White House played central role in antitrust probe of TV networksMultiple people told Semafor that the idea of an inquiry was first discussed inside the White House before being pursued by the DOJ.Semafor5d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentantitrust probe
US Treasury says big banks discriminated on political groundsUS President Donald Trump ordered the inquiry last year after he accused banks of discriminating against him.Semafor5d agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentbanking discrimination inquiry
Ukraine's leader says US is not on 'right side of history'Ukraine’s leader said he felt betrayed by US President Donald Trump, blaming Washington and Elon Musk’s SpaceX for cutting off Kyiv’s Starlink use.Semafor5d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentukraine conflict escalation
Trump returns to Ohio as Democrats try to claw back his advantageRepublicans around Youngstown expected the trend of underestimating their vote to hold this year, but not accelerate, and they agreed Democrats would at least be competitive.Semafor5d agoWhole story →Governmentohio election trends
Why one spoiler candidate is now trying to replicate his work nationwideAaron Day cost one Republican senator her race in 2016. These days he’s using AI to expand his work.Semafor5d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentelection interference efforts
Former DR Congo president forms new rebel movementThe move deepens the political and security threat to President Félix Tshisekedi’s government.Semafor5d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentcongo political unrest
Saudi national arrested over alleged planting of recording device at OpenAIStartup espionage has been pursued for far less, but the FBI’s quick work and public rollout of the arrest shows how high the stakes are for the US government and frontier labs.Semafor5d agoWhole story →Technologyopenai espionage arrest
Top Democratic super PAC spends more in Michigan, MaineSenate Democrats’ top super PAC is pouring nearly $7 million more into two major races.Semafor5d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
