Category: election
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Judge Blocks Trump From Barring News Outlets at White House Pending Trial
CNN, MS NOW and Politico prevailed against the White House in the case, at least for now, according to NPR.
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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Warns of California Wealth Tax, Iran Appeasement, and NATO Deterrence
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board warns that a California wealth tax would shape the 2028 Democratic campaign, faults Britain for appeasing Iran, and highlights a NATO general's message to Putin.
Politics and GovernmentMediaEntertainmentWorldEconomyElectionMilitaryLegalMusicFilm and TVMiddle EastEuropeAsia Wall Street JournalCalifornia wealth taxProposition 40IranNATOVladimir PutinDonald TrumpWall Street Journal Editorial Board
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Weighs In on New White House Press Secretary, Metallica and Trump's Foreign Policy
Newsweek assesses Katie Zacharia's rocky debut as White House press secretary, praises Metallica for avoiding political talk at concerts, and questions Trump's stance on Russia, China and Iran.
Politics and GovernmentMediaEntertainmentMusicWhite HouseGeneral PoliticsElectionDigital and Print PublishingMiddle East Katie ZachariaWhite House press secretaryMetallicaMaine Senate raceDonald TrumpIranChinaNewsweek
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Guilfoyle Resigns as U.S. Ambassador to Greece After Misconduct Allegations
Trump said "I didn't like what I read," while Guilfoyle denied the allegations and vowed to "vigorously defend" her name.
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DeWine Signs Order Letting Ohio Colleges Give 2022 High School Graduates a Fifth Season
Executive Order 2026-04D lets Ohio's public and private colleges allow otherwise eligible student-athletes from the high school class of 2022 to compete while NCAA litigation continues.
Politics and GovernmentSportLaw EnforcementUSAState GovernmentsLegalEducationElection Mike DeWineExecutive Order 2026-04DNCAA eligibility rulecollege athletesJim TresselOhioBorovicanin v. Natl. Collegiate Athletic Assn.Ohio Governors Office
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Media Monitor: CAIR Urges Rejection of Religious Attacks on Candidates, Welcomes Actions in Maryland and Delaware School Cases
CAIR is calling on candidates and officials to reject religious bias in politics, while welcoming a University of Maryland club suspension and a Delaware school board statement.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementUSAElectionSocial IssuesLegalEducationGeneral Politics CAIRreligious libertyFirst AmendmentUniversity of MarylandAppoquinimink School BoardMuslims.VoteZainab Chaudry
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HSI Arrests Portuguese Lawful Permanent Resident Charged With Illegally Voting in Pennsylvania
Paulo Jorge Silva, a Lawful Permanent Resident from Portugal, was arrested in Philadelphia and charged with voting by an alien in the November 5, 2024 election, DHS said.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementUSAElectionFederal GovernmentLegalSocial Issues Paulo Jorge SilvaHomeland Security Investigationsillegal votingPennsylvaniaMarkwayne MullinDepartment of Homeland Security2024 electionU.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Trump Defends Russian Diesel Deal as Omar Calls Home Search Political Intimidation
Federal agents searched Omar's Washington home under a court-approved warrant in an immigration fraud investigation she denies, while four Republican senators and three Democrats urged Congress to block Russian oil imports.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementBusinessEntertainmentUSAWhite HouseDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyCongressElectionEconomyAgricultureLegalSocial IssuesWorldIndiaIranRussiaChinaNorth KoreaGeneral PoliticsMilitaryEnergyAsiaMiddle EastMusicFilm and TV Donald TrumpIlhan OmarRussian diesel importsfederal investigation2026 midterm electionsrural votersEuropean Union sanctionsTIME magazineDepartment of Homeland SecurityRussia diesel dealHouthisIran warEl NiñoNewsweek
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Anthropic Warns Z.ai's GLM-5.3 Poses Cyberattack Risk as Open-Model Fight Escalates
The dispute pits Nvidia's Jensen Huang, who wants more open US models, against Anthropic's Dario Amodei, who favors caution, as Fervo Energy's first utility-scale enhanced geothermal plant comes online in Utah.
Science & TechnologyBusinessPolitics and GovernmentHealthArtificial IntelligenceEnergyComputers and InternetElectionAstronomy and SpaceLaw EnforcementLegalSocial Issues MIT Technology ReviewAnthropicopen AI modelsFervo Energygeothermal powercyberattackMeta AI modelsMITsciencetechnologyopen-weight AI modelsGLM-5.3Z.aiAI safety
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Media Monitor: Sierra Club Launches Fall Drive, Warns of Public Lands Rollbacks Under Trump
The Sierra Club is reporting it has launched a Fall Drive to recruit 640 members, citing Trump administration rollbacks of public land protections and urging grassroots action ahead of the midterm elections.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentLaw EnforcementUSAGeneral PoliticsElectionClimate ChangeLegalEnergy Sierra ClubDonald Trumppublic landsYosemite National ParkBoundary WatersEndangered Species ActArctic National Wildlife Refuge
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Debunks Talarico Mental Hospital Claim, Rates Paxton Puppy Ad Mostly False
PolitiFact fact-checks viral claims about Texas Senate candidate James Talarico's absence and a Talarico ad accusing Attorney General Ken Paxton of siding with puppy abusers.
Politics and GovernmentMediaUSAElectionGeneral PoliticsDemocratic PartyRepublican PartySocial Issues James TalaricoKen PaxtonPolitiFactTexas Senate racefact-checkLindner Center of Hopeanimal abusePolitiFact's Ellen Hine
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Media Monitor: USA TODAY Briefing Covers Supreme Court Ad Case, Diesel Deal Doubts and Measles Death
USA TODAY's Daily Briefing reports the Supreme Court will weigh whether websites can share video-viewing data for targeted ads, plus doubts over Trump's Russia diesel deal and a sixth measles death.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessLaw EnforcementMediaEntertainmentSportWhite HouseFederal GovernmentLegalEconomyFilm and TVComputers and InternetElection USA TODAYSupreme Courttargeted advertisingDonald Trumpdiesel pricesmeasles outbreakFort Hood executionUSA TODAY Daily Briefing
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports $22M in Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ads, FBI Search of Rep. Omar's Home
NPR reports nearly $22 million in taxpayer funds spent on ads promoting President Trump, a federal search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home, and the worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades.
Politics and GovernmentHealthEntertainmentMediaWhite HouseCongressElectionMedical ScienceFilm and TVLaw Enforcement Donald TrumpIlhan OmarNPRmeasles outbreakmidterm electionsMAGA Inc.Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic SciencesNPR Breaking News
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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Weighs Houthi Alliance, Russia Energy Truce, California Housing and Alaska Drilling
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board urges a regional anti-Houthi alliance, faults Russia for violating an energy cease-fire, and criticizes California housing and Alaska drilling votes.
Politics and GovernmentWorldBusinessMediaMiddle EastMilitaryEnergyEconomyElectionLegal Wall Street JournalHouthisSaudi ArabiaRussia-Ukraine warDonald TrumpCalifornia housingAlaska drillingWall Street Journal Editorial Board
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Homeland Security Raids Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington Home as DOJ Reportedly Prepares Indictment
CAIR calls the raid "an obvious act of political persecution," while Omar says it is an attempt to weaponize federal law enforcement against political enemies.
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Fairfax County Details Election Security and Vote Counting Measures Ahead of Nov. 3
Fairfax County outlines how it secures voting machines, stores ballots and counts votes for more than 800,000 registered voters, plus curbside voting for older residents and voters with disabilities.
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DHS Says New York Refused to Honor More Than 16,000 ICE Detainers
The department links the detainers to 52,503 criminal charges and convictions and blames Governor Kathy Hochul's sanctuary policies, while citing victims including Laken Riley and an 83-year-old Air Force veteran killed in a subway shove.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementUSAFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsLegalSocial IssuesElection U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityICE detainersNew Yorksanctuary policiesMarkwayne MullinKathy HochulZohran MamdaniDepartment of Homeland SecurityLaken Rileyillegal alien crime
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Rice University Launches One Giant Leap Ventures Fund I for Spinouts and Alumni Startups
Rice University has launched the One Giant Leap Ventures Fund I to invest in university spinouts and alumni-founded startups, part of a week of news mentions spanning energy, politics and sports.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologySportEducationMediaMiddle EastArtificial IntelligenceEnergyLegalElectionAstronomy and Space Rice UniversityOne Giant Leap Ventures Fund IBaker Institute for Public PolicyKinder Institute for Urban ResearchRice Space Instituteventure capitalcollege sports
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Media Monitor: Hacks/Hackers Launches Voter Guide Commons to Feed Newsroom Guides Into AI Chatbots
Hacks/Hackers is reporting it launched the Voter Guide Commons, an experiment to bring newsroom voter guides into AI platforms so chatbots can quote them and link back to publishers.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyMediaElectionArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetDigital and Print PublishingGeneral Politics Hacks/HackersVoter Guide CommonsChatGPTClaudevoter guidesWisconsin Watch
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Says Omar Search Puts Her in Trump's 'Funhouse Mirror'
Newsweek reports a federal search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home has placed her in a political hall of mirrors, echoing Trump's own claims of political persecution.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementUSAGeneral PoliticsCongressLegalElectionMedia Bias Ilhan OmarDonald TrumpNewsweekfederal searchKamala Harris2028 electionVladimir Putin
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Trump Weighs Deeper Saudi Role as Houthi Airport Strikes Kill 14 and Diesel Sanctions on Russia Lifted
Trump claims an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine that Zelensky says was news to him, while Ukrainian drones hit Yandex data centers.
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Media Monitor: L.A. Times Columnist Urges California Voters to Ignore State Guide's "Vote Today" Advice
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that California's official voter guide tells residents to return ballots immediately, a directive its columnist says shortchanges deliberation on 14 complex propositions and key House races.
Politics and GovernmentUSAElectionState GovernmentsGeneral PoliticsLegalSocial Issues California general electionOfficial Voter Information GuideShirley WeberGeorge SkeltonLos Angeles Timesballot propositionsU.S. House racesL.A. Times Politics
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Rates Ohio Health Care Claim Half True, Florida Deportation Figure Mostly True
PolitiFact fact-checks a Sherrod Brown ad claim that Jon Husted voted to strip 490,000 Ohioans of health care, and Angie Nixon's statement that Trump deported over 13,000 Cubans.
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Heritage Foundation Warns Western Civilization at Stake, Urges Conservatives to Confront Migration and Campus Extremism
Heritage Foundation commentary warns mass migration and campus extremism threaten the West, urging conservatives to restore Western heritage, protect election records and rethink university funding.
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Media Monitor: USA TODAY Previews a Week of Debates, Early Voting and a Winter Forecast
USA TODAY's Daily Briefing says Hurricane Isaias made landfall, a judge halted Trump's taxpayer-funded ads, and the DOJ opened a probe of TV networks over the weekend.
Politics and GovernmentWeatherSportEntertainmentElectionGeneral PoliticsWhite HouseGeneral WeatherLegalSocial Issues USA TODAYHurricane IsaiasDonald TrumpIndigenous Peoples' Daymidterm electionsWinter OutlookNobel economics prizeUSA TODAY Daily Briefing
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Trump Urges Ukraine Elections, DOJ Antitrust Probe of Networks
NPR reports Trump is pressing Ukraine to hold wartime elections and replace Zelenskyy, while the Justice Department opens an antitrust investigation into five major U.S. television networks.
Politics and GovernmentWorldMediaHealthEntertainmentConflictLaw EnforcementGeneral PoliticsWhite HouseFederal GovernmentMiddle EastEuropeFilm and TVMusicLegalGeneral WeatherMedia BiasElection Donald TrumpVolodymyr ZelenskyyUkraineJustice DepartmentHurricane IsaiasHouthisPope Leo XIVNPR Breaking NewsNPR
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Columbia Offers Voting Guide Ahead of November 3 General Election
With Election Day less than a month away, Columbia Neighbors has published a voting resource guide covering key deadlines, early voting dates, ballot options and polling sites for New Yorkers.
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Russia Hits Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles as Energy Ceasefire Frays
Zelensky says Ukraine has not struck Russian refineries since Trump announced the truce, but that Moscow kept attacking Ukraine's energy grid.
ConflictPolitics and GovernmentWorldMilitaryEuropeEnergyArtificial IntelligenceElectionUkraineLaw EnforcementEconomyEnvironmentClimate ChangeAsiaMiddle EastRussiaUnited Kingdom Kyiv IndependentKyiv missile attackVolodymyr Zelenskyenergy ceasefireEuropean UnionThe Kyiv IndependentRussia Ukraine warDonald TrumpEuropean Union sanctionsKyiv drone attackKaja KallasRussia-Ukraine energy ceasefireNATONorth Korea ballistic missilesRaphaël GlucksmannFrance 24Kharkiv
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Penn's Linguistic Data Consortium, Built Over 35 Years, Shaped Modern AI
Penn-hosted Linguistic Data Consortium has amassed over 1,000 language resources in more than 90 languages, and its director says modern large language models wouldn't exist without it.
Science & TechnologyHealthPolitics and GovernmentEducationArtificial IntelligenceMedical ScienceElectionComputers and Internet Linguistic Data ConsortiumUniversity of PennsylvaniaMark Libermanlarge language modelsPenn MedicineJalpa A. DoshiPenn Libraries
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Media Monitor: White House Touts Diesel Relief, New Baltimore Shipyard and $31.3 Billion in Investment
The White House is reporting emergency diesel tax relief saving truckers over $100 per fill-up, a new Baltimore shipyard with 3,100 jobs, and $31.3 billion in new investment commitments.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessUSAWhite HouseFederal GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborEnergyElection Donald Trumpdiesel fuelArsenal-2 shipyardBaltimoreAndurilmanufacturing investmentThe White House