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On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) argued that we wouldn’t have the issues we have under the Trump administration “if a number of individuals, Bernie Sanders people, etc., [were] 100% behind Hillary Clinton,” and said that in 2024, “others wanted an intraparty fight and divided us up, and some said you should not vote for Kamala, etc. When you do that, you get this result.” Meeks said, “The focus should be on the Republicans, the Republican Congress, and Donald Trump. Look, we wouldn’t be in this mess if a number of individuals, Bernie Sanders people,…

Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz said Wednesday he is again postponing a highly anticipated markup of artificial intelligence bills planned for next week. Instead, the Texas Republican said in an interview Wednesday, the panel will only take up bills focused on kids’ online safety. Cruz said senators could not strike a deal on AI legislation in time for the committee to vote next week. “We are going to do a markup on kids’ safety next week,” Cruz told POLITICO. “We have moved the broader AI markup to September. … It’s our intention still to mark those up, but it is…

Dr. Fauci approved USAID funding for COVID research in the Wuhan labs prior to its release in 2019-2020 and resulting pandemic that killed millions. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former NIAID director and face of America’s disastrous COVID response, finally appeared under subpoena Wednesday morning before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Fauci REFUSED to testify pleading the 5th Amendment out of the gate. The hearing, titled “Testimony of Anthony Fauci,” began at 8:30 a.m. ET on July 29 in Room SD-342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, according to the official committee notice. Committee Chairman Sen. Rand Paul…

During a portion of an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he thinks there are differing factions in Iran, but “there are not ideological factions, as much as they differ on the assessment of how tough we are, that’s it.” Host Sean Hannity asked, “Do you believe that there are warring factions, do you have hardliners and former loyalists to Ali Khamenei, the former supreme leader, and do you have more moderates? Do you believe there are moderates that would like a deal and a better Iran?” Netanyahu…

International experts estimate a 20 percent probability that AI systems could acquire dangerous weapons capabilities or inflict mass harm resulting in millions of deaths over the next five years, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at MIT and the University of Queensland. Axios reports that a comprehensive survey of global experts has revealed significant concerns about catastrophic artificial intelligence risks that could materialize between now and 2030. The research, conducted by MIT IT FutureTech and the University of Queensland in Australia, gathered assessments from 272 international experts who evaluated two dozen different AI-related risks based on their likelihood and…

Democrat congressional candidate Adam Hamawy defended far-left streamer Hasan Piker’s “America deserved 9/11” comments in an interview posted Thursday, insisting the remark should be kept “in perspective.” Hamawy is a retired Army surgeon and the Democrat nominee in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. He made the comments in a friendly online interview with Walter Masterson. Piker endorsed him and rallied for him before the June primary. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) backed him as well. Asked about Piker’s 9/11 line, the New Jersey Democrat suggested the streamer deserved slack. “I think we have to put it…

Republicans raised the debt limit by $5 trillion last year. Now they are already thinking about how to head off another dive over the fiscal cliff on President Donald Trump’s watch. Independent forecasters predict the U.S. will reach the “X-date” — the ultimate deadline for preventing a U.S. debt default — sometime between next summer and early 2028, just as presidential primaries start kicking into gear. To head off high-stakes negotiations with Democrats, White House officials have privately floated raising the nation’s $41.1 trillion borrowing limit in the party-line spending package many Republicans want to enact before the November midterm…

Almost as many believe that the Israeli prime minister is “guilty of war crimes in Gaza,” the poll found Some 49% of Americans think that the US should arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes, according to a recent poll. After three years of war in the Middle East, Israel’s once-solid support in the US has cratered.Asked whether the US should enforce an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest, 49% of respondents answered “yes” in an Economist/YouGov poll published on Tuesday, while 27% said “no” and 23% were unsure.The ICC issued the warrant in 2024, accusing…

In a fiery interview during Wednesday’s Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Sen. Tommy Tuberville unloaded on Dr. Anthony Fauci, demanding the former NIAID director be arrested and imprisoned on the spot for his role in the COVID-19 pandemic response. Sen. Tuberville made the comments during an appearance on Newsmax from Capitol Hill. “He should be locked up before he leaves this building today and put in prison and then put on trial in front of the American people!” Tuberville declared. “We lost 20,000-30,000 people in Alabama alone, and I hope every damn one of them sues this…

Former Iowa State Representative Christina Bohannan (D) voted against legislation giving consumers greater control over their personal information while reportedly holding up to $280,000 of stock in three of the nation’s largest technology companies. The Iowa Legislature approved the consumer data privacy measure by a 91-2 vote, with Bohannan one of only two voting against it. The legislation gave Iowans the right to access and delete certain personal data, allowed consumers to opt out of targeted advertising and the sale of their personal information, and required certain large businesses to comply with consumer-data protection requirements. Bohannan gave no explanation for…