Robert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream. The attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not conducted mainly by extremists or fringe militia groups . It was, according to the data, the work of normal Americans. That is the conclusion Robert A. Pape lays out in his new book, citing data about those who were arrested and charged following the attack. While Proud Boys and Oath Keepers gained most of the headlines, data collected by Pape as part of his work as founding director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST) found that the vast majority (90 percent) of those charged with crimes arising from the attack held no affiliation with militias or militant organizations. Pape's analysis found that 22 percent were business owners, and almost 30 percent held a college degree.

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AI is guzzling energy for slop content - could it be reimagined to help the climate? Some experts think AI could be used to lower, rather than raise, planet-heating emissions - others aren't so convinced A rtificial intelligence is often associated with ludicrous amounts of electricity, and therefore planet-heating emissions, expended to create nonsensical or misleading slop that is of meagre value to humanity. Some AI advocates at a major UN climate summit are posing an alternative view, though - what if AI could help us solve, rather than worsen, the climate crisis? The "AI for good" argument has been made repeatedly at the Cop30 talks in Belém, Brazil, with supporters arguing AI can be used to lower, rather than raise, emissions through a series of efficiencies that can spread through areas of our lives such as food, transport and energy that cause much of the pollution dangerously heating our planet. Last week, a coalition of groups, UN bodies and the Brazilian government unveiled the AI Climate Institute, a new global initiative aimed at fostering AI "as a tool of empowerment" in developing countries to help them tackle environmental problems.

Militia leader Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted for his role in the January 6 attack, is asking potential new members and supporters to send money. Stewart Rhodes announced last week that he is relaunching the Oath Keepers, his anti-government militia which virtually disappeared after dozens of its members--including Rhodes--were arrested for their roles in the January 6 attack on the Capitol . Rhodes, speaking to the Gateway Pundit this week, says that he sees the relaunched group as playing a role in combating what he labeled an "insurrection by the left" on the streets of US cities. "Right now, under federal statutes, president Trump can call us up as the militia if he sees it necessary, especially for three purposes: to repel invasions, to suppress insurrections, and to execute the laws of the union," Rhodes said. But in the days since Rhodes announced their return, experts, former members, and online chatter suggest there is little to no interest in restarting what was, at one point, one of the largest militias in America with a leaked database listing 38,000 supposed members in 2021. This hasn't stopped Rhodes from asking potential new members and supporters to send money in support of the cause.

Will Cain tries to make sense of the divide over the'One Big Beautiful Bill.' Plus, Kennedy joins Will to discuss some of the most salacious stories in pop culture and politics. Both Republicans and Democrats have used analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office as a political cudgel when it suits them, but with unfavorable reviews of President Donald Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" coming out, some in the GOP are questioning the relevancy of the agency. The CBO's latest analysis of the gargantuan tax cut and spending package found that the House Republican-authored super bill would add 2.4 trillion to the national deficit over the next decade and boot millions off of health insurance. Senate Majority Leader John Thune is signaling that changes are likely to the House's version of President Trump's "big, beautiful bill." Senate Republicans will now get their chance to tweak and change the legislation, and have vowed to do so, despite warnings from Trump to reshape the bill as little as possible.

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was removed from President Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress after disrupting the event. EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump told Fox News Digital Thursday that Rep. Al Green "should be forced to pass an IQ test because he is a low IQ individual and we don't need low IQ individuals in Congress," after the Democrat disrupted his joint session address. The House of Representatives Thursday, in a bipartisan vote, censured Green, D-Texas, for interrupting the president's Tuesday joint session address to Congress. President Donald Trump attends a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 4, 2025. In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, the president reacted.

On the evening of January 6, 2021, Brad Parscale texted Donald Trump adviser Katrina Pierson about the insurrectionist assault on the US Capitol that had finally been quashed by police. "This is about [T]rump pushing for uncertainty in our country," wrote Parscale, who ran digital and data operations for Trump's 2016 campaign and managed his 2020 reelection effort before being replaced. This week I feel guilty for helping him win." "You did what you felt right at the time and therefore it was right," Pierson replied. "Yeah," Parscale answered, "but a woman is dead." The conversation continued, with Pierson texting, "You do realize this was going to happen." Parscale responded that Trump's rhetoric had "killed someone." Pierson countered, "It wasn't the rhetoric." Parscale was obviously blaming Trump for the storming of the Capitol and the death of Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt. In these private texts--which were not made public until mid-2022 during the House investigation of January ...

By the time California state senators took up a bill Thursday night to grant unemployment benefits to striking workers, labor unions had already scored several monumental wins in the state Legislature. They landed a major deal to raise fast food wages to $20 an hour. They convinced lawmakers to pass a bill requiring driverless trucks to have a human safety driver. They persuaded the Democratic-led Legislature to send Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill giving all workers in California a minimum of five paid sick days -- up from the current requirement of three. So when the time came to vote on allowing striking workers to receive unemployment benefits, an exasperated Republican state senator rose to make the case that businesses wouldn't be able to stay afloat if their employees could get paid while on the picket line.

Russell Wald, director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, sounds off on'The Story.' A Massachusetts Democrat is calling on the U.S. to pass legislation that would keep artificial intelligence away from nuclear power. On Thursday, Sen. Edward Markey said, "78 years ago this weekend, Robert Oppenheimer witnessed the world's first nuclear weapons explosion. In 2023, we face a new kind of nuclear threat: the militarization of increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems." "We must pass legislation to keep AI away from the nuclear button before it's too late," he asserted.

Incoming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., receives the gavel from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., on the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, early Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. END RUN - 210 Democrats endorse plan to sidestep House Republicans in debt limit fight. SHORT LIST - DeSantis reportedly reveals three'credible' 2024 presidential candidates. CHAOTIC CRASH - Multi-vehicle pileup on Oregon interstate results in 7 deaths, police say. 'IT'S ALL GONNA TAKE OVER' - What are you worried about most with AI: Identity theft, job loss, or military takeover?