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Democrats rebuke federal raid of Ilhan Omar’s home: ‘rogue abuse of power’

Top House Democrats question the ‘corrupt weaponization’ of federal government against Trump’s adversaries

The Guardian - US · Oct 12

Gavin Newsom opposes the billionaire tax. Then he endorses a measure funded by Google co-founder: ‘showing California his true colors’

This puts Newsom at odds with his own party and several labor unions.

We Got This Covered · Oct 11

US midterm elections: Indian-origin hopefuls widen political reach; MAGA backlash tests acceptance

TOI Correspondent from Washington: The daughter of Indian immigrants is challenging one of New York’s most powerful Democrats. In Colorado, an Indian-American Republican is running for attorney general. And across the country, candidates of Indian origin are seeking office under both the Democratic and Republican banners, extending a political presence…

The Times of India · Oct 11

How American political campaigns are using AI – and what they’re spending on the tools

Though politicians are quiet about how they use AI, the book Rewiring Democracy examines how AI is starting to influence American politics

The Guardian - US · Sep 29

Bill Gates offers dire AI warning that kill switch is ‘not enough’ and says tech could cause 1 billion deaths

Billionaire philanthropist said regulating AI could prove harder than Cold War nuclear treaty negotiations

The Independent UK · Sep 27

Trump and Chinese president Xi end summit without major agreement on AI

Xi’s state visit to the US emphasized personal rapport with the US president, rather than substantial agreements to pause their respective countries’ AI arms race

The Guardian - US · Sep 25

AI ‘superintelligence’ ban proposed by Casar, Sanders

Amid industry and government calls for a pause on the most advanced artificial intelligence development, leading progressives are drawing a line in the sand on one type of AI. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, who chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus, unveiled legislation Wednesday that would ban…

Roll Call · Sep 23

Ro Khanna and AOC should run in 2028

The party can't afford to play it safe. These members of Congress offer a new vision

Salon · Sep 22

'I am Hindu and my mom is not white': Ro Khanna asks Dinesh D'Souza if this makes him less American

Indian-origin Congressman Ro Khanna took a potshot at Indian-origin MAGA commentator Dinesh D'Souza after D'Souza defended his daughter, Danielle D'Souza, the wife of Rep Brandon Gill, as an American because she is a Christian born in America to a white mother. The defense was necessitated by Hasan Piker's attack on…

The Times of India · Sep 21

Report: California's Proposed 'Billionaire Tax' Is Based on Bad Research

The planned wealth tax leads slightly in the polls and is already driving capital flight.

Reason · Sep 18