OpenAI executive urges caution in China-US AI talks, warns of distillation – South China Morning Post

OpenAI executive urges caution in China-US AI talks, warns of distillation - South China Morning Post

The Unspoken Risks in US-China AI Collaboration Caroline Zier, OpenAI’s deputy lead for national security, warned U.S. officials to remain “clear-eyed” during upcoming bilateral AI talks with China, citing risks of “unauthorized distillation” and divergent definitions of AI safety. The remarks delivered at the Hudson Institute highlighted tensions between Washington and Beijing concerning intellectual property … Read more

Election officials brace for federal interference but expect to persevere – Tucson Sentinel

Election officials brace for federal interference but expect to persevere - Tucson Sentinel

As the midterm elections approach, election officials across the United States are preparing for potential federal interference while remaining confident in the resilience of state-administered voting systems. The White House, facing declining approval ratings over economic issues, has escalated legal and political attacks on state-run elections, filing lawsuits against Alaska and California and demanding that … Read more

Louisiana Senate Race Tightens: Julia Letlow Faces Unexpected Challenge from Jamie Davis

Side-by-side photos of Julia Letlow, waving to supporters after she won the June 2026 runoff for the Republican nomination

Louisiana Senate Race Tightens on Eve of Election Day For months, the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana was treated as a foregone conclusion. While most political observers still predict Letlow will win the seat, nearly every insider interviewed noted that Davis—a political unknown across most of the state until this year—could finish close to victory. … Read more

Collins, Jackson make their closing appeals in Maine’s pivotal US Senate race

Collins, Jackson make their closing appeals in Maine's pivotal US Senate race

Maine US Senate Race Reaches Final Hours With Record Spending and Divergent Closing Strategies With more than $260 million pumped into Maine’s U.S. Senate race, setting a new state record that eclipses the $200 million spent during the 2020 matchup between incumbent Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Sara Gideon, the contest has entered its final … Read more

This week: Campaigns make final frantic moves as Election Day arrives – Roll Call

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks alongside President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday

As Election Week arrives in America, political campaigns across the country are making their final moves to secure remaining voters, according to a report by Roll Call. While millions of ballots have already been cast in states with robust early and mail-in voting structures, party leaders and candidates spent the final weekend crisscrossing battleground states … Read more

Why Alaska Ballot Counting Could Delay Control of the US Senate

Why Alaska Ballot Counting Could Delay Control of the US Senate

Tracking the Frozen Tundra Vote Count That Could Decide the Senate Control of the US Senate could hang in limbo for weeks as America’s election fate comes down to a slow-motion vote count across Alaska’s frozen tundra. With 600,000 voters scattered across a vast expanse of 586,000 square miles, Alaska’s unusual ballot-counting rules and a … Read more

Mamdani says Trump agreed to grant visa for Ghanaian mom of slain Bronx teen – NY Post

Mamdani says Trump agreed to grant visa for Ghanaian mom of slain Bronx teen - NY Post

An Emergency Call Across Political Divides President Donald Trump has agreed to immediately grant a travel visa to the mother of Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old Bronx boy who was shot and killed while walking to school, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Saturday. The decision follows a direct phone conversation between the socialist mayor … Read more

Trump cancels Iowa, Kansas midterm events, opts for ‘tele-rallies’ – Al Jazeera

Trump cancels Iowa, Kansas midterm events, opts for 'tele-rallies' - Al Jazeera

With just days left until the November 3 midterm elections, President Donald Trump has scrapped his physical campaign stops in Iowa and Kansas, shifting instead to a heavy slate of virtual events. The Republican National Committee confirmed the schedule change on Thursday, unveiling a slate of tele-rallies to be broadcast to nearly 20 states. The … Read more

Trump says US will beat China in AI as technology emerges – WLFI

Trump says US will beat China in AI as technology emerges - WLFI

Washington and Beijing face off in China next month as artificial intelligence cements its status as the defining economic and geopolitical flashpoint between the world’s two largest economies, operating against the backdrop of an ongoing trade war. Trump Stakes Claim on “Super Intelligence” President Donald Trump insists the United States holds the decisive upper hand … Read more

As feds cut key fee, Indiana Medicaid chief warns changes needed to avoid ‘catastrophic situation

As feds cut key fee, Indiana Medicaid chief warns changes needed to avoid 'catastrophic situation

Indiana Medicaid Chief Warns of Budget Pressures as Federal Fee Cuts Loom Indiana’s top Medicaid administrator is sounding the alarm over federal funding changes that could punch a massive hole in the state budget by the next decade. Secretary Mitch Roob, who leads the Family and Social Services Administration, told state officials Tuesday that upcoming … Read more

Obama and Trump spar at rallies in Georgia and Ohio: Key takeaways – Al Jazeera

Obama and Trump spar at rallies in Georgia and Ohio: Key takeaways - Al Jazeera

Rivals Clash Over Iran, Tariffs, and Inflation in Midterm Campaign Trail Showdown Former US President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump squared off in rival campaign rallies in Georgia and Ohio on Wednesday, trading sharp criticism over foreign policy, trade tariffs, and the domestic economy just five days before the midterm elections, Al Jazeera reported. … Read more