Author: Mandy Matthews

Cloudflare says bot and AI agents now generate more web traffic than humans, and that shift is changing how companies measure, defend, and build the internet. “Web traffic from bots and AI agents is now higher in volume than traffic produced by people, according to an executive at tech company Cloudflare.” That observation flips a basic assumption about the web: that most traffic reflects human attention and intent. If machines are the dominant visitors, metrics, security, and infrastructure all need to be reconsidered to match a different reality. One immediate consequence is measurement distortion. Analytics built for human behavior suddenly…

The Senate approved a $70 billion package to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the end of President Donald Trump’s term, passing the measure 52-37 after an all-night session that mixed procedural fights, a controversial $1.776 billion fund, and a long amendment marathon. The vote was a clear party-line push to restore enforcement funding, with only Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska breaking from Republicans to vote with Democrats. Every other GOP senator held together, sending the bill to the House where leaders aim to move it quickly. This outcome follows months of funding limbo tied to earlier shutdown fights. Republicans…

A GOP Revolt – Or Just a Blip on the Radar? On Jun 6, 2026, a string of confrontations inside the Republican conference put the spotlight back on intraparty divisions and what they mean for the party’s future. Some lawmakers broke ranks over loyalty to former President Trump, while others pushed for a more traditional conservative roadmap. The fallout is already shaping debates about leadership, messaging, and strategy heading into the next cycle. The immediate headlines painted sharp lines: Republicans who resisted Trump’s push faced criticism from the base, and those who embraced him were still criticized by establishment figures.…

Democrat Xavier Becerra has moved on to the California governor general election after presenting himself as an experienced option to lead the nation’s most populous state. Xavier Becerra’s advance to the general election puts California voters on notice that the contest will be a choice about direction, priorities, and results. He has cast himself as an experienced manager ready to step into the governor’s role, while opponents and many voters are ready to press him on actual outcomes. Republicans see this as an opportunity to sharpen contrasts on taxes, public safety, and the economy. The coming campaign will be about…

Jill Biden says she has not made peace with Nancy Pelosi after the cornering of Joe Biden following the June 2024 debate, and her new memoir and recent interviews lay bare a long friendship turned cold, private anger, and lingering questions about how Democratic leaders handled that campaign moment. In an interview tied to her memoir, View from the East Wing, Jill Biden described Nancy Pelosi’s role in pressing Joe Biden to leave the 2024 race as a personal and political betrayal she has not been able to forgive. The split cuts deep because Biden and Pelosi were allies for…

John Thune is positioning himself as a last holdout for establishment Republicans even as tensions with the president grow, and the debate over the party’s future sharpened on Jun 4, 2026. What began as routine intra-party debate has hardened into a clear choice between an insurgent base and a comfortable establishment, with Senator John Thune increasingly cast in the latter role. He is a long-serving senator from South Dakota and has been a familiar face in GOP leadership circles, which gives his posture weight beyond his state. For many conservatives, his recent moves feel like an attempt to preserve the…

Gov. Tony Evers publicly doubled down on defying a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on so-called “conversion therapy” for children during a Pride Flag Raising event at the State Capitol, where he celebrated vetoes of Republican-backed bills while standing amid attendees waving rainbow flags. On Monday, Gov. Tony Evers used a Pride Flag Raising at the State Capitol to make a pointed political statement. The event, described in reports as a “Pride Flag Raising” gathering, featured Evers surrounded by supporters waving rainbow flags as he discussed his record of vetoes. He positioned those vetoes as deliberate actions, even as critics…

The deal to give Australia nuclear-powered submarines, struck by the U.S. and Britain, is facing fresh doubts as Indo-Pacific democracies grow anxious over China’s rise and the complexities of delivering on that commitment. The AUKUS partnership promised a leap in naval capability for Australia with support from the United States and the United Kingdom, but the plan has encountered political and technical headwinds. Leaders across the region are watching closely because the stakes are high: deterrence, regional stability, and strategic credibility. Questions now focus on whether the partners can move from pledge to performance without losing momentum or credibility. From…

Nancy Guthrie, an 84-year-old woman living in Tucson, vanished in the early hours of February 1 and more than a month later remains missing; a veteran medicolegal investigator believes the case points to someone local who knew her routine, while law enforcement continues to probe and a combined reward tops $1.2 million. A longtime forensic investigator shared a grim theory on the sidelines of a recent event, saying the disappearance looks like the work of someone from the neighborhood rather than a complete stranger. The investigator, Barbara Butcher, spent decades with a major medical examiner’s office and now hosts Oxygen’s…

The high court on Tuesday cleared Alabama to use a congressional map that favors Republicans in this year’s elections, putting on hold a lower court’s ruling that found the redistricting plan intentionally discriminatory. The Supreme Court’s move halted a lower court decision and allowed the contested districts to stand for the upcoming contests. That action keeps the map in place for now, avoiding last-minute chaos in ballot preparation and election logistics. Republicans see the stay as a correction against judicial overreach and a win for predictable election administration. From a Republican perspective this decision underscores the need for judicial restraint…