major ruling there last month led to a temporary pause on in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Republican Teddy Powell is running against Democrat Marilyn Lands in a special election for Huntsville-area state House...
The whiplash created by rapid-fire court orders is sparking alarm over whether a Texas law clearing the way for state and local authorities to carry out immigration enforcement will be allowed to stand. A whirlwind 24 hours in the courts for SB 4, the controversial Texas measure, ended with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to make an announcement on Tuesday afternoon about his pick for vice president, ending weeks of speculation over his running mate amid his long-shot independent bid. Kennedy is set to make his announcement at 2 p.m. ET in Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts in Oakland, Calif. The...
President Biden is set to travel on Tuesday to North Carolina to argue that he has delivered for the South on issues from jobs, lowering costs, and reproductive rights. The president’s visit comes as the campaign has focused on North Carolina as a battleground state former President Trump won in 2020 that they are eying to...
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) raised concerns Monday that a dwindling House GOP majority due to multiple vacancies could hurt the caucus’ prospects and may even lead to Democrats taking over the chamber. Republicans currently hold a 218-213 majority in the House after former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo) left office on Friday. With Rep. Mike Gallagher...
MSNBC prime-time host Rachel Maddow blasted her own network Monday over its recent decision to hire former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel as a political commentator. "If you care what I think about this, the fact that Ms. McDaniel is on the payroll at NBC News — to me that is inexplicable," Maddow said on...
Steve Bannon downplayed concerns about former President Trump’s legal cases on Monday, saying the “lawfare” being attempted against him is actually helping the former president’s campaign. Bannon, Trump’s 2016 campaign executive and a senior adviser, argued that Trump’s multitude of court appearances actually help him because they give the former president significant free media attention....
A concerted Justice Department effort to prosecute those who threatened election workers since 2020 has resulted in 20 prosecutions, the department announced Monday. The news comes as Arizona prosecutors announced the sentencing of a man who threatened to kill Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) in 2022, who previously served as the Arizona Secretary of State. More...
Volkswagen workers at a Chattanooga, Tenn., plant will hold a union election between April 17 and 19, United Auto Workers announced on Monday. The landmark vote could make the VW facility the UAW’s first major win since a strike led to a new contract for “Big Three” workers last year, as the union eyes expansion...
A blizzard is set to bury much of the plains and upper Midwest in as much as a foot of snow between Sunday and Monday as an unseasonable weather system tracks east across the country. Meanwhile, heavy thunderstorms could bring tornadoes to the Gulf Coast on Monday. The slow-moving front brought blizzard warnings from South...
Former President Trump is now one of the wealthiest people in the world after his media company, Truth Social, completed a merger that will see it debut on the stock market. Trump joined Bloomberg’s list of the world’s 500 richest people on Monday after the deal that could net him up to $4 billion was...
The Los Angeles and Miami homes of renowned musician and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs were raided by authorities as part of a federal investigation, officials said. The action is related to a sex trafficking probe in New York, The Associated Press reports, citing officials who are not authorized to speak publicly about details of the...
