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AI satire is spreading in a legal vacuum with real consequences.

As United States continues to experience a government shutdown, the country’s dictator-in-chief, Donald Trump, and his Republican Party continue to make efforts to malign and corner their opposition. Recently, Trump has been threatening to cut funding and firing federal workers in Democrat-run states in a desperate attempt to get what…

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Political journalists and observers warned that the AI-animated ad marked a ‘slippery slope’ and that ‘new boundaries’ were being pushed.

It is not the party’s first foray into the dystopian territory, with Trump having posted AI videos of his own

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday he offered Democrats a chance to vote on their top demand of extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, to help end the federal shutdown, but the overture has not broken the stalemate now in its 16th day.

"I don't think Schumer's negotiating on any of this," Thune said in a sit-down interview with Axios. "He's in a box."

Thune is planning a package of full-year funding bills for multiple agencies, but he will need Democratic support.

Tensions are high amid a larger push to find money for federal law enforcement.