Tesla profits slide 16%, despite Elon Musk’s pivot back to his companies
The earnings report follows a 13.5% drop in sales this quarter, compared to the same period a year ago. (Image credit: David Zalubowski)
Supreme Court allows Trump to fire 3 Democrats on consumer safety panel
‘/> The decision further limits a 90-year-old high-court precedent that was aimed at protecting the independence of certain regulatory agencies. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)
Trump’s new AI policies keep culture war focus on tech companies
A new executive order instructs tech companies to address what the White House sees as “woke AI.” Receiving future federal contracts could hinge on whether AI firms respond. (Image credit: Win McNamee)
OK, is Martin Van Buren responsible for the tiny word that punches above its weight?
From Buenos Aires to Bangkok, Montreal to Moscow, nearly every taxi driver in the world understands “OK.” It’s a gift from American English that’s spread across the globe in less than 200 years. (Image credit: National Archives/Getty Images)
These 11 Republicans are backing the Khana-Massie Epstein measure
A bipartisan effort to force a binding House vote on releasing the “Epstein files” has picked up Republican support, though just how many in the GOP ultimately support the measure won’t be seen at least until the lower chamber returns from its August recess. The bipartisan bill from Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna…
Judges pave way for Abrego Garcia’s return to Maryland
The Trump administration must release Kilmar Abrego Garcia on his criminal charges in Tennessee, and immigration authorities must allow him to return to Maryland on supervision without taking him into custody, two judges separately ruled Wednesday. The rulings allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to restart Abrego Garcia’s immigration proceedings in Baltimore and try to detain…
Missouri AG sues Planned Parenthood for allegedly lying about dangers of abortion drugs
Missouri is suing Planned Parenthood for allegedly lying to patients about the risks of the abortion medication mifepristone. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Jefferson City arguing that Planned Parenthood’s claims that the abortion drug is safer than many other medications including penicillin and Tylenol are untrue and violate…
Trump favorability falls in survey of AAPI adults
President Trump’s favorability has fallen among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people in the United States, according to a new poll from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. In the poll, Trump was seen as “very favorable” or “somewhat favorable” by 26 percent of Asian American, Native Hawaiian…
Pat McAfee apologizes to Ole Miss student at center of viral rumor
Sports commentator Pat McAfee says he met with an Ole Miss student who was at the center of a false online rumor he discussed on his popular ESPN show and apologized to her for feeding into the viral attention the claims received. “We weren’t clear at that point where the story originated from. It was…
Trade group asks Supreme Court to limit Mississippi’s social media law
An internet trade group asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block Mississippi from enforcing its age-verification law against nine major social media platforms. NetChoice asked the justices for an emergency intervention after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week without explanation lifted a block that had protected platforms like Facebook and Instagram from…