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A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday asked for a U.S. intelligence assessment of the threat posed by technology that lets anyone make fake, but realistic, videos of real people saying things they've never said. The rising capabilities of the technology are fueling concerns it could be used to make a bogus video, for example, of an American politician accepting a bribe or of a U.S. or an adversarial foreign leader warning of an impending disaster.
As a potentially catastrophic hurricane takes aim at the Carolinas, Congress is trying to head off a legislative disaster that could lead to a partial government shutdown weeks before the November elections. The House planned to vote Thursday afternoon on a $147 billion package to fund the Energy Department, veterans' programs and the legislative branch.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Thursday she has notified federal investigators about information she received - and won't disclose publicly - concerning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
The Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor says he is not interested in people who voted for Barack Obama and then switched to Donald Trump, if they still support the president. The comment from Mandela Barnes drew criticism from the Wisconsin Republican Party.
Hurricane Florence's leading edge battered the Carolina coast Thursday, bending trees and shooting frothy sea water over streets on the Outer Banks, as the hulking storm closed in with 100 mph winds for a drenching siege that could last all weekend.
The administration said it has taken extensive steps to ensure all relevant federal agencies are prepared for Hurricane Florence, which hit North Carolina's Outer Banks on Thursday. The White House is currently monitoring multiple storms, including Florence, Olivia, Mangkut, and Isaac, and the President has mobilized the administration to support response efforts.
Cordray, the former federal consumer watchdog, faces Republican state Attorney General Mike DeWine in one of the season's most anticipated governor's races. President Trump visited Ohio in August to campaign speak at a rally for DeWine.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has sent a letter regarding sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh - President Trump 's contentious Supreme Court nominee - to federal investigators, according to a report from the New York Times . Feinstein, who is the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee - which is responsible for upholding or rejecting Kavanaugh's nomination - sent the letter on Thursday, after informing her fellow Democrats on the Judiciary Committee about its contents the previous day, the newspaper reported.
Moving to head off a government shutdown that neither party wants, Congress has overwhelmingly approved a compromise spending bill and pledged agreement on a short-term bill to fund the government through early December. The House on Thursday approved a $147 billion package to fund the Energy Department, veterans' programs and the legislative branch.
Hurricane Florence's leading edge battered the Carolina coast on Thursday, as the hulking storm closed in with 105 mph winds for a drenching siege that could last all weekend. Forecasters said conditions would only get more lethal as the storm pushes ashore early Friday near the North Carolina-South Carolina line and makes its way slowly inland.
Today they visited the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the World War II, and met with Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Sen. Ted Cruz meets with the Veterans from the Texas Panhandle Honor Flight.
The deal includes both long-term funding for Defense and other departments along with a short-term measure to keep remaining agencies funded through Dec. 7. Lawmakers reach deal to avoid government shutdown The deal includes both long-term funding for Defense and other departments along with a short-term measure to keep remaining agencies funded through Dec. 7. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2xfzpWq WASHINGTON - House and Senate negotiators reached a deal to avoid a government shutdown Thursday that would spare them a nasty fight before November's midterm elections.
Rep. Chris Smith, R-4th Dist., New Jersey's longest serving congressman, was the only Garden State Republican considered safe. The furor erupted after the Washington Blade, a newspaper in the nation's capital that covers the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, published excerpts from a tape recording of Smith's May appearance at Colts Neck High School.
Juncker's fourth State of the Union Address in the European Parliament comes ahead of the 2019 European elections and in the context of the ongoing debate about the future of the European Union at 27. EPA-EFE/PATRICK SEEGER European regions and cities were left wondering about the noticeable absence of Cohesion policy in Jean-Claude Juncker's State of the Union speech in the European Parliament on Wednesday . They were particularly irked by his failure to highlight the positive role of regions in handling migration.
President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected the official conclusion that nearly 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico from last year's Hurricane Maria, arguing without evidence that the number was wrong and calling it a plot by Democrats to make him "look as bad as possible." As Hurricane Florence approached the Carolinas, the president picked a fresh fight over his administration's response to the Category 4 storm that smashed into the U.S. territory last September.
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned a report putting the death toll from last year's catastrophic hurricane in Puerto Rico at nearly 3,000. He also called the new estimate an effort by Democrats to discredit him.
The House has passed legislation to outlaw the slaughter of dogs and cats for food - a practice that, although rare, is still legal in 44 states. Eating dogs and cats banned in U.S. in House-passed bill The House has passed legislation to outlaw the slaughter of dogs and cats for food - a practice that, although rare, is still legal in 44 states.
Juli Briskman gestures with her middle finger as a motorcade with US President Donald Trump departs Trump National Golf Course October 28, 2017 in Sterling, Virginia. Juli Briskman gestures with her middle finger as a motorcade with US President Donald Trump departs Trump National Golf Course October 28, 2017 in Sterling, Virginia.