1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (209+ words) The House Ethics Committee will wrap up its investigation into Florida Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-Mc Cormick's alleged theft of $5 million in FEMA funds on Tuesday afternoon by recommending a punishment. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla. , is expected to call up a…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (246+ words) Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif. , on Wednesday said he would not endorse a candidate in the gubernatorial race he declined to enter last year. "To clarify, I have not endorsed in the race, especially after having considered it last summer, early…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (192+ words) Embattled Reps. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, and Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. , are resigning from the House ahead of expulsion votes that would have likely succeeded. The two lawmakers faced mounting pressure to resign or step down from office after Gonzales acknowledged an…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (904+ words) The nine potential Democratic presidential candidates set to speak to Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network this week will face pointed questions about a topic that's tricky for the party " how to restore Biden-era racial equity policies that Donald Trump…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (1745+ words) A messy family argument about Israel will pick back up when members of the Democratic National Committee meet in New Orleans this week. Critics of US military aid to Israel are pushing new resolutions that would recognize a Palestinian state,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (123+ words) Sycophantic AI might make us meaner, research suggested. A study fed AIs interpersonal dilemmas from the subreddit r/Am Ithe Asshole, and found they were twice as likely as humans to endorse the poster's behavior. The researchers also found that…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (771+ words) The Trump administration's interest in reviving a long-closed investigation into California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell could backfire against it " by elevating his profile and boosting his on-the-bubble California gubernatorial campaign. "I do think it was a stupid move for Patel…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (261+ words) Social media users said some cars suddenly stopped on busy highways, while WIRED reported that at least three accidents were seen. One of China's biggest robotaxi firms suffered an outage, leaving passengers stranded on highways and apparently causing accidents Baidu…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (245+ words) Semafor You Tube, Meta lose landmark social media addiction case A US jury on Wednesday found Meta and You Tube negligent in a landmark social media addiction trial. The companies must pay a combined $6 million in damages after being accused…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (295+ words) Exclusive / California Sen. Wiener on the BASED Act'Semafor Exclusive / California Sen. Wiener on the BASED Act California state Sen. Scott Wiener is no stranger to tangling with Silicon Valley. He has built a reputation on introducing aggressive legislation aimed at…...