Politics

A new pro-AI political group is jumping into the 2026 midterms with plans to spend more than $100 million, marking a major escalation in efforts to shape U.S. tech policy.The organization, Innovation Council Action, is championed by tech investor and White House AI advisor David Sacks and is closely aligned with President Donald Trump's agenda. It plans to support candidates who favor deregulation while opposing those pushing for stricter AI […]

Jet fuel prices in the U.S. have more than doubled in a matter of weeks as Middle East tensions squeeze supply, fueling concerns airlines could run short of fuel.Prices jumped from about $2.17 to $4.57 per gallon by March 27, according to the Argus U.S. Jet Fuel Index. Airlines warn inventories could run dry within weeks, raising the risk of higher airfares and flight cancellations.Airlines are already adjusting. United Airlines […]

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, intended to hit President Donald Trump amid nationwide "no kings" protests, but instead Republicans argued her comment admits the flimsy case being made."Donald Trump is not, never will be, and has never been a king. #NoKings," Hirono's Saturday morning X post read as left-wing protesters marched in various anti-Trump demonstrations.The remarks landed with rare agreement from figures on the right, though."So you agree – you think […]

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is calling for Republicans to provide Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with enough funding to last a decade.He believes Republicans can do that without the support of a single Democrat."We can do it with just 50 votes," Cruz said.Lawmakers in the Senate agreed early on Friday to advance funding for DHS that includes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Coast Guard, the Secret Service and seven […]

A bipartisan group of lawmakers found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., guilty of more than two dozen ethics violations, but House Democratic leadership is standing by their embattled colleague."As I understand it, the Ethics Committee has one final step in their process, so I'm not going to get out ahead of the Ethics Committee process that will be completed upon our return," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Friday morning. […]

While discussing the mystery surrounding UFOs, Vice President JD Vance, who is Catholic, said he believes what people think of as aliens are actually "demons."While interviewing Vance, conservative commentator Benny Johnson asked the vice president, "You gonna release all the UFO files?""Ah, we're workin' on it," Vance said. He explained that when he took office he "was obsessed with the UFO files" but ended up being busy with other issues.Vance asserted […]

NASA is racing to establish a permanent human presence on the moon as the U.S. looks to beat China's ambitions on the lunar surface amid intensifying competition in space.The Trump administration’s push for a roughly $20 billion moon base marks a major shift in NASA’s strategy, moving away from plans for a lunar-orbiting space station and toward building infrastructure directly on the moon as a long-term foothold for deep space […]

A group fighting to get Virginia voters to approve an April 21 referendum to let Democrats in the state redraw its congressional maps is being pumped with liberal cash. The group has received over $38 million from fewer than a dozen left-wing entities over the last three months, including from the George Soros-backed Fund For Policy Reform Inc.The Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) tracks state spending in Virginia and, according to […]

Scouting America, the Texas-based national organization founded as the Boy Scouts of America, is working to shed claims it has gone "woke" in recent years as it renews its focus on training young people with life skills, providing fun and educational outdoor experiences and revitalizing its partnership with the U.S. military.Since its inception by Lt. Gen. Robert Baden-Powell in February 1910, what is now Scouting America has remained dedicated to […]