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Donna Brazile calls for 2024 post-mortem at DNC meeting

As the Democratic National Committee met Thursday afternoon to hash out guidelines to select its next chair, a past leader of the group called for an analysis of the party’s presidential loss last month. Donna Brazile, former interim chairwoman of the DNC, asked if the organization would “look outside the box or look outside the room” for what went wrong in November when President-elect Donald Trump trounced Vice President Kamala Harris and helped Republicans take control of Congress in the...

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Ukrainian lawmaker wants Black Hawks to take on Russian drones

Ukrainian member of Parliament Oleksandra Ustinova said it is critical for Ukraine to get the prized helicopters to take out Russian drones with less cost. Ustinova, the chairwoman of the parliamentary commission on arms control and advisor to the minister of defense of Ukraine, is in Washington this week to meet with key U.S. officials. Ustinova said she will meet with more lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week to inform them about issues with U.S. security aid. The biggest issue,...

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AOC faces Pelosi-led slugfest to become top Oversight Committee Democrat

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is facing strong headwinds – including opposition from House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) – as she tries to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. Why it matters: Senior Democrats say that while Ocasio-Cortez is seen as the favorite over Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), the race is still in play. • The fight comes as several septuagenarian committee ranking members are...

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Texas probes tech platforms over safety and privacy of minors

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Texas Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton said on Thursday his office launched investigations into over a dozen technology platforms over their privacy and safety practices for minors. Those being probed included artificial Intelligence chatbot startup Character.AI and fourteen other platforms like Reddit, Instagram (META.O) and Discord, the Texas attorney general added. Tech platforms have come under increasing scrutiny over their impact on children. Top U.S. social...

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More than 20 days into phenomenon, Pentagon still has no answers about origins of mysterious NJ drones

More than three weeks after dozens of mysterious drones began popping up in the New Jersey night sky, the public has still been offered no clear insight on what the phenomenon could be.  Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., suggested the swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles could be from an Iranian "mothership."  The Pentagon shot down his idea.