Madeline Leesman

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On Tuesday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that he filed a lawsuit against Snap Inc., the owner of Snapchat. Snapchat, created in 2011, is a photo-sharing app that allows users to send photos and videos to one another. The content disappears after it has been viewed. As a result, Snapchat has been at the forefront of controversies over the years, sometimes involving children. In the lawsuit, plaintiffs allege that Snap Inc.

1 day ago | townhall.com | Madeline Leesman

According to a shocking report from the New York Post, teens are using AI to create “disturbingly realistic” nude images of their classmates. That’s not all. Then, the students are sharing the photos “like digital wildfire,” the Post noted:The AI-powered tools, often dubbed “nudify” apps, are as sinister as they sound. With just a headshot — often lifted from a yearbook photo or social media profile — these apps can fabricate explicit deepfake images that appear scarily real.

1 day ago | townhall.com | Madeline Leesman

A report from Defending Education, an offshoot of the parental rights group Parents Defending Education, (PDE) shared exclusively with Townhall, shows that over 170 professors at the University of California, Berkeley pushed anti-Israel viewpoints. The disturbing report from DE shows several faculty attacking Israel in communications to each other.

1 day ago | townhall.com | Madeline Leesman

Democrat Illinois Sen. Richard “Dick” Durbin will not seek reelection. He has been in Congress for 44 years. Durbin, 80, posted a video announcement about his decision titled "Time to Pass the Torch" on X. The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job of being a United States Senator. But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch. So, I am announcing today that I will not be seeking re-election at the end of my term.

1 day ago | townhall.com | Madeline Leesman

A gaggle of Democratic lawmakers followed Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s lead and traveled to El Salvador to advocate for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who lived in the United States illegally and was deported by the Trump administration. As Townhall covered, two judges determined that Garcia is a member of the violent MS-13 gang.