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Hawley announces bill targeting license plater readersCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri senator announced on Wednesday he is introducing a new bill related to automatic license plate readers like Flock. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the "Stop Flock Abuse Act" to establish basic safeguards for AI-powered cameras and to "protect Americans’ fundamental constitutional rights," Senator Hawley said. This…
Trump’s ads have cost taxpayers at least $2.5 million, with funding from Customs and Border ProtectionBy Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Betsy Klein, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Millions of taxpayer dollars have already been spent on President Donald Trump’s hagiographic ads, according to estimates by a leading political ad-tracking firm. And a total of $20 million has been allocated for the effort, which watchdog groups have deemed illegal. The TV
Trump personally helped orchestrate taxpayer-funded ads promoting himself and his policies, source saysBy Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has personally driven the controversial, taxpayer funded video ads promoting himself and his administration’s policies, including helping select the imagery and videos used, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Two Trump advisers familiar with the ads said that they were being created in-house by
Josh Shapiro wades into AI debate with call for ‘strict guardrails’By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday called for greater federal regulation of artificial intelligence while criticizing President Donald Trump for minimizing concerns, saying “We cannot ignore the warning signs nor downplay the very real risks.” “I am not a doomer. I don’t think that it is inevitable that AI
James Talarico blasts Trump FCC’s ‘dangerous’ cancel culture over Kimmel interview ordealBy Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — James Talarico, the Texas Democratic Senate candidate, says the Trump administration is committing “the most dangerous form of cancel culture” by pressuring TV stations over their content. Talarico spoke out Thursday ahead of an interview with ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, an outspoken opponent of President Donald Trump.…
Trump makes an extraordinary offer of $5,000 payments, and other takeaways from RNC convention’s first nightBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump vowed to pay every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain their House and Senate majorities in November’s midterm elections – an extraordinary offer as he tries to keep his party in power. But he offered no details on how he would pay for such a move,
Trump threatens to ban Canadian Bombardier jet sales in US, hours before Ottawa’s retaliatory tariffs set to take effectCNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to ban the sale of Canadian Bombardier jets if they are not built in the United States, hours ahead of Canada moving forward with $20 billion worth of retaliatory tariffs on American goods, which are set to take effect at
Hawley expands investigation of companies operating public camera networksCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has expanded his investigation into the Flock camera network to include three other companies that operate camera networks. Hawley on Tuesday sent letters to Motorola Solutions, Verkada and Axon, giving them until Sept. 16 to provide certain documents and information for his investigation. Hawley, a Missouri…
Hawley launches investigation into Flock over privacy, data security concernsCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has launched an investigation into Flock’s AI-powered web cameras.  On Wednesday, Hawley sent a letter to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley, demanding answers to what safeguards the company has in place to protect Americans’ data.  According to Flock, Missouri is one of 49 states using the license