State of the Union: The vice president also addressed the Iran War and affordability in a Thursday press conference. The post Vance Declines to Denounce Carlson at White House appeared first on The American Conservative .
On Thursday, Vice President J.D. Vance led the first White House press briefing since Karoline Leavitt’s departure as press secretary. He fielded questions on an array of subjects, including the economy, foreign policy, and the state of the GOP ahead of November’s midterm elections. Asked whether the Iran War would end before the midterms, Vance conceded he “d[idn’t] know the answer to that question,” adding that “you would have to ask the Iranians.” He also contested the characterization of the conflict as a war. “I wouldn’t call it a war,” he said, because “right now there is no active shooting.” In response to a question about his relationship with Tucker Carlson, the vice president affirmed that he counted…Open
As Chris Murphy walks the length of his state for the 10th time, he warned that those in his party must tell voters how the economy benefits the ultrarich.
Iran has launched retaliatory missile and drone strikes on U.S. bases in Kuwait and the UAE, escalating regional tensions following reported U.S. bombings in southern Iran.
Iran has launched missile and drone strikes on U.S. bases in Kuwait and the UAE, escalating regional tensions following reported U.S. bombings in southern Iran. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Iran continued launching strikes against U.S. military installations and American allies in the Middle East on Thursday, despite the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announcing the previous day that its own bombing campaign had ended. Iranian officials said the latest attacks targeted U.S. military facilities in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), while Kuwait confirmed that its territory came under a wave of Iranian missile and drone attacks before dawn. KEY QUOTE: “The continuation of these brazen assaults reflects a hostile approach and…Open
District judge had blocked the law, claiming U.S. Constitution protects a right to "therapeutic" abortion, including to prevent a pregnant woman from self-harm.
The lawsuit alleges that LSU launched a "deliberate and coordinated campaign" to recruit professional athletes who had signed contracts with NFL teams, including the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-6 Astra , which president Greg Brockman called a "generational leap" and said could eventually be seen as the arrival of artificial general intelligence, or AGI. Why it matters: Astra pushes AI agents closer to doing complex professional work on their own — while also raising questions about how safely they can be deployed. Driving the news: Brockman says he personally believes OpenAI has reached AGI, while leaving users to decide whether Astra meets that definition. - "I think it might be about this model," Brockman said in a briefing with reporters about whether Astra could mark the arrival of AGI. - He ended the briefing by saying: "Welcome to the AGI era." Between the lines: OpenAI said that Astra…