El-Sayed releases tax return ahead of primary
Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed released his 2025 federal tax return on Wednesday after pressure from primary rival US Representative Haley Stevens. Source link
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FCC Chair Carr says California could drop lawsuit against Paramount, Warner Bros. merger if CNN is spun off
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr speculated that California might drop its joint lawsuit against Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery if CNN was made its own media entity. According to news reports, “A story came out a few weeks ago saying that California was pursuing the idea… Source link
Warren grills Fed chair over colleague's private dinner with Wall Street bankers
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday pressured new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Worsh over his handling of the investigation into a top Fed official’s private dinner with Wall Street bankers. At a hearing held Wednesday by the Senate Banking Committee, Warren pressed Warsh for answers about the presence of Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle…
The dark side of prediction markets is getting even darker
Prediction markets effectively allow the digital economy to turn the entire world into a gambling casino, something that no one could have imagined even 10 years ago. Source link
US military attacks Iran after Trump's threat of wider strikes
The US military launched another round of strikes against Iran on Wednesday morning, targeting the country’s island near the Strait of Hormuz, after President Trump threatened wider attacks. The US military fired precision munitions against coastal defense systems and cruise missile storage and launch sites on Greater Tunb Island, located near the strait… Source link
Live updates: US launches daytime strikes in Iran; Blanche, Clayton face Senate panels
The US military launched a new round of daytime strikes against Iran, seeking to further disable its capabilities to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz. America again imposed blockade on the waterway on Tuesday. President Trump reportedly held a Situation Room strategy session on Tuesday to call for a new and broader strike against…
The Gavel: Justices make their case for Supreme Court funding
Two Supreme Court justices appeared before Congress on Tuesday to testify on the high court’s annual budget request, a performance that was rare for several reasons. Liberal and conservative Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett, appointed by presidents of different political parties, sat together in back-to-back hearings, defending the court’s request for about $228…
Cheaper medicines exist — middlemen are keeping them out of reach
Patients are not making the final decisions and neither are their doctors. Source link
Trump takes New York Times fight up a notch with DOJ subpoenas
President Trump is opening a new chapter in his years-long feud against The New York Times with the recent move by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to subpoena journalists at the outlet over reporting on security concerns related to the jet gifted by Qatar for Air Force One. The subpoenas issued to four Times journalists…
The brewing battle for physical AI
{Beacon} Technology Technology Your feedback matters to us. Take our short newsletter survey to help us improve the newsletters you read every day. Big Story Apple, OpenAI suit highlights fight over physical AI Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI is shining a light on the growing fight over physical, consumer-facing AI products… Source link