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Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Condemn Tech ‘Oligarchs’ and Demand A.I. Reforms  The New York Times Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI  NPR US Senator Sanders and Trump ally Bannon call for stronger AI oversight  Reuters Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon join AI skeptics at ‘Pro-Human’ conference as Washington debates next steps  NBC News Trump’s…

Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing  NBC News Kash Patel defends removing bestiality as automatic disqualifier for FBI applicants  CNN Kash Patel Suggests FBI Agents Could Go to Election Polling Sites  The New York Times FBI director faces sharp questions from senators about his firing of agents  The Washington Post WATCH: Blumenthal grills FBI…

Trump Defended A.I. Data Centers on Truth Social, and Commenters Clapped Back  The New York Times Bipartisan, big tech push for AI regulation comes as Trump claims ‘hoax’  Fox News One word that explains Trump’s AI denialism  CNN Trump calls Nvidia CEO to talk AI — and gets put on speakerphone during industry summit  NBC News Trump’s See-No-Evil AI…

Poll: California wealth tax holds narrow lead  Politico California’s audacious plan to tax its billionaires  vox.com Poll: California voters back billionaire tax — and measures that could block it  The Mercury News The ‘hand grenade’ in Gavin Newsom’s lap  Yahoo California’s Wealth Tax Is Not Perfect, But It’s Damn Good  cepr.net

Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after three-month health absence  CNBC Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After Three Month Absence  nytimes.com Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absence due to health issues  CNN Sen. Mitch McConnell Returns to Capitol After Three Months  WSJ McConnell returns after months-long absence for crucial vote  Fox News

Supreme Court blocks sweeping mail ballot restrictions for midterm elections  The Washington Post Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Plan to Screen Mail-In Ballots  nytimes.com Supreme Court lifts a cloud over midterms, letting mail ballots flow as normal to voters  KSAT Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms  CNN The Supreme Court rejects Trump’s mail voting…

As AI panic spreads among Americans, Congress is under pressure to act  USA Today A fateful turning point for humanity and AI could redefine American politics  CNN Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. Trump and Congress are not rushing to act  Dallas News Why the midterms and China fears will complicate action in Washington to regulate AI  Yahoo Finance…

Trump calls Nvidia CEO to talk AI — and gets put on speakerphone during industry summit  NBC News ‘I am the Hoax Buster’: Trump takes on America with seven-post rant promoting AI, data centres  SMH.com.au Jensen Huang took a call from Trump, and showed off something else, too  TechCrunch Trump’s AI Defense Defies Voter Unease Heading Into Midterms  Bloomberg.com…

Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Trump say Putin ally paid for some wedding festivities as a ‘gift’  BBC Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin  ProPublica Donald Trump Jr. Pushes Back Over Russian Businessman’s Six-Figure Wedding Gift  yahoo.com Donald Trump Jr.’s wife defends wedding gift from Russian oligarch  The Hill Trump Jr.’s…

‘Not too much they can do about it’: Frustrated White House faces spiking oil prices  Politico Gas Prices Could Cost Republicans the Midterms  The Atlantic High Prices Spoil Trump’s New Push to Save G.O.P. Majority  nytimes.com With 50 Days to the Midterms, It All Might Come Down to One Thing  WSJ CNN’s Harry Enten Declares Spike in Gas Prices…

Gavin Newsom Says He Won’t Run in 2028 if Kamala Harris Does  nytimes.com Exclusive: I won’t run against Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom tells CNN | CNN Politics  CNN Gavin Newsom says he will not run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris does  The Guardian Newsom says he won’t run for president if Harris does  yahoo.com Newsom Says He…

San Francisco cops arrest 4 suspected cychlorphine dealers after teen’s fatal overdose  New York Post A Teen Autopsy Marks the Arrival of a Deadly Drug in San Francisco  nytimes.com New drug cychlorphine, possibly 10 times stronger than fentanyl, surfaces in California  kmph.com San Francisco boy’s death marks city’s first cychlorphine OD  KRON4 S.F. police arrest 4 people allegedly linked…

Karl Rove will vote for Democrat over Bo French  The Texas Tribune Bo French doubles down after Texas Republicans condemn UT Austin student posts  KXAN Austin Bo French doubles down on racist remarks after UT-Ohio State football game  KVUE Opinion | Longhorns fans are a Texas-size win for American assimilation  The Washington Post Texas nominees’ racist, vulgar remarks receive…