Day: February 6, 2025

House subcommittee holding hearing on how regulatory policy impacts natural disasters following LA fires

4:45 pm February 6, 2025

A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a hearing on Thursday on how regulatory policy impacts the prevention of natural disasters, with a focus on the deadly wildfires that ravaged Southern California last month. The GOP-led House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust will kick off the hearing, […]

FAA, NTSB to brief senators on Washington, DC midair collision

4:34 pm February 6, 2025

Just one week after a midair collision near Reagan National Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are planning to brief senators. The midair collision between a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and a Bombardier CRJ700 airliner was confirmed to have killed 67 people. Since the crash, the FAA has imposed stricter […]

Smart windows take a page from nature’s pinecone playbook

4:30 pm February 6, 2025

Have you ever wondered how a pine cone knows when to open and close? It’s not magic, it’s science. Now, researchers have taken this cue from nature to create something pretty cool for our homes. Let’s dive into how this revolutionary window technology works, keeping your home comfortable without using a single watt of electricity. […]

FCC chair calls CBS News’ conduct ‘hard to explain’ following release of Kamala Harris interview transcript

4:30 pm February 6, 2025

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr knocked CBS News’ conduct following the release of the network’s unedited transcript of its “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris. The FCC released the raw transcript and footage it obtained from CBS News of its October 2024 sit-down with Harris that has been at the center […]

First on Fox: Pro-Democrat outside group targets Republican lawmakers with ‘Hands off Medicaid’ blitz

4:30 pm February 6, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: A leading nonprofit public advocacy group that focuses on healthcare and aligns with Democrats is launching an ad blitz targeting Republican House lawmakers as part of what it touts as its $10 million “Hands Off Medicaid” campaign. The group, called Protect Our Care, says their push aims to expose what they say is the […]