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'Hit the Brakes': Anthropic CEO's Push to 'Pace' AI Development Called Latest Sign Congress Must Act
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (691+ words) CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei attends a working lunch on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. L "When the future of humanity is at stake we need a PAUSE on advanced AI development and a ban on artificial superintelligence," said Sen. Bernie…...
U.S. Postal Service Still Blocked from Enforcing Key Parts of New Rule to Restrict Mail Ballots
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1683+ words) U.S. Supreme Court will also consider the Trump administration’s request to stay the injunction The First Circuit Court of Appeals today kept in place through the Nov. 3 election a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from enforcing key parts…...
Trump's Big Cash Gifts to Natalie Harp, Other Aides Were Likely Illegal, Complaint Alleges
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (566+ words) Common Dreams...
Warning AI 'Could Mean the Demise of Humanity,' El-Sayed Backs Development Pause
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (489+ words) Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan on August 23, 2026. "Enough is enough. We need to make sure that the pace of development isn't outpacing the pace of risk." "That's something we should be…...
'Massive Loss for Trump': US Supreme Court Tosses Missouri GOP Map, Again
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (489+ words) Activists display signs opposing a GOP gerrymandering effort during a press conference inside the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol on September 10, 2025 in Jefferson City. "The Missouri Supreme Court should throw the secretary of state in jail if this extremist…...
'Deaths Will Continue to Mount,' Scientist Warns After August and Summer 2026 Set US Heat Records
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (737+ words) The rubble of a burned-out residential home smolders in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, on August 2, 2026. "It's unconscionable that the federal government is putting specific industry interests, including fossil fuel companies’ profits, ahead of people’s health and safety." Under…...
Union Report Warns Electronic Shelf Labels Could Kill Jobs and Crush Wages
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (638+ words) Automated digital display price tags at Petco store, Manhattan, New York on October 12, 2023. Some states are cracking down on "surveillance pricing." But a report out from the AFL-CIO suggests that the risk of electronic shelf labels are much broader than…...
Federal Appeals Court Hears Baseless Challenge to the Abortion Pill Mifepristone — Again
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (1670+ words) The lawsuit seeks nationwide restrictions on a common medication for abortion and miscarriage care. In May, the Fifth Circuit ruled for Louisiana, resulting in a brief disruption of telehealth access to mifepristone before the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused the appeals…...
'Missourians Deserve Better Than This Republican Chaos': Legal Battle Over GOP Map Erupts
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (237+ words) Activists protest Republican gerrymandering during a press conference inside the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol Building on September 10, 2025 in Jefferson City, Missouri. "Over 305,000 Missouri voters, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, took action to block this political power grab last fall....
Elections Analyst Says Trump Has 'Uniquely Hurt' His Own Voters Ahead of 2026
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (395+ words) A banner from US President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign hangs on a barn door on May 30, 2026 in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. "Take Iran—after promising no more wars and all that—but fuel, fertilizer, no more wars, you take tariffs, and all…...