House Democrats' threat to withhold their dues to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee unless it stops intervening in primaries comes as they are already struggling to get some members to cough up, Axios has found. Why it matters: This isn't the DCCC's only source of income, but it is a significant one. - More than half of House Democrats had paid less than 50% of their expected dues as of the beginning of April, with an average payment rate of 47%, according to a member dues report obtained by Axios. - Nearly 30 members who aren't in battleground districts have paid 0% of their expected dues. - The report was first reported by Puck News. Between the lines: DCCC dues are what House Democrats in safe districts are expected to…
House Democrats' threat to withhold their dues to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee unless it stops intervening in primaries comes as they are already struggling to get some members to cough up, Axios has found. Why it matters: This isn't the DCCC's only source of income, but it is a significant one. - More than half of House Democrats had paid less than 50% of their expected dues as of the beginning of April, with an average payment rate of 47%, according to a member dues report obtained by Axios. - Nearly 30 members who aren't in battleground districts have paid 0% of their expected dues. - The report was first reported by Puck News. Between the lines: DCCC dues are what House Democrats in safe districts are expected to…Open
Oil prices jumped after the United States and Iran exchanged fire for a second day, heightening fears that the two countries could slide back into open conflict.
The government should legally be able to block or deter dangerous AI deployments , Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote in an essay Wednesday. Why it matters: Anthropic's ideas for tech regulation and economic disruption from AI go far beyond anything currently under serious consideration in Washington right now. - They're also sure to stir up a new set of accusations that Anthropic is proposing strict rules to lock in its own dominance or using frightening future scenarios as a marketing ploy. Driving the news: Amodei's new essay and proposed advanced AI framework argues that policy has to change in response to the rapid development of AI. - Trump's AI executive order should go further, he writes, and require mandatory testing for risks…
The government should legally be able to block or deter dangerous AI deployments , Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote in an essay Wednesday. Why it matters: Anthropic's ideas for tech regulation and economic disruption from AI go far beyond anything currently under serious consideration in Washington right now. - They're also sure to stir up a new set of accusations that Anthropic is proposing strict rules to lock in its own dominance or using frightening future scenarios as a marketing ploy. Driving the news: Amodei's new essay and proposed advanced AI framework argues that policy has to change in response to the rapid development of AI. - Trump's AI executive order should go further, he writes, and require mandatory testing for risks…Open
Researchers are at a loss for why people across cultures and ages, regardless of their dominant hand, have a natural bias toward wandering in a counterclockwise direction.
Passengers heading from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Seattle will now clear U.S. customs before boarding instead of stopping once they’ve crossed the border.
It is unclear if the U.S. intentionally struck the facility or knew what it was. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime.