Has Election Spending Hit a Tipping Point?Campaign spending is climbing as candidates, parties and super PACs pour money into the midterms, and industries including AI and crypto become more active political donors. But democratic fundraiser Blair Effron of Centerview Partners argues that some races may already have reached a saturation point where another dollar matters less than the candidate…Bloomberg10h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Epstein files take back seat in midterms but experts say issue has not gone awayOther voter concerns have prevailed but return of Congress likely to see renewed focus on late sex offender’s activities As US voters head to the polls for crucial and fraught midterm elections, some survivors’ advocates in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation have expressed concern that the scandal could recede into the background. Political experts…The Guardian10h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Trump is pushing a massive AI buildout. His own voters are wary of what comes with itA new CNBC survey finds broad voter opposition to nearby AI data centers, creating a political challenge for Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterm election.CNBC11h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
The rise of AI election ads in US midterms campaignBBC Verify has tracked dozens of AI ads to assess how they are being used by campaigns in the midterms.BBC News17h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Trump’s surveillance towers can see into neighborhoods — and are ‘always watching’President Donald Trump’s expanding AI border surveillance system can watch people leaving their homes, children on playgrounds and even inside a bedroom window, a New York Times investigation found. More than a million people in the United States and Mexico live within potential view of the AI-powered towers, according to the newspaper’s analysis. “It…Raw Story21h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
Some Communications by Rabbi Shmuley with AI Platforms May Be Discovered in Order to Determine Punitive DamagesFrom Wednesday's decision in Fontainebleau Florida Hotel, LLC v. Botach [Rabbi Shmuley], decided by Magistrate Judge Marty Fulgueira Elfenbein: Plaintiff's… The post Some Communications by Rabbi Shmuley with AI Platforms May Be Discovered in Order to Determine Punitive Damages appeared first on Reason Magazine.Reason7h agoWhole story →TechnologyJustice
Washington's message to AI execs: please shut upWashington has always viewed Silicon Valley as culturally strange. But the current crop of AI leaders is becoming a monumental political liability, lawmakers and White House advisers tell Axios. Why it matters: Even pro-AI government officials and lawmakers wish AI founders would do what every other major industry chief does — shut up and just build…Axios6h agoWhole story →TechnologyFood
AI ad mocks Talarico as Bible-defacing radical. Democrats bet it will backfire.Republicans are going all in on AI-generated ads. Democrats, meanwhile, are shunning them and trying to turn the tables on the GOP.The Philadelphia Inquirer5h agoWhole story →Technology
Paxton sues OpenAI over ‘litany of harms’ as campaign races to win over votersTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Sam Altman’s OpenAI on Friday, accusing the company of lying about risks it could pose to users. Paxton filed the lawsuit in Collin County district court, claiming OpenAI violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by allegedly engaging in deception and harming users. The attorney general sought to blame […]Washington Examiner4h agoWhole story →TechnologyJustice
Mark Carney Says Starlink Manipulation in Ukraine War Worries CanadaMark Carney said he’s concerned about the manipulation of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite system that has made it harder for Ukraine to defend itself, and suggested Elon Musk’s reported involvement shows why he’s focused on making Canada less dependent on any one country or technology.Bloomberg1d agoWhole story →Security
Person shot during encounter with ICE agents in New York City, source saysCNN By John Miller and Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — A person was shot during an encounter with federal immigration agents in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon, according to the New York Police Department. Just after 4 p.m., agents with ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations — a branch of ICE focused on arresting undocumented immigrantsABC17News.com16d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeice agent shooting
Trump to unveil new AI tool to navigate federal government websitesPresident Trump is set to unveil a new AI tool on Tuesday that will help Americans navigate federal government websites.WJLA29d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentamerica gov launch
Donald Trump Is Learning That He Can’t Steal This ElectionAll of the president’s schemes have so far failed and his remaining tools are either illegal or implausible.HuffPost6d agoWhole story →Government
Texas election laws: What voters need to know before casting ballots in the 2026 midtermFrom required IDs to navigating mail-in ballots, here's how voters can navigate early voting and Election Day.The Texas Tribune9d agoWhole story →Governmenttexas midterm elections
Feds investigate suspicious letters sent to lawmakers and election officialsMore than a dozen election offices in states across the country were sent letters with suspicious materials.NBC News5d agoSources (2)Whole story →JusticeGovernmentelection official threats
Trump Apologizes for Calling Daily Wire France Question 'Fake News'Trump apologized to a Daily Wire reporter after dismissing her question about Macron blaming him for French riots as "fake news."Newsweek5d agoWhole story →Governmenttrump media controversy
Letters with ‘suspicious’ substance sent to election officesFederal authorities are investigating letters with "suspicious substances" that were mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide.NBC10 Boston9d agoSources (2)Whole story →JusticeGovernmentsuspicious mailings to election offices
