Trump promised to bring order to AI oversight. That lasted 2 weeks.
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09:30 PM on 06/16/2026 Politico Top Stories Trump officials meet with Anthropic to discuss a truce
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A Los Angeles golf course owned by Trump’s family business would host the pro-am competition in conjunction with the 2028 Summer Olympics.
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New Bedford, Massachusetts is ground zero for America’s wind industry.
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Republicans are waging their latest fight over party identity in Georgia
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U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma is hoping to win the Republican nomination for the Senate seat once held by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin
02:12 AM on 06/16/2026 ABC Politics DC voters cast ballots in crucial primaries as Trump reshapes the capital
Voters in Washington, D.C. are heading to the polls to select party candidates for mayor and congressional delegate
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UFC CEO Dana White called fight night at the White House a smashing success
11:40 AM on 06/15/2026 ABC Politics The 2028 Democratic TicketMayAlreadyBeTaking Shape
The timing is right for one of Georgia’s two Democratic senators.
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Members like Andy Biggs and Chip Roy are out. Provocateurs like Andy Ogles and Brandon Gill are waiting in the wings.
03:45 AM on 06/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Why Trump's talk of a G2 hits a nerve with allies
The president has made clear he prefers a one-on-one approach to China, complicating allies' push for a united front.
09:00 AM on 06/15/2026 Politico Top Stories People around the world see a winner on AI and its not the US
Respondents in key U.S.-allied countries increasingly see China as the world’s AI leader, while American optimism about the technology continues to erode.
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The agreement reopens the Strait of Hormuz, but other details are unknown.
04:56 PM on 06/15/2026 Politico Top Stories Brian Kemp endorses Burt Jones in Georgias gubernatorial runoff
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