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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Tech companies must be primarily responsible for AI safety, Mike Johnson says — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday said he would support talks with tech leaders on artificial intelligence, but insisted that developers — not Congress — are responsible for ensuring their products are safe.
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HuffPost and Fox News, more at Techmeme »
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump's $5,000 checks require Congress to approve, Johnson says — President Trump's proposal to send adult U.S. citizens $5,000 dividend checks would require congressional approval, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sunday.
NBC News:
Speaker Johnson says Congress would work to deliver $5,000 checks Trump promised to Americans
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Axios, Politico, Reuters, Associated Press, PoliticusUSA, The Independent, NewsMax.com, The Washington Sun, Washington Examiner and Mediaite, more at Techmeme »
Elliott Davis / The Hill:
Trump downplays AI warnings, citing competition with China
Trump downplays AI warnings, citing competition with China
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The Washington Sun, Los Angeles Times, Daily Mail, Associated Press, NewsMax.com, The Verge and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
Meridith McGraw / Wall Street Journal:
For Trump, a Golf Trip to Ireland Tees Up a Reunification Controversy — President promises to remove tariffs from Irish whiskey and awards the winner of the Irish Open the trophy at his Doonbeg course. — DOONBEG, Ireland—A general rule holds in golf that spectators quietly watch …
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Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He's Not Worried About Xi Calling Off Summit — President Donald Trump said he is not worried that Chinese President Xi Jinping will cancel a highly anticipated visit later this month. — “No, I'm not worried about that,” Trump told reporters as he attended the Irish Open in Doonbeg on Sunday.
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Kyodo News, National Politics and NewsMax.com
Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Will Eliminate US Tariffs on Irish Whiskey
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Politico, Global News, Associated Press, WTOP News, The Irish Times, The Daily Wire, RTÉ, NewsMax.com, News Talk 105.9 and The Gateway Pundit
Matthew Schmitz / New York Times:
Ella Langley. ‘Landman.’ The Rural Vibe Shift Is Real. — There is a paradox at the heart of American pop culture. The United States, in recent years, has never had a higher share of foreign-born residents, and it has never been more racially and ethnically diverse.
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OutsideTheBeltway, No More Mister Nice Blog and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Trump resists AI slowdown as the political tide turns — Democrats are increasingly attacking the administration's hands-off approach to artificial intelligence regulation as midterms approach. — Summary — DUBLIN — President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to dismiss calls …
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Washington Examiner, more at Techmeme »
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Evan Gorelick / New York Times:
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 …
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NBC News, Politico, MS NOW, The Guardian, TechCrunch, The Hill and Fox News
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News Battleground Tracker poll finds Trump motivating both sides, Democrats have edge in seats in fight for House — Here's something Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on: They both see the midterms as being about President Trump, albeit for different reasons.
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Strength In Numbers and Fox News
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Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Democratic voters driven more by opposition to Trump than party platform in fight for the House, poll finds
Sophie Sonnenfeld / ABC News:
Republican Rep. Lawler dodges pledge of allegiance to Trump: ‘I pledge my allegiance to my constituents’
Republican Rep. Lawler dodges pledge of allegiance to Trump: ‘I pledge my allegiance to my constituents’
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The Guardian, The Hill, NewsMax.com and Mediaite
Rachel Roubein / Washington Post:
Pennsylvania woman dies of measles-related complications, local coroner says — The 40-year-old woman, who was from Jefferson County was unvaccinated, according to the coroner. — Summary — A 40-year-old woman from Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, died from complications associated with measles, the local coroner's office said.
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New York Times, The Guardian, CBS News and Agence France-Presse
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Reuters:
Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply — Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it doesn't restart its major pipeline to the Red Sea within days, leading to a loss of up to 4% of global supply, Saudi oil buyers and traders said.
Tim Zadorozhnyy / The Kyiv Independent:
Ukraine's refusal to give up territory to Russia stalls peace deal, Trump envoy says — A territorial dispute remains unresolved in efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine, but Kyiv is not prepared to make concessions, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner said on Sept. 11.
Jack Morphet / Wall Street Journal:
Wisconsin Governor Candidate Swims to Safety After Plane Ditches in Lake — Republican nominee Tom Tiffany and the pilot suffered minor injuries — The Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor, Rep. Tom Tiffany, survived an emergency water landing and swam to safety after his plane lost power approaching …
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Telegraph:
Irish, Scottish and Welsh leaders meet to plan break-up of United Kingdom — Pro-independence first ministers will sign ‘memorandum of understanding’ at Cardiff summit and demand referendums — The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will gather on Monday to sign a deal designed …
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The Guardian, Human Events, Townhall, Reuters, The Gateway Pundit, NewsMax.com, Washington Examiner and RTÉ
Jalen Beckford / Politico:
Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate over xenophobic post — Prominent Texas Republicans are denouncing Bo French, a Republican nominee to join the state's railroad commission, after he made a xenophobic post describing a group of Asian American students attending a University of Texas football game as a “problem.”
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Richard Hanania's Newsletter, Mediaite and The Texas Tribune
David French / New York Times:
The Fix Was Almost In — It's only September, and America just barely averted the first constitutional crisis of this year's midterm elections. — Hang with me here because this gets a bit complicated. Last September, the Missouri Legislature passed a redistricting bill called H.B. 1.
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Executive Functions and Wall Street Journal
Neil Irwin / Axios:
The tab is coming due for America's borrowing binge — Americans are facing a rising tab as a multi-decade borrowing binge collides with a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war. … - It's a toxic mix of near-term inflation pressures and years of fiscal imbalance.
Shawn Pogatchnik / Politico:
Trump calls on Ukraine to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries — DOONBEG, Ireland — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukraine to stop targeting Russian oil refineries in light of the surging price of diesel fuel worldwide. — Trump, who is on a two-day visit to Ireland …
Washington Post:
The new threat election officials fear: Trump's federal government … The activists staking out the ballot drop boxes in suburban Phoenix wore body armor and face coverings. With guns at their sides, they recorded residents as they deposited their votes during the last midterm elections.
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Election Law Blog
abc7NY:
Yankee Stadium tower among 10 ordered cleaned as Bronx Legionnaires' cases rise — Stream New York's #1 news - AccuWeather - original content 24/7 — SOUTH BRONX (WABC) — New cases have been identified in a growing Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx, and city health officials …
Wall Street Journal:
Mark Carney's Audacious Bid to Make Canada an ‘Associate Member’ of the EU — As trade talks with the U.S. collapse, prime minister pursues a major—and risky—pivot to Europe; an Ottawa book club plays its part — Shortly after Canada and America became embroiled in the worst bilateral trade war …
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Global News, Forbes, Reuters, NewsMax.com, Prime Minister of Canada and Bloomberg
Ben Meiselas / Meidas+:
Meidas Chief Economist Reveals Why Scott Bessent's Bond Market Bluff Is Backfiring — MeidasTouch Chief Economist Justin Wolfers joined co-founder Ben Meiselas to break down the turmoil in the U.S. bond market and explain why Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's increasingly aggressive rhetoric may be creating a problem of its own.
