Control of Congress next year seems at best a secondary concern for some at the event that has been dubbed ‘Trumpapalooza.’
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U.S. officials have warned of potential trade repercussions for the United Kingdom over the British government's sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
U.S. officials have warned of potential trade repercussions for the United Kingdom over the British government’s sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. officials and lawmakers have warned Britain of possible economic consequences after the British government imposed new sanctions targeting trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee accused the British government of discriminating against Jews and suggested American states could respond with restrictions on British businesses. He previously stated, “The Brits have lost it. The Jew hate of their government knows no boundaries and knows no facts.” DETAIL: Florida Republican Rep. Randy Fine…Open
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 recently hosted its second interagency summit to accelerate cooperation against rapidly evolving drone threats.
DALLAS — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) is preparing to make a bombshell appearance Wednesday night at the GOP convention, in a video praising President Trump and Republican Sen. Dave McCormick for helping America's steel industry, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Fetterman's stunning turn — a Democratic senator in a supporting role at the GOP's showcase campaign event, fewer than eight weeks before the Nov. 3 midterms — marks a dramatic escalation in Fetterman's growing estrangement from his party. - Fetterman isn't expected to announce that he's switching parties, sources tell Axios. But he is going to distance himself from socialism in the Democratic Party's left wing, sources familiar with the situation said. -…
An online panic erupted this week after millions discovered that leading AI researchers routinely debate and calculate the risk of human extinction. - Taken at face value, the odds are chilling: 10%, 20%, sometimes far higher, assigned to the possibility of AI catastrophe. Why it matters: An esoteric debate over "p(doom) " has suddenly become a gut-level question for lawmakers, investors and millions of ordinary people: Why are we racing toward a technology its own builders believe could destroy us? Driving the news: A resignation post by Jacob Coxon, an Anthropic researcher who previously worked at OpenAI, has drawn over 110 million views on X after he accused frontier labs of "gambling with our lives." - The warning became vastly…
Aired On: 9/9/2026
Aired On: 9/9/2026
Aired On: 9/9/2026
Scalise's speech was part of the first ever Republican midterm convention, which is taking place in Texas. The two-day event will feature speeches from multiple GOP leaders and President Donald Trump is expected to speak both nights.
The hearing will take place next Tuesday, Sept. 15, in the Hart Senate Office Building. It will begin at 9 a.m. Eastern.