Sep 23 Maine Dems hammer Collins over report of pay-to-play probe. GOP senator calls it 'completely false' By Patrick Whittle, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Maine Democrats on Wednesday assailed U.S. Sen. Susan Collins over a news report that the FBI investigated how much she knew about illegal campaign contributions that sent one of her donors to prison. Continue reading
Sep 23 Judge questions Trump's ban of three prominent news outlets from White House By Jocelyn Noveck, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge weighing whether to block President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from White House grounds expressed some skepticism Wednesday in response to the government's defense of the move. Continue reading
Sep 23 Trump's focus on noncitizen voting has led to 160 arrests. That shows it's rare, experts say By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The Trump administration's whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases that have led to 160 arrests, Homeland Security Investigations senior official Matthew Millhollin said in a press… Continue reading
Sep 23 Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Two leading progressive lawmakers, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar, are unveiling legislation Wednesday that would ban artificial superintelligence and create a federal agency to oversee advanced AI. Continue reading
Sep 23 Trump's Board of Peace proposes $2.45 billion blueprint to begin Gaza reconstruction By Matthew Lee, Associated Press At a meeting of the group’s board, the governors unveiled a 66-project blueprint to get things started while acknowledging enormous hurdles that must still be overcome. Continue reading
Sep 23 Voters don't like data centers. They really don't like them close to home By Matt Loffman Fifty-eight percent of U.S. voters say the construction of new data centers by tech will mostly have a negative effect on the country. And 65% of voters oppose construction in their communities. Continue reading
Sep 23 Democrats hold midterm lead with independents breaking sharply against Trump By Matt Loffman President Donald Trump’s efforts to make the midterm elections a referendum on his presidency appear to be backfiring as Democratic congressional candidates hold a significant lead over Republicans in the latest poll from PBS News, NPR and Marist. Continue reading
Sep 23 How Trump's mail voting claims are affecting voters By Matt Loffman President Donald Trump's unfounded insistence that mail-in ballots lead to fraud appears to be persuading only his loyal coalition and almost no one else, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds ahead of midterm elections. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 8:50 Trump defends Iran war and threatens annihilation at UN General Assembly By Nick Schifrin, Geoff Bennett President Trump took his “America First” foreign policy to the world stage, using his address to the UN General Assembly to defend the war with Iran and issue a stark warning to Iran's leadership. Trump said a deal could come… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: Grand jury declines to bring charges in death of Nolan Wells In our news wrap Tuesday, a grand jury declined to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a coroner found that actress Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl and Republican Sen. John Curtis… Continue watching