US Politics

A new Politico poll reveals that Americans broadly recognize serious risks posed by frontier AI models, even as deep divisions remain over how to address them. The survey finds that many Americans, particularly voters who support President Donald Trump, prioritize maintaining a competitive lead over other countries, including China. The tension between national security concerns…

Rove, a former senior adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas Republican strategist, announced he will vote for Democrat Jon Rosenthal in the Texas Railroad Commission race. Rosenthal is a Houston Democrat running against Republican Bo French for a seat on the commission, the state agency that regulates oil and gas production. Rove…

House Democrats Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington crossed party lines again to help House Republicans pass a key procedural vote. The pair voted with Republicans to advance a rule that allows a package of proposals, including a Russian sanctions bill, to come to the floor for final votes. This marks…

Harris is set to campaign alongside Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan next week, marking their first public appearance together since she endorsed him. The two will attend a roundtable focused on Black maternal health on Tuesday, according to El-Sayed’s campaign spokesperson. Harris and El-Sayed have spoken multiple times since she endorsed the progressive…

Republican Mike Rogers is pushing back hard against criticism that he ducked a televised event with Democratic Senate rival Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. Rogers appeared on CBS News Detroit and flatly denied any prior commitment to the Fox 2 Detroit town hall event held on September 15. “Well, first of all, it’s not a debate….

The House has approved a resolution holding billionaire investor and Apollo Global Management (APO) co-founder Leon Black in contempt of Congress. The contempt referral follows Black’s refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The House Oversight Committee had previously voted unanimously 41-0 to…

Stephen Colbert has opened up about life after late night television, telling Jimmy Kimmel he has no regrets about stepping away from the format. Colbert appeared on Kimmel’s show and spoke candidly about the toll that covering the daily news cycle had taken on him personally and professionally. He described consuming the daily news as…

A hacker group calling itself stegan0gram physically removed a Flock Safety camera from above a roadway and copied its internal data. The group shared the recovered files with 404 Media, WIRED, and the nonprofit leak archiver Distributed Denial of Secrets, known as DDoSecrets. The data was made public and revealed in new detail how Flock…

Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted is facing a growing political problem over data centers, one that could define his 2026 Senate campaign in a deeply competitive state. Husted was appointed to the Senate seat by Republican Governor Mike DeWine in January 2025, filling the vacancy left by JD Vance when there was little political noise…

The House voted 220-204 on Tuesday to advance a Democratic-backed war powers resolution aimed at restricting President Donald Trump’s military operations against Iran. The measure marks the third time the chamber has passed such legislation since the conflict between the United States and Iran began. Seven Republicans broke with their party to support the resolution,…