Tech

Along with up-to-date political coverage, Dome Politics takes the opportunity to post about issues, legislation, and lawmakers as it pertains to technology or Big Tech.
Tesla founder and tech billionaire Elon Musk is blaming excessive regulation for enabling the ongoing California wildfire crisis. According to Musk, Californiaโs environmental regulations are preventing sufficient water quantities from flowing to local communities to fight these wildfires while also inhibiting them from clearing biomass, such as dead trees and shrubs, that fuel wildfires. โTake […]
The US House of Representatives has passed the Laken Riley Act, an immigration enforcement bill named after a US student who was murdered by an illegal alien at the University of Georgia last February.ย Riley was murdered by Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, after he was reportedly released into the US under President […]
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has released reports describing its โDefeat ISISโ (D-ISIS) operation in Iraq and Syria.ย D-ISIS included US-led operations against ISIS strongholds in the Hamrin mountains of Iraq and the Dayr az-Zawr region of Syria. According to CENTCOM, ISIS forces garrisoned inside a cave attacked US and allied forces during the operations. In […]
Venezuelan President-elect Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia recently met with lawmakers during his diplomatic trip to Washington, D.C. President-elect Gonzalez met with lawmakers prior to his return to Venezuela on January 10th to demand he be inaugurated as Venezuelaโs legitimate president.ย Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado also virtually joined the meetings, which Gonzalez described as demonstrating how […]
Louisiana has reported the first confirmed death of a US citizen from bird flu, also known as the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1. The death comes after President Joe Biden recently directed hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to preparing for an HPAI outbreak.ย The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) broke the news, […]
Venezuelan President-electย Edmundo Gonzalez-Urrutiaย will visit US lawmakers in Washington, D.C. this week prior to leaving for Venezuela and facing Venezuelan Dictatorย Nicolas Maduro.ย Gonzalez is reportedlyย scheduledย to meet with Presidentย Joe Bidenย and Congressional leaders as he prepares to return to Venezuela on January 10th and demand he be inaugurated as Venezuelaโs legitimate president. Gonzalezโs meetings antecede globalย protests set for […]
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have announced the Israeli Air Force (IAF) killed Hamas terrorist leader Hassam Shahwan during a strike in Gazaโs Khan Yunis humanitarian area. โShahwan was responsible for developing intelligence assessments in coordination with elements of Hamasโ military wing in attacks on the IDF in Gaza,โ claimed the IDF.ย The attacks follow recent […]
President-elect Donald Trumpย is alluding to illegal immigration as the cause behind a recent attack on New Orleans residents the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating as a potential act of terrorism. The attack occurred in the early hours of January 1st when a man in military gear slammed his pick-up truck into pedestrians celebrating […]
New yearโs eve festivities did not halt conflict in the Middle East as Hamas fired rockets into Israel during the evening of the last day of the year.ย According to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Hamas fired two rockets into civilian areas of Southern Israel. โHamas continues to threaten our civilians and just fired 2 […]
President-electย Donald Trumpย has announced he is endorsing House Speakerย Mike Johnson (R-LA)ย as he vies to keep his role at the helm of the US House of Representatives. Presidentย Trumpย endorsed Speaker Johnson just days before the latter is due to compete for reelection as House Speaker on January 3rd. Nonetheless,ย Trumpโs endorsement signifies Republican unity after tense days of intra-partyย strife […]