Kansas City, Missouri — Attorney General Todd Blanche vowed that the federal government will continue releasing records related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, doubling down on U.S. assertions that documents still being withheld are not being kept secret to protect Saudi Arabia or any other government. “The one thing that we are not
Washington — GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to Capitol Hill on Monday for the first time in three months, ending a prolonged absence that sparked widespread speculation about his health. McConnell entered the Senate chamber in a wheelchair and cast a vote on a judicial nomination. “Today, I’ll cast my first Senate vote
A barge on the Ohio River moves past the Mountaineer Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant near New Haven, W.Va., on March 13, 2026. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Monday it finalized a rule repealing most of the carbon-emission limits for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants and proposed a
President Donald Trump on Sunday weighed in on the debate over Flock cameras, saying that he “sort of” likes the devices because they support law enforcement efforts. Flock cameras are AI-driven devices used by police officers to scan license plates for law enforcement activities. In recent weeks, the cameras have drawn strong online and congressional
Calling Trump a fascist is totally allowed, though Calling Democrats communists is not only far-fetched but also implausible and “baseless,” the print New York Times wants you to know. September 14, 2026 image/svg+xml As the midterm elections approach, a lot of what appears in the press is best interpreted through a partisan lens. There’s already
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) said Monday he plans to campaign for Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) this fall, putting the retired West Virginia centrist on the opposite side of a race Democrats need to win back a Senate majority. Manchin left the Democratic Party in 2024 and registered as an independent before leaving office. “I’m
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei must be the most annoying CEO in the country. The effective altruist announced on Saturday that “we must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models.” His colleagues at OpenAI, XAI, and GoogleMind joined him. TL;DR for Amodei’s interminably long essay: “Over the last few months, I have