President Trump's longtime pollster is offering Republican candidates a detailed playbook for neutralizing Democratic attacks over AI data centers — down to what language they should and shouldn't use. Why it matters: Republican strategists say GOP candidates have been all over the map in responding to the backlash to data centers. - The goal is to put Republicans on offense after months of playing defense on the issue. Driving the news: Pollster Tony Fabrizio warns in a two-page memo obtained by Axios that "unqualified support for building more AI data centers is a losing position." - Fabrizio specifically advises candidates not to say, "I support building more data centers," warning: "It will be clipped and show up in ads." -…
The Senate fails to advance crypto bill. Democrats had raised concerns that the bill would not do enough to address President Donald Trump’s crypto empire.
Trump made the remarks after a federal judge ruled that the board could not add the president's name in any capacity without authorization from Congress.
The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump’s personal investments in crypto.
In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) questioned FBI Director Kash Patel on his decision to file a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic after it printed an article alleging that Patel's "excessive drinking" had impaired his ability to do his job. Welch also pressed Patel on his presence at the Winter Olympics in Italy earlier this year.
Democratic Reps. Emanuel Cleaver and Juan Vargas questioned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee about the $5,000 checks President Donald Trump has pledged to send Americans if Republicans retain control of Congress.
As AI anxiety grows, Congressman Ted Lieu is pushing for a mandatory "kill switch" to pull the plug on rogue programs. The bipartisan co-sponsor of the AI Kill Switch Act tells CNN’s Erin Burnett: "It should be the first principle of AI safety that humans must be able to turn off AI systems and AI agents." Also, Republican Rep. Nathaniel Moran and Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu share the details on their bipartisan ‘AI Kill Switch Act.’ 0:00 What is the ‘AI Kill Switch Act?’ 2:30 Humans should be able to turn off AI systems or agents that go rogue 4:20 What does pulling the plug look like? 8:40 This bill does not slow down innovation Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #ai #congress #News
