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As data centers proliferate, conflict with local communities follows

The sprawling, windowless warehouses that hold rows of high-speed servers powering almost everything the world does on phones and computers are increasingly becoming fixtures of the American landscape, popping up in towns, cities and suburbs across the United States.

 

The outlook is uncertain for AI regulations as the US government pivots to full Republican control

The federal government is about to transition from one that prioritized safeguards for artificial intelligence to one more focused on eliminating red tape.

 

Conservatives love him. Liberals disdain him. For residents of Maine town, it’s more complicated

Few people in America have done more to advance conservative causes than Leonard Leo. Years ago, the then-unknown conservative lawyer began executing a plan that has helped reshape the U.S. courts and Republican politics, an effort that culminated in Donald Trump’s first presidential term with the a

 

Democrats plan to elect new party leader just days after Trump’s inauguration

The chair of the Democratic National Committee has informed party leaders that the organization will elect his successor just days after Donald Trump is inaugurated.

 

Liberals pressure Senate Democrats to confirm more Biden judges while they can

Demand Justice, a progressive organization focused on the judiciary, is set to bombard Capitol Hill with a message for the closing weeks of the 118th Congress: Do “whatever it takes” to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominees as a second Donald Trump presidency looms.

 

Elon Musk’s PAC spent an estimated $200 million to help elect Trump, AP source says

Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump. Most of that money came from Musk himself.

 

Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish

Donald Trump has ambitious Day 1 plans for when he moves back into the White House in January.

 

The Democrats are starting to discuss party chair candidates for the second Trump era

The Democratic Party faces existential questions after Donald Trump’s resounding victory. One of the first: Who will lead it?

 

Harris tries to turn Gaza protests into a way to energize the crowds at her rallies

Protesters often create awkward moments for presidential candidates. They interrupt, heckle and can knock a candidate off track.

 

Democrats are leaning on celebrity star power. Will it matter?

Kamala Harris has Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Donald Trump has Kid Rock, Waka Flocka Flame and Hulk Hogan.

 

A to-do list, size matters and a ‘petty tyrant': Key moments from Kamala Harris’ speech

Kamala Harris on Tuesday sought to remind Americans what life was like under Donald Trump. She then offered voters a different path forward if they send her to the White House, promising: “I will always listen to you, even if you don’t vote for me.”

 

Trump accused of groping a woman in 1993 while Jeffrey Epstein watched

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stacey Williams is accusing former President Donald Trump of groping her at Trump Tower in early 1993 as disgraced hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein watched.

 

Trump says China’s leader will bully Harris ‘like a baby’ as his allies try to infantilize her

Donald Trump has said China’s leader would handle Vice President Kamala Harris “like a baby” if she’s elected to the White House.

 

Obama and Springsteen boost Harris as she warns of ‘brutally serious’ consequences if Trump wins

Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama lent their star power to Kamala Harris’ quest for the presidency on Thursday as the vice president implored Georgia voters to consider the “brutally serious” consequences if Donald Trump wins a second term in the White House.

 

Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within 2 seconds’

Donald Trump says that if wins the White House, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds” of taking office.

 

Harris says Trump ‘is a fascist’ after John Kelly says the former president wanted generals like Hitler’s

Vice President Kamala Harris says she believes Donald Trump “is a fascist.” Her comment comes after Trump’s his longest-serving chief of staff said the former president praised Adolf Hitler while in office and put personal loyalty above the Constitution.

 

Trump’s small-dollar donor fundraising is beset by confusion and fatigue

Donald Trump’s contributions from small-dollar donors have plummeted since his last bid for the White House, presenting the former president with a financial challenge as he attempts to keep pace with Democrats’ fundraising machine.

 

Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical

The conservative group Turning Point has long been known for hosting glitzy events, cultivating far-right influencers and raising prodigious amounts of money.

 

Sophistication of AI-backed operation targeting senator points to future of deepfake schemes

An advanced deepfake operation targeted Sen. Ben Cardin, the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this month, according to the Office of Senate Security.

 

AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts feared

Generative artificial intelligence is playing a major role in the presidential campaign, even if the greatest fears about how it could threaten the U.S. presidential election haven’t materialized yet.

 

Congress is gridlocked. These members are convinced AI legislation could break through

A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation that would prohibit political campaigns and outside political groups from using artificial intelligence to misrepresent the views of their rivals by pretending to be them.

 

Long before gay marriage was popular, Kamala Harris was at the forefront of the equal rights battle

Two decades ago, a Democratic nominee for president might not have dreamed of endorsing gay marriage.

 

The AI industry uses a light lobbying touch to educate Congress from a corporate perspective

Education has become a primary goal of artificial intelligence interests in Washington. That’s the assessment of lobbyists, members of Congress and industry experts.

 

GOP network props up liberal third-party candidates in key states, hoping to siphon off Harris votes

In battleground states, a network of Republican political operatives and lawyers is trying to shape the November’s election in favor of former President Donald Trump.

 

Trump’s post of fake Taylor Swift endorsement is his latest embrace of AI-generated images

Former President Donald Trump has been active on his social accounts as Democrats gather for their convention in Chicago, but many of his posts don’t have much to do with reality.

 

Republicans scrambled to get Cornel West on the Arizona ballot. The left-wing academic is OK with it

A group of lawyers with deep ties to the Republican Party is scrambling to rescue a bid to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on Arizona’s presidential ballot.

 

Takeaways: Harris’ approach to migration was more nuanced than critics or allies portray it

Vice President Kamala Harris has taken a long-term approach to address the root causes of migration from Central America.

 

Presented with rise in border crossings, Kamala Harris chose a long-term approach to the problem

Vice President Kamala Harris was never the “border czar,” as her critics claim. Biden administration officials say she was assigned to tackle the “root causes” of migration from the Central American nations of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras that were responsible for a large chunk of border cros

 

Will the attacks on Walz’s military service stick like they did to Kerry 20 years ago?

To some Democratic Party strategists, last week felt like déjà vu.

 

Classes across the country help seniors interact with a world altered by AI

Older adults are grappling with how artificial intelligence is changing the world. The technology offers them significant benefits, from the ability to curb loneliness to making it easier to get to medical appointments.

 

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