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A new report by Mother Jones revealed a rise in violent threats against members of Congress around the same time some lawmakers wavered on whether to confirm controversial Trump cabinet nominees like Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

"The US Capitol Police released the information in response to a public records request by Mother Jones," although they did not specify whether targeted lawmakers were in the House or Senate, or which political party they belonged to, wrote reporter Pema Levy.

"As it turns out, threats of violence against members of Congress rose in January and February, at the same time that Trump and his allies were strong-arming lawmakers over confirmations," Levy wrote. "In January, the US Capitol Police counted 42 threats against members of the House and Senate, followed by 33 in February. During the same months in 2024, the numbers were 16 and 17, respectively."...

WASHINGTON — Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) is a seemingly safe, even bland, Democratic vice presidential pick.

And that has many Democrats cheering.

Walz will face down GOP vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance, and Democrats who served with Walz during his 12 years in Congress say the two-term Minnesota governor is ready. ...

WASHINGTON — America’s in the midst of its first AI-fueled election. Duping voters in 2024 — a year where “deepfakes” are expected to supplant our current meme-driven political unreality — will be easier than ever.

Bogus but hyper-realistic videos of Donald Trump secretly plotting with Russian President Vladimir Putin or President Joe Biden in a secret White House confab with antifa activists? Entirely fake speeches delivered by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) or Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)?

All possible now. Just watch the wouldn’t-have-been-possible-in-2020 deepfake video starring a computer generated Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who’s depicted as desperately trying to convince his colleagues in “The Office” that he’s not wearing women’s clothes. Donald Trump Jr. is among the people who've shared it on social media in recent days....

In 2014, the first documented meteorite from outside our solar system struck Earth with a spectacular splash.

First detected by a satellite network designed to spot dangerous asteroids, the interstellar space rock exploded into a fireball above the Pacific Ocean.

Shards ranging in size from basketballs to marbles shattered as they plunged into the water at 1,680 miles per minute generating a massive steam cloud, and the subsequent shockwave buffeted an island 62 miles away.

The meteorite’s extreme speed — much faster than a near-Earth asteroid or comet — exposed its journey from somewhere potentially light years distant. ...

Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) stripped a measure proposed by fellow Democrat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) that would have taken sexual assault reporting out of the chain of command out of a defense spending bill on Tuesday.

Female senators lashed out at top military brass on Tuesday following a damning Pentagon report on sexual assault and the arrest of U.S. Air Force sex abuse prevention officer.