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June 20, 2023

AI-assisted fraud schemes could cost taxpayers $1 trillion in just 1 year, expert says

Haywood Talcove, the CEO of LexisNexis Risk Solutions' government division, says AI-assisted fraud "is going to make the COVID pandemic look like child's play."

June 19, 2023

Rep., ex-nuclear submarine officer calls for action as search for missing Titanic tour grows desperate

Rep. Brandon Williams, R-N.Y., a former U.S. Navy officer, is calling on the force to deploy a nuclear submarine to search for the missing Titanic tourist submersible.

June 19, 2023

New York DA Alvin Bragg sued after refusing to release Trump prosecution records

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg faces a pair of lawsuits for allegedly failing to comply with state freedom of information requests about the lead-up to indicting former President Trump.

June 19, 2023

Watchdog launches probe into IRS creating government-run tax filing system: 'Recipe for disaster'

A watchdog group is launching a probe into the IRS for building a government-run tax filing program that critics argue would give the agency too much power.

June 19, 2023

Why are US retirees forced to invest in this threat to America?

U.S. retirees shouldn’t be subsidizing our greatest adversary’s industries, which is why I introduced the Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings Act (PARSA).

June 19, 2023

Biden administration pushed by Dems, GOP to expand Trump-era deal to blunt Russia, China

The growing presence of U.S. adversaries in Africa sparks push to create alliances between key American ally Israel and African countries, and further expand the Abraham Accords.

June 17, 2023

Northern California county mulls secession as local activist spearheads effort

A local activist is proposing for a northern California county to secede and become its own state, arguing for residents to have their way of life respected.

June 17, 2023

Expert argues against federal AI agency despite growing momentum for idea on Capitol Hill

People need to change how they're thinking about regulating AI, according to an expert who pushed back on an idea supported by lawmakers to create a new agency to regulate AI.

June 16, 2023

House Dems will use rare procedural maneuver to force Republicans to vote on abortion rights

House Democrats are set to use a procedural maneuver next week that could force a vote on codifying abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

June 16, 2023

GOP Senators demand accountability from Biden after China committed 'flagrant violation of US sovereignty'

Sens. Marco Rubio, Roger Wicker and others are demanding President Biden give Congress an assessment on the Chinese spy balloon that floated across the country in Feb.