Senator kicks off AI hearing with deepfaked opening statement
Sen. Richard Blumenthal opened Tuesday's Senate hearing on regulating AI by playing audio of an AI-generated voice that sounded like him reading remarks written by ChatGPT.
Biden to meet Tuesday with McCarthy on debt limit: 'I think we'll be able to do it'
President Biden called himself a "congenital optimist" and signaled an openness to some form of compromise with Republicans on raising the debt limit.
'Biden Bucks stop here': DeSantis touts Florida's digital currency ban, warns of 'cashless society'
The team for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis released a new video that touts the governor signing legislation to ban the use of a central bank digital currency.
Voters want Biden, Schumer to 'do their damn job,' GOP lawmakers say
Several GOP lawmakers spoke with Fox News Digital this week about how their voters feel about the debt limit fight in Washington.
Schumer directs Democrats to ensure voters are frightened of a debt default
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is directing his Democratic caucus to alarm constituents with the claim that a debt default could cause a massive recession and unemployment.
Senate Dems open to letting Biden borrow money above the debt ceiling: 'Consider every option'
Fox News Digital asked Biden's Senate Democratic allies whether they'd support the president using the 14th Amendment on the U.S. debt
Republican attorneys general move to block BlackRock’s ESG push
More than a dozen Republican state attorneys general filed a motion with a key federal energy regulator seeking to block BlackRock from pushing an ESG agenda on utility companies.
Biden calls debt ceiling meeting with McCarthy, congressional leaders 'productive': 'Default is not an option'
President Biden said that a meeting between congressional leaders on the debt ceiling was "productive," and said that the United States will not default.
Biden to square off with McCarthy at White House as debt limit crisis looms
Tuesday's meeting comes just over a week after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the U.S. could run out of money to pay its debts as soon as June 1.
DeSantis signs Florida bill giving tourism board power over Disney World
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill giving Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board extensive authority over the Disney World park.
Republicans turn up the heat on Biden's crypto regulation: 'driving innovators out of America'
House Republicans are putting pressure on the Biden administration's oversight of digital assets in a letter to the White House's Council of Economic Advisors.
Biden highway safety nominee once praised 'scheme' to 'raise energy prices'
President Biden's nominee to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Ann Carlson, once praised environmental policies that aim to "raise energy prices."
Sen. Sherrod Brown urges students to take trade jobs after pushing loan forgiveness: 'You don't need a degree'
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown urged young residents in the Buckeye State to take up trade jobs and insisted they “don't need a college degree."
Vacant US office buildings are getting residential upgrades to make up for pandemic shift to remote work
Across the U.S., the pandemic shift to remote or hybrid work has left office buildings empty. Now, instead of tearing them down, some owners and investors are giving them "new life."
Musk meets with Schumer, discusses AI, the economy, and 'the future'
Tech billionaire Elon Musk discussed artificial intelligence, the economy, and "the future" with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday
Senators look to ban kids under 13 from social media in bipartisan bill
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators will soon introduce legislation that would set a minimum legal age for children to use social media and regulate how algorithms can target kids.
Ohio, Pennsylvania Democrats roll out new railroad safety bill
Pennsylvania senators John Fetterman and Bob Casey joined fellow Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio in introducing legislation aimed at increasing railway safety.
Former Starbucks CEO battles Bernie Sanders' 'billionaire moniker' in defense of American dream: 'I earned it'
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., traded barbs at a hearing regarding the coffee company's treatment of union organizing on the "billionaire moniker."
Sen. Mark Warner says he’ll return Silicon Valley Bank donations if evidence of ‘malfeasance’
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., says he will receive thousands in campaign donations he received from the failed Silicon Valley Bank if there is evidence of malfeasance.
Biden FAA nominee stalls in Senate committee as Republicans call him unqualified
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has indefinitely delayed the vote on President Biden's nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration.