Chatbot Errors Could Keep Voters Away on Super Tuesday
With presidential primaries underway across the U.S., popular chatbots are generating false and misleading information that threatens to disenfranchise voters, according to a report based on the findings of artificial intelligence experts and a bipartisan group of election officials. Fifteen states and one territory will hold both Democratic and Republican presidential nominating contests next week […]
Haley Campaign: Trump Mich. Win Bad Omen For GOP in Nov.
Nikki Haley’s campaign warned Republicans on Tuesday after she lost Michigan’s presidential primary in a landslide to Donald Trump that what has happened in the state since Trump’s presidency – losing the governor’s mansion and control of the Legislature to Democrats – doesn’t bode well for the GOP if he is the nominee in November. […]
Trump Continues Domination Over Haley in Michigan Primary
Former President Donald Trump cruised to victory in the Michigan Republican presidential primary Tuesday, cementing his sizable advantage over his lone remaining challenger, Nikki Haley. Trump was declared the winner at 9:01 p.m. by Decision Desk HQ, a minute after the last polls closed. With 28% of the votes totaled, Trump had 66.9% and Haley […]
China Urges Largest Nuclear States to Negotiate a ‘No-First-Use’ Treaty
States with the largest nuclear arsenals should negotiate a treaty on no-first-use of nuclear weapons against each other or make a political statement in this regard, the Chinese foreign ministry’s arms control department said. Director general of the department, Sun Xiaobo, called on nuclear states to fulfill their “special and priority responsibilities” on nuclear disarmament […]
National Guard Grounds Helicopters After Multiple Crashes
In response to a recent spate of helicopter incidents, the Army National Guard has ordered a comprehensive safety review, resulting in the grounding of all helicopter units across the country, reported The Hill. The directive from Army National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen follows a fatal crash involving a Mississippi National Guard Apache helicopter […]
San Francisco Apologizes to Black Residents for Decades of Racist Policies
Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized Tuesday to African Americans and their descendants for the city’s role in perpetuating racism and discrimination, with several stating that this was just the start of reparations for Black residents and not the end. The vote was unanimous with all 11 board members signed on as sponsors of the […]
Sens. McConnell, Thune Call for Full Trial of Mayorkas
The top two ranking Republicans in the Senate, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., called on Democrats to hold a full impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has yet to state how he plans to handle the charges, but Republicans suspect he’s […]
House Republicans Subpoena DOJ for Hur Probe Docs
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday subpoenaed the Department of Justice (DOJ) for material related to special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. Hur did not recommend criminal charges for Biden, stating in his report a reason was that at trial, “Mr. […]
AI-Generated Nude Images Spur Probe in Calif. Middle School
An investigation is underway in Beverly Hills, California, after a spate of AI-generated nude images were created and shared using the faces of middle school students. Beverly Hills Unified School District sent a letter to parents about the discovery of the deep fakes last week, warning that the students responsible could face expulsion. The school […]
Netanyahu Pushes Back on Biden’s Claim of Waning Support
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back Tuesday on President Joe Biden’s claim that Israel will lose support around the world if its “incredibly conservative” government continues its Gaza campaign. On Monday, Biden told NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers” that “Israel has had the overwhelming support of the vast majority of nations.” But if […]