2 forces are knocking the Fed off course on inflation: Oil prices and AI
Federal Reserve officials increasingly see higher oil prices and artificial intelligence heightening the risk of higher inflation, which could require more i...
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Chuck Todd: Hawks, Hawkeyes gaffe ‘just an embarrassing moment for GOP Sen. Schmitt’
Former “Meet the Press” moderator and political pundit Chuck Todd mocked Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) over an apparent mix-up relating to a basketball game former special counsel Jack Smith attended in 2024. “Just an embarrassing moment for GOP Sen. Schmitt. What a disaster,” Todd wrote on social media Tuesday after the hearing. “Confirmation bias virus…
FBI sends warning to cybercrime group that hacked it after Dutch arrest of ‘leader’
The bureau isn’t explicitly tying the Dutch man’s arrest to the FBI hack, but it is using it to warn other ShinyHunters members.
Top Senate Dems press HHS about delayed COVID shots for low-income children
Top Senate Democrats are pressing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) about an apparent delay in making COVID-19 shots available through a federal program for low-income children. In a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Erica Schwartz and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer…
See it: Powerful nor’easter may have uncovered shipwreck from 1884
The identity of the ship is still being investigated, but it appears to be a vessel that ran aground in the 1880s.
Dutch police arrest ShinyHunters hacker accused of planning two murders | TechCrunch
Dutch police said the hacker, arrested for being part of the ShinyHunters cybercriminal gang, had plans to organize the murder of two people on his laptop.
CDC updates measles count, now includes 2 deaths
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its national measles tally late Monday to include an additional death in 2026, raising the total to two. The agency’s numbers are still shy of Pennsylvania’s official report of four measles-associated deaths in an outbreak that surpassed 900 cases this week. The CDC’s database does not…
The United States router ban, explained
The US government has banned consumer Wi-Fi and wired routers over national security fears. Why, how, and what happens next?
Five things to know about Trump’s new AI website
President Trump launched America.gov on Tuesday, a website that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help Americans find information across government websites with a single search. Trump said the website has been in the works since the early days of his second term and that it’s still a work in progress. The website’s unveiling took place…
Cotton presses Hegseth to review supply chains after F-35 parts ended up in China
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Cotton presses Hegseth to review supply chains after F-35 parts ended up in China Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday to review the military…
What would Jon Husted’s data center bill actually do?
Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) Ratepayer Protection Act aims to mitigate high electricity costs associated with data centers, but even if it passes, it’s not clear if the bill would have any impact. The legislation, which easily cleared the House 417-3, requires states and some electric utilities to consider a standard under which data centers would…
Hegseth freezes hiring of civilian tenured faculty at US military academies
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed departments on Tuesday to halt appointments of civilian staff to tenured positions at U.S. military service academies and develop hiring plans that prioritize “institutional flexibility and faculty contribution to the warfighting mission.” “The primary purpose of our Military Service Academies (MSA) is to prepare the next generation of officers to…
Trump to sign order renaming AI as ‘superintelligence’
President Trump plans to sign an order Tuesday officially renaming AI as “superintelligence.” “We’re going to be signing a document today at about 5 o’clock, renaming artificial intelligence because it’s not artificial,” Trump said in public remarks, after hosting a luncheon with top technology executives at the White House. “We all agree on that, and…
Cruz blocks push by Democrats to unanimously pass AI safety bill
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blocked an effort by Democrats on Tuesday to pass legislation creating an AI safety panel tasked with evaluating and creating enforceable standards for frontier models. Cruz, who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, objected to an attempt by Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) to pass the…
Schumer slams data center bill as ‘ineffectual participation trophy’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday slammed a bill that would force states to consider standards to mitigate data centers’ power price impacts as an “ineffectual participation trophy.” His comments signal that Democrats could try to block the bill, which the Senate is expected to take up this week. “Americans are demanding real…
Hegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals, generals in major Pentagon overhaul
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, two Pentagon officials confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday. The Defense secretary will publicize the reductions, which will affect senior leadership…
New Mexico venture studio unveils quantum lab to boost US tech edge
The investment and incubation firm Roadrunner Venture Studios will unveil a new quantum lab Tuesday in Albuquerque as New Mexico looks to bolster the U.S.’s position in the global race for quantum computing. The Roadrunner Quantum Lab will open as part of the state’s $450 million commitment to quantum development. Those behind the project say…
FBI strikes back at hacking group with overseas arrest of alleged leader
A 24-year-old Amsterdam man was arrested by Dutch police and the FBI for allegedly leading the ShinyHunters global hacking syndicate network.