Newsweek is reporting that it has published a new AI Policy Scorecard analyzing the records of all 537 members of Congress, showing where lawmakers stand on regulation, jobs, data centers, privacy and competition with China. It said the scorecard found Republicans in Congress average a 3.64 "Lean Booster" score on data centers, while Democrats average 1.97, described as "Lean Skeptics." Newsweek also reported that no issue drives support for an aggressive AI buildout more than national security concerns, and that young people appear to like AI less the more they use it.
Newsweek is reporting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saudi authorities arrested a co-pilot accused of stabbing the captain of a FlyDubai flight bound for Tel Aviv. It said the aircraft, flight FZ 1073, departed Dubai early Wednesday and diverted to Tabuk airport in northwestern Saudi Arabia, where it landed safely. Netanyahu said his office was in constant communication with relevant authorities after what he called a serious security incident.
Newsweek is reporting that a federal appeals court issued a temporary stay of execution for Christa Pike on Wednesday, delaying Tennessee's planned execution of the death row inmate hours before she was scheduled to receive a lethal injection. It said Rob Dunham, director at the Death Penalty Policy Project, announced the stay.
Newsweek is reporting that Britain has defended its decision to release on bail five men arrested over an incident near RAF Fairford, after U.S. President Donald Trump questioned why they were not kept in custody.
Newsweek is reporting that Senator Eric Schmitt's anticipated confrontation with former special counsel Jack Smith collapsed after he appeared to mistake the Iowa Hawkeyes college women's basketball team for the Atlanta Hawks NBA franchise during questioning.
Newsweek is reporting that Cornell's student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, has continued to criticize the university over its handling of an alleged instance of sexual violence on campus that drew national attention.