Trump media company replaces CEO, ex-congressman Nunes after stock plunge that wiped out billions

Trump media company replaces CEO, ex-congressman Nunes after stock plunge that wiped out billions

NEW YORK – The Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse that wiped out billions in investor wealth. Devin Nunes, a former California congressmen in Donald Trump’s first term, is being replaced temporarily by…

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Senate hearings with RFK Jr. put Cassidy’s competing loyalties to Trump and science on display

Senate hearings with RFK Jr. put Cassidy’s competing loyalties to Trump and science on display

Bill Cassidy’s roles as a lawmaker, a doctor and a political candidate will collide on Wednesday as he questions Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in two high-stakes Senate hearings. The Louisiana Republican chairs one of the Senate committees that oversees Kennedy’s department and sits on another, giving him two chances to interrogate the secretary…

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Senate hearings with RFK Jr. put Cassidy’s competing loyalties to Trump and science on display

Senate hearings with RFK Jr. put Cassidy’s competing loyalties to Trump and science on display

Bill Cassidy’s roles as a lawmaker, a doctor and a political candidate will collide on Wednesday as he questions Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in two high-stakes Senate hearings. The Louisiana Republican chairs one of the Senate committees that oversees Kennedy’s department and sits on another, giving him two chances to interrogate the secretary…

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Trump wants to stop states from regulating AI. This Utah Republican isn’t listening

Trump wants to stop states from regulating AI. This Utah Republican isn’t listening

RIVERTON, Utah – When a dozen Republican activists gathered on a back deck in the Salt Lake City suburbs to talk about this year’s elections, the conversation cycled through all the staples of conservative chatter in Utah such as dwindling water supplies, illegal immigrant fraud and chemtrail conspiracy theories. But Doug Fiefia, a state representative…

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Polish leader Tusk claims Russia-linked crypto firm backed Nawrocki’s presidential bid

Polish leader Tusk claims Russia-linked crypto firm backed Nawrocki’s presidential bid

WARSAW – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a cryptocurrency firm built with β€œRussian money” had sponsored Polish politicians from the former national-conservative government as well as a CPAC ( Conservative Political Action Conference ) event in Poland last year, where Kristi Noem, the former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, openly backed nationalist Karol Nawrocki to…

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White House chief of staff meets with Anthropic CEO over its new AI technology

White House chief of staff meets with Anthropic CEO over its new AI technology

WASHINGTON – White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Friday sounded out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei about the artificial intelligence company’s new Mythos model, which has attracted attention from the federal government for how it could transform national security and the economy. A White House official, who requested anonymity to discuss the meeting ahead…

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Lawmakers gathered quietly to talk about AI. Angst and fears of ‘destruction’ followed

Lawmakers gathered quietly to talk about AI. Angst and fears of ‘destruction’ followed

WASHINGTON – A congressional subcommittee on Thursday held a roundtable discussion on the potential of artificial intelligence, which took a turn toward the existential as each lawmaker aired their anxieties about the rapidly evolving technology. Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., expressed alarm that federal workers may be using AI chatbots to handle sensitive government data. Rep….

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