House China Panel Asks Feds to Probe Doping in Chinese Olympic Swim Team

The probe comes just a few months before the Summer Olympics in Paris. The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has asked the Department of Justice and the FBI to investigate the Chinese regime for allegedly covering up positive doping tests of China’s Olympic swim team. The probe comes ahead of the Summer

GOP Lawmakers Accuse Hunter Biden of Lying to Congress, Citing New Evidence

Whistleblowers provided evidence undercutting claims by President Joe Biden’s son. President Joe Biden’s son lied multiple times to Congress, Republican lawmakers said on May 22, citing new evidence provided by whistleblowers who investigated Hunter Biden. “Hunter Biden’s lies under oath, and obstruction of a congressional investigation into his family’s potential corruption, calls into question other

Schumer tees up Senate vote on birth control protections next month

Washington — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that the Senate will consider legislation next month to protect access to contraception, as reproductive rights come front and center heading into November’s election. “Now more than ever, contraception is a critical piece of protecting women’s reproductive freedoms,” Schumer said from the Senate floor on Wednesday,

Nebraska sues TikTok for allegedly targeting minors with “addictive design”

Nebraska is suing social media giant TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, claiming the platform targets minors with “addictive design” and is “fueling a youth mental health crisis.” “TikTok has shown no regard for the wreckage its exploitative algorithm is leaving behind,” Attorney General Mike Hilgers said in a statement.  The lawsuit, filed in state

Federal Judge Tells Trump Prosecutor to ‘Calm Down’ in Heated Exchange

It came after a co-defendant’s lawyer claimed that he was pressured by the Justice Department over a judgeship recommendation. An attorney for a co-defendant in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case claimed that a top Department of Justice (DOJ) official attempted to pressure him “to cooperate” or potentially lose a recommendation to become a

FCC to consider rules for AI-generated political ads on TV, radio

The head of the Federal Communications Commission introduced a proposal Wednesday that would require political advertisers to disclose when they use AI-generated content in broadcast TV and radio ads. The proposal, if adopted by the commission, would add a layer of transparency that many lawmakers and artificial intelligence experts have been calling for as rapidly