The super-sized SpaceX IPO, in four charts

Investors rushed to bet on Musk, while his confidants and colleagues will get a lot richer.
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Sam Altman calls off Abu Dhabi visit

As an investor and customer, the UAE has deep ties to OpenAI.
CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman on Capitol Hill.Kylie Cooper/Reuters

It’s Schumer vs. Collins as midterms heat up

The majority leader is no fan of Graham Platner, but he’s more focused than ever on knocking out Susan Collins — and winning back the Senate.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck SchumerAnnabelle Gordon/Reuters

Momentum builds in Washington around Sudan sanctions

US lawmakers look to penalize warring factions as three-year conflict drags on.
Sens. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearingJonathan Ernst/Reuters
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Debatable: Government stakes in AI

Trump and Sanders want the government to exact a public benefit from big AI firms. Others aren’t so sure.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman and President Donald TrumpCarlos Barria/Reuters

Momentum builds in Washington around Sudan sanctions

US lawmakers look to penalize warring factions as three-year conflict drags on.
Sens. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearingJonathan Ernst/Reuters

Trump’s reconciliation 3.0 ask lands with thud

President Donald Trump’s demand for a third party-line spending bill isn’t going over well with lawmakers.
Lisa Murkowski Nathan Howard/Reuters

It’s Schumer vs. Collins as midterms heat up

The majority leader is no fan of Graham Platner, but he’s more focused than ever on knocking out Susan Collins — and winning back the Senate.

Trump’s prediction-market regulator to the Supreme Court: Bring it on

CFTC Chair Mike Selig told Semafor he’s weighing more lawsuits against states that try to regulate those markets.

Democrats try to tie corruption to affordability

Americans surveyed in a new poll from Defend the Vote ranked the cost of living and corruption in Washington as their top two issues.

State Department memo says US Ebola response beats China’s

The June 5 memo states that the US “has become the single largest financial contributor to the Ebola response effort.”

State Department pressed on Board of Peace oversight

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., said Congress has remained “largely in the dark” about the board’s work since its launch in February.

Republicans ask FEC to probe the other Dan Sullivan

The Dan Sullivan wars are entering a new phase.


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.

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.
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