Trump edges back to tariff maximalism to sway trade talks

His administration is threatening tariffs on Canada that amount to a legally dubious negotiating tactic, stressing out Republicans on Capitol Hill.
President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
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Republican senator rails against AI data centers

Kansas voters are “on fire” against them, Roger Marshall warns
US Senator Roger Marshall, R-Kan.
Semafor/Eleanor Kaufman

Zelenskyy sacks Ukraine military chief

The move followed widespread protests triggered by the removal of the country’s popular, young defense minister.
Protest against Ukrainian President Zelenskiy’s decision to replace Fedorov as defence minister, in Kyiv
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View / Kimi K3 model won’t kill US frontier labs

The money is usually made on the implementation of AI software and on everything it enables.
People walk past the Moonshot booth promoting its Kimi K3 AI model.
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Trump nears war funding crisis as congressional Republicans splinter

The White House and Pentagon are pushing for more Pentagon money, but a lack of clarity about needs in Iran and elsewhere is making their job harder.
US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
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Democrats crash their own party

Democrats are tending towards do-overs that might create a problem for their base.
Ben Wikler, the chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, campaigns for Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. October 22, 2024.
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Key Democrat will oppose crypto bill absent stronger ethics language

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks called draft language “wild and unserious”
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md.
Semafor/Eleanor Kaufman

Republican senator rails against AI data centers

Kansas voters are “on fire” against them, Roger Marshall warns

Riyadh wins US nuclear concessions

US President Donald Trump has reportedly approved allowing Saudi Arabia to build a civil nuclear program, potentially letting the kingdom develop its own enrichment facilities.

Center-left Democrats seek distance from Medicare for All

The center-left Searchlight Institute is urging Democrats to work toward universal healthcare in ways that don’t disrupt private insurance.

Higher share of adults in US than in other countries see danger in politics, poll finds

One in 10 US adults identified politics as the “greatest source of risk” to their daily safety, according to new Gallup polling.

Trump edges back to tariff maximalism to sway trade talks

His administration is threatening tariffs on Canada that amount to a legally dubious negotiating tactic, stressing out Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Cornyn threatens to sink Trump nominees over PEPFAR

The Texas Republican told Semafor he would not support action on two ambassadorial picks without movement on the AIDS-fighting program for Africa.

How Democrats learned to embrace Native American land acknowledgments

The party has kept to a formal custom that Republicans at times try to turn into a culture-war wedge issue.

More US employees are using AI, poll finds

Fifty-two percent of US workers reported using AI in their jobs during the second quarter of this year, according to Gallup.
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