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What to know about the Save America Act that Trump is pushing
President Donald Trump has demanded for months without success that Congress pass the Save America Act, a voting bill that he has claimed would “guarantee the midterms” for Republicans. He repeated ...
Here’s Why Anthropic Is Pushing States to Regulate AI Faster
The company endorsed landmark AI transparency laws in California and New York last year, but its head of US state and local policy says they may already be outdated.
The Nation’s Largest School System Is Expanding Special Education for Its Youngest Learners
Preschoolers with disabilities in New York City will gain access to an unprecedented set of programs and services thanks to a major expansion in special education announced Tuesday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels. The nation’s largest school system is investing $67.5 million in special education as families […]
New York governor says she’s using AI to analyze ‘every single rule’ in the state
New York Governor Kathy Hochul might have just signed a moratorium on new AI data centers in the state, but she's not against using the technology herself. During an interview with Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast, Hochul said that her team is using "AI to analyze every single rule, regulation, [and] policy" to check for outdated […]
Kalshi says it's working with feds over nearly $100K in Trump teleprompter speech bets
The prediction market platform Kalshi said Thursday that it flagged suspicious trades on President Trump's speeches to federal regulators that are reportedly connected to the president's longtime teleprompter operator. ABC News reported that Gabriel Perez, who was first hired by Trump in 2016, is in settlement talks with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over...
Judge Expects Trump Administration to Reinstate Digital Equity Funding
A federal judge struck down one part of the law standing up the program, which a government lawyer has said would allow the program to move forward
$100 billion will go to U.S. chip manufacturing in TSMC’s latest pledge
Major Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it plans to spend another $100 billion on expanding its manufacturing capacity in the United States . The latest commitment appears to bring the company’s total pledges for investment in U.S. chipmaking to $265 billion. It also raised its annual revenue forecast after booking record high profits thanks to runaway demand from the boom in artificial intelligence . The world’s largest contract chip manufacturing and one of the world’s most valuable
Relocation of Education Department to Facilitate Redevelopment
Relocation of Education Department to Facilitate Redevelopment Katherine Knott Thu, 07/16/2026 - 11:30 AM ED will be leaving its headquarters regardless of where Energy is housed. We supported this resolution to pave the way for Washington to convert unused federal real estate into housing and greater tax revenue. Byline(s) Letters to the Editor
Musk’s xAI sues user who allegedly used Grok to create child sexual abuse material
Case is one of first brought by an AI company against a user for allegedly using a tool to generate child abuse material Elon Musk’s artificial-intelligence startup xAI has sued a South Carolina man arrested earlier this year on charges of sexually exploiting minors, alleging he misused the company’s AI system Grok to create child sexual abuse material. xAI alleged in the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Texas on Tuesday, that Terry Harwood violated the company’s terms of service. The ca
Musk's xAI sues man accused of using Grok to create explicit material
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence firm xAI is suing a South Carolina man, accusing him of using its generative chatbot Grok to create child sexual abuse material. The suit, filed in a federal court Tuesday in Texas, alleges Terry Wayne Harwood had at least two Grok accounts using false identities to create and distribute explicit material....
Lightning in a Bottleneck: How Regulatory Gridlock Is Choking America’s Energy Boom
America’s power grid has plenty of new customers and no shortage of new ideas. What it lacks is a regulatory system capable of connecting the two. Artificial intelligence data centers, advanced manufacturing, and cryptocurrency operations are driving electricity demand sharply higher. Yet the rules for connecting new power sources and major users remain slow, fragmented, ... Lightning in a Bottleneck: How Regulatory Gridlock Is Choking America’s Energy Boom The post Lightning in a Bottleneck: Ho
Bad Bunny asks judge to reconsider reggaeton ‘dembow’ copyright ruling or certify it for appeal to the Ninth Circuit
Bad Bunny and his label, Rimas Entertainment, have asked a US federal judge to reconsider a ruling that is keeping them in a copyright lawsuit over reggaeton’s “dembow” rhythm. In a motion filed on Wednesday (July 15), which you can read in full here, the two defendants asked the US District Court for the Central … Continued Source
The Massive Collapse in College Confidence Isn’t Getting Any Better
America’s collapse in confidence in higher education — with support for colleges falling four times as much as for other government and civic institutions — doesn’t appear to be getting better anytime soon. Gallup polls over the last decade have shown a decline in support of colleges and universities from a high of 57% of respondents having […]
SCITUS: A Multi-Jurisdictional Framework for Adapting NIST AI RMF to the Canadian Regulatory Context
Canadian organizations deploying artificial intelligence systems face a fragmented regulatory landscape spanning federal requirements (the Treasury Board Directive on Automated Decision-Making) and divergent provincial regulations across Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba, and British Columbia. The death of Bill C-27 (Artificial Intelligence and Data Act) in January 2025 - and the federal government's June 2026 confirmation that it will pursue targeted instruments rather than omnibus AI legislat
Harvey Buys Benchmark Asset Management Startup
Harvey has announced its acquisition of New York-based Benchmark, a decision infrastructure platform for asset management. Benchmark helps investors make better decisions by capturing their ...
‘AI University’ Is Losing Its Accreditation. It Shouldn’t Get It Back.
At New America, our work spans across five issue areas—each essential to building a nation and a world where everyone can thrive. For over 25 years, New America’s insights and policy solutions have ...
Cyber Workforce: Agencies Did Not Widely Adopt Rotational Program
What GAO Found A resilient and skilled cybersecurity workforce is essential to protecting federal information technology (IT) systems and enabling the government’s day-to-day functions. The Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce program, managed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), provides opportunities for members of the federal cyber workforce to gain experience in IT, cybersecurity, and other cyber-related positions. Agencies can participate in the program by either advertising a positio
Reading through the Lines of the FY2027 NDAA
The relationship between Congress and the Pentagon over the past year has been marked by public disagreements and frustrations over lawmakers’ concerns about the Iran War, and by what some lawmakers view as politically motivated firings of top military leaders. In many ways, the House and Senate versions of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act reflect lawmakers’ efforts to check the Pentagon’s policy power.Innovation efforts are generally a bright spot in these political battl
Academia’s Critical Role in Developing an Economic Security Workforce
Editor’s note: This is the tenth article in an 11-part series examining how the United States should organize, lead, and integrate economic statecraft into strategy, defense practice, and the broader national security ecosystem. The special series is brought to you by the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and War on the Rocks. Prior installments can be found at the War by Other Ledgers page.The United States is fighting a new kind of global competition — over supply chains, chips, and sanctio
SESAME 2026 : 2nd Workshop on Smarter Extraction of ScholArly MEtadata using Knowledge Graphs, Language Models and Agents (SESAME) at JCDL 2026
2nd Workshop on Smarter Extraction of ScholArly MEtadata using Knowledge Graphs, Language Models and Agents (SESAME) at JCDL 2026 [Dallas, Texas, USA] [Oct 13, 2026 - Oct 26, 2026]
Proposals to Limit Member of Congress Financial Activities: Analysis of Introduced Legislation in the 119th Congress
United States of America, et al. v. RealPage, Inc., et al.; Proposed Final Judgment and Competitive Impact Statement
NYSNA Allege Montefiore Plans to Replace Some Nurses with AI Systems
The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) alleged Wednesday, July 1, that Montefiore Health System, a private hospital system operating in The Bronx and Westchester Counties, is planning to lay off real nurses and replace them with arti ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1593#7524)
Judge rules Biden-era internet grant program unconstitutionally prioritized racial minorities
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a high-speed internet grant program signed into law by President Biden unconstitutionally used race as a factor in deciding where to dole out the funds. U.S. District Judge John Bates heavily cited the Supreme Court’s decision invalidating affirmative action in higher education admissions in agreeing with President Trump, who...
Federal Cuts and Public Health: Social Media Sentiment Among Federal Employees
Using sentiment analysis of 44,216 public health–related posts from the FedNews Reddit forum (2020-2025), we found that fear and anger scores rose 32% and 63%, respectively, in 2025 over 2024. These results underscore the adverse mental health impact of federal workforce changes and funding cuts on public health employees.
From crime labs to space rocks, NIST helps identify mystery chemicals
An expanded federal library of chemical fingerprints helps scientists identify unknown substances found in forensic evidence, drugs, environmental samples and even material collected beyond Earth.
Perceived Importance of Abortion Care Features and Access to Telehealth Technologies Among Medication Abortion Patients by Abortion Care Model: Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Prospective Cohort Study
Background: Medication abortion accounts for the majority of abortions in the United States, driven in part by the growth in access to telehealth provision of medication abortion. While research indicates high patient satisfaction with telehealth medication abortion care, research on care preferences of patients who use medication abortion remains understudied. Understanding these preferences is essential to informing evidence-based policies that enable people to access person-centered abortion
California Steps Back From Dangerous Expansion of its Age-Gating Law
The California legislature has stepped back from a plan that would have expanded its age-gating law, removing language that could have compounded serious threats to users’ speech, privacy and security just to browse the internet. A.B. 1856 , authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, will now move forward through the legislature without its most problematic pieces. EFF still believes the underlying law that A.B. 1856 amends, A.B. 1043 , is unconstitutional. Signed into law in 2025 (and effective Ja
Trump blasts New York AI data center moratorium, says state should change policy 'immediately'
New York became the first state in the U.S. to impose a ban of its kind when the governor signed the executive order Tuesday.
OpenAI is showing Kalshi’s World Cup odds inside ChatGPT, its first prediction market deal
OpenAI has begun displaying prediction market odds from Kalshi inside ChatGPT search results, marking the first time the company has partnered with a regulated betting exchange. The integration, first reported by the New York Times, shows real-time odds for 2026 FIFA World Cup matches with a “Source: Kalshi” label but no outbound links or Kalshi […] This story continues at The Next Web
Washington, D.C. Now Has the Strictest Anti-Scalping Ticketing Policy in the Country
The nation's capital is capping ticket resale prices at 10 percent higher than a ticket's original face value and is outlawing speculative tickets.
Trump’s intelligence pick pressed on 2020 election, defends handling of New York Times subpoenas
Jay Clayton faced Democratic criticism after repeatedly declining to say Joe Biden won in 2020 and standing by subpoenas issued by his Manhattan prosecutor’s office to four New York Times journalists.
Darker Mornings, Brighter Evenings: What Permanent Daylight Saving Time Would Look Like Across the U.S.
Winter sunrises and sunsets may come notably later in much of the country if Congress ends up passing a bill to make Daylight Saving Time year-round.
Anthropic Launches Claude for Teachers to Influence America’s Classrooms
Anthropic, one of the world’s most prominent artificial intelligence companies, is launching a version of its AI-powered assistant Claude for teachers, entering a race by technology companies to infuse AI into education. Anthropic boasts that its product can incorporate academic standards from all 50 states, and teachers can use it to help devise lesson plans, […]
Trump rips New York, Hochul over data center freeze
President Trump bashed New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) over the state's first-ever statewide freeze on new "hyperscale data centers," calling it a "terrible decision." Trump, in a lengthy post on Truth Social Wednesday, alleged Hochul decided to enact the first-in-the-nation freeze for "political reasons." "Data Centers are tremendous WINS for the States and Communities...
Guten Tag, Bonjour, Hola to Our European Cyber Defenders!
We're thrilled to unveil the latest evolution of Dark Reading's DR Global section — your go-to source for region-specific cybersecurity intelligence beyond North America.
Trump rails against New York’s statewide datacenter moratorium
AI-friendly president shared a post saying governor Kathy Hochul should scrap the one-year policy ‘IMMEDIATELY’ Donald Trump railed against the New York governor, Kathy Hochul, for pausing the construction of large new datacenters, the resource-intensive facilities that power artificial intelligence. New York became the first US state to enact a moratorium on new datacenters on Tuesday, when Hochul signed an executive order mandating a one-year statewide pause on so-called “hyperscale” datacente
Trump's Goal To Open More Forests to Logging Could Threaten Drinking Water For 25 Million Americans
A new study calculates the risk to clean water if the Trump Administration repeals the Roadless Rule.
🚫 Don't Let Congress Age-Gate the Internet | EFFector 38.13
The effort to age gate the internet is back in Washington—and now it has a new name. Recently passed by the House of Representatives, the KIDS Act is a sprawling package of proposals to control what we can see and say online. Supporters claim the KIDS Act is needed to protect minors online. But if lawmakers really want to make the internet safer, why are they encouraging more surveillance instead of protecting our privacy? We dive into this question with our EFFector newsletter . JOIN OUR NEWSLE
PNG’s answer to the deepfake problem
TheNew York Times (Opens in new window) recently reported the world’s leading deepfake expert Hany Farid no longer trusted his own eyes. Farid, a University of California professor in Berkeley, felt ...