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2 more Pennsylvanians die with measles, reigniting fight between RFK Jr. and Josh Shapiro

The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed two more “measles-associated” deaths, setting off another round of finger-pointing between Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Democratic Penn...

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In blow to Trump, Supreme Court blocks mail ballot restrictions from taking effect in 2026

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on vo...

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Casar urges AI whistleblowers to speak out as worst-case predictions mount

Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) called for activists and whistleblowers to speak more forcefully about the threats arising from advanced artificial intelligence, saying the time for “tempered” rhetoric h...

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‘We’re going to respect the process’: Top White House official softens on Fed rate hike

Markets are expecting the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates on Wednesday to fight inflation, a move that would defy President Donald Trump's demands for lower borrowing costs.The White House,...

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OpenAI: AI capabilities are in a ‘different place’ and require urgency

President Donald Trump called AI concerns a “hoax.” One of the country’s leading AI companies said Tuesday it’s hoping Washington will still act.OpenAI, which this weekend called for federal safety...

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Iran war has cost taxpayers $38B — and counting

The first five months of the Iran war cost the U.S. $38 billion, according to Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper, the most comprehensive look at the extended military conflict ahead of the midterm e...

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MORNING GLORY: Spare us the AI apocalypse rhetoric. Let Congress decide what comes next

Every morning brings a new warning about "artificial intelligence" (AI) along the lines of, "We are all going to die."By afternoon, or by the next day at the latest, comes the counter-warning: "Sta...

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Montana’s giving the biotech industry sweeping authority to sell unapproved drugs

Investors on the libertarian fringe of the biotech industry are making their dream of widespread access to experimental drugs a reality in Montana.Last year, they helped draft a state law to expand...

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Casar to call for US to lead AI diplomacy

Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) is expected to call Tuesday for the U.S. to lead in artificial intelligence diplomacy, saying the country must end the AI arms race, not try to win it, according to remark...

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Transcript: Trump’s Angry New Tirades on AI Wreck GOP Midterm Strategy

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 15 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and pres...

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Trump crypto empire looms over Senate showdown

A landmark effort to remake the architecture of American financial regulation to incorporate the cryptocurrency industry is poised for a dramatic showdown Tuesday on the Senate floor.Senators are s...

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Major housing nonprofit in Los Angeles’ Skid Row facing financial collapse

LOS ANGELES — The largest provider of housing for formerly homeless residents in Los Angeles’ Skid Row area has warned city officials it is running out of money and will collapse unless it receives...

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OpenAI backs bipartisan House plan for third-party safety assessments

Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI is supporting a bipartisan House proposal that would require top AI companies to embed outside evaluators to ensure their models are safe.Chris Lehane, chief gl...

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Hollywood presses Congress on Trump-backed film tax incentive

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood is ramping up pressure on Congress to pass a federal film and television production tax incentive backed by Donald Trump, with a new report Tuesday projecting $125.3 billion...

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Trump lashes out at Supreme Court after mail ballot loss

President Donald Trump attacked the Supreme Court over its decision to block his mail-in ballot plan on Tuesday, sharply targeting his three nominees on the bench and saying “these are not the peop...

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‘Not too much they can do about it’: Frustrated White House faces spiking oil prices

The widening conflicts in the Middle East and Europe are plunging global energy markets deeper into crisis and domestic fuel manufacturers are starting to show signs of strain.Now, with the midterm...

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Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in ballot plan

The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to enforce new mail-in ballot delivery rules that threatened to severely disrupt the looming midterm elections.In a ruling Monday, ...

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Houthi advances leave Trump with only bad choices

The Trump administration is running out of good options in the Middle East after Iranian-backed Houthi militants seized more strategic territory — and further squeezed world energy markets.The admi...

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House Republicans must decide whether they want to pass Trump’s AI loyalty test

President Donald Trump is setting up a new loyalty test for the GOP on artificial intelligence, and House Republicans have to decide whether it’s an exam they want to pass.On the one hand, their pa...

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Trump’s See-No-Evil AI Policy

Not long ago, most of Washington was scrambling to be as friendly as possible to the rise of artificial intelligence. Lawmakers from both parties saw a chance to bolster the nation’s economy—and th...

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The American Dream isn’t what you think it is

A question has gripped economists studying inequality since at least 2011, when Occupy Wall Street split the country into the 1% and the 99%: who is actually wealthy in the U.S, and how did they ge...

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