‘They’ve pretty much struck out’ — how Congress punted on kids’ online safety

The CEOs of five top social media platforms, including Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and X’s Linda Yaccarino, are being hauled in front of the Senate on Wednesday for a hearing to highlight the continuing risk of child sexual abuse material on their sites. Pointing the finger at them will be members of Congress — who have spent years highlighting this issue without ever agreeing...

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Progressives to Biden: Reverse Palestine relief funding pause

Progressive lawmakers and humanitarian aid groups are pressuring the Biden administration to resume funding for a United Nations aid group, which saw a dozen of its members accused of participating in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israeli soil. Earlier this week, Israel accused a dozen U.N. Relief and Works Agency employees — which provides a wide range of aid and services to Palestinian...

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House GOP infighting threatens to derail vote on bipartisan tax package

Speaker Mike Johnson's plans to get a bipartisan tax deal through the House this week are teetering on the verge of collapse after an unlikely coalition of House Republicans aired last-minute concerns during a private GOP meeting on Tuesday. According to members who attended the meeting, Republican leaders are staring down a messy litany of complaints from both incumbents...

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'We shall respond': Biden warns militants after 3 US troops killed in Jordan

Top U.S. leaders issued a warning on Sunday to Iran-backed militants, a day after a drone attack killed three U.S. troops in Jordan, dramatically escalating the situation in the Middle East. “We had a tough day last night in the Middle East. We lost three brave souls in an attack on one of our bases," President Joe Biden said in South Carolina. He then asked for a moment...

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Trump tax return leaker sentenced to five years in prison

A former IRS consultant was sentenced to five years in prison for leaking former President Donald Trump’s tax returns as well as the filings of thousands of other wealthy people to the news media. A district judge on Monday agreed with the Justice Department that Charles Littlejohn, 38, deserved the maximum statutory sentence for what she called “egregious” crimes. Judge...

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Israel notes ‘significant gaps’ after cease-fire talks but calls them constructive.

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel said “significant gaps” remain after cease-fire talks Sunday with the United States, Qatar and Egypt but called them constructive and said they would continue in the week ahead, a tentative sign of progress on a potential agreement that could see Israel pause military operations against Hamas in exchange for the release of the remaining hostages. The...

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Hunter Biden Snagged a Cushy Bank Job After Law School. He’s Been Trading on His Name Ever Since.

In the winter of 1995, Hunter Biden was broke but happy. He was 25, recently married and living in a run-down garden apartment in New Haven, Connecticut, with his wife, Kathleen, and their baby girl, Naomi. Hunter was deep in debt but on the cusp of graduating from Yale Law School, which would open him up to a world of lucrative opportunities. All he needed to do was pick...

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