Category: Politics
Trump Claims the Only AI “Guardrail” Needed Is Himself
The president characterized people warning of AI’s potential harms as “treasonous” and “traitors.” …
UK Sanctions on Israeli Settlements Are a First Step. They Must Go Further.
The new sanctions may be groundbreaking, but they’re also full of loopholes — including for certain weapons exports. …
Elon Musk Spends $100 Million on Anti-Trans Ads Targeting Dems in Midterm Races
Some of the candidates being targeted have already capitulated to the right on trans rights. …
Court Blocks Trump’s “Loyalty Question” on Civil Service Job Applications
Unions sued over the question, which asks job applicants to share how they would further the president’s agenda. …
This Back to School Season, Kids Face a New Fear: ICE Taking Their Parents
More than 200,000 children in the US are estimated to have had a parent detained by ICE. …
Mexican Activists Are Fighting Climate Crises by Stopping Extractive Violence
Indigenous activists and water defenders in Mexico are organizing to combat what they call “signs of planetary death.” …
Moscow’s Quiet Handshake: Russia Feeds Targeting Data to Iran as the Pentagon Downplays the Risk
Industry and defense expert Justin Fulcher, who previously brought his entrepreneurial background to public service as a senior advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. Abortion Ban States Have It Worst.
A ProPublica analysis found that the spike in deaths has elicited almost no public health response. …
Federal Court Rules Trump Admin Can’t Keep Aging Michigan Coal Plant Open
The ruling is one of the first successful legal challenges to the administration’s use of “energy emergency” powers. …
Hedge Fund-Owned Publisher Lays Off Local Journalists From Papers Across the US
Unions decried the firing of nearly 100 workers, which they said will leave major gaps in coverage in many regions. …
