Anthropic C.E.O. Calls for A.I. Slowdown  —  In a 3,800-word essay, Dario Amodei laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.  —  The chief executive of Anthropic called for a global slowdown …

Republicans fear they have a North Carolina problem  —  DALLAS — Republicans are increasingly worried that North Carolina's Senate race is slipping out of contention.  —  For months, they had argued that a post-Labor Day infusion of cash could jolt new energy into the largely stagnant but critical Senate race.

Kamala Harris & Doug Emhoff's Los Angeles Home Targeted in Trespass Incident  —  KAMALA HARRIS & DOUG EMHOFF COPS CALLED TO HOME AFTER WOMAN SPOTTED ON PROPERTY … Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff needed help from the cops last night ... because TMZ has learned an incident went down at her idyllic Los Angeles-area home.

Palestinian flag-waving idiot runs onto field at Yankee Stadium at cryptic moment — and Subway Series fans respond with ‘USA’ chants  —  A bozo waving a Palestinian flag ran onto the field at Yankee Stadium during Friday night's Subway Series game — at 9:11 p.m. on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Obama Urges Democrats to Move A.I. Oversight to the Center of Their Agenda  —  During a private fund-raiser, the former president warned that the technology could be “dangerous” if not managed urgently and with a clear plan.  —  Former President Barack Obama warned during …

‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis' lightning advance down Red Sea coast  —  The desperate pleas for air cover from Yemeni generals started coming mid-morning on Thursday.  An advance by the Iran-backed Houthis toward Yemen's strategic port city …

DeSantis: ‘Florida will provide asylum’ to holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy case  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Friday accused the media of launching a smear campaign against the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, after a report revealed that the juror had a history …

Trump political adviser is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about GOP in upcoming midterms  —  A top political adviser to President Trump said he is “cautiously optimistic” that Republicans can keep control of Congress in November, despite political headwinds for the party and the president's sinking approval ratings.

Exclusive: Inside Hegseth's push to showcase a dramatic Iran rescue on ‘60 Minutes’  —  Pete Hegseth The Middle East Federal agencies US military  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and political appointees in his department pushed for the two crew members of an F-15 who were shot down over Iran …

Convention puts GOP's reality on display: Midterm policy agenda is skimpy  —  DALLAS — Republicans used their midterm convention this week to ask voters to preserve their congressional majorities and let them “finish the job.”  —  But with few consensus legislative goals, it's far from clear what job they want to finish.

Federal judge rules Trump plan to cut FEMA by 50 percent was unlawful  —  The judge said the plan, put together by DHS, appeared as if it was “pulled from thin air” and would impede FEMA's ability to fulfill its legal obligations to respond to natural disasters.  —  Summary

UCLA chancellor rebukes law school event with 9/11 ‘mastermind’ attorney; organizers push back  — 8 min Click here to listen to this article  — UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk took the unusual step of publicly rebuking a law school 9/11 symposium that promoted a panel with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's defense attorney.

Missouri's Redistricting Chaos Has Voters on Both Sides Feeling Disenfranchised  —  Democrats fend off ongoing Republican efforts to use GOP-friendly voting maps  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo.— U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II arrived at a banquet hall here this week to speak at a nonprofit dinner …

Trump Says Irish Unification Would Be ‘Fantastic,’ Breaking With Precedent  —  The United States is officially neutral on an issue that had been a source of decades of violence in Northern Ireland until a 1998 peace deal.  —  Shortly after setting foot in Dublin, President Trump on Saturday said it would be …

Trump Catastrophically Miscalculated in Georgia  —  When a political player starts drawing personal insults from President Trump and his people, it is a pretty good sign that his star is on the rise.  —  For Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia, that moment arrived this summer.

Trump doubles down on $5K check idea despite GOP doubts, inflation concerns  —  Despite doubts from GOP members of Congress, President Donald Trump again promised to send every adult in the U.S. a $5,000 check if Republicans retain control of Congress in the midterm elections on Friday.