The bipartisan legislation, which comes after a Washington Post investigation, would also limit the federal government’s ability to obtain phone records without a judge’s order.
The CDC has prohibited non-U.S. passport holders who have been in the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan within the past 21 days from entering the United States.
The U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak is drawing new warnings from public health experts about the impact of the Trump administration's global health policies, including the dismantlement of USAID and its withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Why it matters: While officials are rushing to get resources to stricken parts of Africa, infectious disease experts fear the administration's other actions are weakening critical networks needed for a rapid response in a densely populated, politically unstable part of the world. - They're also worried that the impact of those changes — along with cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — might not end with the Ebola outbreak. - They point to a planned overhaul of…
Fresh off his takedowns of GOP dissenters in this month's primaries, President Trump is already making a list of Republicans who could be on his 2028 chopping block. Why it matters: Trump's string of primary wins over GOP adversaries has reaffirmed his dominance over the party — and now he's looking to extend that influence after he leaves office in January 2029. What they're saying: "Do not ever doubt President Trump and his political power. F**k around, find out," White House communications director Steven Cheung wrote on X Tuesday after Trump-backed Ed Gallrein unseated Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a frequent critic of the president. Zoom in: Massie's loss followed a weekend in which another of Trump's longtime targets — Sen. Bill…
Good Thursday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives his […] Source
We need leaders who tell us hard truths while insisting that the present state of our politics is not permanent.
There’s no telling where this leads.
Elon Musk's SpaceX isn't the financial juggernaut that many were expecting, according to the IPO prospectus it filed yesterday. The big picture: It's expected to be the largest IPO ever, and could make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. - But the prospectus shows just how much the IPO depends on expectations for future growth and investor servility to Musk — as opposed to the current underlying business. - Those expectations will be severely tested if SpaceX really wants to be valued at $1.75 trillion — which would make it one of the world's 10 most valuable companies. By the numbers: SpaceX is wildly unprofitable, reporting a $4.9 billion net loss on $18.67 billion in consolidated revenue for 2025. - For context, 200…
Over the course of two hours Wednesday afternoon, the AI industry produced an extraordinary stream of headlines mapping out the vast architecture of its ambitions. Why it matters: One historic news cycle peeled back virtually every layer of the AI revolution — smarter systems, exploding revenues, roaring markets, staggering infrastructure demands and a federal government racing to catch up. Zoom in: Together, Wednesday's developments helped crystallize the core pillars of the emerging AI order. 1. Brains: OpenAI announced that one of its general-purpose reasoning models autonomously cracked a famous geometry problem that had stumped mathematicians for 80 years. - The implications are enormous: an AI capable of original mathematical…
On Wednesday’s “Finnerty,” Rob discussed the power of Donald Trump’s endorsement, pointing to Tuesday’s primaries, including Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District GOP primary, where Trump-backed Ed Gallrein defeated incumbent Thomas Massie.