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Kamala Harris’s California home targeted by trespasser, officials say
The Guardian

Kamala Harris’s California home targeted by trespasser, officials say

Former vice-president and her husband were not home when person entered their property, no arrests were madeLaw enforcement officials and a spokesperson for former vice-president Kamala Harris said a trespasser was stopped at her Malibu home in California on Friday night.Neither the former vice-president nor her husband, Doug Emhoff, were home at the time.

Texas nominees' racist, vulgar remarks receive mixed GOP reaction
Axios

Texas nominees' racist, vulgar remarks receive mixed GOP reaction

Republicans have condemned, sidestepped or continued to support two Texas GOP nominees after one's racist post this weekend about students of color and another's years of vulgar comments about women sparked backlash.The big picture: In a fiercely heated midterm election, some candidates' racist, sexist and crude material online hasn't always been enough to…

‘I’m on the ticket’: Trump implores Republicans to vote in November at unusual midterm convention
The Guardian

‘I’m on the ticket’: Trump implores Republicans to vote in November at unusual midterm convention

The president demonised Democrats in an attempt to wangle votes in midterms despite backlash over Iran warWith his approval rating at a historic low, Donald Trump has brought down the curtain on the Republicans’ first ever midterm convention by pleading with supporters to do him “the biggest favour” and “pretend” they are voting for him in November’s US…

Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open
The Guardian

Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open

A federal court is declaring that the energy department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement dateIn a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the energy department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its…

OpenAI delaying IPO amid AI safety concerns, Sam Altman says
Axios

OpenAI delaying IPO amid AI safety concerns, Sam Altman says

OpenAI will not go public this year given all the safety work it needs to do, CEO Sam Altman said in a Fortune interview released Saturday. Why it matters: Altman's comments come as fears over doomsday AI scenarios have ramped up since an Anthropic employee resigned and issued a dire warning about AI's capabilities. What they're saying: "Right now would be…

Trump Admin Sued Over Plan to Send Armed ICE Agents to the Polls
The New Republic

Trump Admin Sued Over Plan to Send Armed ICE Agents to the Polls

The city of Denver—along with multiple Latino civil rights groups—on Thursday sued Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and the Trump administration to stop them from allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to serve immigration warrants at polling sites. While Mullin has denied that ICE would be monitoring voting booths this election,…