In Boston, there are three signs that winter has finally lost its grip: The appearance of marathon runners, the cheerful yellow daffodils that line its streets, and the fleshy, pink and white blooms of magnolia trees whose branches sway against a backdrop of stately brownstone homes in the Back Bay neighborhood. Spring has arrived. The … Read more
Tech billionaires like Elon Musk are backing universal basic income as more companies lay off workers due to artificial intelligence, but some lawmakers are skeptical. Daniella Diaz, politics reporter for NOTUS, and Nicholas Wu, congressional reporter for Semafor, join “The Takeout” to discuss this and other top stories out of Capitol Hill. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The electorate’s economic pessimism is giving the Democratic Party an edge six months out from the November election. A new Fox News survey points to an environment conducive to a change in the majority party in the U.S. House, with negative ratings for both the president and … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats are ecstatic after flipping a Republican-controlled legislative seat in a right-leaning, Palm Beach, Florida-anchored district that includes Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s home turf. “If Democrats can win in Trump’s own backyard, we can win anywhere. From now until November, Democrats are all gas and no brakes … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday appeared poised to overturn state laws from Mississippi and other U.S. states that allow for the counting of mail-in ballots received after Election Day — a major case that could upend voting laws for millions of Americans just months before … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russian intelligence-linked hackers are targeting users of popular messaging apps like Signal, gaining access to private messages and impersonating victims in a sweeping global campaign, according to a joint warning from the FBI and U.S. cybersecurity officials. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans dug in for the long haul as they embarked on their floor takeover and signaled that the hours of debate that crept well beyond the upper chamber’s usual twilight business hours was just the beginning. The GOP launched its plan to control the Senate floor … Read more
WASHINGTON — A key question hangs over the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting that ends Wednesday: Will central bank policymakers still reduce short-term interest rates this year, now that the Iran war has sent oil prices higher and gas prices spiking? Or will they have to stand pat for months to see how the conflict plays … Read more