Politics Jul 28 In first week of campaigning, Harris raised $200M and signed up 170,000 volunteers The campaign, which announced its latest fundraising total on Sunday, said 66 percent of the donations came from first-time contributors in the 2024 election cycle and were made after Biden announced his exit from the race and endorsed Harris.
Politics Jul 27 WATCH: Trump speaks at rally in Minnesota with Vance in effort to swing blue-leaning state As the presidential campaign enters a critical final 100-day stretch, Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, rallied supporters on Saturday in a state that hasn’t backed a GOP candidate for the White House since 1972.
Politics Jul 10 House passes bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, fanning a GOP election-year talking point The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration, a proposal Republicans have prioritized even as research shows noncitizens illegally registering and casting ballots in federal elections is exceptionally rare.
Politics Jun 17 How deepfake tech is a high risk, high reward tool for local political campaigns AI deepfakes that misrepresent candidates often can do more damage in those races because campaigns have fewer staffers and less money to combat them, and because they typically draw less scrutiny.
Politics May 23 Political consultant behind AI-generated Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $6 million fine against a political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden's voice to voters ahead of New Hampshire's presidential primary.
Politics May 22 FCC to consider rules for AI-generated political ads on TV and radio, but can't touch streaming The proposal announced Wednesday by Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel would add a layer of transparency that many lawmakers and AI experts have requested, as rapidly advancing AI technology threatens to mislead voters.
Nation Feb 16 Tech giants sign voluntary accord to combat election deepfakes generated with AI The accord is largely symbolic, but targets increasingly realistic AI-generated images, audio and video "that deceptively fake or alter the appearance, voice, or actions of political candidates, election officials, and other key stakeholders in a democratic election.”…
Politics Feb 08 FCC bans AI-generated voices in robocalls that can deceive voters Effective immediately, the regulation empowers the FCC to fine companies that use AI voices in their calls or block the service providers that carry them.
Politics Feb 06 Authorities target two firms in probe of AI robocalls impersonating Biden before New Hampshire's primary New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said investigators have identified the source of the calls as Life Corporation and that the calls were transmitted by a company called Lingo Telecom.
Economy Feb 05 Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year The quasi-independent board said on Monday that an altered video of Joe Biden on Facebook exposed gaps in the policy.