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DeSantis' brand as a 'fighter' on the line as Trump throws haymakers
Helen King/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Shortly before the 2022 midterms, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign released an ad touting him as a fighter chosen by God. The clip invoked God's name 10 times i...
May 16, 2023
OpenAI CEO warns Senate: 'If this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong'
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday warned federal lawmakers that artificial intelligence could cause "significant harm to the world" if the technology falls in...
May 16, 2023
Pence allies launch super PAC to support a potential candidacy
George Frey/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As former Vice President Mike Pence enters the final weeks of considering whether to make a presidential run, a group of conservatives is launching a super PAC ...
May 16, 2023
New US report alleges religious freedom violations in China, Iran, India
Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department's latest survey of religious freedom around the world shows that conditions in some of the most oppressive nations around the world ...
May 15, 2023
Authorities say it's unclear why fewer migrants making unauthorized border crossings
Mario Tama/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Biden administration officials said Monday that the numbers of migrants making unauthorized border crossings over the weekend continued to be significantly lower...
May 15, 2023
After 4-year probe, Durham report slams FBI for actions in Russia investigation
Ron Sachs/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In a long-awaited report, special counsel John Durham is slamming the FBI for actions agents took during the 2016 probe scrutinizing th...
May 15, 2023
Person looking for Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly attacks staffers with baseball bat
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(FAIRFAX, Va.) -- A person looking for Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly allegedly attacked two of his staffers with a baseball bat at his district office Monday, the con...
May 15, 2023
Biden plans to nominate Dr. Monica Bertagnolli at NIH
Angela Rowlings/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden said Monday he intends to nominate a new director for the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Monica Be...
May 15, 2023
Rep. McCaul on contempt proceedings for Secretary Blinken: 'I am prepared to move forward'
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said Sunday the House Committee on Foreign Affairs will continue to pursue contempt charges for Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Congress s...
May 14, 2023
Mayorkas defends border policies against bipartisan backlash, sites drop in border encounters
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday defended the country's border policies, insisting the Biden administration was taking a strong enough stance on a ...
May 14, 2023
