Elections
AI industry super PAC raises $125 million in 2025
Mesh Cube | Istock | Getty Images A new super PAC backed by AI companies raised $125 million in 2025 to further its goal of backing candidates who support national AI regulations rather than state-by-state rules. The group, Leading the Future, said it has $70 million on hand at the end of the year after […]
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Japan election becomes high-stakes gamble for Takaichi as personal popularity faces tougher opposition
TOKYO, JAPAN – JANUARY 27: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C), Japan Innovation Party Representative Hirofumi Yoshimura (L) and Japan Innovation Party Co-Representative Fumitake Fujita (R) hold up their hands during an election campaign rally on January 27, 2026 in the Akihabara area of Tokyo, Japan. Official campaigning for the general election for the House […]
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Homan: ICE and CBP crafting ‘drawdown plan’ in Minnesota, admits ‘improvements’ needed
Border czar Tom Homan speaks during a news conference about ongoing immigration enforcement operations on January 29, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Scott Olson | Getty Images U.S. border czar Tom Homan on Thursday said federal immigration enforcement agencies are working on a plan to reduce their massive presence in Minnesota, while broadly acknowledging problems with […]
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Democratic Sen. Klobuchar says she’s running for Minnesota governor after Gov. Walz dropped out
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Thursday she is running for governor of Minnesota, promising to take on President Donald Trump while unifying a state that has endured a series of challenges even before the federal government’s immigration crackdown. Klobuchar’s decision gives Democrats a high-profile candidate and proven statewide winner as their party tries to hold […]
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Crypto PAC Fairshake touts $193 million war chest as regulatory bill faces first vote
The crypto political action committee Fairshake amassed $193 million by the end of last year, positioning itself to play a major role in congressional midterms as lawmakers negotiate a major cryptocurrency bill set to get its first vote this week. — The total, shared with CNBC by Fairshake ahead of the Jan. 31 reporting deadline, […]
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AI industry looks to repeat crypto lobbying success and put war chest to work in midterm elections
The polling site at Davies Student Center on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024 at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images The age of the AI super PAC is here, and it has ballot boxes across the U.S. in its sites ahead of […]
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Canada’s Carney to Trump: ‘I meant what I said in Davos’
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 27, 2026. Patrick Doyle | Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday denied Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s claim that, in a private call with President Donald Trump, he had backtracked on some […]
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Greenland PM: Don’t know details of Trump-NATO deal framework, but sovereignty is a ‘red line’
Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen holds a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, Jan. 22, 2026. Marko Djurica | Reuters Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a press conference Thursday he doesn’t know what’s in the “framework” deal that President Donald Trump announced after meeting with NATO’s leader a day earlier. But Nielsen stressed that […]
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Trump to speak at Davos as his Greenland push, tariff threats take center stage
President Donald Trump is set Wednesday to speak at the World Economic Forum, directly addressing an audience that has been put on edge by his intensifying aggression toward the allied territory of Greenland. Trump’s speech is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET. The address will be bookended by meetings with other world leaders attending […]
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Japan’s snap elections: A reckless risk or calculated gamble?
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, during a news conference the prime minister’s office in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. Takaichi officially called an early election next month and promised a temporary sales tax cut on food if she wins a fresh mandate for her new coalition. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Less than […]
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