Tech industry scratches its head over Trump 'AI Force' proposal

Tech sector representatives say they view Trump’s announcement as a response to growing public concern over AI’s risks.

Trump seemingly concedes there’s some ‘BAD’ in the industry with announcement of ‘AI Force’

The president made clear that he envisions some role for the federal government in monitoring AI for potential danger.

Trump wants to control the Smithsonian’s future. The organization’s next leader will be a big test

Former Smithsonian directors say the institution needs the right leader to navigate the president’s attacks while staying true to telling a factual story of U.S. history.

Farm-state Republicans are having a cow over Trump's beef imports as Election Day approaches

The move to import foreign beef infuriated Republicans in farm states facing tough reelections — and gave Democrats and independents a rare opening with rural voters.

Inside the White House media ban

Many senior staff were surprised by the directive, which happened while chief of staff Susie Wiles was out of town.

Mike Waltz has quietly signaled he’s looking past the UN

The former national security adviser has managed to stay in the spotlight despite his exile in New York.

‘States should have a say’: Candidates for governor race to take on AI regulation

They were already taking on data centers as a Big Tech boogeyman. Now, they have to take on artificial intelligence itself.

POLITICO, MS NOW and CNN journalists denied access to White House after Trump media ban

The Trump administration denied POLITICO, MS NOW and CNN journalists entry to the White House grounds Saturday morning, the networks said in separate statements, a day after President Donald Trump announced he was barring the outlets from the White House campus. A reporter and photographer for MS NOW were turned away when they arrived at the gate Saturday. The MS NOW reporter, Akayla Gardner, said a U.S. Secret Service agent took

The clues in ICE’s mass detention court losses that point to a win at SCOTUS

A look at the appeals courts reveals how the justices may view the fight.

Democrats’ Influencer Era Has Arrived

Democrats are turning influencers into an essential part of their midterm strategy. But the party hasn't figured out the rules of engagement.

Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, Google sued over call to ‘pace’ AI development

The lawsuit alleges comments about need to “pace the frontier” of AI represent illegal coordination between competitors.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Poll: Americans say there’s a serious risk of AI destroying humanity

A new POLITICO Poll finds that a plurality of Americans favor pausing the development of more advanced AI models, and 63 percent say the technology poses at least a moderate risk of destroying humanity.

Hegseth allies campaign to put loyalist in Army secretary job

Pentagon officials are pushing spokesperson Sean Parnell for the position and launching attacks against other candidates.

‘Time to get back to work’: Mitch McConnell returns to Senate

The former GOP leader had not voted in person since being hospitalized in June.