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A key House Democrat involved in developing an artificial intelligence framework for his party called Wednesday for committee consideration of a bipartisan bill to regulate the most advanced AI models — even as he has held off on endorsing it.Rep. Ted Lieu of California is a co-chair of House Democrats’ AI Commission, as well as vice-chair of the House Democratic Caucus. He has previously taken a careful approach to the FRONTIER Act, which is the only comprehensive AI safety legislation that has bipartisan support.“I absolutely believe that the Energy and Commerce Committee needs to do a markup of that bill,…

Costs could rise by $2-3 billion a month or higher if the fighting escalates, the Congressional Budget Office has cautioned The US war with Iran cost the Pentagon approximately $38 billion in its first five months, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The bill could rise by another $2 billion to $3 billion for every additional month of fighting – and by more if hostilities intensify.In a report released on Tuesday, the CBO estimated Defense Department expenses from the start of US combat operations on February 28 through August 1. The figure includes the estimated cost of replacing expended…

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On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) stated that he would back “opposing new appropriations” to end the war in Iran, but he wouldn’t want a total government shutdown because “What I don’t want to do is not pay our TSA agents and make sure that we’re safe in showing our opposition.” Olszewski said, “I support every effort to end this conflict that’s cost 18 lives, 800 injuries, tens of billions of dollars before we try to replenish our stockpile, $1,400 for the average American family out of their pockets so far. Whether it’s the war powers…

Retail sales soared in August, defying predictions that slumping consumer sentiment and rising gasoline prices would trigger a pullback in spending. Sales at retail shops and online rose 1.2 percent, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Excluding gas stations, sales rose by a strong 1.1 percent. Economists had forecast a 0.5 percent increase. Twelve of the categories tracked by the Bureau of Economic Analysis saw higher sales. Only building materials and garden center store sales declined, slipping 0.2 percent. In the first eight months of this year, sales are up 5.2 percent compared with the year-earlier period. Excluding gasoline, retail sales…

Minnesota’s races for governor and U.S. Senate are both within the margin of error, putting the fraud-battered state in play for Republicans up and down the ballot, according to a new poll. The Co/efficient survey, fielded September 14-15, found Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar at 47 percent and Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth at 45 percent in the race to succeed retiring Gov. Tim Walz. In the Senate contest, Democrat Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan led Republican Michele Tafoya, a former sports broadcaster, 43 percent to 42 percent. Dustin Grage, a Minnesota-based Republican strategist and Townhall columnist, circulated the numbers, arguing they…

German Chancellor Freidrich Merz has reportedly canceled his planned trip to the UN General Assembly in New York, as his political future hangs in the balance after a landslide loss to the right-wing AfD in state elections.Merz was scheduled to travel to New York next week, where high-level meetings between world leaders kick off at UN headquarters. However, a German government source told Reuters on Tuesday that the trip had been canceled, as the chancellor’s “presence is required in Berlin.”According to another source, Merz’ Christian Democrats (CDU) have called a special meeting for Sunday.The CDU is reeling from its state…

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Alex Saab, a man widely considered to be Nicolás Maduro’s top money launderer, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of cleaning dirty cash. Tuesday’s guilty plea comes nearly two years after former U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned Saab in 2023 while he faced criminal charges in a separate money laundering case. The U.S. Department of Justice detailed that Saab, a 54 year-old Colombian businessman and the deposed Venezuelan dictator’s former Industries Minister, plead guilty to to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, facing up to 20 years in prison. A sentencing date to be set at a later time. U.S. District Judge Kathleen M.…

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said that we need to beat China on AI and there should be international validation, but “we’ve not seen them try to race ahead on what’s called these frontier models.” Warner stated that “one of the critiques people make, well, if we do any of this, China’s going to race ahead. Well, let me just point out — and I want America to win the AI race, I agree with that — but China’s already, for example, put in regulations for its own people that you can’t create a…