Fed raises US interest rates to highest in 16 years

The US central bank announces its tenth rate rise, while signalling it may be the last increase for now.

McConnell treads warily around debt limit fight as fears of default catastrophe grow

Mitch McConnell is refusing to get involved in finding a debt ceiling solution as Kevin McCarthy and President Biden remain at an impasse.

Teen opens fire at school in Serbia, in rare mass shooting

A security guard was killed and several students and a teacher were injured after a teenage boy opened fire at a school in the Serbian capital Belgrade on Wednesday, according to police.

Text shows Tucker Carlson describing how a ‘group of Trump guys’ jumped an ‘Antifa kid,’ saying ‘It’s not how white men fight’

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Hundreds of Democrats urge appeals court to reverse abortion pill ruling

This post was originally published on this siteA group of more than 250 Democratic Congress members signed an amicus brief urging the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse its ruling to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which is currently paused as it goes through the appeals process. In their brief, the lawmakers […]

Bush v. Gore docs among new releases from Justice Stevens archives

Internal documents concerning the Supreme Court’s historic Bush v. Gore decision in 2000 that handed the White House to President George W. Bush are being made public Tuesday, with the Library of Congress releasing a new trove of papers from the archives of the late Justice John Paul Stevens.

Bill would require disclosure of AI-generated content in political ads

This post was originally published on this siteLegislation introduced Tuesday by Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.) responds to AI’s increasing deployment in political messaging.

Hollywood writers go on strike, bringing TV production to a halt

Thousands of unionized screenwriters who say they are not paid fairly for their work were headed for the picket line Tuesday after high-stakes negotiations between a top guild and a trade association representing Hollywood’s leading studios failed to avert the first major walkout in over 15 years.

McCarthy invites Netanyahu to visit Congress, skip the White House

This post was originally published on this siteMcCarthy sought to make common cause with Netanyahu over their shared frustrations with President Biden.

‘No Stranger to Hard Times’: Brittney Griner Tears Up at Her First Press Conference

This post was originally published on this siteYouTube/NowThis As Brittney Griner prepared for her first WNBA game since 2021, she held a press conference Thursday, speaking publicly for the first time since being imprisoned in Russia for 10 months for carrying cannabis oil vape cartridges through a Moscow airport. It was an emotional news conference […]

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