Новости за 14.02.2024

Gaps in a federal ban on robocalls with voices generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are highlighting concerns about the lack of regulations on other digitally altered content and its use in campaigns. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week unanimously voted to recognize AI-generated voices as “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, banning them...

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) face a complicated situation after the Supreme Court barred affirmative action in college admissions, a ruling that left many applicants unclear about their chances as they seek higher education. Advocates cast the ruling as a setback that will greatly impact minority students, causing them to seek institutions where they know...

Lawmakers could put a dent in the U.S. economy if they move forward with proposals to cut immigration, experts warned. A bipartisan Senate deal to tighten border security and reduce immigration has stalled over objections from House Republicans, who are pushing for even tighter limits. As the GOP pressed for more aggressive action to keep...

Bridget McGovern has joined Squire Patton Boggs as a partner. McGovern was most recently assistant secretary for trade and economic security at the Department of Homeland Security. Mike Reed, former chief of staff for the Republican National Committee (RNC), is joining Cornerstone Government Affairs. Reed held several roles at the RNC, and before that, he...

President Biden’s reelection bid is now on TikTok as the 81-year-old incumbent looks to reach younger voters amid rising anxiety about his age. A 30-second video from “Biden-Harris HQ” showed Biden running through a series of questions about the Super Bowl, with the quippy caption “lol hey guys.” The move to join the video-sharing app...

Democrats won a major pickup on Tuesday with former Rep. Tom Suozzi’s win in the special election to fill ex-Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) House seat. Suozzi, a former congressman, defeated Republican Nassau County legislator Mazi Pilip in a comfortable victory that will return him to his old seat representing New York’s 3rd Congressional District, which...

Former President Trump lashed out Tuesday night after Democrats were projected to flip the New York House seat formerly held by disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos (R). Trump in a Truth Social post branded the Republican candidate in the special election in New York's 3rd Congressional District a "very foolish woman," chiding her for distancing herself...

Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) insisted that his scandals have not hurt the Republican Party as Democrats successfully flipped his former seat Tuesday night. NewsNation’s Dan Abrams asked Santos whether his scandals had hurt the Republican Party in the New York special election to fill his vacated seat. Santos was expelled from Congress last year after being indicted...

Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) was absent from the House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Tuesday evening due to testing positive with COVID-19. “Unfortunately, I recently tested positive for COVID-19 and am isolating in accordance with CDC guidelines. Today, I was unable to be on the Floor to vote once again against impeaching...

The campaign for Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y) is threatening a defamation lawsuit against his opponent, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, over an accusation that Bowman took money from Hamas. David Mitrani, a lawyer representing the Bowman campaign, sent a letter to the Latimer campaign Tuesday demanding the candidate retract the accusation that Bowman received money...

Democratic school board member Jim Prokopiak appeared on track to represent Pennsylvania's 140th state House district in Tuesday's special election, signaling the party will likely maintain its majority in the state's lower chamber. As of Tuesday night, Prokopiak was leading Republican Candace Cabanas by nearly 3,000 votes. Decision Desk HQ had not yet called the race,...

Former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D) has won back his old seat in the House, giving Democrats a critical pickup that will further narrow the GOP House majority, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in the special election to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. George Santos (R),...

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) argued that the Senate should hold a quick trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who was impeached by the House on Tuesday evening. In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill” before the vote was taken, Cuellar said the Senate should have the trial “as soon as possible” if Mayorkas was...

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig (R ) is dropping out of the Michigan U.S. Senate race, he told multiple outlets. In interviews with The Associated Press and The Detroit News, Craig confirmed that he was suspending his bid in the Republican primary for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat. The Michigan senate race is seen as a potential gain...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday night that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “deserves to be impeached” and defended a GOP case that has been criticized by the left and right. “From his first day in office, Secretary Mayorkas has willfully and consistently refused to comply with federal immigration laws, fueling the worst border catastrophe...

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley defended herself against criticism from the hosts of ABC’s “The View” this week. Haley was asked to respond Tuesday in an interview on Fox News to remarks made by the hosts of “The View,” who criticized her and her campaign. "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin said Haley is “not gonna be the...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had a phone call with Paul Whelan, a former American Marine who is wrongly detained in Russia, according to the U.S. government.  Blinked said he spoke to Whelan on Monday. "Yesterday, as it happens, I spoke on the phone with Paul Whelan," Blinken said during his remarks at...

Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said that calls for dismantling his organization are “short-sighted” and would cause a bigger crisis in Gaza.  "I have talked to the member states about all these calls to have UNRWA dismantled, to be terminated....

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House Republicans on Tuesday narrowly secured a historic vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, rallying GOP members after a first failed effort. Mayorkas is the first Cabinet official to be impeached since the 1870s, a vote made all the more remarkable by Republicans' inability to pass the same articles of impeachment last week,...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Most nursing home residents, staff haven’t received latest COVID shot Fewer than 4 in 10 nursing home residents and just 15 percent of staff have received the latest COVID-19 shot, according to a new analysis of federal data, despite...

New York announced Tuesday that the College Board and the state reached a $750,000 settlement over that state’s claims that the SAT administrator sold students’ personal information. New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York State Education Department Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced the settlement on Tuesday. As part of the agreement, the College Board will pay $750,000...

Great apes have a penchant for joking and clowning around, according to a new study — a finding that sheds new light on the origins of human humor. All species of great apes tease, tweak and occasionally torment their peers and older relatives — then stand back to watch the results, according to findings published on Tuesday in...

Jared Kushner, son-in-law and former senior adviser to Donald Trump, said he would turn down Trump’s request to return to the White House if he is elected again in November. The former adviser in the Trump administration said he is committed to working on his investment firm, Affinity Partners, and not serving in a government...

Stephen A. Smith on Monday defended Megyn Kelly against claims of racism but urged the renowned journalist to educate herself about Black history before wading into public debate about the appropriateness of singing the Black national anthem at the Super Bowl. Kelly joined a chorus of conservative pundits on Sunday evening who took to social...