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AI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate Race

The reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot. But PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have.

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WIRED· Sep 18, 3:00 PMAI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate Race

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Early voting begins in U.S. midterm elections that could flip control of CongressElection administrators say they are prepared and confident the vote will be accurate and secure. Nevertheless, President Trump has continued efforts to denigrate certain voting methods and reshape how elections are run.

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The Latest: Early midterm voting gets underway with control of Congress at stakeIn-person voting for this year’s midterm elections is underway in Virginia, ushering in the final six weeks for Americans to decide which party they trust to lead Congress at a time of a cost-of-living crisis, a prolonged war in Iran and other pressing issues. Voters in Idaho, Minnesota and South Dakota, can cast absentee ballots in person. Meanwhile,…

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Michigan young voters say Democratic Socialists of America appealsYoung Michigan voters say Democratic Socialists of America policies appeal to them, with some supporting plans to abolish the Senate and push Medicare for All.

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How the Fed’s rate decisions could hurt GOP chances in the midtermsThe Federal Reserve is raising interest rates to fight inflation that hurts Americans’ pocketbooks, but the move may also make voters feel the pinch in other ways heading into the November election.

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House Democrats add six more Republican-held seats to target listThe additions include races in typically solid-red districts, such as in Florida and Arkansas.

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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's payout promisesNPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump continuing to promise payouts to voters if Republicans win in the midterms, the GOP spending campaign money and playing defense in typically Republican districts and the White House again…

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Inside the transgender rights fight injecting chaos into Democrats' midterm effortsAn intra-party debate over how best to deflect Republican attacks on transgender issues has Democrats angrily sniping at each other just weeks out from the midterm elections. Why it matters: This is not the position Democrats hoped to be in two years after their 2024 election loss , which many in the party attributed to being outflanked by GOP messaging…

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'Wow': Trump's niece astounded as 'almost everything going wrong' ahead of midtermsPresident Donald Trump's most recent attempt to drum up support for Republicans ahead of the midterms astounded his niece. Mary Trump , a psychologist and author, argued in a new Substack essay that Trump's demand that his supporters vote by mail in the upcoming midterm elections was a sign of how desperate Trump has become. The president has railed…

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MAGA Candidate Jeff Crank’s Vile Text to Epstein Victim Family ExposedVirginia Giuffre’s grieving relatives expose a twisted insult, our must-read newsletter The Swamp reveals.

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