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The United States and China will reportedly hold talks over artificial intelligence in September to discuss the risks posed by their increasingly powerful frontier models and the tensions that have arisen as they compete for dominance in the AI race. The dates have not yet been finalized, but the meeting is expected sometime before Chinese … Read more
Cars operate mostly on public roads, and they are dangerous: Cars are massive machines that move at high velocity, and they result in more than 40,000 deaths a year. For these reasons, cars are naturally very regulated. Self-driving cars are just coming onto the market in significant numbers, so the regulatory framework will have to … Read more
A federal appeals court will examine whether a federal law barring felons from possessing firearms exceeds the federal government’s authority under the commerce clause of the Constitution, taking up the case a month after Justice Clarence Thomas asked lower courts to explore the issue. The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will … Read more
Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick for intelligence chief, cleared a critical committee vote on Tuesday as Republicans banded together to send his nomination to the Senate floor. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told reporters that Clayton advanced through his panel in a 9-8 vote, a margin that likely … Read more
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. Adolf Hitler was something of a piker compared to Mao, … Read more
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) challenged the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History on Tuesday over an exhibit linking Mickey Mouse’s origins to blackface minstrelsy, accusing the museum of injecting politics into American history. Gill asked museum director Anthea Hartig whether Mickey Mouse was racist, citing an exhibit that continue reading …
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin publicly rebuked Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in a social media video Tuesday, accusing the Republican senator of failing to stand up to Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and doing too little to dismantle Alaska‘s ranked-choice voting system as he seeks reelection under the same rules this year. “Dan, I appointed you … Read more
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will now allow U.S. airliners to conduct direct flights to Lebanon, more than four decades after the Federal Aviation Administration prohibited those routes. Trump hinted at the announcement during a bilateral meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House on Tuesday morning, telling reporters continue reading … Read more
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega a dictator after the Central American leader vowed to abolish elections. “Daniel Ortega’s declaration that under his family’s dictatorship Nicaragua will never again hold elections lays bare their true authoritarian nature,” a State Department statement released Tuesday said. continue reading …
A State Department report says American leftists are serving Cuba‘s goals for “urban guerilla warfare and terrorism” through a regime-linked activist group. The Venceremos Brigade spent decades building relations with elected Democrats, labor leaders, and activists by giving supporters propagandistic field trips to Cuba and weapons training, the State continue reading …
