The effects of a "snow drought" are still plaguing parts of the U.S. West, after a stretch of warm, dry weather last month accelerated the season's snowmelt, federal meteorologists reported. While California's Sierra Nevada has received sufficient snow this season to escape such a designation, the same cannot be said for areas in the northern...
The top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee blasted a third-party investigation of sexual harassment and misconduct at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), arguing it focuses disproportionately the agency's current Democratic leader and not enough on his Republican predecessors. In a Thursday statement, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) acknowledged cultural deficiencies at the FDIC,...
A pair of Democratic senators introduced new legislation to limit the levels of harmful metals in commercial baby food, they announced Thursday. The bill, called “The Baby Food Safety Act of 2024,” would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new authority to enforce higher safety standards for commercial baby food and imported products....
Jon Stewart is adding "The Weekly Show" to his "The Daily Show" duties, launching a new Comedy Central podcast. "The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart," poised to premiere early next month, will feature the host and comedian "as he dives into the most critical topics across current events," MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Audio announced...
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed a bill Thursday that kicks Planned Parenthood in the state off Medicaid funding. The bill, which is expected to go into effect later this year, makes it unlawful for any public funds to be sent to any abortion facility or “any affiliate or associate of such abortion facility.” Missouri...
The first Neuralink implant in a human malfunctioned after several threads recording neural activity retracted from the brain, the Elon Musk-owned startup revealed Wednesday. The threads retracted in the weeks following the surgery in late January that placed the Neuralink hardware in 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh’s brain, the company said in a blog post. This reduced the...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Thursday. A Bloomberg reporter posted that he found an LBJ inauguration matchbook on K Street, and I have SO many questions. Here’s the photo to prove it. Anyway, this has been a bizarre week in news, so let’s get the ball rolling, shall we?: Stormy Daniels is back on the stand...
Thieves have switched up the vehicles they're targeting most – and a social media trend may be to blame.
Credit card and airline rewards are incredibly popular among Americans, but Biden administration officials worry aggressive marketing practices and the dominance of large players in the industry may be harming competition and consumers. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Transportation questioned industry executives and consumer advocates during a joint hearing Thursday...
An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to killing more than 40,000 fish after admitting to dumping hazardous substances into the Scioto River.
A 30-year study found that eating ultraprocessed foods is linked to a higher risk of early death. The study, published Wednesday in the BMJ journal, examined the eating habits of 115,000 people and found that a higher intake of ultraprocessed foods was associated with a slightly higher mortality risk. The results varied based on which...
Megyn Kelly said Wednesday that former President Trump should pick an “establishment” Republican like former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to be his running mate in the 2024 presidential election. In an interview on NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” Kelly noted that Trump is “not that popular” among a significant share...
Many parents and policymakers view the belief that social media use is harmful for youth to be common sense. But is it?
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday she thought she would "throw up" while listening to the recent oral arguments in the Supreme Court over emergency access abortion. "I thought I would literally throw up listening to the oral argument before the Supreme Court about whether or not doctors and hospitals and nurses have...
This is a good metaphor for where we are with women’s health: way better off than where we’ve been historically — but still nowhere near where we need to be.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton knocked the Supreme Court on Thursday for delaying its ruling on former President Trump’s presidential immunity claim in his federal election interference case. “The other point I would quickly make is that the Supreme Court is doing our country a grave disservice in not deciding the case about immunity,”...
Democrat Maggie Goodlander, a former Justice Department (DOJ) official in the Biden administration, announced a bid for Congress Thursday. “I’m thrilled to announce that I’m running for Congress in New Hampshire’s 2nd District," she said in her campaign announcement. "I’ve served in all three branches of government and I know how to deliver for New Hampshire....
Enter Stormy, this week’s savior for the dying legacy media, gasping for relevance and revenue, while slurping up the salacious details with tongues wagging.
Senior Democratic strategist David Axelrod hit President Biden over his economic messaging Wednesday following a campaign event in Milwaukee, saying the president’s “pride” could be his undoing in November. Biden has consistently framed struggles with the economy in the past tense, and treated the issue as already won. Most Americans disagree, with polls showing most...
Virginia Sens. Tim Kaine (D) and Mark Warner (D) say they won’t agree to fast-track a one-week extension of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act unless colleagues commit to holding a vote on their amendment to eliminate a provision to add five new round-trip flights to Reagan Washington National Airport. The senators argue that...
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) reflected on the end of his Speakership on Thursday while taking a dig at Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying he “couldn’t live” with himself if he cut a deal with Democrats to keep his job. McCarthy was ousted from the Speakership in October after eight Republicans, led by Rep. Matt...
U.S. immigration courts are moving toward more child-appropriate procedures, but funding could determine whether those procedures will effectively protect minors in immigration proceedings. A group of 18 senators led by Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) are calling on the upper chamber’s appropriators to dive into the weeds on Executive Office for...
Former President Trump pinned the blame on President Biden for the college graduations that have been canceled amid the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests, describing the president as "too weak to demand law and order." "Crooked Joe Biden is 100% responsible for these weak colleges, like Columbia University, cancelling the graduations for thousands of students!" Trump wrote...
A trio of progressive senators are demanding to know the reason behind the Chamber of Commerce launching a coalition earlier this year to oppose a proposed rule from the White House that would allow it to use march-in rights to lower drug costs. Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Jeff Merkley (Oreg.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders...
A new precedent has been set in this Congress for more frequent voting by speakers. It will likely be followed in future congresses, regardless of which party is in control.
