Politics

From 'not the issue' to a claim of 'nation-leading': Newsom's data center turnaround

What a difference a year makes.Last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation that would have tracked data centers’ water use and signed a pared-back study measure on their electricity ...

Credit:

Trump rejects global entity for AI oversight

President Donald Trump condemned the idea of a global entity to oversee artificial intelligence in his remarks at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.He said the United States “rejects a...

Credit:

Florida Democrats court GOP voters who fear data centers

FORT MEADE, Florida — Top Democratic candidates in Florida are taking tough stances against data centers in their midterm campaigns. And with less than six weeks until the election, they’re courtin...

Credit:

Appeals court’s Capitol steps ruling may signal trouble for Trump on media ban

A federal appeals court ruling Tuesday on demonstrators’ access to the steps of the Capitol could bode poorly for President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban three media organizations from the White Ho...

Credit:

British PM asks Trump to bring up Jimmy Lai with Xi

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham implored President Donald Trump to bring up the case of imprisoned Hong Kong dissident Jimmy Lai at a Thursday summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according t...

Credit:

Poll: California Democrats see Newsom as stronger 2028 contender than Harris

California voters are souring on the idea of Gavin Newsom or Kamala Harris running for president in 2028. But among the state’s Democrats, the California governor has the clear advantage over the f...

Credit:

Abbott slaps halt on Texas data center permits

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expanded his de facto moratorium on new data centers Monday, ordering environmental regulators to stop approving permits for the tech projects until an electricity audit is f...

Credit:

Mamdani and Trump emerge from Gracie Mansion sit-down with nothing but praise

NEW YORK — In a continuation of one of the most unexpected bromances in American politics, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump praised each other Monday after meeting privately at the m...

Credit:

Congress in the dark on Trump’s AI Force announcement

Lawmakers were largely blindsided by President Donald Trump’s weekend announcement that he’s creating an artificial intelligence task force and appointing a new czar, exposing a growing rift betwee...

Credit:

‘We need to stop the contagion’: GOP ramps up midterms defense in Trump states

Republicans are playing defense deep in their own territory as voter anger over price hikes puts more House and Senate seats in play in the midterms.New rounds of big spending, visits from Trump ad...

Credit:

GOP Money vs. $5 Gas: What Will Matter More in the Midterms?

Republican polling has so deteriorated this month that the only uncertainty remaining ahead of the midterms is the depth of the party’s losses. With early or mail ballot voting beginning in nearly ...

Credit:

Businesses ‘frozen out’ of Trump’s tariff channel with China

Corporate America had high hopes that President Donald Trump’s plan for a trade forum with Chinese officials would give businesses a new way to influence tariff policies across the world’s two larg...

Credit:

MORNING GLORY: The best case for AI? Let it decide who gets into college

There is a debate about whether the widespread adoption and application of artificial intelligence models will cost jobs, and if so, in which industries.If some obvious employment categories can be...

Credit:

Big Ag and Big Oil go head-to-head over diesel export ban

President Donald Trump is facing growing calls from his Republican allies in farm states to restrict exports of diesel as prices soar — a move staunchly opposed by the U.S. oil and gas producers wh...

Credit:

OpenAI president and MAGA Inc. donor to attend Trump-Xi state dinner

OpenAI President Greg Brockman is expected to attend President Donald Trump’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House this week, according to a person with direct knowledge...

Credit:

Appeals court revives GOP gerrymander in Missouri that Supreme Court killed off twice

A federal appeals court has revived a Republican-friendly redistricting in Missouri that appeared to have twice been blocked by the Supreme Court.The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Monday tha...

Credit:

Judge appointed by Trump will oversee news outlets’ lawsuit over White House ban

The emergency lawsuit by three media organizations seeking to lift President Donald Trump’s ban on White House access has landed in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly.POLITICO, CNN ...

Credit:

From “Liar’s Poker” to Today: An Evening with Michael Lewis

A bonus LIVE episode of Masters in Business: I spend most of the evening listening to — and laughing — with bestselling author and financial journalist Michael Lewis, live from the Landm...

Credit:

Blame the voters. | Rob Port | TEDxFargo

We often blame politicians, billionaires, lobbyists, the media, or social media for the problems facing our communities and our country. But what if we're overlooking the most important part of the...

Credit:

Paramount, states to settle antitrust litigation

LOS ANGELES — Paramount Skydance and the states that sued to block the company’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery are poised to settle the antitrust litigation, clearing the way for the blockb...

Credit: