A group of 13 senators introduced a bill to criminalize the publication of revenge porn, including deepfakes, and requiring websites to remove these explicit videos and photos. The effort to pass the (TAKE IT DOWN) Act is led by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who is the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, and...
A new Gallup survey released Tuesday found cost and work conflicts are the top reasons Americans choose to discontinue their higher education. In the poll, 87 percent said cost was a “very” or “moderately” important reason for pursuing further institutional study, while 81 percent pointed to work conflicts. The other two leading reasons were the...
Two key Democrats approved the sale of U.S. weapons, including F-15 fighter jets, to Israel after months of inaction on the arms transfer that comes amid the deadly war in Gaza. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair, signed off...
New York’s top court on Tuesday turned away former President Trump’s challenge to a gag order imposed on his public statements in his hush money criminal case. The gag order, which remains in effect after being imposed weeks before his trial began, blocks Trump from publicly commenting about jurors, witnesses, court staff or the judge’s...
Around two-thirds of Americans say companies are doing a poor job of avoiding major pay gaps between chief executives and average employees, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by Bentley University and Gallup and published Tuesday, found a majority of people believe companies aren’t doing enough to prevent the pay gap between the...
Workers in Amazon’s labor union voted to join the Teamsters by a huge margin of 98.3 percent as labor activity churns following a period of elevated inflation. The newly chartered ALU-International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 1 will represent the around 5,500 Amazon warehouse workers at the company’s facility in Staten Island, N.Y., the Teamsters...
Netflix is planning to roll out what it is calling two "experience houses" next year, the company announced on Tuesday. The first two locations will open at King of Prussia in Pennsylvania and Galleria Dallas in 2025, the streamer said. It called the locations two "experiential entertainment venues that will bring some of our most...
Oil and gas Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck registered to lobby on issues related to the Federal Trade Commission for Scott Sheffield, the former CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources. The regulator accused Sheffield last month of trying to collude with OPEC to inflate prices, which the company said “reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the U.S. and...
The House Ethics Committee on Tuesday said it is probing whether Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) sought to obstruct investigations into his conduct, is dropping other lines of investigation into him, and has issued 25 subpoenas in matters surrounding the congressman. In a rare public update about the investigation, the committee said that the high-profile probe...
As the official start to summer approaches, many people across the Midwest are still recovering from a record number of destructive spring tornadoes.
Big, burly Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who describes himself as a third-generation dirt farmer from “Big Sandy,” on Monday blasted the National Republican Senatorial Committee as “a bunch of jackasses” for mocking his red Toyota Prius, which he uses to get around Washington. Tester vented his frustration to HuffPost when asked about Republican attacks over...
South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly crossed the border for the second time this month. About 20 to 30 North Korean soldiers were doing construction work in the area when they crossed the military demarcation line that is the border between the two countries, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff...
Streaming platforms beat out linear broadcast and cable channels in viewership by double digits in May, according to new data from Nielsen. While overall TV usage was down just slightly on a monthly basis, the researcher found streaming hauled in 38 percent of all viewership, compared to 28 percent on cable and 22 percent on...
The United States condemned China for “aggressive, dangerous maneuvers” in the disputed South China Sea on Monday after a Chinese vessel collided with a Philippine supply ship, the latest in a series of escalatory confrontations in the region. China and the Philippines blamed each other for the collision, which took place Monday near the Second...
Mary Trump ripped her uncle, former President Trump, as the "leader of the pro-death party" Monday, while pointing to his "cynical embrace" of war weaponry. "The harsh reality is that Donald is a serious national security threat to the American people. This is a life-or-death election. And my uncle is the death candidate. Let’s choose life,...
A union representing employees with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday endorsed President Biden’s reelection — its first ever political endorsement. The union, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Council 238, represents 8,000 EPA employees, including engineers, lawyers and inspectors. The union cited Biden’s record of fighting climate change and supporting workers, as...
Amazon Pharmacy will expand its subscription service to enrollees of Medicare insurance plans, the company announced Tuesday. The expansion will be available to more than 50 million Medicare beneficiaries, who will have access to RxPass, Amazon Pharmacy's subscription prescription service, the company said. For $5 a month, RxPass allows customers to fill as many prescriptions...
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said the House Ethics Committee is opening “new frivolous investigations” against him and that it had closed other probes that were based on “lies.” “The House Ethics Committee has closed four probes into me, which emerged from lies intended solely to smear me. Instead of working with me to ban Congressional...
Former first lady Melania Trump is scheduled to host a fundraiser next month for Log Cabin Republicans, her second time this year hosting a gala for the group representing LGBTQ conservatives. The former first lady will host the event at Trump Tower in New York City, Log Cabin Republicans confirmed. It will take place July...
Most respondents in a new survey said they support the U.S. government forgiving medical debt. According to the poll, conducted by the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press/NORC Research Center, 81 percent of respondents said medical debt forgiveness is important. Just over 50 percent of respondents said relieving medical...
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A disturbance near the western Gulf of Mexico coast is forecast to become the first tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci signed Monday night that he sees a “degree of schizophrenia” in the U.S. Fauci joined CBS's “The Late Show," where host Stephen Colbert asked the doctor if he was going to “diagnose America as a patient right now” what would it be? “Give it to me straight,...
With yet another official report showing a further steep reduction in crime, why aren’t Democrats bragging?
The leaders of three key abortion rights groups are traveling to Michigan this week to campaign for Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) in her bid for the U.S. Senate. The presidents of Emily’s List, Planned Parenthood and Reproductive Freedom for All – Jessica Mackler, Alexis McGill Johnson and Mini Timmaraju, respectively – will be attending a rally...
