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Cruz’s ‘Take It Down Act’ will force social media to pull deepfake intimate images
Elliston Berry was a 14-year-old high schooler when another student used AI to create deepfake sexually explicit images of her and other girls, then posted them on Snapchat. It ultimately took a phone call from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to get the images removed from the social media app. “I dreaded school and was anxious… -
Lawmakers back surgeon general’s call for warning on social media platforms
Congress members are very supportive of Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s proposal to place a warning label on social media to inform minors and their parents about the platforms’ potential negative impacts on mental health. In Lawmakers back surgeon general’s call for warning on social media platforms New York Times op-ed Monday, June 17, Murthy said… -
Trump targets Black voters with attack on Biden immigration policy
President Joe Biden is flying high coming off his G7 trip to Italy. He flew straight to LA where he raised $30 million Saturday, June 15, at a star-studded fundraiser attended by George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Barbara Streisand and other celebrities. Tickets ranged from $250 to $250,000. The night included a 40-minute conversation with the… -
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna wants to ban high-fructose corn syrup
High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is in hundreds of food products people eat every day. It’s in soda, ketchup, Pop-Tarts, Hershey’s syrup and more. Now, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., wants it gone. Luna introduced two bills she said will increase food health and safety. One would ban high-fructose corn syrup in foods produced in the… -
Trump visits Republicans on Capitol Hill, says he wants to eliminate taxes on tips
Former President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill Thursday, June 13, to meet with House and Senate Republicans in two separate meetings. Lawmakers inside the room told Straight Arrow News that Trump discussed his 2024 campaign strategy and policy. “We have great unity, we have great common sense, a lot of very smart people in this… -
Is North Dakota’s new age limit for Congress constitutional?
North Dakota’s voters approved a ballot measure that sets an age limit for who can represent the state in Congress. The constitutional amendment says a candidate cannot run if they would turn 81 during their term. The measure is likely to be challenged in court and may not be constitutional. In its 1995 decision U.S.… -
Senior Senate Democrat wants to block Alito from writing majority opinions
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., wants to prohibit Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito from writing majority opinions following the release of a secret recording. Blumenthal, a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Chief Justice John Roberts should use his administrative powers to prevent Alito from writing any majority opinions and block him from presiding… -
Rep. Luna predicts President Biden will pardon Hunter after election
Hunter Biden was found guilty of three gun charges in a Delaware courtroom Tuesday. 100 miles south in Washington D.C., Republicans in Congress continued to say there is a two-tiered system of justice and that the Bidens should face even more criminal charges. “The Biden crime family, why is it called the Biden crime family?… -
Biden admin may protect undocumented spouses of US citizens from deportation
The Biden administration is considering a new immigration policy that would protect the undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation. Multiple outlets are reporting that administration officials are working to present a plan to President Joe Biden for consideration. If approved, it would be enacted as a parole program, which protects certain groups from deportation… -
Senators want to know if Amazon controls independent drivers’ wages
A bipartisan group of 29 senators wrote another letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Thursday, June 6, demanding answers on how the company treats its delivery drivers. Amazon does not technically employ many drivers seen in neighborhoods across the country. Those drivers work for Delivery Service Partners (DSPs) who run their own independent business delivering for… -
Trump calls for Jan. 6 investigative committee members to be indicted
Donald Trump is calling for the criminal prosecution of members of the congressional Jan. 6 investigative committee, all of whom are his political opponents. The former president expressed his opinion on Truth Social, his social media platform, on Thursday, June 6. “INDICT THE UNSELECT J6 COMMITTEE FOR ILLEGALLY DELETING AND DESTROYING ALL OF THEIR ‘FINDINGS!'”… -
North Korean defectors send balloons with leaflets, cash, K-pop
The battle of the balloons continues. Under the cover of darkness, North Korean defectors sent more balloons from South to North during the morning of Thursday, June 6. The balloons included packages containing USB drives with K-Pop music, 200,000 leaflets critical of Kim Jong Un’s regime and American $1 bills, which are worth 900 North… -
Senators ‘fear mongering’ about contraception bill
Senators accused each other of fear mongering as they prepared to vote on the Right to Contraception Act. In a statement, 22 Republicans said Democrats are “fear mongering” to “score cheap political points.” “To suggest this bill expands abortion is vulgar fear mongering, plain and simple,” Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said. “An individual has a statutory…