AFL-CIO skeptical of government AI stake

“We think that our plan forward is actually a more responsible way to use technology to benefit the people,” AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said.
Liz Shuler Daniel Becerril/Reuters

Rising trade barriers could reshape China’s clean tech investments

Tariffs, localization requirements, and other trade barriers abroad are making a pure export strategy trickier to sustain.
 Drone view shows electric vehicles (EV) for export and containers sitting at a port in Shanghai.China Daily via Reuters


Mamdani-backed democratic socialist leads incumbent Espaillat in key House race

Darializa Avila Chevalier leads incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat 39-35 in a new poll from Data for Progress.
Adriano Espaillat and Darializa Avila ChevalierShannon Stapleton/Reuters; Darializa for Congress

2026 World Cup could be the hottest and dirtiest ever

Climate change and the risk of extreme heat could affect players’ performances in the largest World Cup ever.
Friendly match between Peru and Spain in Mexico ahead of the World Cup.Eloisa Sanchez/Reuters
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Republicans ask FEC to probe the other Dan Sullivan

The Dan Sullivan wars are entering a new phase.
Dan SullivanAnnabelle Gordon/Reuters


Mamdani-backed democratic socialist leads incumbent Espaillat in key House race

Darializa Avila Chevalier leads incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat 39-35 in a new poll from Data for Progress.
Adriano Espaillat and Darializa Avila ChevalierShannon Stapleton/Reuters; Darializa for Congress

AFL-CIO skeptical of government AI stake

“We think that our plan forward is actually a more responsible way to use technology to benefit the people,” AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said.
Liz Shuler Daniel Becerril/Reuters

Nvidia exec touts ‘significant’ data center benefits

Nvidia’s head of sustainability wants to educate policymakers and the public about the positive impacts AI can have.

Democrats weigh whether a Senate majority is possible without Platner

An expanding map and his recent stumbles are nudging some in the party to look beyond Maine.

Lawmakers warn Commerce about easing trade penalties

A pair of lawmakers worry the Trump administration is going easy on foreign companies potentially involved in dumping Chinese and Russian goods in the US.

$35 insulin deal has 60 votes in Senate

A bipartisan insulin pricing deal in the Senate now has enough votes to clear a filibuster.

Why Democrats rejected ‘class traitor’ Steyer in California

As Steyer grew more ambitious, the donor-doer billionaire came to embody the Democratic Party’s problems.

Trumpworld connections are fueling Coupang’s clash with South Korea

Republicans are offering remarkable support for South Korea’s biggest online retailer.

Blanche faces a rocky road to confirmation in the Senate

Sen. Thom Tillis’, R-N.C., reservations about the acting attorney general are well-known, but there are other undecided senators on the judiciary panel.

Jockeying starts for a Trump intelligence job that may be taken

The president isn’t clear about whether he would name a permanent replacement for Bill Pulte, but contenders are already materializing.
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