If we’re going to reduce conflict, we need more people willing to push back on bad and divisive ideas and behaviors in their own political group.
Instagram's parent company Meta has dismissed a report that found the social media platform regularly recommends sexual videos to accounts for teenagers, arguing that it does not reflect reality.
The heat wave that killed 125 people in Mexico earlier this month is a harbinger of a warming climate, a new report has found. In May, a heat dome baked North America from the southwestern U.S. and down into Honduras — just weeks before another heat dome settled over the U.S. Northeast. But what was once an extreme heat...
Former President Trump will have the final word in next week’s first presidential debate after a coin toss, CNN announced Thursday. The Biden campaign won the coin toss, selecting tails, and choosing to pick the president’s standing position instead of reserving a speaking slot. Biden will stand on the right side of the stage from...
The hopes and dreams that were present at the end of apartheid will not yet be realized.
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Thursday. The summer solstice is today! ☀️Here’s what we’re following today: Senate Democrats are trying to require women to sign up for the draft, and it’s getting *a lot* of pushback from Republicans. NYT’s Maggie Haberman says former President Trump has admitted he interrupted President Biden “too much” during the first...
A group of nearly 70 Democrats are urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to consider opening pathways for Palestinian refugees looking to escape the violence in Gaza. In a letter to Blinken and Mayorkas sent Thursday, 69 Democratic senators and representatives voiced support for granting priority-2 designation...
Waiting for home prices to come down? It could be awhile.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other civil rights organizations say they plan to file a lawsuit challenging a new Louisiana law that requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The lawsuit, which has not yet been filed, was announced Wednesday after Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed a Republican-led bill...
Justice Neil Gorsuch chastised the Supreme Court majority for ruling against a drug trafficking defendant on Thursday, arguing the decision gives the government too much prosecutorial power. Delilah Guadalupe Diaz appealed to the justices after a jury found her guilty of importing methamphetamine across the southern border, which requires the government to prove that Diaz...
White House spokesperson John Kirby on Thursday took issue with comments from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which the Israeli leader claimed the Biden administration was withholding weapons and ammunition. "We didn’t know that video was coming. It was perplexing to say the least," Kirby told reporters when asked about Netanyahu's comments, which were...
Political commentator Van Jones said the stakes are high for President Biden in next week’s presidential debate against former President Trump, predicting that a poor performance could doom Biden's campaign. “This is the entire election as far as I'm concerned. The entire world will be watching,” Jones said Thursday in an interview with CNN’s Jim...
A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) met with newly reelected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday. In a post on the social media site X, Modi said he had "a very good exchange of views with friends" from Congress and added that he "deeply values the...
The House Republicans’ campaign arm outraised its Democratic counterpart last month for the first time in a single month this year as the 2024 race heats up. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced Thursday that it raised $12.6 million for its House candidates in May, compared to the $11.9 million the Democratic Congressional Campaign...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week reiterated the U.S. is committed to backing the Philippines as the Pacific nation continues to clash with Chinese boats in the South China Sea, spurring fears that tensions will escalate into a wider conflict. Blinken spoke with his counterpart, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, on Wednesday...
Inflation will likely continue to outpace most salaries over the next few years, according to new research. The analysis from Moneywise, shared earlier this month, looked at data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Federal Housing Agency (FIFA) and Redfin to determine how salaries have kept up with inflation over the last five years....
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever this week announced a new artificial intelligence venture focused on safely developing “superintelligence.” The new company, Safe Superintelligence Inc. — SSI for short — has the sole purpose of creating a safe AI model that is more intelligent than humans. “Building safe superintelligence (SSI) is the most important technical problem of...
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s political advocacy group is launching a $10 million campaign to push for an extension of the Trump-era tax cuts, which are set to expire next year and will likely play a key role in the 2024 election. Advancing American Freedom on Thursday announced plans for a “nationwide grassroots education campaign”...
Snapchat has agreed to pay $15 million to settle allegations of discrimination against female employees, and will also hire an independent consultant to evaluate and make recommendations regarding the company's compensation and promotion policies.
President Biden is leading former President Trump by single digits in a head-to-head match-up in New York, according to a poll released Thursday. A Siena College poll of New York registered voters found Biden leading Trump by 8 points, 47 percent to 39 percent. Six percent said they didn’t know how they would vote or...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are asking whether Chief Justice John Roberts has taken any action to investigate conflicts of interest concerning two fellow Supreme Court justices. A letter from the Oversight Democrats on Thursday addresses both lavish trips and other...
A Seattle-based content creator found out if a month at an all-inclusive resort costs less than his life in the city.
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, one of the largest financial backers of Democrats, said he’s concerned there could be retaliation against him from former President Trump if he’s elected in November. Hoffman has argued that President Biden would actually be a better president for business leaders because he respects the rule of law. “Maybe he will...
A more partisan Congress has evolved. In committees like Armed Services, the bipartisan culture within did not change that much. But the political culture outside its doors changed rapidly.
Amazon announced Thursday that North American deliveries will ditch its air pillow packaging in favor of recycled paper filler, the latest move in the shipping company's sustainability push. The company noted that 95 percent of its air pillow packaging in the region has already been removed and it hopes to eliminate the rest before the...
