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Thune sees role for Congress on AI — Trump does not

Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to the press at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 14.

Trump's $5,000 checks get chilly Senate GOP reception

McConnell returns to Capitol after 3-month absence

Senator Mitch McConnell is seen during a hearing on Capitol Hill on May 19.

Trump and Huang unite against AI doomers in surprise on-stage call

President Trump stands beside Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as Huang speaks at a White House event.
Updated Sep 14, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Trump's mail-ballot rules blocked by another federal judge

An election worker sorts a stack of mail-in ballot envelopes into a U.S. Postal Service mail tray at the Wake County Board of Elections.

Nationalist leaders say U.K. union "coming to an end"

Business meeting: a woman in a bright green blazer signs a document at a conference table, with three colleagues standing nearby; microphones and water bottles are visible.

Texas nominees' racist, vulgar remarks receive mixed GOP reaction

Republican congressional candidate Brandon Herrera — a man with brown hair and a beard wearing a neutral button-down shirt — speaks into a hand-held microphone in front of a wall covered in his campaign logo that reads 'HERRERA U.S. CONGRESS" and "LET'S GO BRANDON."
Updated Sep 14, 2026 - Technology

Trump says a strong, smart president is the only "guardrail" AI needs

President Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One.
Sep 14, 2026 - Economy

How Warsh can avoid a repeat of July's communications mess

Fed chair Kevin Warsh
Sep 14, 2026 - Technology

Washington's AI paralysis: Let 'er rip vs. hit the brakes

Animated illustration of the U.S. Capitol dome being distorted by digital glitches.

How Republicans secretly got Fetterman for their convention

Sen. John Fetterman appears on a big screen before a darkened GOP convention hall.
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