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$Trump’s data center push fractures Congress as local anger explodes: 'Grasping at straws'$

September 15, 2026

Trump’s data center push fractures Congress as local anger explodes: 'Grasping at straws'

Democratic lawmakers push to restrict data centers over water use and electricity bills while Republicans highlight AI race benefits and local control.

LIZ PEEK: AI alarm bells are ringing and Trump needs to take them seriously

September 15, 2026

LIZ PEEK: AI alarm bells are ringing and Trump needs to take them seriously

Trump dismisses AI safety alarms as negative forces, but Anthropic and Google DeepMind leaders are publicly calling for a significant slowdown.

MORNING GLORY: Spare us the AI apocalypse rhetoric. Let Congress decide what comes next

September 15, 2026

MORNING GLORY: Spare us the AI apocalypse rhetoric. Let Congress decide what comes next

Congress and the free market should lead the debate about the future of AI not the other way around

Reporter’s Notebook: Congress meets AI as fears of human extinction jolt Capitol Hill

September 14, 2026

Reporter’s Notebook: Congress meets AI as fears of human extinction jolt Capitol Hill

Members of Congress are in freakout mode over AI after OpenAI agents escaped isolation and hacked Hugging Face, sparking urgent regulation calls.

Trump unloads on tech titans pushing for slowdown on emerging industry: ‘WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS!’

September 14, 2026

Trump unloads on tech titans pushing for slowdown on emerging industry: ‘WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS!’

President Donald Trump rejected calls for AI guardrails and singled out Dario Amodei, as David Sacks challenged the industry's push to pace the frontier.

Mike Johnson rejects AI moratorium over China threat as conservative activist demands guardrails

September 13, 2026

Mike Johnson rejects AI moratorium over China threat as conservative activist demands guardrails

House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected an AI moratorium, warning China could overtake the U.S. as Anthropic, Elon Musk and Sam Altman push for a slowdown.

Obama privately sounds alarm on ‘dangerous’ AI, urges Democrats to put issue at center of agenda

September 13, 2026

Obama privately sounds alarm on ‘dangerous’ AI, urges Democrats to put issue at center of agenda

Barack Obama warned AI could become dangerous without greater oversight and urged Hakeem Jeffries to launch a very public conversation on it.

Anthropic CEO calls on AI industry to slow down tech race, drawing support from Elon Musk, Sam Altman

September 12, 2026

Anthropic CEO calls on AI industry to slow down tech race, drawing support from Elon Musk, Sam Altman

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's slowdown plea drew Elon Musk's support, but whistleblowers warn voluntary rules fall short as Rep. Anna Paulina Luna demands a kill switch.

Presidential flip? GOP insider predicts Trump change of mind on key AI policy ahead of midterms

September 10, 2026

Presidential flip? GOP insider predicts Trump change of mind on key AI policy ahead of midterms

Trump ally Amy Kremer predicts President Donald Trump will shift on AI data centers after hearing from Americans on the midterm campaign trail.

Florida sues Netflix, alleges streamer tracked children after promising families privacy

September 9, 2026

Florida sues Netflix, alleges streamer tracked children after promising families privacy

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier alleges Netflix secretly harvested children's behavioral data to build the ad business it vowed never to create.