President Trump is racing to win the court battle over his mail-in voting rules by asking the Supreme Court to weigh in. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is trying to sell this Congress by saying it's the "most productive" in history. Punchbowl News Co-founder Jake Sherman, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Mark Leibovich and Wall Street Journal Washington Coverage Chief Damian Paletta join Stephanie Ruhle with their analysis.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Trump administration used this week's G20 innovation summit to draw a bright line between U.S. and European approaches to AI regulation. The bloc's top tech official says the U.S. is ending up with many of the same guardrails anyway. Why it matters: The U.S. is urging countries to avoid Europe's sweeping approach to AI regulation, but the fight is shifting to which guardrails advanced AI needs and how governments put them in place. What they're saying: European Commission tech chief Henna Virkkunen told Axios that the two sides often end up addressing the same safety concerns, even if U.S. safeguards are starting to emerge through state laws and court cases rather than something broad like the EU AI Act. - "We…
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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is facing criticism following a new report from The Wall Street Journal that claims he dodges constituents, alienates fellow Democrats and shows little interest in his work on Capitol Hill. The Journal, citing interviews with more than a dozen former staffers and lawmakers, reports that behind closed doors, Fetterman has focused more on cultivating relationships with conservative media figures and advocating for Israel. MS NOW senior Capitol Hill reporter and Way Too Early host Ali Vitali breaks down the latest reporting from the Journal and gives us insight into what she’s hearing on Capitol Hill about Fetterman.
“We are the women that our parents warned us about, and we are proud.” Throughout her life, the late Gloria Steinem called for women’s rights, reproductive freedom, political equality and more. Listen to Steinem over the decades, in her own words.
President Trump's envoy's Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel this weekend to Moscow and Kyiv for talks on ending the war, U.S. officials said. Why it matters: This will be the first visit by Witkoff and Kushner to Kyiv since President Trump took office for his second term. This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.
A man has been rescued after being trapped in a tunnel for nine days during the deadly flash floods that struck Nepal. He recounts his experience saying: "In the process of saving everyone... I got trapped."
Two people have been pulled alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal, more than a week after catastrophic floods at its border with China. The plant was unrecognizable from the disaster – rescuers had to use satellite pictures to find it below the mud. Sanjay Sah, 30, who is in stable condition, had to ask rescuers what date it was. He said he was trapped after helping others escape and kept his spirits up chanting Hindu mantras. Kabir Maharjan, 45 is critically ill. Both are being treated in hospital. Emergency workers told CNN at the site that they remain hopeful of finding more people alive. But the situation remains murky and operations are cumbersome, with rescuers digging by hand. 0:00 Cheers as Sanjay Sah, 30, is pulled from tunnel…
ice President JD Vance told reporters Thursday he “wouldn’t call” the conflict in Iran a war despite the fact that, just hours before, Iran struck U.S. ally Kuwait in retaliation for U.S. strikes earlier this week. On Morning Joe, MS NOW senior national security reporter David Rohde fact-checks Vance’s claims, mentioning the 50,000 service members and 19 naval ships in the region. The conflict, Rohde says, “is obviously a war.”
