Politics

Virginia Democrats talk affordability — and vote to nearly triple their own pay

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Virginia State Senate and its Democratic majority may have voted themselves a nearly 300% pay increase if a provision inserted into their final budget survives the House reconciliation process and reaches Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s desk.The development comes as Spanberger has centered…

GOP Rep Nancy Mace introduces ‘Death Penalty for Child Rapists Act’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has introduced a bill to authorize the death penalty as a potential punishment for the sexual abuse of children.”We have zero mercy for child rapists. Those who prey on our most vulnerable deserve the harshest consequence we can…

Tech company refuses Pentagon demands on unrestricted use of its AI

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Pentagon is calling for Anthropic to allow the Department of War to utilize the company’s artificial intelligence product for “all lawful purposes,” but CEO Dario Amodei has suggested the government would use their product for “mass domestic surveillance” or “fully autonomous…