Politics

Politics · 18 d ago

Newsom orders AI safety checks as he eyes a 2028 run

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order calling for independent verification of AI models and set up an expert committee on kill switches for AI agents that go rogue.

Politics · 18 d ago

Trump’s White House faces departures and infighting as the midterms near

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Katie Zacharia, picked by President Donald Trump as his press secretary, resigned after five days on the job. Kimberly Guilfoyle, ambassador to Greece, was forced out days earlier.

Politics · 18 d ago

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California ballot dispute: the Justice Department warns officials they risk prosecution

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“If persons knowingly tabulate ballots cast by individuals identified by federal agencies as noncitizens, they risk becoming aiders and abettors to a federal crime,” Trent McCotter, the acting deputy attorney general, wrote on Friday.

Politics · 18 d ago

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ICE tactics divide US voters ahead of the Nov 3 midterms

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In a September poll, 53 per cent of registered US voters said President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown had gone too far, including 60 per cent of independents and two-thirds of Hispanic respondents.

Politics · 19 d ago

Apple pledged US$25 million to Trump's White House ballroom

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Apple and Nvidia each pledged US$25 million, according to a leaked donor list, making them two of the ballroom's largest donors.

Politics · 19 d ago

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Eby defends a draft plan to cap forestry compensation in First Nations land transfers

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Confidential documents show his government planned to transfer about 400 parcels of Crown land to First Nations in British Columbia, while limiting compensation for forest companies with timber rights on them.

Politics · 19 d ago

Former Postmedia chair Paul Godfrey accuses Premier Doug Ford's office of using a contract as leverage

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In a sworn statement, Godfrey alleges that in January 2025 Ford's then chief of staff, Patrick Sackville, agreed to help speed a contract change for Keel Digital, chaired by Godfrey's son, then asked for a favour: an op-ed by the premier in Postmedia's Ontario papers.

Politics · 19 d ago

Grassley says Jack Smith's office collected data on 639,000 Republicans

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Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley said in a memo Wednesday that the former special counsel's office obtained personal information on 639,000 Republican donors, voters and supporters.