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OpenAI opening ChatGPT access to Pentagon
OpenAI announced Monday that it is bringing a custom version of ChatGPT to the Pentagon’s AI platform. It joins other major AI companies, including Google and Elon Musk’s xAI, on the Defense Department’s platform GenAI.mil. The custom ChatGPT will run on “authorized government cloud infrastructure with built-in safety controls and protections” and is approved for...
Live updates: Bondi to face lawmakers; Dems won't back DHS stopgap
Attorney General Pam Bondi will be on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning to testify on oversight of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and is likely to field questions about the Trump administration's investigation of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The DOJ released its final batch of documents late last month, including heavy redactions....
Trump says he raised Swiss tariffs after leader's call: 'I didn’t really like the way she talked'
President Trump on Tuesday said he raised tariffs on Switzerland after a phone call with the country's former president, saying he did not approve of "the way she talked." Trump told Fox Business's Larry Kudlow that he once had an "emergency call from, I believe, the prime minister of Switzerland, and she was very aggressive....
FDA refusing to review Moderna mRNA flu shot application
Moderna said on Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has refused to review its application for an mRNA flu vaccine, with the company claiming this decision is inconsistent with previous communications from the agency. In a press release Tuesday, Moderna said the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) told the company...
Democrats will block new stopgap to fund Homeland Security Department
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) says Senate Democrats will block another short-term funding resolution to keep the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operating past Friday because Republicans haven’t done enough to meet their demands to overhaul Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “We’re 3 days away from a DHS shutdown and Republicans have not gotten...
Beyond Epstein: How to fight child sexual abuse in the US
The Department of Justice recently released 3 million pages of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. While the case’s boldfaced names flying on luxury jets to private islands continue to attract endless media attention, none of this has brought relief to the 60,000 children in the U.S. who are sexually abused each year.
Democrat knocks Trump administration over El Paso airspace closure: 'No transparency'
Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) on Wednesday ripped the Trump administration for failing to be transparent about why the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily closed the airspace over El Paso International Airport overnight. Vasquez said in a video posted to social platform X that the FAA did not alert local officials before it grounded flights to...
Watch live: Bondi testifies before House on oversight of DOJ
Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning on oversight of the Department of Justice (DOJ), weeks after the Trump administration released its final tranche of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Earlier this month, Bondi's deputy Todd Blanche said the department's review of the files was "over"...
Watch live: House convenes hearing on possible impact of a DHS shutdown
Federal officials will speak before a House Appropriations Committee panel on Wednesday morning on potential impacts of a looming lapse in funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Senate Democrats have signaled that negotiations with the White House to reform DHS haven’t made enough progress for them to support another short-term funding agreement. Senate...
Trump endorses reelection bid of embattled Rep. Cory Mills
President Trump on Tuesday endorsed embattled Rep. Cory Mills’s (R-Fla.) reelection bid. Trump praised the Florida congressman as an “America First Patriot” as he offered his “Complete and Total Endorsement” for another term in the House. “A Successful Entrepreneur, and Brave U.S. Army Combat Veteran and Bronze Star recipient, Cory knows what is required to...
Virginia Democrats advance 10-1 House map
Virginia Democrats advanced a proposed set of new congressional lines on Tuesday that would give the party four more pickup opportunities heading into November, putting them one more step closer toward teeing up a new House map before the midterms. Democrats in both chambers separately passed a House map that would give the party a 10-1 edge in the congressional...
Slotkin knocks Trump administration after grand jury refuses to indict in 'illegal orders' video: 'Embarrassing'
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) slammed the Trump administration after a grand jury did not indict her over a video she made with other congressional Democrats urging members of the military to refuse to follow any illegal orders. “Today, it was a grand jury of anonymous American citizens who upheld the rule of law and determined...
Person detained for questioning in Nancy Guthrie case released: Reports
A man who was detained for questioning in the case related to the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was released early Wednesday, officials revealed to The Hill’s sister network NewsNation. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) wrote on social platform X Tuesday night that its deputies detained someone during a traffic stop south of Tucson,...
Patel: FBI has 'persons of interest' in Nancy Guthrie case
FBI Director Kash Patel said late Tuesday that the agency is investigating "persons of interest" in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie. "We were able to exploit information pursuant to our private sector partner engagements that showed us that there might be persons of interest...
