3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (285+ words) An AI safety bill may be introduced by senators from both parties as early as next week. The ScoopCongress isn’t back to Washington yet, but some lawmakers were jolted awake by a round of dire AI warnings from a…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (314+ words) An anti-data center bus tour traversing key midterm states will add another complication for Republican candidates in tight races who are trying to navigate Trump’s support of the AI infrastructure with growing voter opposition — and it’s being spearheaded by a…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (483+ words) Video of Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico rejecting “tough on crime” policies in 2020 recently “resurfaced,” according to Fox News. More video of Talarico later “resurfaced,” this time of him thanking activists who drew the “link between climate change and…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (163+ words) Most strategists see the race as a toss-up, though Turek’s opponent is narrowly leading in polls. Josh Turek narrowly leads his Republican opponent, Rep Ashley Hinson, in Iowa’s crucial Senate race, according to internal polling from the Democrat’s…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (142+ words) The House’s abbreviated schedule will punt a host of legislative items to the post-election period. House lawmakers are only set to be in town for one more week before the midterms; the Senate is scheduled to be in town for…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (155+ words) Lawmakers have pressed for action amid misconduct allegations against several House lawmakers, including Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C. As Congress faces a reckoning over sexual misconduct, House and Senate lawmakers are looking to overhaul the rules in both chambers. Last week,…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (168+ words) The nonprofit arm of Pod Save America’s audio empire is hoping to lure younger voters back to the Democratic Party by boosting ideologically aligned social video creators ahead of the 2028 presidential election. The organization is bringing on Kyle Tharp — a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (259+ words) Benin, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone have all created pathways to citizenship, hoping to turn ancestral ties into tourism, investment — and lasting connections. Benin has even recruited Hollywood director Spike Lee, who received citizenship and became an ambassador for the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (536+ words) Congress should ultimately add teeth to President Donald Trump’s voluntary framework for data center developers to shield utility ratepayers from the cost of their power demand, Sen. Katie Britt told Semafor in an interview this week. “I’d love to see…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (152+ words) One-fifth of Americans say they have no confidence whatsoever in the US government to protect the public from future acts of terrorism, a record high, according to Gallup polling. Just 12% said the same in 2021, and only 2% said so immediately following…...