by Erika Tulfo and Yuqing Liu | May 6, 2026 | Business & Tech, Economy, Featured, Foreign Affairs
WASHINGTON – As President Donald Trump prepared for his meeting with China’s president Xi Jinping in Beijing next week, Japanese lawmakers urged the U.S. to remain focused on the U.S.-Japan alliance in artificial intelligence and critical minerals. Trump said at a...
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by Matthew Junkroski | May 5, 2026 | Topics
WASHINGTON — Witnesses and representatives sat in silence as Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, spoke about how universities should strive for intellectual diversity and introduce controversial ideas. Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-N.C., agreed with his rhetoric, but went on to...
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by Jaylyn Preslicka | May 5, 2026 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — As midterm elections take place across the country, the tactic known as “reconciliation” is being used by Senate Republicans as a way to bypass the need for bipartisan agreements all before a new congress takes office. In the latest example, the...
by Wisdom Howell | May 5, 2026 | Business & Tech, Featured
A bipartisan bill that would ban minors from using AI companions, require all chatbots verify a user’s age, and allow AI companies to be prosecuted for harming children, was unanimously advanced to the Senate floor last week by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The...
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by Zara Norman | May 5, 2026 | Health, Politics
WASHINGTON — John Bailey said he’s saved tens of thousands of dollars over the last decade by relying on a generic prescription to lower his cholesterol. The 68-year-old from central Texas was able to get a generic because the patent on a brand-name medication...
by Jaylyn Preslicka | May 5, 2026 | Coronavirus, Health, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Homeland Security subcommittee on investigations released a report alleging the FDA under President Joe Biden hid information regarding potential adverse effects from COVID vaccines. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis, the committee’s majority chairman and his...
