A group of House staffers protested on the steps of the Capitol Thursday, May 16, as lawmakers voted on and ultimately approved the Israel Security Assistance Support Act inside. If it were signed into law, the bill would prohibit the Defense Department from delaying or canceling congressionally approved military aid to Israel.  The staffers called…

Russian forces are advancing further into Ukrainian territory than they have since December 2022. The intensified fighting has forced more than 8,000 people to flee their homes. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has canceled several overseas trips to oversee his country’s defenses. Russia is attempting to seize as much ground as possible before additional Western aid…

An online petition called for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs to fire its kicker, Harrison Butker, over a commencement speech. The petition, which has been widely circulated, accuses Butker of making sexist, homophobic, anti-trans, anti-abortion and racist remarks. “As a man who gets a lot of praise and has been given a platform…

The United States Senate has a utopian view of what artificial intelligence can bring, as long as it is properly regulated by the government. Senators said the possibilities include a cure for cancer in years instead of decades, treatments for Alzheimer’s, every child having individualized tutors and the elimination of traffic. To ensure that the…

On March 26, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore, killing six people after a ship hit the bridge. Nearly two months later, the men aboard the ship are still stuck on board the Dali. In total, 21 men remain trapped aboard the vessel. Of those men, 20 are from India while one is…

The University of Michigan reported that members of its board of regents woke up to body bags, fake corpses and toys covered in fake blood strewn across their front lawns and at their doors on Wednesday, May 15. Pro-Palestinian student groups claimed responsibility for the displays. The University of Michigan attributed responsibility to several groups,…

In a departure from tradition, a general election debate between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden is slated for June 27, marking the earliest occurrence of such an event in history. However, the unconventional nature of the debate has sparked partisan reactions and drawn attention to the evolving dynamics of political discourse. Breaking…

House Republicans are moving to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over the audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. The move came after the president asserted executive privilege over the recordings. Counselor to the president Edward Siskel informed the House Judiciary and Oversight…

A report from Reuters on Wednesday, May 15, found that Elon Musk’s company, Neuralink, knew about the possibility of tiny wires coming loose from its experimental brain implant device years before the first human patient experienced the issue. The company became aware of the issues with the device, which gives paralyzed patients the ability to…

The modern battlefield is as dynamic as it is deadly. Small, unmanned aerial systems are taking out larger weapons for pennies on the dollar, forcing NATO nations to adapt and deal with attack vehicles that are often the same kind of devices one can buy at a store, just with some extra kit. “It’s a…