Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Richard Blumenthal

Not a ‘toaster’: GOP senator urges Judiciary panel to probe Don Jr. wedding party

At least one Senate Republican is calling for an investigation of wedding after-party celebrations for President Donald Trump’s eldest son, which were financed by a Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin. The topic created waves on Capitol Hill on Tuesday thanks to a letter sent by Sen. John Curtis,…

Roll Call · Sep 22

'He Was Going to Be the First Crypto President': US Veteran Says He Lost $70K After Buying Trump Coins

Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal says Trump-linked meme coins caused $3.8B in losses, citing a veteran who lost $70,000 on $TRUMP and $MELANIA.

International Business Times UK · Sep 21

Trump signs into law sweeping Russia sanctions package aiming to choke off revenues funding the war in Ukraine

The bill received widespread opposition from Democrat lawmakers, who favoured tougher sanctions on Russia, but opposed provisions in the draft which would enable Trump to impose tariffs freely on nations that continue to buy large amounts of Russian energy.

Euronews · Sep 19

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Postmaster General breaks silence on Trump’s failed mail voting crackdown

Trump’s efforts to largely eradicate mail voting turned the postal service into an unlikely arbiter of who is eligible to vote

The Independent UK · Sep 18

Congress Passes Economic Sanctions Against Russia. Critics Say It Will Broaden Trump Tariff Powers.

Democratic Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal cosponsored the bill and said that it had "scorching sanctions."

International Business Times · Sep 17

Democratic Senator Issues Dire Warning About AI: 'We Are on the Verge of Losing Control'

Richard Blumenthal said that new artificial intelligence products should undergo some form of "objective review" before reaching consumers.

International Business Times · Sep 17

‘Unfriendly action’: Russia blasts US sanctions bill, warns of fallout for Ukraine war

The Kremlin on Thursday described the US House of Representatives’ passage of a sweeping Russia sanctions bill as an “unfriendly” action, warning that further US sanctions could complicate efforts to reach a peace deal in Ukraine.

The Times of India · Sep 17

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Robust House majority backs sanctions on Russia and Iran

The House voted Wednesday evening to pass sanctions legislation targeting Russia and Iran, sending the long-delayed package to the Oval Office. The vote was 262-159 on the bill, which includes a childhood education measure that the Senate had used as a vehicle for the sanctions text. The Senate passed the…

Roll Call · Sep 16

Kash Patel says FBI won’t automatically reject some applicants over prostitution, bestiality. Here’s the catch

FBI Director Kash Patel defended a controversial policy shift that allows victims of prostitution and bestiality to apply for positions, facing backlash from Democrats at a Senate hearing. Tensions flared as Patel addressed concerns over agent dismissals and election day strategies. He reaffirmed that the reforms were designed to prevent…

The Economic Times · Sep 16

Kash Patel’s bizarre Senate hearing somehow landed on ‘victims’ of bestiality

ANALYSIS: In one of the strangest Trump administration appearances yet, Patel made jokes about canines and had to clarify he is not ‘into’ animal sex before getting into a yelling match with a Democratic senator about the midterms, writes Holly Baxter

The Independent UK · Sep 15

OpenAI's AI Agents Were Told Not To Post Online. Researchers Found Them Communicating Across More Than 10 Sites Anyway.

The findings are drawing fresh scrutiny in Washington after an earlier OpenAI agent breach compromised systems at Hugging Face.

International Business Times · Sep 10

USPS rule changes could hurt voters

Officials worried the rules they were drafting could delay or block ballots from reaching large swaths of voters

Salon · Sep 3

Boeing paid $3.1 million fine to FAA over widespread safety violations

Boeing paid a $3.1 million fine to the FAA this year for safety violations. These violations included actions tied to the 2024 Alaska Airlines MAX 9 mid-air emergency. The FAA also cited interference with safety officials' independence and unairworthy aircraft. Hundreds of quality system violations were found at Boeing and…

The Economic Times · Sep 3

USPS Whistleblower Calls Rushed Trump Mail Ballot System a 'Sh*t Show' Amid Disenfranchisement Fears

A whistleblower claims the US Postal Service's new mail ballot screening system is flawed and risks blocking millions of ballots. The system, criticised as rushed and secretive, faces legal challenges.

International Business Times UK · Sep 2

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Salon · Sep 2

Perils of rushing mail ballot systems

The anonymous whistleblower described the Postal Service’s work on systems as “secretive, rushed, chaotic"

France 24 · Sep 2

US Postal Service whistleblower warns new system could disrupt midterm election voting

A US Postal Service whistleblower has warned that a new ballot-processing system ordered by President Donald Trump and due to launch Tuesday could prevent millions of Americans from receiving mail ballots ahead of November's midterm elections.

The Independent UK · Sep 1

Postal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends

A whistleblower for the U.S. Postal Service is warning that a new mail ballot system being hastily built to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order restricting that method of voting could lead to the rejection of huge numbers of mail ballots

Latin Times · Sep 1

Danbury's Bus-Stop Arrests Spark Dueling Body Counts as ICE and a Senator Clash Over the Truth

ICE arrests near Danbury school bus stops top 48-100 by differing counts, as DHS denies targeting kids and Latino families nationwide brace for a new term.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK · Sep 1

USPS could throw out millions of mail-in ballots under ‘s*** show’ Trump changes, whistleblower warns

Postal Service illegally defied court orders with ‘secretive’ and ‘rushed’ process to implement new rules, anonymous official says

The Times of India · Sep 1

'Secretive, rushed, chaotic': Whistleblower flags risks in Trump's USPS ballot plan

A whistleblower has warned that a new US Postal Service (USPS) system being developed to implement president Donald Trump's mail voting order could disrupt ballot deliveries to millions of Americans, raising fresh concerns over the timing and reliability of the system ahead of the November midterm elections.

The Guardian - US · Sep 1

New system for screening mail-in ballots risks denying entire batches, says whistleblower

US senator says that project, a key part of Trump’s voting restrictions, is ‘perilously rushed and potentially unlawful’

The Independent UK · Sep 1

The Latest: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down, White House says

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down

The Independent UK · Aug 27

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow warns UK ‘playing with fire’ over plans to help Kyiv produce missiles

Andy Burnham says UK will share technology with Ukraine to produce Storm Shadow missiles domestically

Roll Call · Aug 26

Kids law needed beyond Meta settlement, backers say

Meta’s massive proposed settlement over claims of social media harm doesn’t remove the need for legislation that would govern use of online platforms by children and teens, leading lawmakers and advocacy groups said Wednesday. A group of 47 states with the District of Columbia and U.S. territories reached the settlement…

International Business Times · Aug 17

Trump Family-Linked Trust Gets Conditional Approval To Set Up a Bank. It Could Issue Its Own Stablecoins.

The Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted preliminary approval to World Liberty Trust Company to establish a bank charter.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations