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Demand Progress Supports Khanna/Massie Iran Resolution
Americans Want Lower Grocery Bills, Not Another Regime Change War in the Middle East Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) announced that he and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) will attempt to force a vote next week on a war powers resolution for Iran. The U.S. military continues to send warships and fighter … Continued
Democrats Are Field-Testing New Ways to Talk About the Epstein Scandal
OpenAI Recklessness Shows Need for State AI Laws
AI Companies Dismiss Safety Warnings in Pursuit of Profits Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI fired a top safety executive after she warned that a new “adult mode” for ChatGPT would harm users and that the company’s child-exploitation safeguards weren’t effective enough. Last month, Reuters reported that Meta employees … Continued
‘Smoking Gun’? Files Contradict Trump’s Version Of His Break With Epstein
After Another Boat Bombing, House Progressives Demand End to ‘Donroe Doctrine’
Trump’s nutrition website directs users to Elon Musk’s Grok
Circling Sharks
Will GOP Nuke the Filibuster Over the SAVE Act?
Zuckerberg Funds Pro-AI PACs After Letting Chatbots Flirt with Minors
Washington, D.C. — On Monday, Politico reported that Meta gave $65 million to two super-PACs working to weaken state AI safeguards in California and across the country. Last week, Reuters reported that messages from Meta employees warned that Mark Zuckerberg “had rejected creating parental controls for the chatbots, and that staffers were working on ‘Romance … Continued
The Hidden Costs of Credit Card Surcharging
Don Lemon’s Arrest Continues Trump’s Attack on a Free Press
Washington, D.C. — On Friday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that journalist Don Lemon was arrested at her direction. Federal judges had already rejected attempts by the U.S. Department of Justice to secure a warrant to arrest Lemon. This arrest comes amid the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign to silence the press covering grassroots reactions to … Continued
Rights Groups Warn Trump DOJ Is ‘Trying to Scare Journalists’ With Lemon, Fort Arrests
Advocates decry Don Lemon’s arrest as assault on press freedom
Army General Tapped to Lead NSA Said He Doesn’t Know Much About the Biggest NSA Controversy
The weird bipartisan alliance to cap credit card rates is onto something
The weird bipartisan alliance to cap credit card rates is onto something
Press Freedom Coalition Urges Congress to Probe FBI Raid of WaPo Journalist’s Home
Pentagon contractor indicted over alleged leak tied to raided Washington Post reporter
Advocates Ask Congress to Investigate FBI’s Search of Washington Post Reporter
Washington, D.C. — On Friday, Demand Progress and 16 other press freedoms, human rights, and civil liberties groups asked Congress to investigate the FBI’s unprecedented raid of a Washington Post reporter’s home. In a letter sent to House and Senate committee leadership, the organizations warned that the FBI’s search possibly violates federal law and raises … Continued