Congress Asked to Break Up $40 Billion Pay-to-Play Youth Sports Industry

El Segundo Little League. Christibelle Villena/El Segundo Little League A small number of private equity firms control most of the facilities, leagues, tournaments, recruitment events, and competitive youth sports infrastructure that parents invest in because they think the programs will help their children earn an athletic scholarship, federal lawmakers were told this week. This $40

Senate Confirms Isaacman as NASA Administrator

Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator, testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 9, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Senate on Dec. 17 confirmed Jared Isaacman as NASA’s next

Chief Watchdog Scientist Outlines Barriers to Using AI to Fix Fraud

The U.S. Government Accountability Office building in Washington on May 22, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Eight months after testifying in Congress about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to combat waste and fraud in the federal government, a watchdog agency’s lead scientist said that idea is a long way off and