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Speaker Johnson Tip-Toes Around Trump’s $5,000 Giveaway Pledge Under Pointed Questioning from NBC’s Welker
48+ min ago (451+ words) House Speaker Mike Johnson referred to President Donald Trump’s $5,000 giveaway pledge as “brainstorming” for the American people when questioned by NBC News’s Kristen Welker on Sunday. Trump made the pledge at last week’s GOP midterm convention in Texas, saying his…...
GOP Economic Advisor Tells Fox Trump’s $5K Pledge Would Be ‘Disastrous’ For The Country
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (173+ words) GOP economic advisor Douglas Holtz-Eakin told Fox News on Saturday that President Donald Trump’s pledge to give $5,000 to every American adult would be “disastrous” for the U.S. economy. Trump made the pledge at the GOP midterm convention in Texas…...
Anthropic CEO Declares ‘We Must Slow the Pace’ of AI Advancements While Warning the Tech Could ‘Take Over’ the Internet in Months
1+ day, 21+ min ago (495+ words) Screenshot via Anthropic YouTube Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is warning “we must slow down the pace” of AI, just days after an Anthropic researcher quit and predicted the tech could “kill us all” within a decade. Amodei argued in favor…...
Intelligence Official Tells Fox’ Bret Baier AI Is ‘A Risk We Have To Take On’
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (321+ words) Days after an artificial intelligence researcher warned the tech could “kill us all” within a decade, the nation’s top intelligence official said the United States must win the AI race. Speaking Friday with Fox News’ Bret Baier, Director of National…...
Jesse Watters Says Trump's $5,000 Check Is 'Like a Woman"
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (338+ words) Fox News’ Jesse Watters had a unique take on President Donald Trump’s offer to send a $5,000 check to every American should the GOP come out victorious in the midterms. Speaking on Thursday’s edition of The Five, Watters bizarrely compared Trump’s…...
Dr. Oz Straight Up Admits to Newsmax: ‘Medicare Costs Are Gonna Increase’
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (314+ words) Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s Medicare and Medicaid administrator, bluntly acknowledged to Newsmax on Thursday, “Medicare costs are gonna increase.” The admission came during Thursday’s edition of the network’s The Record, when host Greta Van Susteren asked Oz whether…...
GOP Congressman Who Argued Against Biden Covid Checks Grilled Over Trump $5K Proposal
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (304+ words) CNN’s Boris Sanchez grilled Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) over his logic supporting $5,000 checks for Americans when he vehemently opposed Covid stimulus checks under Joe Biden. “The money Biden was trying to give folks was the result of a pandemic that…...
Fox’s Laura Ingraham Confronts Trump About His Proposed $5K Giveaway: ‘Why Not Just Give the Money Now?’
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (167+ words) Fox News’s Laura Ingraham flat out asked President Donald Trump why he doesn’t just give Americans a $5,000 check now. At Wednesday night’s GOP midterm convention, Trump made the promise to give $5,000 “dividend” checks to every American citizen if Republicans keep…...
JUST IN: Maria Bartiromo Releases First Statement Since Fox News Ouster
3+ day, 14+ min ago (103+ words) Former Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo has released her first statement, a week after parting ways with the network. The post JUST IN: Maria Bartiromo Releases First Statement Since Fox News Ouster first appeared on Mediaite. Former Fox News anchor…...
Ex-Trump Official Says $5K Check Proposal Makes It Harder for Voters to Distinguish Between GOP and Socialists
3+ day, 26+ min ago (321+ words) Marc Short, who served in President Donald Trump’s first administration, said the out of the blue proposal for Americans to be handed $5,000 checks is making it harder for voters to distinguish between Republicans and Democratic socialists going into the midterms....