Sep 17 WATCH: Jeffries calls on Republicans to stay in Washington to work on AI safety By Associated Press Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries blasted House Republicans for leaving Washington until the midterm elections rather than working to ensure the safety of artificial intelligence. Continue reading
Sep 17 WATCH: Senate expected to hold vote on College Sports Act By Eddie Pells, Associated Press If it passes, it would go to the House. Continue reading
Sep 17 Trump's mass deportations led to a big drop in fentanyl investigations, report finds. Here's what to know By Maria Ramirez Uribe The Department of Homeland Security’s focus on mass deportations resulted in a dramatic drop in investigations into illicit fentanyl, according to a federal watchdog report. Continue reading
Sep 17 OpenAI reveals concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely By Chan Ho-him, Associated Press An unreleased research model inserted “jailbreak-like instructions” into its own notes to disregard its normal constraints and told itself to be “freed from the roles and identities that bind other chatbots.”… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 6:54 Interest rate hike a 'reassuring' sign Fed is acting independently, economist says By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a point, the first hike in three years. It comes as the war in Iran continues to put pressure on prices and is the first major move by Fed Chair… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 6:04 News Wrap: Johnson recesses House early In our news wrap Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. House will head to recess a day early amid an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, fencing has gone up around the Kennedy Center a day after President… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 3:07 North Carolina Senate race emerges as Dems' best chance to flip GOP seat By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Jonah Anderson The 2026 primary season is officially over after voters in Delaware cast their ballots on Tuesday. With just seven weeks left until Election Day, Lisa Desjardins takes a look at the Democratic Party's chance to take control of the Senate… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 5:24 Where things stand in the battle for control of the Senate By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson There are more than a dozen competitive Senate races this year, according to the Cook Political Report. These 12 seats will likely determine the future of the Senate, and Republicans are on defense in the majority of them. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 6:01 The growing fallout over Macklemore's exit from Ed Sheeran's tour By Jackson Hudgins, Amalia Huot-Marchand, Mark Anderson The debate over Palestine, Gaza and Israel continues to reverberate throughout politics and pop culture. Anger erupted after Macklemore was kicked off of Ed Sheeran’s tour. Sheeran said Macklemore was dropped as an opening act because venue owners objected to… Continue watching
Sep 16 The one issue where Republicans and Democrats are unified before the midterms, according to this poll By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Americans have grown more concerned about the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence over the last year, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. Continue reading