Hurt by Trump, Senate Republicans plan to bolster affordability credentials before midtermsThey hope to win over voters struggling with inflation stoked by Trump's war in Iran.Reuters12d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityHR 9340midterm election strategy
Indian police use tear gas against protesters seeking chief election commissioner's resignationIndian police used tear gas and water cannons on Friday to disperse opposition Congress party members during nationwide protests demanding the resignation of the head of the election commission, whom they accuse of manipulating voter rolls.Reuters12d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeindian election commissioner protests
US judge blocks Montana from enforcing 'deepfake' election ads law against conservative groupA federal judge blocked Montana from enforcing a new law aimed at curbing election-related "deepfakes" against a conservative PAC that distributed mailers with AI-generated images of two candidates holding pride flags.Reuters20d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyS 25montana deepfake law ruling
Republican senator's TV interview passes muster with FCC's Carr even though Democratic candidate's does notAn ESPN interview on Saturday with a Republican U.S. senator did not violate the Federal Communications Commission's equal-time rule, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said, days after the agency issued a warning to another network about a Democratic political candidate's appearance on a late-night TV program.Reuters24d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyfcc equal time rule enforcement
ABC's Jimmy Kimmel says interview with Senate candidate Talarico will not air on networkABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel said an interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on Thursday will air on YouTube and not during the network broadcast, citing threats from the Federal Communications Commission.Reuters27d agoWhole story →GovernmentCulturefcc equal time rule dispute
Texas Republicans turn against data centers, putting big tech on noticeLess than a year ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbott hailed Texas as the "epicenter of AI development." Now, in his bid for re-election, he is calling for sweeping new restrictions on data centers.Reuters1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyGreg Abbottmidterm elections
