Новости за 30.04.2024

In her new autobiography, Noem tells the story of killing a 14-month-old puppy because it misbehaved. Reaction was swift and unanimous across the political spectrum: Killing puppies is bad.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is testing beef for a bird flu virus following the infections of cattle in multiple states, though it says it remains confident the country's meat supply is safe. The agency is doing three studies related to bird flu in dairy cattle, one in which they sample ground beef at retail...

The House passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) Tuesday, that aims to address environmental hazards from abandoned gas and oil wells, in a 333-75 vote. The bill, the Abandoned Wells, Remediation, Research and Development Act, would direct the Energy Department to develop a research and development program for abandoned wells. Pennsylvania has the...

Donald Trump might become another Cleveland — or he may suffer the same fate as Van Buren, Fillmore, Grant, Roosevelt and Hoover.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will address the increased antisemitism at U.S. colleges and universities at a press event Tuesday. Although related to the wave of protests against Israel’s prosecution of its war against Hamas, reports of antisemitism describe the threat of personal harm to individuals that goes far beyond political demonstration or even civil...

Fox News says it has taken down a docuseries on its streaming service focusing on Hunter Biden, the president's son, after he threatened to sue the outlet for using images he said were private. “This program was produced in and has been available since 2022," the network said in a statement Tuesday. "We are reviewing...

A federal judge on Monday threw out legal challenges to the Medicare negotiation program that had been brought by Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson, finding that their claims of unconstitutionality do not hold up. In their two separate lawsuits, both Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson allege that the Medicare negotiation program...

Eight newspapers owned by Alden Global Capital sued OpenAI and Microsoft on Tuesday, accusing the tech firms of illegally using copyrighted articles to train their artificial intelligence (AI) models. The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Sun-Sentinel, Mercury News, Denver Post, Orange County Register and St. Paul Pioneer Press argue the companies have used...

Former President Obama slammed former President Trump in a new podcast for not being considered a “serious guy” in New York City — where Trump spent most of his time before the White House, growing his fame and businesses. Obama was asked on the “SmartLess” podcast by co-host Jason Bateman whether he was surprised how...

Incumbent Democratic senators running for reelection in two key battleground states lead their Republican opponents in polling released Monday. The polling of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin from CBS News/YouGov showed Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) leading Republican nominee Dave McCormick by 7 points, 46 percent to 39 percent, and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) leading her likely GOP...

The IRS actively tries to bully frightened taxpayers into accepting positions (including settlement offers) during the audit that are far more favorable to the government than they need to be.

The European Commission launched an investigation into Meta over the spread of political disinformation on its platforms and to assess whether it violated European regulations, the commission announced Tuesday. The probe into the California-based parent company of Facebook and Instagram will focus on how some of Meta’s policies related to political and election content may...

Cable news channel NewsNation has signed a pair of top executives to new contracts, the network announced on Tuesday. Michael Corn has been named President of Programming and Specials while Cherie Grzech has been elevated to President and Managing Editor of News and Politics, the outlet said. Both will report to Sean Compton, President of...

Walmart will close all of 51 of its health care centers across five states and end virtual care services, the company announced Tuesday. After five years since the launch of Walmart Health centers, the company said it determined "there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue." The Walmart Health centers were started...

The unionization vote at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee has been certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), according to a Tuesday announcement from the manufacturer and the United Auto Workers (UAW). Workers at the Chattanooga plant voted two weeks ago, with 73 percent, or 2,628 staffers, in favor of unionization, and 27 percent...

A second week of testimony commenced Tuesday in former President Trump’s hush money trial beginning with Gary Farro, an ex-banker for Michael Cohen, retaking the stand. Farro detailed his dealings with Cohen, including being misled about the intentions of opening an account for a shell company, which acted as an entity Cohen formed to pay...

A Democratic House primary in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is drawing national attention, with a number of the state’s elected officials taking sides in the race. State Sen. Emily Randall (D) and Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz (D) are running to replace retiring Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.), who is backing Franz. But Randall...

Human rights group Amnesty International called this week for President Biden to immediately suspend the transfer of weapons to Israel, as the organization renewed allegations that the Israeli military is violating international law. Amnesty said in a Monday post that new research provided to the Biden administration has detailed American-supplied weapons to Israel being "used...

Since Israel’s strike on Iran, a particularly virulent set of attacks and counterattacks have flared at the Lebanese-Israeli border.

Former President Trump blasted the protests taking place on college campuses nationwide over the war in Gaza and questioned if Columbia University students who took over a building will face similar consequences to those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. "This whole country is up in arms, breaking into colleges, knocking the hell...

For the third straight month, immigration topped the list of the most important problems for Americans in the Gallup poll. The poll found that 27 percent of Americans said the most important issue facing the country right now is immigration — marking the longest consecutive period in Gallup polling that immigration has been a top...

The White House condemned the move by student protesters to take over a building on Columbia University’s campus Tuesday, calling it the wrong approach amid the ongoing college demonstrations across the country against Israel's handling of its war in Gaza. Pro-Palestinian protesters at the New York City college took control of an academic building early Tuesday,...

The ongoing protest vote movement is reinvigorating the 2024 presidential primaries.

The Capitol is about to get a dose of — Bam! Splat! Zap! — at an event marking Free Comic Book Day. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), one of Congress's comics mega-fans, will host the ode to serialized stories on Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Longworth House Office Building. The book-focused bash will...

Former President Trump will be allowed to attend his son’s graduation ceremony next month, the judge overseeing his New York hush money trial said Tuesday. Judge Juan Merchan said the former president will be able to attend the upcoming high school graduation of his youngest son, Barron Trump, on May 17. Merchan had previously delayed...