Washington — Former FBI Director James Comey is urging a federal court to dismiss the two federal charges brought against him over allegedly false testimony he gave to Congress in September 2020. He’s arguing that the questions he answered, which were asked by GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, were “confusing” and “fundamentally ambiguous.” In a new…
NASA wants to reopen competition on its moon lander, a multi-billion-dollar contract for a new space vehicle that will help support one of America’s most ambitious missions yet: going back to the moon — and for good. The space agency’s decision to reopen the contract for the Artemis mission moon lander renews competition between SpaceX,…
Texas Senator Ted Cruz pledged deeper American investment in Africa’s energy industry, casting the US as a strategic alternative to China. Praising the African Energy Chamber advocacy group’s role in driving oil, gas and renewable projects, the chairman of the Senate foreign relations subcommittee on Africa urged closer collaboration between policymakers fro the continent and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey is only two pages and alleges he falsely testified to Congress in 2020 about authorizing someone to be an anonymous source in news stories. That brevity belies a convoluted and contentious backstory. The events at the heart of the disputed testimony are among the…
It was clear Donald Trump and his allies would ramp up their crackdown against any and all opposition in the wake of the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk — and this week, the president’s second administration unleashed its most authoritarian blitz yet. The Trump administration got late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show taken off the…
In a bid to provide more flexibility to test and develop new tech, Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Wednesday introduced a new ‘sandbox’ bill that would let AI companies apply for exemptions from federal regulations. Cruz, who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, while adressing subcommittee hearing, talked about how Congress can lower regulatory barriers for…
Nasa has barred Chinese nationals on US visas from its facilities and networks, in the latest reflection of Washington’s mounting concern over Beijing’s progress in space and other advanced technologies. Although the space agency has typically restricted the employment of Chinese citizens, Chinese nationals on US visas without affiliations with Chinese government institutions or state-owned…