NPR (Rob Stein) - The FDA gives the green light to the first gene therapy for deafness
The treatment, developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is for a very rare form of deafness. But it represents a medical milestone.
ABCNEWS - DOJ arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Maduro's removal: Sources
Authorities have arrested an U.S. soldier involved in the capture of Nicolas Maduro for allegedly pocketing more than $400,000 by betting on his capture, sources say.
NYTIMES (Tracey Tully) - Concern Grows Over Republican Congressman’s Mysterious Absence
A spokesman for Representative Thomas Kean Jr. said an unspecified “personal medical issue” has led the New Jersey Republican to miss House votes.
NYTIMES (Greg Jaffe and Helene Cooper) - Trump’s Dreams for a Battleship Led to His Navy Secretary’s Ouster
The Navy secretary, John Phelan, was supposed to deliver the first of the president’s ships by 2028. The timeline was nearly impossible.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - Ceasefire Day 16: Trump Orders Navy to ‘Shoot and Kill’ Mine-Laying, Iranian Boats
State of the Union: A Tehran official says that re-opening the Strait of Hormuz is ‘impossible’ without an end to the U.S. blockade. The post Ceasefire Day 16: Trump Orders Navy to ‘Shoot and Kill’ Mine-Laying, Iranian Boats appeared first on The American Conservative .
In a Thursday morning Truth Social post , President Donald Trump said he has ordered the U.S. Navy to “shoot and kill” any boat “that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz.” The White House on Wednesday denied reports from Axios that Trump has a three-to-five-day deadline for Iran to accept a deal. “The president has not set a firm deadline to receive an Iranian proposal, unlike some of the reporting we’ve seen today,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Leavitt said that Trump “is satisfied with the naval blockade.” Iran’s speaker of parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, posted on X Wednesday that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is “impossible” while the U.S. and Israel…Open
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - SAVE Act 'holdup' explained by Rep. Lauren Boebert
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - CA Gov. debate RECAP: Newsom graded on homelessness; Porter defends scandal; Becerra talks Swalwell
Six candidates running for California governor squared off on the debate stage Wednesday, yet the forum may have created more questions than answers for political observers, as Democrats struggle to coalesce around a candidate ahead of the June primary. The debate came just weeks after former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who was seen as a Democratic front-runner in the race, dropped out and resigned from Congress after sexual assault allegations surfaced. The former congressman has denied these allegations. #california #governor #katieporter #stevehilton
REDSTATE (Sister Toldjah) - Comedy Gold: Virginia Dem Explains His 'Understanding' of Rural Voters, Own Goals His Party Instead
DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - Virginia Senator Says He Can Relate To Rural Americans Because He Watched ‘The Dukes Of Hazzard’
'I think I know a little bit about rural America.'
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - U.S. Accuses China of ‘Industrial-Scale’ AI theft
State of the Union: China called the accusations ‘pure slander.’ The post U.S. Accuses China of ‘Industrial-Scale’ AI theft appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Financial Times reported Thursday that the White House has accused China of conducting what it calls “industrial-scale” theft of American artificial intelligence technology. Michael Kratsios, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, wrote in a memo seen by the FT that “foreign entities, principally based in China, are engaged in deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns to distil U.S. frontier AI systems,” referring to a process whereby AI scientists extract the capabilities of an existing model to create a new one. The administration will also pursue measures “to hold foreign actors accountable,” Kratsios wrote, according to the FT. The Chinese government denied the allegations, with…Open