December 22, 2024
Trump announces newest nominations to lead DOJ, regulate US railroads
President-elect Trump dropped his latest round of nominations Saturday afternoon, including two picks to help lead the Department of Justice (DOJ) and one to work within the Department of Transportation (DOT). In a Truth Social post, the president-elect announced he was nominating Aaron Reitz to lead the DOJ’s Office of Legal Policy. Trump wrote that […]
December 21, 2024
Trump nominates TV producer, creator of ‘The Apprentice,’ to serve in new administration
President-elect Trump announced Saturday he has tapped the creator of ‘The Apprentice’ to serve a diplomatic role in the United Kingdom. In a Truth Social post, Trump named Mark Burnett, a British-American TV producer who was born in London, as the next U.S. special envoy to the United Kingdom. ‘It is my great honor to […]
December 21, 2024
Lawmakers react to stopgap funding and averting government shutdown
As the dust settles on Congress frantically passing a stopgap bill at the eleventh hour to avoid a government shutdown, lawmakers are having their say on a chaotic week on Capitol Hill. President Biden signed the 118-page bill into law on Saturday, extending government funding into March, the White House announced. The bill provides over $100 billion […]
December 21, 2024
Trump nominates pair to help lead DOJ, announces Federal Railroad Administration pick
President-elect Trump dropped his latest round of nominations Saturday afternoon, naming two picks to help lead the Department of Justice (DOJ) and one to work within the Department of Transportation (DOT). In a Truth Social post, the president-elect announced he was nominating Aaron Reitz to lead the DOJ’s Office of Legal Policy. Trump wrote that […]
December 21, 2024
DAVID MARCUS: De facto President Trump’s handling of shutdown threat was a masterclass
Donald Trump will not be president of the United States for another month, at least not literally. Yet, his recent victory in the battle of the budget shows that, for all intents and purposes, he is already the nation’s leader, and not a moment too soon. In the space of just a few days, Trump’s […]
December 21, 2024
New report warns of growing national security threat to U.S. as China builds AI: ‘Significant and concerning’
A pro-tech advocacy group has released a new report warning of the growing threat posed by China’s artificial intelligence technology and its open-source approach that could threaten the national and economic security of the United States. The report, published by American Edge Project, states that ‘China is rapidly advancing its own open-source ecosystem as an […]
December 21, 2024
AI cameras are giving DC’s air defense a major upgrade
After 9/11, Washington, D.C.’s airspace got a significant security boost. Now, over two decades later, this system is getting a cutting-edge makeover. The National Capital Region (NCR) is rolling out an advanced artificial intelligence-based visual recognition system that’s taking air defense to a whole new level. The new eyes in the sky The Enhanced Regional […]
December 21, 2024
Congress clears government shutdown patch following Trump, Musk disruptions
In Congress’ last action of the year, the Senate passed a funding patch early Saturday with more than $110 billion in disaster aid, averting a government shutdown and closing out the 118th Congress. Final passage of the bill, which made it through the House Friday evening, caps off a tumultuous week on Capitol Hill as […]
December 21, 2024
Social Security measure passes Senate, sending it to Biden
The Senate broadly approved a measure expanding Social Security payments to millions of certain public sector workers, sending the measure to President Joe Biden for his signature. The vote on the Social Security Fairness Act was 76-20. It previously passed the House in an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 327-75 in November after rank-and-file lawmakers used […]
December 21, 2024
CFPB sues America’s largest banks for ‘allowing fraud to fester’ on Zelle
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing America’s three largest banks, accusing the institutions of failing to protect customers from fraud on Zelle, the payment platform they co-own. According to the suit, which also targets Early Warning Services LLC, Zelle’s official operator, Zelle users have lost more than $870 million over the network’s seven-year existence […]
December 21, 2024
Thune unveils Senate GOP committee assignments
Incoming Senate GOP Leader John Thune late Friday night unveiled the Republican conference’s committee assignments for next term. A press release from Thune’s office noted the assignments “have been ratified by the Senate Republican Conference and are expected to be ratified by the full Senate early next Congress.” Here’s who’s where: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and […]
December 21, 2024
Party City to close all of its stores, report says
Party City on Friday announced it will close all of its stores and has initiated corporate layoffs effective immediately, according to a CNN report. CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees in a meeting viewed by CNN that Party City has to “commence a winddown process immediately,” and that Friday would be their last day of work […]