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Kennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday as officials warn of impending ‘fiscal collapse’
The Kennedy Center board is set to vote Tuesday on whether to immediately close the institution’s main building for renovations, as a court battle over renewed attempts to add President Trump’s name to the facility persists. Officials have warned that the performing arts center faces “certain fiscal collapse within weeks” if it is unable to...
Hochul unveils energy rebate checks for more than 8M New York households
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Monday unveiled energy rebate checks for more than 8 million households in her state. More than 8 million households in New York are going to be sent energy rebate checks worth a maximum of $200 beginning next Monday, with the stream of checks ending in December. “As Washington...
Trump: 'I'm not downplaying' AI risks
President Trump pushed back on reports he is “downplaying” the risks associated with AI after industry leaders over the weekend pressed for slowing down the development of the technology. “This week, again, there's been so much concern about AI. Have you heard directly from any of these AI tech leaders? And you seemed to downplay...
White House agrees to new ethics language in crypto bill
The White House has agreed to new ethics language in the Clarity Act ahead of a key vote on the cryptocurrency regulation bill in the Senate on Tuesday. The provision, which would bar public officials from issuing or sponsoring digital assets, could be enforced by both state attorneys general and the Department of Justice (DOJ)...
Trump says he plans to lift tariffs on Irish whiskey
President Trump said Sunday that he plans to lift tariffs on Irish whiskey, an announcement he made while visiting the Emerald Isle. “Ireland itself has been so incredible, so inviting, and we're very honored by presenting you with a great course. It's been great,” the president said while speaking at a ceremony for the Amgen...
Dem rep urges Johnson: 'Bring us back to Congress' to discuss AI
Democratic Rep. Greg Stanton (Ariz.) said Sunday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) should keep lawmakers in session to address the risks of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence models. “We should take the warnings of the leading investigators of AI very, very seriously,” Stanton told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” after a former Anthropic...
GOP rep on AI: 'Let's get on top of it'
GOP Rep. Mike Flood (Neb.) said Sunday the federal government should implement artificial intelligence safeguards to prevent the technology from falling into the wrong hands. During an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” Flood said the leaders of top AI companies should be “answering questions” on the safety of the technology and its risks. “This...
Hassett on Trump trade war interest rates threat: ‘I don't expect the trade's going to go to zero’
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, on Sunday played down President Trump's threat to begin a trade war if the Federal Reserve doesn’t drop interest rates. “I don't expect the trade's going to go to zero, but I do think that the president has a very strong opinion that interest rates could be...
GOP rep: Priority 'needs to be the military,' not $5K checks
GOP Rep. Mike Flood (Neb.) said Sunday he supports providing the Pentagon with more funding amid the Iran war over passing legislation to implement President Trump’s $5,000 dividend proposal. “First thing, I think we need to see the proposal, but the priority, in my opinion right now, should be funding our troops and replenishing our...
Gallego on AI leaders backing slowdown: ‘Akin to Dr. Frankenstein telling us "The monster is loose"’
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) pushed for more artificial intelligence regulation in the wake of tech leaders pressing for slowing down the technology's development. “This isn't previous tech. Previous tech could not make a decision to kill us, right? When we turned on the internet, it did not have autonomy, right?” Gallego told CNN’s Jake Tapper...