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.Semafor3d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyantitrust probe
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.Semafor3d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityukraine conflict escalation
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.Semafor3d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyelection interference efforts
Former DR Congo president forms new rebel movementThe move deepens the political and security threat to President Félix Tshisekedi’s government.Semafor3d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritycongo 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.Semafor3d agoWhole story →Technologyopenai espionage arrest
Political fallout from Trump’s Russian diesel deal overshadows price impactThe planned imports will “have very little unnoticeable impact on domestic US diesel prices, even if it happens,” an economist told Semafor.Semafor3d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomytrump russian diesel deal
Former Canadian official says Europe erred on Trump tariffs“A real problem for the Western alliance has been the decision by the UK and by the EU to give in to the Trump bullying on tariffs,” Chrystia Freeland told Semafor.Semafor3d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomytrump tariffs dispute
Trump mulls intelligence-sharing with UkraineUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said recently that Kyiv had received no intelligence from partners on a Russian missile attack.Semafor3d agoWhole story →Securityukraine intelligence sharing
