Incoming Senate Republican Majority Leader John Thune warned Sunday, Nov. 17, that the U.S. could impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court if it issues war crimes arrest warrants against Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The controversy adds to a growing divide over the ICC’s actions, which some U.S. lawmakers have condemned as…

President-elect Donald Trump’s team is looking to relax federal regulations for self-driving cars, a move that could reshape the transportation landscape. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is poised to benefit from these changes, as his company has bet big on autonomous vehicle technology.   Trump’s transition team is exploring legislative measures to ease restrictions on deploying self-driving…

Trump’s transition team is considering a former Uber executive and three Republican congresspersons for the U.S. Department of Transportation chief position, according to Reuters. Emil Michael, a Trump donor, is a leading contender due to his connection to Elon Musk, as reported by three sources.Other candidates include Sam Graves, Garret Graves and Sean Duffy, as…

A group of Republican-led states is suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for constitutional overreach when it comes to cryptocurrency. The agency and current SEC Chair Gary Gensler have been a target of President-elect Donald Trump and other Republicans, especially since Trump’s embrace of crypto on the campaign trail this year.  “On day one, I…

A wide-ranging blame game ensued in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. 2024 presidential race, with Democrats offering many different explanations to try to understand why and how they lost Congress, the White House and the popular mandate all at once. Much of that criticism turned inward, as liberals critiqued themselves and…

As President-elect Donald Trump continues to name members of his cabinet, a bit of a policy news came out this week. Reuters reported that Trump’s transition team wants to get rid of the $7,500 tax credit for people who buy electric vehicles. Ending the tax credit could have negative implications on the EV industry, which…

The Pentagon investigated more than 700 sightings of UFOs — or UAPs, as the government prefers to call them — last year, according to a new report released Thursday, Nov. 14.  UAP stands for unidentified anomalous phenomena and of the hundreds of reports last year, they cannot plausibly explain the source of 21 of them.  Pentagon officials maintain…

The Republican-led House Ethics Committee canceled its meeting Friday, Nov. 15, over the investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, according to multiple outlets citing sources. Gaetz resigned from Congress earlier this week after President-elect Trump announced he’s nominating Gaetz for attorney general. The meeting, which was scheduled for Friday morning, before Gaetz resigned from Congress. Among other topics, the…

President-elect Trump has named RFK Jr. as his Health and Human Services Secretary. And fight fans are ready for a streaming spectacle: former champ Mike Tyson will return to the ring to take on social media star Jake Paul. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Trump calls RFK Jr. a…

President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement of a commission led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to overhaul federal spending is raising constitutional concerns about executive authority. The commission, unofficially dubbed the “Department of Government Efficiency,” aims to cut up to $2 trillion from the federal budget, but legal experts warn that bypassing Congress could lead to…