Kristi Noem caught faking State Dept letterhead to swat down firing rumors: reportAmid rumors she was being ousted from the State Department, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem put out what looked like an official press release on social media stating she was still a “senior adviser,” according to a report by Politico's National Security Daily. Two people familiar with her work at the department said State’s leadership…Raw Story8h agoWhole story →CultureSecurity
Follow Up About Political GivingFollowing up on my morning post about the Democratic political contribution infrastructure, I had a number of TPM Readers write...Talking Points Memo8h agoWhole story →Build
Treasury proposes rule to curb high-tech investments in China and other adversariesThe U.S. Treasury Department proposed a rule Thursday to crack down on American high-tech investments such as supercomputing and artificial intelligence in China, Russia, North Korea and other "countries of concern."PBS NewsHour8h agoWhole story →SecurityTechnology
Wall Street Week | Europe’s AI Player, Argentina’s Two EconomiesThis week, campaign costs are soaring, but democratic fundraiser Blair Effron of Centerview Partners says many races may already have reached the point where more money stops making much difference. And, even though most Americans dislike the proliferation of data centers, one community has welcomed them with open arms. Plus, the key difference Mistral…Bloomberg9h agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnology
Michigan Retiree Without Internet Connection Credited with $4,500 in ActBlue DonationsPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff said in a Wednesday report that federal records had tied an 88-year-old retiree in Milan, Michigan, to nearly $4,500 in new ActBlue donations over six weeks, among them four logged on a day she had no internet access. The post Michigan Retiree Without Internet Connection Credited with $4,500 in ActBlue…Breitbart News Network9h agoWhole story →Technology
Gutierrez: US Has Gone Too Far With TariffsCarlos Gutierrez, former Commerce Secretary and CEO of Kellogg and author of Sheer Will, says trade under the Trump administration has become all-encompassing and can be used as part of geopolitical and political negotiations beyond trade itself. Gutierrez says the US has gone too far with tariffs and that easing them could help reduce inflationary…Bloomberg9h agoWhole story →BuildCommerce
WATCH: Trump defends Musk on Starlink disturbances, says he'll 'never do anything wrong'Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that service remained slow from Starshield, SpaceX's military-grade version of the Starlink satellite internet service.PBS NewsHour10h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
The battlefield has no boundaries: How the Iran war is redrawing the cyber threat mapEvery defense contractor should reassess whether its cybersecurity reflects today’s threat environment or the one that existed five years ago.Federal News Network10h agoWhole story →PlanetSecurity
Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: Blackstone Chips Bet (Podcast)The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF Blackstone tactical opportunities group led a $2.3B private credit loan to CoreWeave in 2023, marking the first major deal of its kind and becoming a blueprint for chip-backed debt. This marked the first major deal of its kind…Bloomberg10h agoWhole story →TechnologyBuild
Rebel Republicans make secret threat to block Trump’s nominees over UkraineRepublican senators are escalating their clash with President Donald Trump and reaching for one of their most powerful pieces of leverage. Senators from both parties have warned top White House officials that they will hold up Trump’s pending nominees until his administration restores the satellite communications Ukraine’s military relies on, The New…Raw Story10h agoWhole story →SecurityTechnology
Texas attorney general accuses OpenAI of lying about ChatGPT safety and safeguardsTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, claims the company misled consumers about ChatGPT’s reliability, trustworthiness and safety, particularly for teenage users.Courthouse News Service11h agoWhole story →TechnologyJustice
'We May Do Another Little Epic Fury,' Trump Says After Claiming Not to Know About Possible Strike on IranWhen President Donald Trump landed in Florida for a Friday campaign rally, he dismissed comments from one of his own ambassadors that the US could strike Iran this weekend as part of his illegal nearly eight-month war—but once the commander-in-chief took the stage, he changed his tune, threatening more bloodshed. In an interview with online commentator…Common Dreams11h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
dreamstime_110834210A new report reveals more shortcomings of the U.K.’s Online Safety Act.Reason11h agoWhole story →Technology
Cybersecurity liability doesn’t necessarily start with a breach"Not just having IT sitting at the table, or your CISO sitting at the table, I want to have compliance, business, everybody at the table," said Michael Volkov.Federal News Network11h agoWhole story →Technology
Paxton sues OpenAI, Altman for failing to warn Texans about ChatGPT's 'dangers'Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Friday, accusing the company of failing to warn consumers about the potential dangers from its AI models. The lawsuit alleges the ChatGPT maker is running afoul of a Texas consumer protection law and kids' online safety law, underscoring warnings about the...The Hill11h agoWhole story →TechnologyJustice
Sen. Ron Wyden pushes bills to tax data centers, aid displaced workers - Fri, 23 Oct 2026 PSTWASHINGTON — Senate Finance ranking Democrat Ron Wyden of Oregon released the text of a pair of bills Friday aimed at blunting the impact of artificial intelligence on the American workforce — an early signal of potential Democratic priorities if the party regains control of the Senate. One bill, dubbed the Stability and Opportunity for Workers Act,…Spokane Spokesman-Review11h agoWhole story →SecurityTechnology
‘You can’t make it up’: Social media pounces on Trump’s last-minute move for Susan CollinsPresident Donald Trump’s last-minute tariff relief for Maine drew swift backlash Friday, with opponents accusing him of throwing Republican Sen. Susan Collins a political lifeline just days before the midterm elections. Collins celebrated securing exemptions for agricultural machinery, refrigeration equipment, packaging and other goods used by Maine’s…Raw Story11h agoWhole story →CultureTechnology
Treasury moves to ease access to single-family home purchases ahead of midtermsThe Treasury Department on Thursday moved to implement tenets of a bipartisan housing law Congress passed over the summer, including a ban on institutional investors buying single-family homes. Under impending regulations from the department, a large institutional investor cannot buy a single-family home starting on Jan. 7, 2027, with certain exceptions.…The Hill11h agoWhole story →Build
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAICEO Sam Altman and ChatGPT are top competitors to Elon Musk, the tech billionaire fueling Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign.The Texas Tribune12h agoWhole story →JusticeTechnology
Ex-Prosecutors: Trump’s Midterm Promises And Threats Constitute Bribery And ExtortionWhether it’s $5,000 for every adult or the withholding of planned infrastructure projects, Trump’s midterm quid pro quos appear to be illegal.HuffPost12h agoWhole story →Build
