Politics

The 7 Factions of the AI Safety Political Universe

In the battle over AI regulation — from Washington, D.C. to Silicon Valley — one term has become unexpectedly controversial: “AI safety.” After all, who doesn’t believe in making these tools safe?B...

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Socialism’s rise inside the Democratic Party now threatens the American Dream

The latest wave of socialist victories in Democrat primaries in New York and elsewhere should be a wake-up call for Americans across the country. For years, many people dismissed socialism as a fri...

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Bernie, AOC to team up with El-Sayed as Dem civil war moves to Michigan

Progressive champions Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will parachute into battleground Michigan's campaign trail this weekend to boost Abdul El-Sayed, the far-left candidate t...

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Trump’s Formula for Forever Wars

President Donald Trump blew up the temporary ceasefire after the U.S. launched a series of airstrikes against Iran over the weekend. The two nations have continued to exchange strikes...

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Trump’s $1.5T defense budget is in trouble

House Republicans’ latest plans to pay for the Iran war could kill President Donald Trump’s dreams of a $1.5 trillion defense budget.Party leaders are racing to pass a $60 billion bill to fill a ho...

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American Naval Academy Cadets Prepare For War With Stoic Philosophy

American Naval Academy Cadets Prepare For War With Stoic Philosophy Authored by Ret Admiral Cem Gürdeniz via Mavi Vatan Geopolitics, The United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, ...

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Democrats look to World Cup watch parties to register thousands of voters

The Democratic National Committee is betting the world's biggest sporting event can help build its voter base.The DNC is launching a nationwide voter registration effort for Sunday’s World Cup fina...

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Newsom hires prominent litigator Abbe Lowell to fight DOJ probe

Gavin Newsom has retained prominent defense lawyer Abbe Lowell to represent him as federal investigators probe the California governor's circle, according to two people familiar with the arrangemen...

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DHS says it found thousands of non-citizens on voter rolls in four states

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says his agency found thousands of non-citizens on voter rolls in California and three other states as President Donald Trump prepared to ...

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House Dems warn of weaponized intel ahead of Trump’s speech

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are urging the nation’s top spy chiefs to stop President Donald Trump if he tries to declassify cherry-picked intelligence material that unfairly sows ...

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Senate GOP isn’t sold on Mike Johnson’s budget blueprint

Senate Republicans are pouring cold water on the House GOP’s $95 billion blueprint for a new party-line spending package.Their skepticism is a reality check on Speaker Mike Johnson’s ambitious pled...

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A Trump-backed Arizona candidate faces tough House primary after sex scandals

A self-funding businessman is seizing on messy scandals to try and topple President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate for a deep-red House seat.Republican Daniel Keenan is making a hard run at form...

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House Dem challengers are printing money

Democratic challengers in several key U.S. House races put up massive fundraising numbers in the second quarter, closing some of the GOP’s cash advantage in battlegrounds across the country.Seven o...

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Thom Tillis tells Todd Blanche to meet with Epstein victims — or don't expect his support

Sen. Thom Tillis said Thursday his vote to confirm attorney general nominee Todd Blanche is contingent on Blanche meeting with victims of the late convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein.The North C...

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‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Inside Trump’s remaking of American elections

President Donald Trump seemingly has a plan for the nation’s election apparatus: Dismantle the existing system with a series of cuts, firings and threats, rather than a sledgehammer blow.Just last ...

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‘Scared s–tless’: Republicans brace for Trump’s primetime speech

President Donald Trump is promising to reveal “really big news” on election security. Many Republicans wish he wouldn’t.The president’s speech, expected to be delivered in prime time Thursday from ...

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House tax writers left out of latest GOP reconciliation bill

House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith is steamed over the fact tax provisions are not included in the party-line budget package — something he has said would prompt him to oppose the bill that alr...

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Trump administration faces pressure to open the border — to Mexican cattle

The Trump administration's strategy for warding off a flesh-eating pest threatening the American beef industry is rapidly losing allies.Closing the southern border to Mexican livestock imports last...

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Mikie Sherrill used taxpayer-funded helicopter to attend college alumni gathering

TRENTON, New Jersey — Gov. Mikie Sherrill built her political brand around her time piloting helicopters for the Navy.As New Jersey’s governor, she isn’t in the cockpit anymore. But she’s a frequen...

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Canada made trade concessions. Trump’s trade team says it’s still not enough.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing growing criticism at home over stalled U.S.-Canada trade talks, and fresh comments from the Trump administration suggest his concessions have done little to mov...

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Another federal agency wants in on student loans

The Trump administration is exploring how to launch a new student loan program — without the Education Department, an agency the president has promised to dismantle.Administration officials, who ha...

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