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  • News
    MAGA mom's dire warning over tech guardrails as Trump puts pedal to the metal on race with China

    Oct 3, 2026 ·Fox News (Politics)(Right)

    A conservative political activist who has been deeply entrenched in right-wing politics for decades is calling on the government to implement safety guardrails on artificial intelligence (AI), especially when it comes to protecting children and ensuring that the booming technology doesn't displace American workers en masse. "If something happens with one of these companies, whether it's a child ta

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    Brooks and Atkins Stohr on GOP vulnerabilities in the midterms

    Oct 2, 2026 ·PBS NewsHour(Lean left)

    David Brooks of The Atlantic and Kimberly Atkins Stohr of The Boston Globe join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump hitting the campaign trail in a string of reliably Republican states, GOP vulnerabilities heading into the midterms and the administration's strategy on artificial intelligence.

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    Trump expected to tap DNI Jay Clayton as new AI czar

    Oct 2, 2026 ·Axios(Lean left)

    President Trump is expected to tap Jay Clayton , his director of national intelligence, for a new role as the White House's artificial intelligence — or in Trump's words, " super intelligence " — czar. Why it matters: Clayton, who Trump previously told Axios would be a good idea for AI czar, is expected to take on the second title, sources told Axios. Calls for government intervention into AI's ra

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    AI Or Latest Leftist Claptrap? An Award-Winning Book About Dangers Of White Paint

    Oct 2, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

    As you know, I’ve always tried to run this show with an attitude of sincerity in the hopes that would make you think I was telling the truth. And in that spirit, I would like to announce that from now on, these opening satires will be written by artificial intelligence. In the past, I would have to do the hard work of making the Left look absurd, destructive and idiotic either by quoting them or …

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    Trump’s ‘self-policing’ AI accord faces skepticism

    Oct 2, 2026 ·The Hill(Center)

    The signing of an AI accord by President Trump and tech leaders has done little to quell concerns over the lack of guardrails surrounding artificial intelligence. While Trump says industry officials can self-police, critics say more is needed to make sure AI development doesn’t get out of hand, even as some described it as a...

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    The low-profile Democrat helping shape her party’s AI agenda

    Oct 2, 2026 ·Politico(Lean left)

    As Democrats scramble to create a viable plan to regulate artificial intelligence, one little-known lawmaker is playing a major behind-the-scenes role in shaping her party’s approach to the technology. Rep. Valerie Foushee, a North Carolina Democrat in her second term, is one of three co-chairs of a commission tasked by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to generate AI policy recommendations. It's a

  • News
    How To Make AI Work for Everyone's Benefit

    Oct 2, 2026 ·RealClearPolitics(Lean right)

    Some of the collective action we need to ensure that artificial intelligence is developed cautiously, responsibly, and for everyone's benefit.

  • News
    Khanna asks AI firms for information on efforts by China to access code

    Oct 1, 2026 ·The Hill(Center)

    The leading Democrat on the House's select committee to investigate the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is calling on the U.S.'s leading artificial intelligence labs for information on Beijing's alleged efforts to steal model weights from their firms. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Select Committee on the CCP, requested data Thursday...

  • News
    Cruz kills Blackburn effort to pass AI deepfakes bill

    Sep 30, 2026 ·Politico(Lean left)

    Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz blocked an effort from Sen. Marsha Blackburn to pass her bill on the chamber floor Wednesday afternoon that would allow people to sue over artificial intelligence “deepfakes” — the latest episode in a long-running public rift between the two Republicans over AI legislation. Blackburn of Tennessee argued the measure, the NO FAKES Act, would guarantee protections again

  • News
    Google unveils long-awaited Gemini 4

    Sep 30, 2026 ·Axios(Lean left)

    Google is unveiling its long-awaited next-generation AI model, Gemini 4 Argon, to a small group of cybersecurity partners, the company said Wednesday. Why it matters: Gemini 4 arrives after a long gap at the top of Google's model lineup, in which the company kept rolling out smaller, cheaper Flash models while rivals OpenAI and Anthropic sprinted forward. State of play: Google says Gemini 4 Argon

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    Your Right to Privacy Doesn't Disappear When You're in Public

    Sep 30, 2026 ·Reason(Center)

    Do Americans have a reasonable expectation of privacy in public? Reason has published extensively on the problems associated with law enforcement's current use of automatic license plate readers and the ongoing nationwide backlash to mass government surveillance. In response, proponents of the technology commonly argue that concerns over privacy violations are unfounded. Besides, the argument goes

  • News
    AI-Powered Concierge Government

    Sep 30, 2026 ·Reason(Center)

    Concierge government: "The Trump administration has built a tool powered by artificial intelligence that its developers promise will serve as a 'concierge' to the federal government, as it attempts to modernize the relationship between citizens and the state. It will be housed at a website called America.gov , setting up a test for the Trump administration's digital ambitions," reports The Wall St

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    AI leaders agree to safety reviews in voluntary deal Trump calls ‘morally binding’

    Sep 30, 2026 ·Straight Arrow News(Center)

    President Donald Trump has a new plan to keep artificial intelligence safe, and he's putting much of the responsibility on the companies building it. Trump met with some of the industry’s biggest names at the White House Tuesday and announced a new voluntary safety agreement. “In order to build a positive future for the American...

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    Why The Left Has A Parent Problem

    Sep 30, 2026 ·The Daily Wire(Right)

    The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office recently launched an investigation of a Massachusetts school district following reports that school officials allegedly facilitated the “gender transition” of a minor student without the knowledge or consent of the child’s parents. Earlier this week, Democrats effectively boycotted a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on fairness in

  • Bill
    HR 7022 Mystic Alerts Act

    Sep 30, 2026 ·Passed Senate

  • Bill
    S 3315 Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026

    Sep 30, 2026 ·Passed Senate

  • Bill
    S 5360 Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act

    Sep 30, 2026 ·Introduced

    To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

  • Bill
    S 2938 Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act of 2025

    Sep 30, 2026 ·Introduced

    To require the Secretary of Energy to establish the Advanced Artificial Intelligence Evaluation Program, and for other purposes.

  • News
    Pennsylvania House passes bill requiring patients be informed of AI use in health care decisions

    Sep 30, 2026 ·Just the News(Lean right)

    Health care patients would have to be told when a facility is using artificial intelligence to make clinical decisions under a bill that got strong bipartisan support Wednesday in passing the Pennsylvania House.

  • News
    Self-regulation 'not enough' for AI safety, Gary Marcus says

    Sep 29, 2026 ·PBS NewsHour(Lean left)

    Top tech executives met with President Trump on Tuesday to discuss the future of artificial intelligence amid growing concerns over AI models losing control. Researchers and lawmakers are calling for stronger safeguards, but Trump said the technology is transforming the economy and that the U.S. cannot afford to lose its lead over China. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Gary Marcus.