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AI labs want to slow down risky model testing. It may be too late.

Silicon Valley’s leading artificial intelligence labs face a dilemma: Some of their most advanced models have outsmarted developers during recent security testing. But if they slow down or pause th...

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The AI industry won a primary fight. Now its target is inspiring lawmakers nationwide.

A super PAC network backed by artificial intelligence executives hoped to make an example of Alex Bores when it targeted him for defeat in a Democratic House primary over his authorship of a New Yo...

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Penn Station overhaul may finally be within reach. But Trump’s influence is making Dems uneasy.

NEW YORK – During a recent meeting with the team President Donald Trump picked to remake Penn Station, the powerful head of New York’s Senate Finance Committee started to think about “Say Yes To Th...

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POLITICO goes live from Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, California — California's next governor, long-serving House speaker and architect of the wealth tax proposal dominating its politics are among the heavy-hitters convening today for live...

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How state constitutions became the battleground for American rights and liberties – on both the left and right

Every state has its own constitution. aprott iStock / Getty Images PlusBeyond picking governors, state legislators, local officials and representatives to serve in Congress, voters in almost every ...

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MORNING GLORY: Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary had two winners — but only one was on the ballot

Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is Hasan Doğan Piker and Hasan Doğan Piker is Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed.That’s the bottom line for Michigan voters considering the race for an open United States Sen...

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Florida seeks to scrutinize The New York Times' editorial process

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida’s GOP Attorney General James Uthmeier is leveraging the state retirement fund’s investment in The New York Times to scrutinize the company’s editorial practices.Uthme...

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Progressives could score a huge Wisconsin win Tuesday. Some national figures don’t want to touch it.

MADISON, Wisconsin — Progressives believe they are on the cusp of another major victory against the establishment in the Wisconsin governor primary Tuesday — one that could pave the way for the mov...

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‘Jumping around Congress’: Democrats brace for Wall Street regulators’ coming crypto plans

Wall Street’s chief regulators are readying new cryptocurrency rules after lawmakers punted on a landmark digital assets bill before heading home for summer recess.Democrats are gearing up to take ...

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New Mexico tests a new way to rein in Meta

The milestone ruling by a New Mexico court last week that found Meta contributed to a youth mental health crisis could serve as a blueprint for other states — and individuals — to mount lawsuits se...

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Trump redoubles effort to shrink recommended vaccines ahead of midterm elections

President Donald Trump on Monday reignited his effort to overhaul the government’s vaccine recommendations with an executive order directing federal agencies to reduce the number of recommended vac...

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How Capitalism Undermines Democracy

Libertarian thinkers like Milton Friedman like to say that capitalism not only gave birth to democracy but also is the ideal economic system to complement democracy. But while capitalism may have c...

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Hindsight Is 2024

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White House officials tamped down efforts to oust Max Miller in final days

Members of President Donald Trump’s political team asked Ohio Republicans last week not to wage a public pressure campaign against embattled GOP Rep. Max Miller, after they became increasingly conv...

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The government was ready to expand its voting-security work. Then it pulled the plug

<![CDATA[LAS VEGAS — After spending roughly six weeks analyzing Dominion voting systems used in Puerto Rico’s 2024 elections, Mojave Research came back to the Trump administration with findings ...

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Judge dismisses Adani case — but slams DOJ official’s ‘highly unusual’ conduct

A federal judge slammed a senior Justice Department official’s conduct as “highly unusual” and “unbecoming of his office” in a ruling allowing the Trump administration to drop part of a criminal ca...

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The New Censorship Isn't Coming From The Left - It's Coming From Everyone

The New Censorship Isn't Coming From The Left - It's Coming From Everyone Authored by George P. Brooks via American Thinker, One of the great ironies of American politics is that ...

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Judge blocks implementation of New York City's pied-à-terre tax

NEW YORK — A Staten Island judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday pausing Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rollout of New York City's new tax on second homes worth over $5 million.The ruling from ...

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'I'll never bow down': Montana Democratic Senate nominee refuses to pave way for independent

Montana’s Democratic Senate nominee on Monday refused to drop her campaign to clear the way for an independent candidate, setting up a crowded race that is likely to help Republicans win in Novembe...

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10 Monday AM Reads

My back-to-work morning reads: • Mind the Gap 2026: Morningstar’s annual investor return gap study — the difference between fund returns and investor returns, driven by badly timed buying and sell...

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The Man in Charge of Immigration Data Just Resigned

Marc Rosenblum, the top statistician at the Department of Homeland Security for more than a decade, resigned in frustration in late July. Three years ago, he established the Office of Homeland Secu...

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