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LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended his government’s decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, saying that Britain was being true to its roots by taking a stand for justice. “Britain has to stand for fairness against injustice where people are being bullied out of their homes,” Burnham told Parliament. “We will always stand with the underdog and take what action we can to support them.” The U.K. announced the ban on Tuesday, and Israel responded by closing the British consulate in east Jerusalem and banning 11 lawmakers from the…
Local municipalities should be in control of whether data centers are built in their communities as the United States works to beat China in the AI arms race, Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) told Breitbart News. Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow interviewed McCormick at the 2026 Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) National Leadership Summit on Aug. 31, asking the senator how Republicans confront concerns about a growing surveillance state and environmental ramifications as the U.S. tries to dominate the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. “Let me start by saying, this battle with China is real for leadership in the world. The driver of power,…
A Milwaukee police officer was shot and wounded and the suspect he was chasing was shot dead during a foot pursuit Tuesday evening. The Milwaukee Police Department indicated officers spotted a car that was tied to a report of shots being fired earlier in the city, FOX 6 noted. A vehicle pursuit ensued, during which the two passengers in the vehicle jumped out and fled on foot. A 35-year-old officer pursued one of the suspects and exchanged gunfire with him, striking and killing the suspect. The officer was shot during the back-and-forth as well. WISN reported that “the Milwaukee Police…
Members of Congress are confronting a grim reality: They are ill-equipped to rein in advanced artificial intelligence that one expert warns could “kill us all” by the end of the decade.A viral social media post this week from ex-Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon cautioned that AI companies are “gambling with our lives” as they race to develop superintelligent models — prompting alarm from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and new calls to action.In conversations with POLITICO throughout the day Wednesday, more than a dozen lawmakers and aides from both parties said they were hopeful Congress would start taking the…
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Sunday that the DHS is changing imagery on its seal to mark a major tactical and symbolic shift. Mullin was speaking with Fox News host Peter Doocy about the importance of adapting to changing threats and said the department’s seal will be updated to reflect America’s wartime status. “Every single day I get a briefing; every single day we have new threats, and every single day the threats are changing,” he said during an interview with “The Sunday Briefing.” “Every time we stop a threat, a terrorist act, or a criminal activity that’s taken…
ABU SNAN, Israel (AP) — John Malkovich has canceled a planned performance in Israel after promoters circulated a quote attributed to the American actor that he said was completely false. The producer of the show acknowledged the mistake, citing “human error.” Israel has faced growing cultural isolation in recent years over the war in Gaza, settler violence and its military occupation of the West Bank. A number of international artists have refused to perform in Israel, and the Israel Festival, an annual cultural event, went ahead without a single international act this year. Malkovich was slated to perform “The Music…
The leader of a national trade association representing credit unions is warning of a piece of legislation being pushed by both sides of the political aisle that could have a negative impact on credit card users, while giving giant retailers a break. Scott Simpson, president and CEO of America’s Credit Unions, took to the stage in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday with Breitbart News economic editor John Carney to sound the alarm about the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA). Originally introduced by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) with bipartisan support in 2022 before it was reintroduced to Congress…
The lineup and dates for journalist Mark Judge’s long-awaited anti-communist film festival has been announced, boasting a roster of top-quality films like The Lives of Others and The Killing Fields. Sponsored by the Victims of Communism Foundation in Washington, D.C., the festival will debut on Thursday, October 1, with a screening of the 2023 Polish film Pilecki’s Report, which tells the story of a World War II resistance fighter who infiltrates Auschwitz before being imprisoned by the Soviets. The days that follow will feature screenings of timeless classics like The Killing Fields (1984), Night Crossing (1982), Red Dawn (1984), The Lives…
Rep. Laurel Lee (R-Fla.) plans to seek the top GOP spot on the Judiciary Committee, a spokesperson said. The announcement came soon after POLITICO reported that the current chair, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), does not intend to seek a fourth term leading Republicans on the panel. Lee, who is seeking her third term in November, is well down the committee’s seniority list but could make a case to the House GOP steering committee that she is best equipped to lead the key panel as a former state judge. Read the full article here
The US president has also predicted that the war will end and oil prices will fall after the midterm elections President Donald Trump has claimed that the US has already taken out “about nine” Iranian oil tankers and threatened to attack “a lot more,” as Washington and Tehran trade strikes on commercial and military vessels around the Strait of Hormuz.US Central Command has publicly confirmed that it destroyed eight Iranian crude carriers in two recent operations – three on September 5 and another five on Tuesday – after accusing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of firing ballistic missiles at…