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Tillis says Trump's Russian diesel deal may be illegal - Politico

Sen. Thom Tillis on Sunday denounced President Donald Trumpsenergy deal with Russia, warning that the agreement could place American lives at risk and that the president may be breaking the law. Spe…

New York and Pennsylvania's split screen approach to measles - Politico

Pennsylvania and New Yorks Democratic governors have taken vastly different approaches to fighting measles outbreaks in their states. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling in the Trump administr…

‘Ship has sailed’: New poll shows even an end to the war or lower gas prices may not save Republicans - Politico

Republicans are running out of ways to reverse their gloomy midterm prospects. The POLITICO Poll finds most Americans see no clear way for the party to regain the advantage as the election reaches i…

Trump’s beef gamble isn’t paying off - Politico

President Donald Trump gambled that importing more beef would lower prices enough to mitigate the political hit from angry ranchers. His bet hasnt paid off. Prices have barely budged, ranchers rema…

Hegseth faces bipartisan backlash over public execution for Fort Hood shooter - Politico

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseths surprise plan to livestream the militarys first execution in six decades drew fierce blowback from both sides of the aisle. Senior lawmakers from both parties said th…

Florida health officials meet amid fierce debate over childhood vaccine plans - Politico

LAKE MARY, Florida A meeting of Florida health leaders to discuss plans to remove four vaccines from the state childhood vaccine schedule turned into intense debate between state officials and doctor…

Mamdani draws bipartisan backlash for criticizing Israel on Oct. 7 anniversary - Politico

NEW YORK Mayor Zohran Mamdanis statement marking the third anniversary of Hamas Oct. 7 attack on Israel sparked outrage Wednesday and racked up millions of views on social media. Mamdani is a longti…

Republicans ready for Supreme Court vacancy...

Senate Republicans are unlikely to get a Supreme Court vacancy this year. They're privately prepared for one, just in case. A Democratic midterm triumph would carry massive implications for the fina…

Paxton’s latest audio leak is making things tough for national Republicans - Politico

National Republicans have spent months trying to rescue Ken Paxton. Hes complicating that effort. Tensions are brewing with some Republicans after POLITICO published Paxtons closed-door comments tha…

Hollywood goes to war with Big Tech - Politico

LOS ANGELES Hollywood is turning on Big Tech. In a run of films arriving this fall, the industry casts Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes as venal, feckless, cowardly, cruel…

In NYC, Mamdani cedes AI regulation lane - Politico

NEW YORK A prominent New York City politician took centerstage in the AI debate Monday and it wasnt Mayor Zohran Mamdani. In a much anticipated hearing that featured a litany of dystopian prediction…

GOP committee chair rebuts Sam Altman: ‘I’m never willing to accept bad results’ from AI - Politico

Rep. G.T. Thompson told reporters Monday he disagrees with Altman’s premise.

Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell’s big college sports win won’t make an AI breakthrough easier - Politico

Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell typically find themselves at odds, but in the past week each expressed optimism that their major bipartisan breakthrough on college sports could set them up to tackl…

US Marine arrested for alleged killing of a woman on Okinawa, triggers outrage from Japan - Politico

TOKYO Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine accused of robbing and killing a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday, in the latest criminal case involving U.S. military personnel on the southern is…

Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI - Politico

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said there remains a fundamental difference in worldview between his company and rival Anthropic on artificial intelligence regulation, arguing in an exclusive interview with De…

Australian ban on new KPMG contracts still leaves room for $38.5M to flow to consulting firm - politico.com

CANBERRA The federal government awarded KPMG AUD$38.5 million, even as the company is blocked from new federal government contracts after whistleblower allegations raised questions about its ethical …

Apple and Google push states to shield app stores from some lawsuits - Politico

Google and Apple lobbyists are engaged in a massive effort to press state lawmakers to adopt kids online safety laws that would shield the tech giants from some lawsuits tied to age-verification requ…

Buttigieg goes big to help 2026 Dems - Politico

CONCORD, New Hampshire Pete Buttigieg is barnstorming the nation in the final weeks before the midterms, boosting candidates in battlegrounds and even areas traditionally hostile to Democrats. And it…

Trump promises another round of checks before the midterms - Politico

President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to send nearly $100" checks to more than 20 million seniors on Medicare, his latest pledge to send voters money before a critical slate of midterm ele…

DOJ subpoenas Gallego’s PAC for Disneyland records - Politico

Sen. Ruben Gallegos leadership PAC has been subpoenaed as part of a federal investigation into the Arizona Democrats use of campaign cash to fund a luxurious lifestyle, according to a copy of the sub…

Trump to travel to at least 10 states before the midterms, including traditional battlegrounds - Politico

President Donald Trump is expected to travel to at least 10 states in the final four weeks of the campaign, according to a senior White House official and another person with direct knowledge of the …

DOJ will not reopen criminal probe of Powell, Blanche says - Politico

The Department of Justice will not reopen its criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the central banks building renovation project, Attorney General Todd Blanche …

Massachusetts man accused of cyberstalking campaign against Katie Miller - Politico

A Massachusetts man was charged Thursday with cyberstalking for a campaign of harassment targeting Katie Miller, a former Trump administration official and wife of senior White House adviser Stephen …

Schmitt aide’s move to White House in doubt following Jack Smith hearing - Politico

Ethan Harper, the general counsel to Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), was expected to leave his role on Friday and begin a new one in the White House Staff Secretarys office next week, according to three p…

Trump signs executive order renaming AI to ‘super intelligence’ - Politico

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday renaming artificial intelligence to super intelligence in an effort to rebrand the technology amid calls to rein in its development. Trump has…

‘He is kryptonite’: Republicans start breaking with Trump - Politico

Trump hasnt always been willing to tolerate Republicans breaking with him in the past. When asked about Salazars ad, he said he still supported her campaign but criticized her comments. Im very stron…

Newsom signs bill to help prepare Hollywood workers for AI - Politico

The legislation, AB 2504, comes as even prominent AI evangelists and some lawmakers are calling for the rapidly evolving technology to be slowed in the name of safety. Newsoms executive order, issued…

Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, Google sued over call to ‘pace’ AI development - Politico

Humanity deserves iron clad safeguards when it comes to extinction event threats such as nuclear warfare and now the biggest risk to mankind in history, Rowley said in a statement. The rule of law sh…

Citing Trump, GOP regulators reject gas plant for Amazon data center - Politico

Commissioner Floyd McKissick took issue with his colleagues basing their decision on who would pay for the project a reference to the invocation of Trumps ratepayer protection pledge, which is not le…

Inside airlines’ panic as FAA pushed new AI tool - Politico

That is a big difference between whether we keep airspace closed too long, he said. So how can we make more space available safely, based on better data and better decision-making tools. He said the…

Canada might not join the EU. Why Trump slapped down the idea anyway - Politico

But any shift away from economic dependence on the U.S. wont come quickly or easily. Canada sends roughly 72% of its exports to the United States, while Europes economy remains deeply intertwined wit…

AI titans invited to Trump-Xi dinner - Politico

A Qualcomm spokesperson confirmed Amons attendance, saying the CEO will represent the company and the strength of American technology leadership on the global stage. Anthropic declined to comment on…

White House pulls stalled ICE director nominee - Politico

Schroyer was a surprise pick to lead ICE. He had no experience leading a major law enforcement agency, let alone an organization the size of ICE. But Schroyer has close ties with the DHS secretary. S…

Ways and Means approves crypto tax bill on bipartisan vote - Politico

Members also advanced a fix to last year's GOP megabill to make gambling losses fully deductible.

Mike Johnson cancels another House session day - Politico

The decision skirts a vote on Pete Hegseth's impeachment.

Congress in AI deadlock as public fear soars - Politico

Nearly two-thirds of Americans surveyed in a new POLITICO poll out Wednesday see at least a moderate risk that artificial intelligence will destroy humanity.

House bucks Iran war before midterms - Politico

Election watchers brace for Trump’s next move after Supreme Court ruling - Politico

The whipsawing action on the issue which included a Supreme Court ruling last month in favor of Trumps plan followed by another Monday against it has left many voters worried about when and if theyd …

OpenAI backs bipartisan House plan for third-party safety assessments - Politico

Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI is supporting a bipartisan House proposal that would require top AI companies to embed outside evaluators to ensure their models are safe. Chris Lehane, chief gl…

Texas Republicans are scrambling after Bo French’s outburst

Texas Republicans were already fretting about slipping support with voters of color. Then Bo French got on X. The Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner posted a photo of a crowd of Univ…