Last week, the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the FCC, rejecting its authority to classify broadband as a Title II “telecommunications service.” In doing so, the court removed net neutrality protections for all Americans and took away the FCC’s ability to meaningfully regulate internet service providers. This ruling fundamentally gets wrong the…
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WASHINGTON — The United States determined on Tuesday that members of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and allied militias committed genocide in Sudan and it imposed sanctions on the group’s leader over a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in…
TAMPA, Fla. – Hillsborough County State Attorney Suzy Lopez was sworn in for her first full term on Tuesday, with Governor Ron DeSantis among those in attendance. It was the governor who appointed Lopez to the position in August 2022 after he suspended Andrew Warren, saying Warren violated his oath of office and was soft…
The eldest son of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Greenland on Tuesday for a private visit that heightened speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to take control of the mineral-rich Danish territory. The Danish state broadcaster reported that Donald Trump Jr.’s plane landed in Nuuk, capital of the vast and icy territory…
Meta is ending its fact-checking program in the U.S. and replacing it with a “Community Notes” system similar to that on Elon Musk-owned X, the Facebook parent said on Tuesday. The Community Notes model will allow users on Meta’s social media sites Facebook, Instagram and Threads to call out posts that are potentially misleading and…
WASHINGTON/TOKYO — U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to block Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel cast a shadow over Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Japan on Tuesday for farewell meetings with Washington’s most important ally in Asia. The rejection, announced on Friday, has jolted U.S. efforts to boost ties with Asian…
The 2024 election results were certified yesterday, January 6. Donald J. Trump is slated to be the 47th president of the United States. It’s official. There were no riots or shenanigans, as no one, even the most ardent Trump critic, could argue with the results, where Trump won both the popular vote and the Electoral…
Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election and is all but expected to leave Washington D.C. later this month when President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath. But that didn’t stop her from taking a shot at the incoming 47th president on the fourth anniversary of the violent riot at the Capitol. Harris, speaking in…
President Ronald Reagan is often credited with defeating the Soviet Union, in part by helping Afghan rebels, but it was the administration of President Jimmy Carter that laid the groundwork. Considered a foreign policy novice by many when he entered the White House, Carter made the early decision to provide covert aid to Afghan insurgents…